Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-12-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Dec 10
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 816▼ 317 vs year ago 987 · −32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 266▲ 2 vs year ago 153 · +1.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher; heifers were 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves (21 head) ranged 10.00 to 35.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.73/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$123.73
133 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$25.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.78
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529129.1468398
Medium 2395115.8145815thin
Medium 3384103.2039620
One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $287 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 sale133 hd
123.73
—
NC average8 barns · 1,128 hd
118.95
+4.78
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—Average1,53885.311,31212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30061.1679576
CowsLean 85-90%Average89645.9241210

Every lot

77 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 2223128.04/cwt126.00–129.002863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277130.63/cwt130.00–132.003623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280164.00/cwt164.00–164.004592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323138.02/cwt136.00–140.004464
Steers—Medium 3326109.98/cwt108.00–112.003594
Steers—Medium 2328121.34/cwt120.00–124.003983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335164.04/cwt162.00–166.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377167.75/cwt164.00–171.006326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380137.00/cwt134.00–140.005212
Steers—Medium 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420163.80/cwt160.00–168.006885
Steers—Medium 3424106.01/cwt104.00–110.004494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433139.16/cwt134.00–143.006036
Steers—Medium 2440122.32/cwt120.00–124.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477153.63/cwt148.00–160.007338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478142.25/cwt138.00–144.006804
Steers—Medium 2485120.01/cwt117.00–122.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519155.05/cwt151.00–160.0080511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525136.32/cwt130.00–142.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565149.44/cwt146.00–150.008447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590134.50/cwt131.00–138.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622139.67/cwt133.00–143.008697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665126.71/cwt124.00–130.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008673
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3223112.23/cwt110.00–115.002503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270137.06/cwt136.00–138.003702
Heifers—Medium 2273122.81/cwt120.00–126.003355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318140.68/cwt140.00–142.004473
Heifers—Medium 3328105.04/cwt102.00–109.003454
Heifers—Medium 3370102.84/cwt100.00–107.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374131.52/cwt128.00–136.004927
Heifers—Medium 2405115.50/cwt115.00–116.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428145.32/cwt145.00–146.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428135.44/cwt130.00–139.005808
Heifers—Medium 3433100.63/cwt100.00–102.004363
Heifers—Medium 2469111.51/cwt109.00–117.005238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476144.13/cwt143.00–146.006867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481132.43/cwt129.00–135.006375
Heifers—Medium 348798.99/cwt98.00–100.004826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522129.88/cwt124.00–135.0067817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571127.90/cwt124.00–133.0073021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616122.90/cwt120.00–127.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666122.27/cwt120.00–124.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773103.01/cwt100.00–106.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813100.00/cwt100.00–100.008132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465147.63/cwt146.00–149.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473137.34/cwt134.00–140.006506
Bulls—Medium 3485106.00/cwt106.00–106.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519129.85/cwt125.00–135.0067412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520148.20/cwt142.00–155.007714
Bulls—Medium 2523114.04/cwt112.00–116.005963
Bulls—Medium 2558116.69/cwt113.00–119.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573130.34/cwt127.00–134.007479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619121.88/cwt116.00–126.007546
Bulls—Medium 266094.06/cwt90.00–98.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679120.22/cwt116.00–125.0081612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710103.00/cwt103.00–103.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758108.03/cwt105.00–111.008192
Bulls—Medium 277590.05/cwt88.00–92.006982
Bulls—Medium 379870.00/cwt70.00–70.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283098.55/cwt96.00–101.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286395.03/cwt91.00–99.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292589.50/cwt89.00–90.008282
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321479.00/cwt79.00–79.001694
Dairy Steers—Large 336386.00/cwt86.00–86.003122
Dairy Steers—Large 363286.00/cwt86.00–86.005446
Dairy Steers—Large 367776.00/cwt76.00–76.005153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42274.90/cwt74.00–78.001,0656
Bulls——1,55092.09/cwt90.00–94.001,4274
Bulls——1,863102.97/cwt101.00–105.001,9182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88849.52/cwt47.00–53.004403
Cows—Lean 85-90%90044.37/cwt42.00–46.003997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14752.74/cwt50.00–55.0060518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33060.94/cwt58.00–64.0081137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38068.77/cwt66.00–72.0094921

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.