Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-06-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 12
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 667▲ 598 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 85▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00. Feeder cattle were steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.21/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$133.21
181 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$29.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.74
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497135.31673159
Medium 2364120.6844018thin
Medium 3400105.884244thin
One grade step is worth $29.43/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale181 hd
133.21
—
NC average8 barns · 650 hd
134.95
−1.74
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,43690.301,29711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53769.171,0636thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10066.1272740
CowsLean 85-90%Average78951.624078thin

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220139.07/cwt130.00–149.003062
Steers—Medium 2288124.97/cwt122.00–128.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289142.85/cwt135.00–151.004135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316141.47/cwt134.00–150.004477
Steers—Medium 2328116.59/cwt116.00–120.003827
Steers—Medium 3350106.00/cwt106.00–106.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382136.55/cwt130.00–151.0052214
Steers—Medium 2383124.00/cwt124.00–124.004753
Steers—Medium 3417105.84/cwt100.00–110.004413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422137.30/cwt121.00–149.0057938
Steers—Medium 2423122.36/cwt117.00–126.005186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479138.37/cwt129.00–147.0066314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524137.47/cwt129.00–147.0072018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579136.72/cwt120.00–141.0079237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619129.97/cwt117.00–136.0080512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687118.50/cwt110.00–123.008146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726112.03/cwt106.00–114.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770114.00/cwt114.00–114.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2155129.00/cwt129.00–129.002001
Heifers—Medium 2210115.00/cwt115.00–115.002421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273127.06/cwt120.00–132.003473
Heifers—Medium 2283115.46/cwt114.00–117.003272
Heifers—Medium 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Heifers—Medium 2308114.00/cwt114.00–114.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325127.57/cwt120.00–136.004158
Heifers—Medium 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium 2350119.00/cwt119.00–119.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379128.23/cwt124.00–134.0048613
Heifers—Medium 3395109.00/cwt109.00–109.004311
Heifers—Medium 2420114.00/cwt114.00–114.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433126.95/cwt125.00–131.0055023
Heifers—Medium 2470114.91/cwt113.00–117.0054013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473123.65/cwt117.00–130.0058517
Heifers—Medium 3473106.92/cwt104.00–110.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521117.93/cwt110.00–120.0061438
Heifers—Medium 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Heifers—Medium 2538109.50/cwt109.00–110.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571118.02/cwt114.00–120.0067417
Heifers—Medium 2578108.48/cwt106.00–110.006274
Heifers—Medium 3582100.00/cwt100.00–100.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614112.77/cwt100.00–145.0069215
Heifers—Medium 265584.00/cwt84.00–84.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660107.50/cwt107.00–108.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299580.00/cwt80.00–80.007961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2475119.98/cwt118.00–122.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482129.37/cwt124.00–135.0062410
Bulls—Medium 3483106.27/cwt102.00–110.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520126.72/cwt120.00–138.0065928
Bulls—Medium 2529116.66/cwt112.00–122.006177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565124.65/cwt120.00–137.0070420
Bulls—Medium 2576112.94/cwt108.00–118.006516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623115.61/cwt108.00–120.0072014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656111.59/cwt104.00–117.007327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716105.20/cwt100.00–114.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768106.56/cwt104.00–109.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825100.54/cwt99.00–102.008292
Bulls—Medium 284587.00/cwt87.00–87.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288589.00/cwt89.00–89.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293387.99/cwt85.00–91.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298590.00/cwt90.00–90.008871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 319580.00/cwt80.00–80.001561
Dairy Steers—Large 324584.00/cwt84.00–84.002061
Dairy Steers—Large 350079.00/cwt79.00–79.003951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28691.27/cwt87.00–94.001,1746
Bulls——1,32069.38/cwt60.00–78.009162
Bulls——1,813102.30/cwt100.00–105.001,8553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77654.24/cwt52.00–59.004214
Cows—Lean 85-90%79743.00/cwt40.00–45.003433
Cows—Lean 85-90%81567.00/cwt67.00–67.005461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05564.02/cwt56.00–69.0067522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05953.82/cwt50.00–56.005705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19274.39/cwt70.00–81.0088713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40068.00/cwt68.00–68.009521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55173.26/cwt71.00–75.001,1364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62054.00/cwt54.00–54.008751

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.