Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-02-17

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 17
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 122▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 51▲ 110 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 steady to up 2.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were moderate with quality average. Baby calves 14 head ranged 5.00 to 40.00 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 $114.90/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$114.90
40 head · 390 lb average
Value per head Derived
$449
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$30.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.08
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2375125.3947013thin
Medium 2370116.2843015thin
Medium 3474103.2648910thin
Small 322594.502132thin
One grade step is worth $30.89/cwt here — about $258 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 sale40 hd
114.90
—
NC average8 barns · 719 hd
120.98
−6.08
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—Average1,58491.441,44814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52876.741,1735thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12669.2477966
CowsLean 85-90%Low82745.013729thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2160124.00/cwt124.00–124.001981
Steers—Medium 2228125.08/cwt124.00–126.002852
Steers—Medium 3230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255148.00/cwt148.00–148.003771
Steers—Medium 2270118.58/cwt114.00–124.003204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314141.08/cwt130.00–149.004434
Steers—Medium 3315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
Steers—Medium 2332121.02/cwt116.00–128.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382145.26/cwt141.00–150.005553
Steers—Medium 2395121.50/cwt119.00–124.004802
Steers—Medium 2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423134.54/cwt127.00–141.005695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460139.00/cwt139.00–139.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.90/cwt136.00–142.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618131.92/cwt128.00–136.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650132.00/cwt132.00–132.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 319095.00/cwt95.00–95.001811
Heifers—Medium 2220127.00/cwt127.00–127.002791
Heifers—Small 326094.00/cwt94.00–94.002441
Heifers—Medium 2263118.66/cwt113.00–127.003125
Heifers—Medium 3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium 2310118.00/cwt118.00–118.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326126.05/cwt121.00–132.004116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365127.92/cwt125.00–137.004674
Heifers—Medium 2367117.94/cwt116.00–119.004333
Heifers—Medium 3380105.00/cwt100.00–110.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410127.53/cwt125.00–130.005232
Heifers—Medium 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium 2433114.03/cwt112.00–116.004942
Heifers—Medium 3480106.00/cwt106.00–106.005091
Heifers—Medium 3540103.00/cwt103.00–103.005561
Heifers—Medium 3566100.91/cwt90.00–109.005714
Heifers—Medium 2570115.03/cwt114.00–116.006562
Heifers—Medium 260094.00/cwt94.00–94.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640107.00/cwt107.00–107.006851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468134.45/cwt126.00–145.006296
Bulls—Medium 2468115.83/cwt112.00–121.005423
Bulls—Medium 3472108.70/cwt106.00–110.005133
Bulls—Medium 2505113.00/cwt113.00–113.005711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522127.75/cwt119.00–139.006677
Bulls—Medium 3540104.00/cwt100.00–108.005622
Bulls—Medium 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580119.00/cwt119.00–119.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630110.89/cwt102.00–119.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328868.41/cwt65.00–72.001972
Dairy Steers—Large 330568.00/cwt68.00–68.002071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29371.79/cwt68.00–75.009282
Bulls——1,61388.64/cwt80.00–96.001,4308
Bulls——1,670106.86/cwt102.00–114.001,7854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75838.96/cwt33.00–49.002955
Cows—Lean 85-90%91452.58/cwt50.00–55.004814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06365.40/cwt50.00–69.0069532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13353.20/cwt48.00–55.006033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19074.75/cwt70.00–84.0089031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40069.00/cwt69.00–69.009661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56078.67/cwt74.00–82.001,2274
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5501

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.