Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-02-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 19
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 204 vs last sale 227▼ 120 vs year ago 143 · −83.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 85▲ 7 vs year ago 52 · +13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle where steady . Light run with feeder cattle due to cold wet weather .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $126.11/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$126.11
8 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.38
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456126.115758thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
126.11
—
NC average8 barns · 99 hd
120.73
+5.38
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—Average1,66788.721,4793thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57868.091,07516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16265.9676635
CowsLean 85-90%Low87543.693823thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2185136.43/cwt134.00–139.002522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320132.00/cwt132.00–132.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470127.00/cwt127.00–127.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585128.00/cwt128.00–128.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2210122.00/cwt122.00–122.002561
Heifers—Medium 2320111.00/cwt111.00–111.003551
Heifers—Medium 3330106.00/cwt106.00–106.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422119.00/cwt119.00–119.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505114.00/cwt114.00–114.005761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66788.72/cwt86.00–91.001,4793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86340.54/cwt40.00–41.003502
Cows—Lean 85-90%90050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14163.48/cwt57.00–67.0072417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17272.00/cwt67.00–84.0084415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22749.82/cwt45.00–56.006113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44351.48/cwt50.00–53.007432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58864.55/cwt62.00–66.001,0255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60373.75/cwt69.00–77.001,1829

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.