Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-03-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 5
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 479▼ 18 vs year ago 508 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 155▲ 37 vs year ago 112 · +33.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Five- and six-weight feeder steers were mostly 11.00 to 15.00 higher, while four-weights were sharply higher; feeder bulls were 6.00 to 11.00 higher; while feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 40.00 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 $124.77/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$124.77
131 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$20.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.46
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488126.90619115
Medium 2421110.6546611thin
Medium 3453106.824845thin
One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $135 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 sale131 hd
124.77
—
NC average8 barns · 696 hd
119.31
+5.46
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—Low1,67086.861,45117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62062.801,01725
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15358.9467975
CowsLean 85-90%Average90040.7936714

Every lot

76 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 2223125.54/cwt125.00–126.002802
Steers—Medium 2268124.39/cwt118.00–130.003332
Steers—Medium 3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275175.98/cwt156.00–184.0048416
Steers—Medium 3310105.00/cwt105.00–105.003262
Steers—Medium 2315128.00/cwt128.00–128.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340177.00/cwt176.00–178.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386162.72/cwt160.00–168.006284
Steers—Medium 2390128.00/cwt128.00–128.004991
Steers—Medium 2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434159.99/cwt152.00–169.0069413
Steers—Medium 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474157.89/cwt149.00–163.0074812
Steers—Medium 2495116.00/cwt116.00–116.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521138.74/cwt135.00–141.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577136.37/cwt127.00–140.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616135.80/cwt130.00–142.0083711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717119.44/cwt116.00–124.008567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-281598.00/cwt98.00–98.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875104.00/cwt104.00–104.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-297594.00/cwt94.00–94.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2261148.97/cwt135.00–154.003897
Heifers—Medium 3270109.00/cwt109.00–109.002941
Heifers—Medium 2275108.62/cwt108.00–110.002993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333135.24/cwt128.00–146.004505
Heifers—Medium 2345114.00/cwt114.00–114.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382139.00/cwt126.00–144.0053114
Heifers—Medium 2383118.57/cwt115.00–122.004542
Heifers—Medium 3400108.00/cwt108.00–108.004321
Heifers—Medium 2420112.00/cwt112.00–112.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431132.00/cwt126.00–140.0056921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466129.94/cwt120.00–138.0060618
Heifers—Medium 2468116.37/cwt115.00–118.005453
Heifers—Medium 3518104.56/cwt102.00–107.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520118.21/cwt110.00–125.0061517
Heifers—Medium 3560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563128.03/cwt121.00–133.0072110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635114.50/cwt113.00–117.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667112.11/cwt109.00–118.0074813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279498.00/cwt98.00–98.007784
Heifers—Medium 287079.00/cwt79.00–79.006871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467145.41/cwt135.00–151.006797
Bulls—Medium 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Bulls—Medium 2495116.00/cwt116.00–116.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518135.74/cwt129.00–140.0070317
Bulls—Medium 2520116.00/cwt116.00–116.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573130.42/cwt123.00–138.0074721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631121.03/cwt115.00–127.007646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663116.42/cwt112.00–121.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778106.43/cwt98.00–110.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294093.00/cwt93.00–93.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296099.00/cwt99.00–99.009501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 361580.00/cwt80.00–80.004921
Dairy Steers—Large 367371.96/cwt70.00–74.004842
Dairy Steers—Large 374379.50/cwt79.00–80.005912
Dairy Steers—Large 375080.00/cwt80.00–80.006001
Dairy Steers—Large 382589.00/cwt89.00–89.007341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45473.03/cwt64.00–81.001,0624
Bulls——1,73791.11/cwt87.00–97.001,58313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87934.24/cwt29.00–43.003017
Cows—Lean 85-90%92047.33/cwt43.00–54.004357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05550.16/cwt44.00–54.0052910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16459.78/cwt55.00–65.0069661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22468.09/cwt66.00–72.008334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62062.34/cwt56.00–65.001,01023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62368.08/cwt67.00–69.001,1052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000890.63/cwt825.00–950.008,9062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,107.41/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0014,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,500900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,5001

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.