Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-02-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 5
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▲ 207 vs last sale 210▲ 232 vs year ago 185 · +125.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 75▲ 55 vs year ago 75 · +73.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 13.00 higher; heifers mostly steady to 1.00 higher; and feeder bulls were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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 $116.59/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$116.59
127 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$19.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.30
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2448122.5254982
Medium 2490109.1453420
Medium 3445103.0845825
One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $90 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 sale127 hd
116.59
—
NC average7 barns · 523 hd
107.29
+9.30
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—High1,59089.721,42715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61171.181,14723
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20165.2578363
CowsLean 85-90%Low85034.5229310

Every lot

66 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 1-2230139.95/cwt130.00–160.003224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278153.14/cwt141.00–164.004263
Steers—Medium 2287119.37/cwt115.00–123.003433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325158.81/cwt149.00–166.0051611
Steers—Medium 2333120.00/cwt120.00–120.004002
Steers—Medium 3350100.00/cwt100.00–100.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370155.02/cwt149.00–161.0057410
Steers—Medium 2390119.49/cwt119.00–120.004662
Steers—Medium 2420110.52/cwt110.00–111.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425136.02/cwt130.00–150.0057813
Steers—Medium 3440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471140.44/cwt135.00–146.006616
Steers—Medium 2495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
Steers—Medium 2522110.96/cwt107.00–116.005793
Steers—Medium 3525102.18/cwt100.00–106.005365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565128.49/cwt120.00–134.007267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604115.00/cwt115.00–115.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660115.95/cwt110.00–122.007652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265131.40/cwt120.00–137.003485
Heifers—Medium 2275113.00/cwt113.00–113.003111
Heifers—Medium 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327133.04/cwt125.00–142.004359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377133.59/cwt123.00–139.0050416
Heifers—Medium 2379115.75/cwt115.00–118.004394
Heifers—Medium 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415129.86/cwt120.00–138.0053911
Heifers—Medium 2427115.34/cwt114.00–116.004933
Heifers—Medium 3433100.78/cwt100.00–104.0043610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475116.64/cwt111.00–125.0055417
Heifers—Medium 3480106.31/cwt103.00–109.0051010
Heifers—Medium 2486114.98/cwt110.00–118.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519114.74/cwt110.00–119.0059610
Heifers—Medium 3560103.00/cwt103.00–103.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575114.71/cwt106.00–118.006608
Heifers—Medium 2586101.66/cwt100.00–105.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628104.92/cwt101.00–111.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670104.00/cwt104.00–104.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272880.00/cwt80.00–80.005822
Heifers—Medium 277576.00/cwt76.00–76.005891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2465113.00/cwt113.00–113.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469131.86/cwt120.00–139.006189
Bulls—Medium 3476103.95/cwt100.00–108.004954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518121.19/cwt119.00–124.006286
Bulls—Medium 3518102.51/cwt101.00–104.005312
Bulls—Medium 2522112.03/cwt110.00–115.005853
Bulls—Medium 3573101.02/cwt100.00–102.005792
Bulls—Medium 2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616109.96/cwt107.00–114.006774
Bulls—Medium 266092.50/cwt90.00–95.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277883.48/cwt81.00–86.006492
Bulls—Medium 386574.00/cwt74.00–74.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292091.00/cwt91.00–91.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297086.00/cwt86.00–86.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05587.00/cwt87.00–87.009181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34074.74/cwt73.00–77.001,0022
Bulls——1,57890.25/cwt78.00–97.001,42411
Bulls——1,905101.82/cwt101.00–103.001,9402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85034.52/cwt29.00–41.0029310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03150.98/cwt44.00–55.005264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16762.19/cwt55.00–65.0072628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25369.86/cwt66.00–77.0087531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50064.49/cwt64.00–65.009672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62271.82/cwt66.00–79.001,16521
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,1001

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.