Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-11-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,018 head
▲ 308 vs last sale 710▲ 692 vs year ago 326 · +212.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 142▲ 93 vs year ago 58 · +160.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to down 1.00 compared to last week. Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 20.00 to 65.00 27 head

9 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 $111.98/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$111.98
288 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$20.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543115.07625166
Medium 2458112.0251359
Medium 3391104.2640760
Small 328795.002733thin
One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $352 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 sale288 hd
111.98
—
NC average8 barns · 1,269 hd
110.47
+1.52
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—Low1,65786.551,43413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21857.9670687
CowsLean 85-90%Average86341.9536222

Every lot

82 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2190120.00/cwt120.00–120.002281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Steers—Medium 2222121.86/cwt115.00–128.002713
Steers—Medium 2269122.74/cwt118.00–128.003304
Steers—Medium 3271103.52/cwt100.00–110.002814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276138.52/cwt134.00–152.0038211
Steers—Medium 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326138.56/cwt128.00–159.0045228
Steers—Medium 2326115.47/cwt112.00–120.003764
Steers—Medium 3360104.74/cwt100.00–110.003773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370133.39/cwt122.00–144.0049429
Steers—Medium 2388117.71/cwt111.00–120.004574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.22/cwt120.00–143.0055336
Steers—Medium 2425116.64/cwt111.00–127.0049618
Steers—Medium 3428102.90/cwt100.00–110.004409
Steers—Medium 2450113.00/cwt113.00–113.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479136.04/cwt126.00–142.0065214
Steers—Medium 3505108.18/cwt105.00–109.005465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522131.58/cwt120.00–144.0068739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588127.51/cwt120.00–145.007507
Steers—Medium 3595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598147.00/cwt147.00–147.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629128.25/cwt120.00–143.008079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662132.35/cwt124.00–135.008766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757116.42/cwt115.00–122.008815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3223106.27/cwt104.00–110.002375
Heifers—Medium 2260115.00/cwt114.00–116.002992
Heifers—Medium 3281103.74/cwt100.00–106.002925
Heifers—Small 328795.00/cwt95.00–95.002733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320123.33/cwt120.00–130.003953
Heifers—Medium 2322113.09/cwt109.00–116.003645
Heifers—Medium 3324104.69/cwt102.00–109.003397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361125.66/cwt120.00–131.004549
Heifers—Medium 2365115.30/cwt114.00–117.004214
Heifers—Medium 3373105.01/cwt102.00–110.0039212
Heifers—Medium 3418105.14/cwt100.00–110.0043913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422120.48/cwt113.00–125.0050812
Heifers—Medium 2429112.35/cwt110.00–115.0048212
Heifers—Medium 3469103.63/cwt100.00–110.0048611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476121.47/cwt112.00–125.0057826
Heifers—Medium 2481116.00/cwt113.00–119.0055819
Heifers—Medium 2508108.83/cwt106.00–110.0055312
Heifers—Medium 3511100.87/cwt98.00–104.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524114.65/cwt111.00–126.0060135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575115.24/cwt110.00–120.0066349
Heifers—Medium 2578109.49/cwt109.00–110.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616110.10/cwt100.00–118.0067812
Heifers—Medium 262392.70/cwt87.00–98.005782
Heifers—Medium 266590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682110.85/cwt100.00–116.007568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272898.38/cwt84.00–111.007169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285081.00/cwt81.00–81.006893
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467127.82/cwt120.00–137.0059715
Bulls—Medium 2475113.43/cwt111.00–119.0053922
Bulls—Medium 3477105.39/cwt100.00–110.0050310
Bulls—Medium 3525102.52/cwt90.00–109.0053812
Bulls—Medium 2527112.59/cwt110.00–115.0059310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528124.69/cwt120.00–130.0065812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565123.00/cwt115.00–131.006959
Bulls—Small 357098.00/cwt98.00–98.005591
Bulls—Medium 2576112.64/cwt108.00–118.0064913
Bulls—Medium 3578104.39/cwt100.00–109.006035
Bulls—Medium 362182.82/cwt82.00–87.005146
Bulls—Medium 262493.40/cwt90.00–96.005838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627105.36/cwt100.00–116.0066127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667105.69/cwt99.00–114.0070511
Bulls—Medium 269491.25/cwt90.00–95.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271694.34/cwt91.00–100.006759
Bulls—Medium 272391.45/cwt90.00–93.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276292.15/cwt89.00–96.007027
Bulls—Medium 277880.00/cwt80.00–80.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970103.00/cwt103.00–103.009991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32778.78/cwt71.00–84.001,0455
Bulls——1,76892.55/cwt88.00–95.001,6366
Bulls——1,920100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9201
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,37576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,8051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85639.33/cwt30.00–49.0033717
Cows—Lean 85-90%88750.85/cwt45.00–55.004515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03850.74/cwt36.00–54.0052718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24959.48/cwt55.00–65.0074365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51565.66/cwt65.00–66.009954

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.