Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2019-09-30

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 30
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 233▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cattle don 1.00 to 2.00 feeder cattle down 1.00 to 2.00 demand was moderate market activity and buyer activity moderate offerings moderate quality was average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $93.87/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$93.87
66 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium 1-2 over Small 3
$16.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.50
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-259899.505952thin
Medium 259095.9956622
Medium 352994.0449822
Medium and Large 1-268292.6763216thin
Small 357083.254754thin
One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $120 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 sale66 hd
93.87
—
NC average8 barns · 972 hd
103.37
−9.50
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—Low1,33867.299016thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12152.2058528
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56451.488054thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93139.843718thin

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2170110.00/cwt110.00–110.001871
Steers—Medium 3222104.87/cwt100.00–110.002335
Steers—Small 324595.00/cwt95.00–95.002331
Steers—Medium 3283100.00/cwt100.00–100.002832
Steers—Medium 2290118.00/cwt118.00–118.003421
Steers—Medium 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321135.12/cwt131.00–137.004344
Steers—Small 333198.00/cwt98.00–98.003245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355123.00/cwt123.00–123.004371
Steers—Medium 2360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Steers—Small 341093.00/cwt93.00–93.003811
Steers—Medium 2428116.78/cwt112.00–119.005004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429123.97/cwt118.00–128.005328
Steers—Medium 3440104.97/cwt102.00–108.004622
Steers—Medium 3475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495128.50/cwt127.00–130.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513122.41/cwt120.00–127.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615119.65/cwt118.00–123.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780109.50/cwt109.50–109.508545
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 320595.00/cwt95.00–95.001951
Heifers—Medium 3255101.00/cwt101.00–101.002581
Heifers—Small 333596.00/cwt96.00–96.003223
Heifers—Small 341885.89/cwt80.00–92.003592
Heifers—Medium 2425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430118.00/cwt118.00–118.005071
Heifers—Medium 343895.00/cwt95.00–95.004162
Heifers—Medium 3473105.00/cwt104.00–106.004973
Heifers—Small 348484.24/cwt71.00–100.004084
Heifers—Medium 2505102.52/cwt100.00–105.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518105.99/cwt104.00–108.005492
Heifers—Medium 354096.00/cwt96.00–96.005181
Heifers—Small 354590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Heifers—Medium 357389.50/cwt89.00–90.005132
Heifers—Medium 262593.00/cwt93.00–93.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-263093.97/cwt87.00–100.005923
Heifers—Large 1-272076.00/cwt76.00–76.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276894.50/cwt94.50–94.507264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287581.00/cwt81.00–81.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290070.00/cwt70.00–70.006301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3411100.00/cwt100.00–100.004115
Bulls—Medium 2453112.32/cwt108.00–115.005093
Bulls—Medium 3468100.31/cwt93.00–105.004695
Bulls—Small 348590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
Bulls—Medium 1-2490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006081
Bulls—Small 350588.00/cwt88.00–88.004441
Bulls—Medium 351591.47/cwt80.00–100.004713
Bulls—Medium 2526101.88/cwt93.00–106.005368
Bulls—Medium 256398.52/cwt95.00–102.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570104.99/cwt101.00–110.005985
Bulls—Medium 358195.78/cwt90.00–103.005564
Bulls—Medium 260993.75/cwt89.00–97.005714
Bulls—Medium 361090.28/cwt84.00–102.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619101.77/cwt96.00–107.006305
Bulls—Small 364085.00/cwt85.00–85.005441
Bulls—Small 365070.00/cwt70.00–70.004551
Bulls—Medium 267386.85/cwt79.00–95.005852
Bulls—Medium 1-270575.00/cwt75.00–75.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272579.64/cwt78.00–83.005773
Bulls—Medium 377569.51/cwt69.00–70.005392
Bulls—Medium 278574.00/cwt74.00–74.005811
Bulls—Medium 283070.00/cwt70.00–70.005811
Bulls—Medium 289070.00/cwt70.00–70.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293370.00/cwt70.00–70.006533
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 377061.00/cwt61.00–61.004701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30964.75/cwt55.00–74.008485
Bulls——1,48580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92345.67/cwt43.00–48.004222
Cows—Lean 85-90%93437.90/cwt34.00–44.003546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01042.88/cwt39.00–48.004334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14053.75/cwt50.00–59.0061324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56451.48/cwt50.00–54.008054
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975626.92/cwt550.00–700.006,1122

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.