Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-06-22

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 22
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 70▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 32 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 . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 15.00 to 40.00 4 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.27/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$111.27
81 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium 1-2 over Small 3
$25.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.51
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2275120.003301thin
Medium 2444112.6550020
Medium and Large 1-2529112.0459350
Medium 3430104.784509thin
Small 332095.003041thin
One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $26 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 sale81 hd
111.27
—
NC average8 barns · 1,048 hd
115.78
−4.51
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—High1,742100.571,7524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53269.371,0633thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17160.1870521
CowsLean 85-90%Average84555.494692thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3208109.04/cwt108.00–110.002272
Steers—Medium 2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290134.00/cwt134.00–134.003891
Steers—Medium 2305118.00/cwt118.00–118.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320139.72/cwt130.00–150.004474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378135.42/cwt130.00–142.005127
Steers—Medium 2378121.66/cwt115.00–128.004603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417139.20/cwt128.00–146.005808
Steers—Medium 2430120.35/cwt115.00–126.005183
Steers—Medium 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484134.41/cwt128.00–136.0065125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580131.50/cwt131.00–133.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612122.05/cwt118.00–127.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663114.53/cwt112.00–117.007592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2185118.00/cwt118.00–118.002181
Heifers—Medium 2240128.00/cwt128.00–128.003071
Heifers—Medium 3255100.00/cwt100.00–100.002551
Heifers—Medium 1-2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Small 332095.00/cwt95.00–95.003041
Heifers—Medium 2345118.00/cwt118.00–118.004071
Heifers—Medium 3348105.00/cwt105.00–105.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355123.45/cwt120.00–127.004382
Heifers—Medium 2370113.00/cwt113.00–113.004181
Heifers—Medium 3395108.00/cwt108.00–108.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424116.76/cwt115.00–122.0049520
Heifers—Medium 2424114.00/cwt114.00–114.004834
Heifers—Medium 3445108.00/cwt108.00–108.004811
Heifers—Medium 3465109.00/cwt109.00–109.005071
Heifers—Medium 2486109.99/cwt109.00–112.005359
Heifers—Medium 3508102.51/cwt101.00–104.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524117.27/cwt114.00–120.006144
Heifers—Medium 2530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium 2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573114.68/cwt113.00–119.006579
Heifers—Medium 3595103.00/cwt103.00–103.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-262598.00/cwt98.00–98.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688100.89/cwt90.00–103.0069412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283580.00/cwt80.00–80.006681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475130.55/cwt123.00–135.0062015
Bulls—Medium 2476115.41/cwt111.00–121.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514131.53/cwt120.00–134.0067611
Bulls—Medium 2540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578120.28/cwt117.00–126.0069511
Bulls—Medium 2585116.03/cwt114.00–118.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628113.84/cwt110.00–119.007156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683107.31/cwt104.00–112.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271998.50/cwt94.00–100.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281391.33/cwt90.00–92.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287088.51/cwt87.00–90.007702
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328078.00/cwt78.00–78.002182
Dairy Steers—Large 339885.00/cwt85.00–85.003384
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0831
Bulls——1,908105.10/cwt103.00–107.002,0053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84555.49/cwt54.00–57.004692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10954.81/cwt50.00–58.006089
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20763.69/cwt61.00–68.0076911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32570.00/cwt70.00–70.009281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48868.05/cwt67.00–69.001,0132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1661

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.