Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-06-08

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 8
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 129▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 39▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to down 1.00 to 3.00. Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ;market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 40.00 to 70.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.86/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$112.86
43 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$143
per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3
$13.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.86
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2389113.674426thin
Medium and Large 1-2586113.0866336
Medium 3585100.005851thin
One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale43 hd
112.86
—
NC average9 barns · 1,192 hd
119.72
−6.86
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—Average1,58093.741,4818thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56665.131,0207thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17764.3275736
CowsLean 85-90%Average95041.503942thin

Every lot

54 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 2155123.00/cwt123.00–123.001911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263151.98/cwt150.00–154.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329152.98/cwt149.00–158.005034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380129.08/cwt127.00–131.004912
Steers—Medium 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414135.84/cwt126.00–149.005627
Steers—Medium 3445103.00/cwt103.00–103.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484141.52/cwt138.00–145.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518130.79/cwt122.00–139.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608132.50/cwt132.00–133.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778107.96/cwt104.00–116.008403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2160122.00/cwt122.00–122.001951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323127.35/cwt126.00–128.004113
Heifers—Medium 2325111.00/cwt111.00–111.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367124.65/cwt120.00–127.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Heifers—Medium 2430114.00/cwt114.00–114.004902
Heifers—Medium 2475112.00/cwt112.00–112.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483124.51/cwt124.00–125.006012
Heifers—Medium 2515109.00/cwt109.00–109.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525118.49/cwt114.00–123.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558118.56/cwt114.00–123.006622
Heifers—Medium 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609105.99/cwt102.00–113.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669110.21/cwt107.00–113.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272098.00/cwt98.00–98.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289580.00/cwt80.00–80.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297085.00/cwt85.00–85.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00090.00/cwt90.00–90.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,09090.00/cwt90.00–90.009811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465136.03/cwt126.00–146.006337
Bulls—Medium 2488114.43/cwt110.00–119.005582
Bulls—Medium 2521115.33/cwt110.00–119.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522129.32/cwt120.00–141.0067510
Bulls—Medium 3535107.00/cwt107.00–107.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564129.68/cwt125.00–134.007317
Bulls—Medium 2567116.35/cwt110.00–120.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669106.63/cwt100.00–113.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760103.00/cwt103.00–103.007831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12080.00/cwt80.00–80.008961
Bulls——1,61994.49/cwt89.00–99.001,5306
Bulls——1,805103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84034.00/cwt34.00–34.002861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06049.00/cwt49.00–49.005191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08154.33/cwt46.00–58.005874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17164.33/cwt59.00–68.0075326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26570.94/cwt69.00–80.008976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56665.13/cwt60.00–68.001,0207
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,2501

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.