Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-11-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 5
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 517▲ 84 vs year ago 626 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 100▼ 15 vs year ago 157 · −9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were up 1.00 to 2.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 85.00 36 head

2 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 $118.84/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$118.84
202 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$24.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.01
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513122.41627146
Medium 2425113.1948134
Medium 3456104.5347720
Small 335397.503442thin
One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $284 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 sale202 hd
118.84
—
NC average8 barns · 1,130 hd
110.83
+8.01
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—Average1,55087.901,36319
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27060.4276796
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,13558.011,2392thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97243.504238thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275139.00/cwt139.00–139.003821
Steers—Medium 2285124.11/cwt121.00–127.003542
Steers—Medium 2323120.88/cwt116.00–126.003902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333134.99/cwt128.00–140.004509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372137.68/cwt128.00–153.0051225
Steers—Medium 3377104.87/cwt100.00–110.003953
Steers—Medium 2387118.97/cwt116.00–125.004606
Steers—Medium 3416103.68/cwt100.00–110.004317
Steers—Medium 2423115.29/cwt113.00–119.004884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424133.34/cwt122.00–149.0056523
Steers—Medium 2455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462136.86/cwt130.00–145.0063213
Steers—Medium 3472108.00/cwt108.00–108.005103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515135.83/cwt122.00–144.0070022
Steers—Medium 3527103.34/cwt100.00–105.005453
Steers—Medium 2530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564138.38/cwt125.00–147.0078014
Steers—Medium 2568113.52/cwt110.00–117.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628124.80/cwt110.00–140.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655134.40/cwt115.00–141.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715122.21/cwt113.00–128.008748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790103.00/cwt103.00–103.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 326597.00/cwt97.00–97.002571
Heifers—Medium 2277119.88/cwt115.00–125.003327
Heifers—Medium 3320105.31/cwt100.00–110.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324124.40/cwt120.00–131.004036
Heifers—Medium 2327113.89/cwt110.00–120.003725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376128.13/cwt125.00–130.004828
Heifers—Medium 3380105.00/cwt100.00–110.003992
Heifers—Medium 2390114.00/cwt110.00–120.004453
Heifers—Medium 3428105.67/cwt100.00–109.004526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430125.89/cwt120.00–131.0054140
Heifers—Medium 2438113.20/cwt110.00–114.004965
Heifers—Small 344098.00/cwt98.00–98.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481124.85/cwt120.00–128.0060113
Heifers—Medium 3481104.22/cwt100.00–110.005014
Heifers—Medium 2483114.26/cwt110.00–116.005524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524120.81/cwt112.00–130.0063318
Heifers—Medium 3529102.82/cwt100.00–105.005445
Heifers—Medium 2538109.49/cwt109.00–110.005898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569123.65/cwt116.00–128.0070431
Heifers—Medium 2575108.00/cwt108.00–108.006211
Heifers—Medium 3585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618115.63/cwt100.00–127.0071517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670114.33/cwt100.00–120.0076611
Heifers—Medium 269091.00/cwt91.00–91.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276096.00/cwt96.00–96.007301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3463104.10/cwt100.00–110.004823
Bulls—Medium 2466114.87/cwt110.00–120.005358
Bulls—Small 347090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478129.91/cwt120.00–141.0062115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521125.46/cwt120.00–130.0065415
Bulls—Medium 2525113.54/cwt110.00–116.005968
Bulls—Medium 3528101.45/cwt100.00–106.005364
Bulls—Small 355092.00/cwt92.00–92.005061
Bulls—Medium 2569111.22/cwt110.00–115.006334
Bulls—Medium 3570103.23/cwt96.00–107.005887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572126.92/cwt123.00–128.0072614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614112.04/cwt100.00–122.0068822
Bulls—Medium 261596.46/cwt94.00–99.005932
Bulls—Medium 364580.00/cwt80.00–80.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666106.25/cwt100.00–111.007088
Bulls—Medium 366884.03/cwt81.00–87.005612
Bulls—Medium 267095.21/cwt92.00–99.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275094.00/cwt94.00–94.007051
Bulls—Medium 279084.00/cwt84.00–84.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280586.00/cwt86.00–86.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285589.00/cwt89.00–89.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291585.00/cwt85.00–85.007781
Bulls—Medium 296581.00/cwt81.00–81.007821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 363060.00/cwt60.00–60.003781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12372.86/cwt69.00–78.008186
Bulls——1,69492.79/cwt86.00–99.001,57210
Bulls——1,927101.70/cwt100.00–105.001,9603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93350.00/cwt50.00–50.004672
Cows—Lean 85-90%98541.33/cwt34.00–47.004076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10053.07/cwt49.00–66.0058420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30161.62/cwt56.00–66.0080269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44969.54/cwt67.00–76.001,0087
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,13558.01/cwt56.00–60.001,2392
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2501

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.