Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-11-20

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 20
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
950 head
▲ 624 vs last sale 326▲ 1 vs year ago 949 · +0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 58▼ 99 vs year ago 254 · −39.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were up 2.00 to 5.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.12/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$119.12
218 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.72
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2458126.27578140
Medium 2488109.4353437
Medium 3439103.5645440
Medium and Large 361599.006091thin
One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale218 hd
119.12
—
NC average8 barns · 1,160 hd
108.40
+10.72
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—Average1,70785.491,45924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59662.2699419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15160.0669160
CowsLean 85-90%Low82143.0435310

Every lot

84 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 1-2150131.00/cwt131.00–131.001971
Steers—Medium 2228122.85/cwt121.00–125.002802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233139.97/cwt125.00–150.003264
Steers—Medium 2273118.47/cwt110.00–123.003238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278154.83/cwt133.00–170.0043017
Steers—Medium 3278105.23/cwt100.00–110.002932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318151.62/cwt129.00–169.0048220
Steers—Medium 2323120.14/cwt112.00–126.003884
Steers—Medium 3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Steers—Medium 3369102.74/cwt100.00–110.003795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370145.47/cwt121.00–162.0053842
Steers—Medium 2379118.21/cwt110.00–123.0044810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423142.03/cwt125.00–161.0060124
Steers—Medium 2425119.31/cwt116.00–121.005077
Steers—Medium 3426104.16/cwt100.00–110.004447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468133.23/cwt125.00–147.006249
Steers—Medium 2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005702
Steers—Medium 3478104.41/cwt100.00–110.004995
Steers—Medium 2513117.61/cwt110.00–125.006034
Steers—Medium 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525129.99/cwt121.00–134.0068210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560130.68/cwt129.00–132.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623116.77/cwt110.00–125.007275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669118.64/cwt115.00–127.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715115.13/cwt106.00–124.008233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195130.00/cwt130.00–130.002541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223137.91/cwt130.00–146.003082
Heifers—Medium 3233103.63/cwt100.00–110.002413
Heifers—Medium 2255116.25/cwt112.00–120.002964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282143.24/cwt130.00–147.0040411
Heifers—Medium 3288106.92/cwt104.00–110.003082
Heifers—Medium 3323108.63/cwt107.00–110.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325135.83/cwt120.00–144.0044118
Heifers—Medium 3363102.72/cwt100.00–108.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374133.83/cwt124.00–139.0050114
Heifers—Medium 2390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426133.20/cwt124.00–138.005678
Heifers—Medium 3432103.92/cwt100.00–110.0044913
Heifers—Medium 2439112.17/cwt110.00–118.004928
Heifers—Medium 3466107.54/cwt104.00–110.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477126.54/cwt120.00–134.0060433
Heifers—Medium 2478113.66/cwt110.00–119.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518121.83/cwt114.00–127.0063126
Heifers—Medium 2525109.80/cwt109.00–110.005765
Heifers—Medium 3532101.23/cwt90.00–105.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558115.46/cwt111.00–118.006448
Heifers—Medium 2568107.88/cwt100.00–110.006136
Heifers—Medium 3571102.43/cwt100.00–105.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613109.89/cwt98.00–114.0067414
Heifers—Medium and Large 361599.00/cwt99.00–99.006091
Heifers—Medium 263892.01/cwt90.00–94.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Heifers—Medium 267094.05/cwt90.00–98.006303
Heifers—Medium 368583.00/cwt83.00–83.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740101.58/cwt91.00–106.007524
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468127.72/cwt120.00–140.0059814
Bulls—Medium 2476116.44/cwt110.00–120.0055416
Bulls—Medium 3477103.31/cwt100.00–110.004939
Bulls—Medium 2516113.14/cwt110.00–120.0058414
Bulls—Medium 3518102.08/cwt94.00–106.0052914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521121.32/cwt116.00–130.0063217
Bulls—Medium 3570102.29/cwt96.00–106.005839
Bulls—Medium 2575109.43/cwt92.00–115.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582102.73/cwt100.00–108.005983
Bulls—Medium 261392.98/cwt85.00–99.005707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623107.03/cwt100.00–114.0066715
Bulls—Medium 266692.73/cwt89.00–97.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676103.19/cwt100.00–111.006989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272294.18/cwt90.00–101.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276997.83/cwt93.00–103.007526
Bulls—Medium 278381.00/cwt80.00–82.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285087.00/cwt87.00–87.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291880.00/cwt80.00–80.007342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50974.69/cwt70.00–79.001,1277
Bulls——1,67597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6252
Bulls——1,80389.00/cwt81.00–95.001,60515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81337.89/cwt34.00–44.003086
Cows—Lean 85-90%83350.77/cwt49.00–54.004234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06449.95/cwt46.00–54.0053116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18158.99/cwt51.00–64.0069725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18469.98/cwt65.00–75.0082919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57461.66/cwt58.00–65.0097112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62569.21/cwt66.00–74.001,1255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65848.49/cwt44.00–54.008042

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.