Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-07-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 13
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 187▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 88▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 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 were steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were down 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were light with quality average .

Baby calves 35.00 to 45.00 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 $108.68/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$108.68
40 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3
$10.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.78
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2451114.255168thin
Medium and Large 1-2538108.8358623
Medium 3482103.334989thin
One grade step is worth $10.92/cwt here — about $18 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
108.68
—
NC average9 barns · 1,692 hd
116.46
−7.78
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—Average1,61086.811,3982thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11257.6564114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61556.669157thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average85339.003322thin

Every lot

55 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 3175110.00/cwt110.00–110.001931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195141.00/cwt141.00–141.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265127.00/cwt127.00–127.003371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331133.81/cwt121.00–140.004434
Steers—Medium 2368114.50/cwt114.00–115.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385136.00/cwt136.00–136.005241
Steers—Medium 3388107.52/cwt105.00–110.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428127.04/cwt125.00–129.005442
Steers—Medium 2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Steers—Medium 3455108.00/cwt108.00–108.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470129.48/cwt120.00–144.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640119.46/cwt115.00–124.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763104.01/cwt102.00–106.007942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3330108.00/cwt108.00–108.003561
Heifers—Medium 3370108.00/cwt108.00–108.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395123.00/cwt123.00–123.004861
Heifers—Medium 2395116.00/cwt116.00–116.004581
Heifers—Medium 3400104.00/cwt104.00–104.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411122.02/cwt119.00–124.005024
Heifers—Medium 2415115.51/cwt115.00–116.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455123.00/cwt123.00–123.005601
Heifers—Medium 2469114.99/cwt114.00–116.005394
Heifers—Medium 3495103.00/cwt103.00–103.005101
Heifers—Medium 2510107.00/cwt107.00–107.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513112.66/cwt111.00–116.005788
Heifers—Medium 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005202
Heifers—Medium 3567102.33/cwt102.00–103.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-262395.03/cwt84.00–110.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266094.21/cwt85.00–109.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271094.00/cwt94.00–94.006671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474123.83/cwt120.00–129.005875
Bulls—Medium 3490108.00/cwt108.00–108.005291
Bulls—Medium 2495114.50/cwt111.00–118.005672
Bulls—Medium 2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Bulls—Medium 3520108.00/cwt108.00–108.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555121.48/cwt119.00–124.006742
Bulls—Medium 2570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006501
Bulls—Medium 3570105.41/cwt103.00–108.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622110.44/cwt106.00–115.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653108.03/cwt100.00–116.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710101.43/cwt92.00–111.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277095.00/cwt95.00–95.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61086.81/cwt84.00–90.001,3982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78033.00/cwt33.00–33.002571
Cows—Boner 80-85%90545.73/cwt42.00–49.004142
Cows—Lean 85-90%92545.00/cwt45.00–45.004161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14563.00/cwt63.00–63.007211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14759.33/cwt56.00–62.0068111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61556.66/cwt53.00–59.009157
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,5001

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.