Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-07-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 27
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 163▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 50▲ 32 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 . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings moderate quality average .

Baby calves 19 head 2.00 to 10.00

hogs 9 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.31/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$115.31
79 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$13.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499116.8158364
Medium 2434111.5648410thin
Medium 3405103.604205thin
One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $163 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 sale79 hd
115.31
—
NC average8 barns · 914 hd
117.09
−1.79
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—Average1,37989.321,2328thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57071.001,1151thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05462.8166218
CowsLean 85-90%Average80353.334284thin

Every lot

59 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 2175128.00/cwt128.00–128.002241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240133.00/cwt133.00–133.003191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Steers—Medium 2283118.57/cwt116.00–121.003362
Steers—Medium 3305108.00/cwt108.00–108.003291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324146.45/cwt124.00–159.004744
Steers—Medium 2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377134.11/cwt132.00–140.005064
Steers—Medium 2413115.14/cwt114.00–117.004766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415128.43/cwt120.00–135.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481131.99/cwt130.00–135.006354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3230104.00/cwt104.00–104.002391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235126.00/cwt126.00–126.002961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260127.00/cwt127.00–127.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315131.62/cwt124.00–139.004152
Heifers—Medium 2323110.93/cwt108.00–114.003582
Heifers—Medium 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium 3360102.00/cwt102.00–102.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004843
Heifers—Medium 2421114.54/cwt109.00–116.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422122.06/cwt110.00–126.0051515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473120.43/cwt118.00–124.0057014
Heifers—Medium 2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium 2520106.00/cwt106.00–106.005511
Heifers—Medium 3525104.00/cwt104.00–104.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526115.78/cwt100.00–120.006098
Heifers—Medium 3575108.00/cwt108.00–108.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576112.71/cwt110.00–117.006499
Heifers—Medium 2580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621106.50/cwt101.00–113.006616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270597.00/cwt95.00–99.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277586.00/cwt86.00–86.006672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463124.97/cwt120.00–140.005799
Bulls—Medium 2510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523123.32/cwt110.00–129.006458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579118.66/cwt105.00–129.006877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616105.45/cwt96.00–116.006507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672106.72/cwt99.00–114.007177
Bulls—Medium 269588.00/cwt88.00–88.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272595.78/cwt93.00–99.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275894.35/cwt91.00–98.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282593.12/cwt88.00–98.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855107.00/cwt107.00–107.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292799.40/cwt90.00–108.009213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——94061.00/cwt61.00–61.005731
Bulls——1,26487.16/cwt80.00–90.001,1024
Bulls——1,678101.65/cwt101.00–102.001,7063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78549.71/cwt47.00–53.003902
Cows—Lean 85-90%82056.94/cwt56.00–58.004672
Cows—Boner 80-85%99355.63/cwt52.00–58.005524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05062.72/cwt60.00–68.0065911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14772.69/cwt70.00–74.008343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,3751

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.