Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-01-29

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 487 vs last sale 697▼ 429 vs year ago 639 · −67.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 144▼ 135 vs year ago 210 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There were too few feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a lower undertone was noted. Offerings of cattle were light due to inclement weather. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 50.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.56/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$108.56
62 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$517
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$40
per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3
$10.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.30
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2412111.7946115thin
Medium and Large 1-2496110.9955131
Medium 3497100.8350116thin
One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale62 hd
108.56
—
NC average8 barns · 674 hd
109.87
−1.30
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—Average1,81180.621,4609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60764.011,02919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18960.1571539
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00252.335243thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Steers—Medium 2310116.00/cwt116.00–116.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331135.20/cwt126.00–144.004486
Steers—Medium 3350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376131.58/cwt123.00–138.004958
Steers—Medium 2383112.45/cwt111.00–114.004312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429130.53/cwt120.00–139.005608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455124.69/cwt120.00–127.005673
Steers—Medium 3460104.00/cwt104.00–104.004781
Steers—Medium 2485118.00/cwt118.00–118.005721
Steers—Medium 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520123.28/cwt120.00–128.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Steers—Medium 2575110.34/cwt110.00–111.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620108.41/cwt106.00–116.006725
Steers—Medium 264098.00/cwt98.00–98.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660105.63/cwt100.00–110.006973
Steers—Medium 271593.00/cwt93.00–93.006651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Heifers—Medium 3275106.00/cwt106.00–106.002921
Heifers—Medium 2287117.02/cwt115.00–118.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Heifers—Medium 2320113.34/cwt111.00–116.003632
Heifers—Medium 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Medium 2390114.00/cwt114.00–114.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391122.49/cwt118.00–126.004794
Heifers—Medium 2417111.38/cwt110.00–114.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426117.26/cwt115.00–120.005004
Heifers—Medium 3440104.00/cwt104.00–104.004581
Heifers—Medium 2458111.34/cwt110.00–112.005103
Heifers—Medium 3477103.63/cwt102.00–106.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482116.25/cwt115.00–118.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515110.30/cwt109.00–112.005683
Heifers—Medium 2515104.00/cwt104.00–104.005361
Heifers—Medium 351899.54/cwt96.00–104.005164
Heifers—Medium 3558103.00/cwt102.00–104.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006331
Heifers—Medium 2575106.51/cwt105.00–108.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-261696.59/cwt90.00–100.005958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267096.00/cwt96.00–96.006431
Heifers—Medium 372078.00/cwt78.00–78.005621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473128.36/cwt121.00–134.006078
Bulls—Small 351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Bulls—Medium 2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005782
Bulls—Medium 352592.00/cwt92.00–92.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535114.00/cwt114.00–114.006101
Bulls—Medium 2570108.00/cwt108.00–108.006167
Bulls—Medium 3585104.00/cwt104.00–104.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605101.98/cwt100.00–104.006172
Bulls—Medium 264582.00/cwt82.00–82.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680100.21/cwt98.00–103.006819
Bulls—Medium 269592.00/cwt92.00–92.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270591.00/cwt91.00–91.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278094.00/cwt94.00–94.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297580.00/cwt80.00–80.007801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68368.34/cwt59.00–75.001,1503
Bulls——1,82984.91/cwt75.00–89.001,5535
Bulls——2,10596.00/cwt96.00–96.002,0211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85559.00/cwt59.00–59.005041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00058.00/cwt58.00–58.005801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09952.01/cwt45.00–64.005725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15040.00/cwt40.00–40.004601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17065.39/cwt63.00–69.0076512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21959.15/cwt52.00–62.0072122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53541.00/cwt41.00–41.006291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60366.79/cwt63.00–72.001,07114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64060.05/cwt59.00–62.009854

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.