Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-09-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 451▼ 178 vs year ago 791 · −22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 122▲ 12 vs year ago 111 · +10.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to down 3.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 75.00 7 head

13 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$121.29
173 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$18.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.79
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526123.77651144
Medium 2460111.6451317thin
Medium 3527105.2455412thin
One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about $96 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 sale173 hd
121.29
—
NC average9 barns · 1,410 hd
127.08
−5.79
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—Average1,65095.071,56812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17369.0180985
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45368.009882thin
CowsLean 85-90%High85448.5441514

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274149.02/cwt137.00–160.004084
Steers—Medium 2283122.95/cwt121.00–125.003482
Steers—Medium 3300104.00/cwt104.00–104.003121
Steers—Medium 2310112.00/cwt112.00–112.003471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335160.11/cwt142.00–181.005365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371159.83/cwt140.00–180.0059318
Steers—Medium 2374122.97/cwt111.00–129.004607
Steers—Medium 2421114.34/cwt111.00–119.004816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427143.02/cwt130.00–167.0061124
Steers—Medium 3455107.00/cwt107.00–107.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468145.94/cwt129.00–156.0068312
Steers—Medium 2482123.00/cwt123.00–123.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525143.99/cwt135.00–155.0075618
Steers—Medium 2533115.00/cwt115.00–115.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564141.34/cwt131.00–147.0079722
Steers—Medium 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628127.95/cwt120.00–140.0080416
Steers—Medium 3635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675123.24/cwt116.00–130.0083216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723117.57/cwt106.00–123.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765118.60/cwt110.00–126.009073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821108.00/cwt108.00–108.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Heifers—Medium 2230115.00/cwt115.00–115.002651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326131.52/cwt120.00–140.004297
Heifers—Medium 2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373135.27/cwt128.00–141.0050512
Heifers—Medium 2374116.17/cwt111.00–125.004344
Heifers—Medium 2425116.50/cwt116.00–117.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427130.91/cwt123.00–141.0055917
Heifers—Medium 2463114.99/cwt113.00–117.005322
Heifers—Medium 3473104.04/cwt100.00–110.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478128.28/cwt120.00–134.0061323
Heifers—Medium 2500102.00/cwt102.00–102.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523124.19/cwt113.00–128.0065030
Heifers—Medium 3530106.96/cwt100.00–109.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571121.33/cwt113.00–128.0069312
Heifers—Medium 2572107.63/cwt106.00–110.006165
Heifers—Medium 3573103.00/cwt100.00–105.005903
Heifers—Medium 261095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620115.04/cwt100.00–121.0071325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670115.04/cwt109.00–121.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774114.00/cwt114.00–114.0088210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297591.00/cwt91.00–91.008871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2480121.40/cwt118.00–126.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485132.21/cwt126.00–142.0064115
Bulls—Medium 3522107.22/cwt106.00–108.005605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524126.63/cwt120.00–139.0066432
Bulls—Medium 2527113.84/cwt110.00–118.0060012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566123.26/cwt120.00–135.0069818
Bulls—Medium 3573104.80/cwt102.00–108.006015
Bulls—Medium 2576113.32/cwt110.00–118.006539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622108.81/cwt100.00–123.0067719
Bulls—Medium 264095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668106.67/cwt100.00–113.007139
Bulls—Medium 271888.01/cwt85.00–90.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728102.47/cwt98.00–105.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283099.63/cwt90.00–105.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890101.00/cwt101.00–101.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291096.00/cwt96.00–96.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,11091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 360881.00/cwt81.00–81.004923
Dairy Steers—Large 381094.00/cwt94.00–94.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0671
Bulls——1,60293.59/cwt89.00–98.001,4998
Bulls——1,903102.71/cwt101.00–106.001,9553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82043.68/cwt40.00–49.003588
Cows—Lean 85-90%82566.00/cwt66.00–66.005451
Cows—Lean 85-90%91552.81/cwt50.00–58.004835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05160.12/cwt50.00–64.0063220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20879.20/cwt76.00–88.0095711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21170.22/cwt66.00–75.0085054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45368.00/cwt68.00–68.009882

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.