Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-06-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 1
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 72▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 17▲ 39 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 . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.68/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$113.68
45 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$13.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507115.9358833
Medium 2477110.105258thin
Medium 3484102.224944thin
One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $94 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 sale45 hd
113.68
—
NC average8 barns · 982 hd
118.57
−4.89
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—Average1,51593.501,4173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12762.3570328
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42560.008551thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low77447.903713thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2160162.50/cwt162.50–162.502601
Steers—Medium 2270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320153.66/cwt150.00–156.004923
Steers—Medium 2343122.01/cwt120.00–124.004182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372132.24/cwt125.00–139.004923
Steers—Medium 2390112.00/cwt112.00–112.004371
Steers—Medium 2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420137.66/cwt130.00–146.0057816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528134.88/cwt130.00–140.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570127.95/cwt120.00–132.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693110.00/cwt110.00–110.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737110.00/cwt110.00–110.008113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260129.00/cwt129.00–129.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338126.50/cwt126.00–127.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375128.00/cwt128.00–128.004802
Heifers—Medium 2383112.33/cwt111.00–114.004303
Heifers—Medium 3410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435122.05/cwt115.00–131.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473120.32/cwt119.00–124.005699
Heifers—Medium 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520115.19/cwt114.00–117.005995
Heifers—Medium 2520108.20/cwt105.00–110.005634
Heifers—Medium 3520101.94/cwt100.00–104.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585113.00/cwt113.00–113.006611
Heifers—Medium 2585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611106.83/cwt104.00–108.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279588.00/cwt88.00–88.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280592.00/cwt92.00–92.007411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285128.00/cwt128.00–128.003651
Bulls—Medium 2470117.52/cwt117.00–118.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483130.10/cwt126.00–134.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523125.00/cwt120.00–129.006545
Bulls—Medium 3550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563123.75/cwt121.00–130.006974
Bulls—Medium 2585112.32/cwt110.00–114.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623116.17/cwt110.00–122.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674108.51/cwt107.00–112.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271394.25/cwt90.00–98.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284094.00/cwt94.00–94.007901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25388.75/cwt86.00–91.001,1122
Bulls——2,040103.00/cwt103.00–103.002,1011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73554.00/cwt54.00–54.003971
Cows—Lean 85-90%79344.85/cwt42.00–47.003562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04654.95/cwt47.00–59.005759
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11564.58/cwt53.00–69.0072016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42560.00/cwt60.00–60.008551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43272.64/cwt71.00–75.001,0403

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.