Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-06-26

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 26
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 755▲ 635 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 127▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 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 up 2.00 to 4.00. Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 5.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 4 head of hogs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.91/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$115.91
181 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$25.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521119.11621122
Medium 2451112.6150834
Medium 3462105.7048823
Small 357394.005392thin
One grade step is worth $25.11/cwt here — about $82 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
115.91
—
NC average8 barns · 1,011 hd
115.53
+0.38
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—Low1,49895.161,42514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49865.769856thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12565.4073577
CowsLean 85-90%Low79249.003887thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2190146.00/cwt146.00–146.002771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003221
Steers—Medium 2273123.25/cwt120.00–126.003362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284147.94/cwt134.00–166.004206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325153.59/cwt136.00–173.0049912
Steers—Medium 2340113.03/cwt111.00–115.003842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377150.88/cwt131.00–169.0056921
Steers—Medium 2386121.94/cwt116.00–128.004714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424142.50/cwt124.00–161.0060431
Steers—Medium 2429115.62/cwt111.00–124.004968
Steers—Medium 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478138.05/cwt130.00–145.0066011
Steers—Medium 2520116.98/cwt116.00–118.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.26/cwt132.00–142.0072316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564133.04/cwt131.00–140.007507
Steers—Medium 3585104.00/cwt104.00–104.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642129.73/cwt125.00–135.0083326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674117.90/cwt110.00–130.007957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710122.00/cwt122.00–122.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718107.01/cwt105.00–109.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770106.87/cwt102.00–112.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910104.00/cwt104.00–104.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255131.00/cwt131.00–131.003341
Heifers—Medium 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Heifers—Medium 2327114.52/cwt111.00–119.003745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330141.34/cwt128.00–147.004664
Heifers—Medium 3368107.94/cwt105.00–110.003974
Heifers—Medium 2379113.15/cwt110.00–117.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380133.28/cwt120.00–146.0050611
Heifers—Medium 2413115.29/cwt111.00–118.004769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416126.29/cwt120.00–137.0052519
Heifers—Medium 3426106.03/cwt104.00–108.004524
Heifers—Medium 2467116.58/cwt114.00–119.005445
Heifers—Medium 3468104.20/cwt100.00–106.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481127.31/cwt124.00–131.0061218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518116.53/cwt111.00–128.0060422
Heifers—Medium 2519109.34/cwt107.00–110.005676
Heifers—Medium 3525105.89/cwt101.00–110.005567
Heifers—Medium 3563101.49/cwt101.00–102.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566115.54/cwt111.00–128.0065410
Heifers—Small 357394.00/cwt94.00–94.005392
Heifers—Medium 2578109.25/cwt107.00–110.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623108.00/cwt98.00–115.0067321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675108.01/cwt105.00–111.0072911
Heifers—Medium 269590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718102.63/cwt100.00–105.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277397.45/cwt92.00–103.007532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2475114.00/cwt113.00–115.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481130.30/cwt120.00–142.0062724
Bulls—Medium 2521112.79/cwt110.00–117.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523127.45/cwt122.00–138.0066716
Bulls—Medium 3528108.31/cwt105.00–110.005723
Bulls—Medium 2563116.01/cwt114.00–118.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571124.88/cwt105.00–135.0071312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630113.74/cwt100.00–124.0071711
Bulls—Medium 265591.00/cwt91.00–91.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663115.10/cwt100.00–120.0076320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273296.51/cwt90.00–110.0070614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276592.68/cwt88.00–100.007093
Bulls—Medium 276589.00/cwt89.00–89.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282289.03/cwt86.00–93.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287793.00/cwt93.00–93.008163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22276.88/cwt64.00–84.009393
Bulls——1,39493.14/cwt89.00–97.001,2986
Bulls——1,787108.54/cwt100.00–117.001,9405
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78852.40/cwt50.00–56.004134
Cows—Lean 85-90%79844.47/cwt36.00–48.003553
Cows—Boner 80-85%99856.71/cwt50.00–59.0056612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11964.86/cwt60.00–69.0072646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21872.18/cwt70.00–75.0087919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47572.99/cwt70.00–78.001,0773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53853.79/cwt50.00–57.008272
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0024,0001

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.