Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-11-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 13
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 335▼ 338 vs year ago 664 · −50.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 42▼ 149 vs year ago 207 · −72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light 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 $122.16/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$122.16
84 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$63
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3
$25.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.64
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2270131.003541thin
Medium and Large 1-2436129.8956648
Medium 2400114.7245822
Medium 3395105.5141713thin
One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale84 hd
122.16
—
NC average8 barns · 710 hd
131.79
−9.64
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—Low1,63182.911,3525thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63961.791,01314
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11059.5166131
CowsLean 85-90%Low80542.383414thin

Every lot

79 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 2230123.46/cwt120.00–129.002844
Steers—Medium 3258108.00/cwt108.00–108.002792
Steers—Medium 1-2270131.00/cwt131.00–131.003541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288146.02/cwt144.00–148.004212
Steers—Medium 2293114.03/cwt111.00–117.003342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321133.50/cwt123.00–146.0042911
Steers—Medium 3330109.17/cwt104.00–115.003603
Steers—Medium 3360102.00/cwt102.00–102.003671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366134.26/cwt120.00–146.004918
Steers—Medium 2374115.00/cwt110.00–119.004306
Steers—Medium 3419104.04/cwt100.00–109.004364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422132.35/cwt126.00–140.0055915
Steers—Medium 2437113.35/cwt112.00–115.004953
Steers—Medium 2463112.97/cwt111.00–116.005233
Steers—Medium 3485104.98/cwt104.00–106.005092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492122.97/cwt121.00–127.006053
Steers—Medium 2510111.94/cwt109.00–115.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523121.00/cwt119.00–123.006334
Steers—Medium 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Steers—Medium 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633121.00/cwt121.00–121.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Steers—Medium 274099.00/cwt99.00–99.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,33090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2205111.00/cwt111.00–111.002281
Heifers—Medium 3245100.00/cwt100.00–100.002451
Heifers—Medium 2250117.00/cwt117.00–117.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290134.00/cwt134.00–134.003891
Heifers—Medium 2305113.00/cwt113.00–113.003451
Heifers—Medium 3328106.11/cwt104.00–108.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333124.40/cwt120.00–129.004142
Heifers—Medium 2370113.54/cwt112.00–115.004202
Heifers—Medium 3379104.51/cwt100.00–107.003964
Heifers—Medium 2434109.16/cwt108.00–111.0047411
Heifers—Medium 3438103.81/cwt100.00–106.004556
Heifers—Medium 2455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
Heifers—Medium 3480102.69/cwt98.00–106.004937
Heifers—Medium 352898.87/cwt97.00–104.005226
Heifers—Medium 2545105.00/cwt102.00–108.005722
Heifers—Small 255790.00/cwt90.00–90.005017
Heifers—Medium 357498.62/cwt93.00–108.0056612
Heifers—Medium 2595103.00/cwt103.00–103.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-260798.01/cwt94.00–100.005958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-268594.00/cwt94.00–94.006441
Heifers—Medium 269584.00/cwt84.00–84.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273288.27/cwt82.00–93.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,04588.00/cwt88.00–88.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3473104.76/cwt100.00–109.004964
Bulls—Medium 2474112.99/cwt110.00–116.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488121.43/cwt117.00–126.005932
Bulls—Medium 351098.80/cwt90.00–107.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513117.49/cwt115.00–120.006034
Bulls—Medium 2519110.84/cwt108.00–115.005757
Bulls—Medium 2570113.01/cwt110.00–114.006446
Bulls—Medium 3575100.84/cwt92.00–105.005806
Bulls—Medium 361594.89/cwt82.00–108.005842
Bulls—Medium 262394.51/cwt91.00–98.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625106.01/cwt95.00–112.006636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677102.01/cwt98.00–107.006913
Bulls—Medium 268592.00/cwt92.00–92.006301
Bulls—Medium 272590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272589.32/cwt88.00–90.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773105.00/cwt105.00–105.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281085.00/cwt85.00–85.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286084.00/cwt84.00–84.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298591.00/cwt91.00–91.008961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 337067.00/cwt67.00–67.002481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52876.53/cwt75.00–78.001,1692
Bulls——1,70087.16/cwt83.00–89.001,4823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78239.50/cwt36.00–44.003093
Cows—Lean 85-90%87551.00/cwt51.00–51.004461
Cows—Boner 80-85%97650.48/cwt46.00–54.004935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13060.02/cwt55.00–64.0067821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16066.39/cwt65.00–69.007705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61761.51/cwt58.00–64.0099510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63550.00/cwt50.00–50.008181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71366.63/cwt65.00–70.001,1413

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.