Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-06-25

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 25
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 574▲ 86 vs year ago 635 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 147▲ 103 vs year ago 122 · +84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 10.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.78/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$130.78
224 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$30.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.39
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445134.66599176
Medium 2394120.4847536
Medium 3367104.6638512thin
One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $214 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 sale224 hd
130.78
—
NC average8 barns · 874 hd
134.16
−3.39
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—Average1,60899.291,59720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16470.51821153
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54867.971,0523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86152.5845321

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3200100.00/cwt100.00–100.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223156.90/cwt141.00–173.003506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274141.17/cwt134.00–152.003874
Steers—Medium 2284119.70/cwt115.00–126.003404
Steers—Medium 3290101.00/cwt101.00–101.002931
Steers—Medium 3310103.00/cwt103.00–103.003191
Steers—Medium 2320124.59/cwt120.00–128.003995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323137.27/cwt130.00–158.0044318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372138.96/cwt125.00–154.0051741
Steers—Medium 2372121.49/cwt116.00–129.004529
Steers—Medium 3379102.84/cwt100.00–108.003905
Steers—Medium 3418112.58/cwt108.00–120.004713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423135.28/cwt126.00–149.0057237
Steers—Medium 2432118.94/cwt113.00–126.0051412
Steers—Medium 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467137.35/cwt127.00–149.0064113
Steers—Medium 2472120.98/cwt118.00–125.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520129.37/cwt121.00–144.0067321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570129.79/cwt122.00–134.0074013
Steers—Medium 2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626122.17/cwt115.00–125.0076516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670125.21/cwt119.00–140.008397
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3235111.00/cwt111.00–111.002611
Heifers—Medium 3255100.00/cwt100.00–100.002551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Heifers—Medium 2281120.52/cwt115.00–124.003395
Heifers—Medium 3316106.32/cwt100.00–110.003364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318136.93/cwt130.00–145.004355
Heifers—Medium 2333114.98/cwt114.00–116.003833
Heifers—Medium 2366118.98/cwt116.00–124.004359
Heifers—Medium 3378105.03/cwt100.00–110.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386128.82/cwt124.00–130.004975
Heifers—Medium 2418115.03/cwt114.00–118.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426131.15/cwt120.00–137.0055926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472128.45/cwt120.00–139.0060629
Heifers—Medium 3473106.32/cwt100.00–110.005036
Heifers—Medium 2480115.92/cwt112.00–119.005563
Heifers—Medium 2522113.94/cwt109.00–117.005953
Heifers—Medium 352596.80/cwt90.00–104.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529123.39/cwt115.00–134.0065332
Heifers—Medium 356898.61/cwt90.00–105.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572117.43/cwt112.00–123.0067227
Heifers—Medium 2590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621115.05/cwt100.00–121.0071417
Heifers—Medium 263082.00/cwt82.00–82.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669114.50/cwt100.00–121.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710101.02/cwt90.00–110.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276898.51/cwt98.00–99.007572
Heifers—Medium 278586.00/cwt86.00–86.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283089.00/cwt89.00–89.007391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287080.00/cwt80.00–80.006961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474129.36/cwt124.00–139.0061328
Bulls—Medium 2474118.43/cwt114.00–126.0056110
Bulls—Medium 3490105.96/cwt102.00–110.005192
Bulls—Medium 2520114.15/cwt110.00–118.005948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524123.62/cwt120.00–135.0064822
Bulls—Medium 3526101.75/cwt100.00–105.005354
Bulls—Medium 3567104.83/cwt100.00–110.005945
Bulls—Medium 2569114.82/cwt110.00–119.006535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573121.06/cwt114.00–125.0069419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616116.94/cwt110.00–120.0072011
Bulls—Medium 363089.00/cwt89.00–89.005611
Bulls—Medium 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671114.38/cwt110.00–120.0076710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727108.85/cwt100.00–113.007917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783100.95/cwt96.00–106.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2802110.67/cwt107.00–115.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Bulls—Medium 299578.00/cwt78.00–78.007761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1231
Bulls——1,39081.17/cwt74.00–86.001,1282
Bulls——1,47896.28/cwt89.00–101.001,42310
Bulls——1,869110.46/cwt105.00–113.002,0646
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,31594.00/cwt94.00–94.002,1761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83744.51/cwt35.00–53.003736
Cows—Lean 85-90%87155.81/cwt50.00–64.0048615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02062.21/cwt47.00–84.0063529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15370.42/cwt62.00–75.0081292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32778.28/cwt76.00–86.001,03932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54867.97/cwt64.00–72.001,0523

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.