Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-10-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 1
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 712▼ 333 vs year ago 1,083 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 139▲ 24 vs year ago 118 · +20.3%
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

Slaughter cattle down 4.00 to 6.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 40.00 to 75.00 8 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.79/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$120.79
207 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$33.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.59
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522125.63656154
Medium 2439111.5648921
Medium 3438105.1746128
Small 331892.502944thin
One grade step is worth $33.13/cwt here — about $362 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 sale207 hd
120.79
—
NC average8 barns · 1,214 hd
115.21
+5.59
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—Average1,48086.121,27517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16959.5569659
CowsLean 85-90%Low86044.2538033

Every lot

97 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225142.85/cwt140.00–150.003216
Steers—Medium 2225124.00/cwt124.00–124.002791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2266155.76/cwt141.00–167.004145
Steers—Medium 3280106.33/cwt100.00–110.002983
Steers—Medium 2305111.50/cwt111.00–112.003402
Steers—Medium 3308105.37/cwt100.00–110.003253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322151.96/cwt130.00–168.0048911
Steers—Medium 3368105.74/cwt100.00–110.003896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375154.08/cwt140.00–166.0057827
Steers—Medium 2379119.07/cwt113.00–124.004519
Steers—Medium 2Fleshy380124.00/cwt124.00–124.004711
Steers—Medium 3419103.17/cwt100.00–110.004329
Steers—Medium 2420120.18/cwt111.00–124.0050511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424133.96/cwt125.00–140.0056815
Steers—Small 343590.00/cwt90.00–90.003921
Steers—Medium 2480118.00/cwt118.00–118.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481139.02/cwt130.00–147.0066912
Steers—Medium 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519136.86/cwt130.00–150.007108
Steers—Medium 3538105.07/cwt100.00–110.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567130.36/cwt120.00–134.007396
Steers—Small 358390.00/cwt90.00–90.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618136.72/cwt122.00–142.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691129.60/cwt128.00–132.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723121.47/cwt110.00–134.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765109.31/cwt107.00–116.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 323596.00/cwt96.00–96.002261
Heifers—Medium 2238122.58/cwt120.00–125.002922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium 2255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278137.89/cwt133.00–144.003833
Heifers—Medium 3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003082
Heifers—Small 328594.00/cwt94.00–94.002681
Heifers—Medium 2318115.73/cwt113.00–120.003683
Heifers—Small 332090.00/cwt90.00–90.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329139.11/cwt130.00–153.0045812
Heifers—Medium 3330106.00/cwt106.00–106.003501
Heifers—Medium 2370120.55/cwt117.00–125.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371130.42/cwt121.00–135.0048418
Heifers—Medium 3373107.98/cwt106.00–110.004034
Heifers—Medium 3419104.37/cwt100.00–110.004378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421128.76/cwt120.00–136.0054217
Heifers—Small 343090.00/cwt90.00–90.003871
Heifers—Medium 2435111.00/cwt111.00–111.004831
Heifers—Medium 3465102.49/cwt100.00–105.004776
Heifers—Medium 2475115.74/cwt113.00–118.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478128.24/cwt120.00–136.0061318
Heifers—Medium 3513104.49/cwt104.00–106.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522125.25/cwt114.00–130.0065419
Heifers—Medium 2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium 2560106.00/cwt106.00–106.005941
Heifers—Medium 3562106.35/cwt104.00–109.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576125.51/cwt114.00–135.0072320
Heifers—Medium 261590.00/cwt90.00–90.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630124.87/cwt110.00–129.0078718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660127.08/cwt116.00–130.0083911
Heifers—Medium 269592.00/cwt90.00–94.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728103.07/cwt100.00–114.007508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768108.79/cwt98.00–115.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281591.96/cwt90.00–96.007493
Heifers—Medium 283080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3440104.00/cwt104.00–104.004581
Bulls—Medium 2462117.40/cwt110.00–123.0054213
Bulls—Medium 3465103.59/cwt100.00–110.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475133.38/cwt124.00–147.0063417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513124.22/cwt120.00–134.0063727
Bulls—Medium 2521111.26/cwt104.00–116.005808
Bulls—Medium 3522108.40/cwt100.00–111.005666
Bulls—Medium 3560103.90/cwt100.00–108.005829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572119.34/cwt115.00–130.0068319
Bulls—Medium 2579112.64/cwt110.00–115.0065220
Bulls—Medium 260096.00/cwt96.00–96.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618108.70/cwt104.00–114.0067219
Bulls—Medium 266392.94/cwt90.00–96.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673102.65/cwt99.00–106.006916
Bulls—Medium 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Bulls—Medium 271287.25/cwt82.00–90.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271398.68/cwt90.00–103.007046
Bulls—Medium 277088.97/cwt86.00–90.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283099.03/cwt94.00–104.008222
Bulls—Medium 289382.00/cwt82.00–82.007323
Bulls—Medium 291583.48/cwt82.00–85.007642
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 380593.00/cwt93.00–93.007491
Dairy Steers—Large 386586.00/cwt86.00–86.007441
Dairy Steers—Large 390588.00/cwt88.00–88.007961
Dairy Steers—Large 396582.00/cwt82.00–82.007911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14681.23/cwt75.00–84.009317
Bulls——1,71489.54/cwt81.00–95.001,53510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85842.46/cwt30.00–49.0036427
Cows—Lean 85-90%86852.31/cwt50.00–58.004546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03252.12/cwt50.00–54.0053810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14159.42/cwt55.00–64.0067837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37066.16/cwt65.00–67.0090612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5001

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.