Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-09-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 67▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 46▲ 50 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 .

7 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.97/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$112.97
38 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$10.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524115.8460720
Medium 1-2575114.006561thin
Medium 2431111.2647912thin
Medium 3412105.394345thin
One grade step is worth $10.45/cwt here — about $173 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 sale38 hd
112.97
—
NC average9 barns · 1,596 hd
123.03
−10.06
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—Average1,48787.521,3025thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53964.199889thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08560.5265632
CowsLean 85-90%Average93849.914683thin

Every lot

61 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 and Large 1-2200149.00/cwt149.00–149.002981
Steers—Medium 2210121.00/cwt121.00–121.002541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Steers—Medium 2360117.10/cwt110.00–124.004222
Steers—Medium 3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383138.71/cwt132.00–150.005313
Steers—Medium 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Steers—Medium 2418118.00/cwt118.00–118.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431126.51/cwt120.00–138.005455
Steers—Medium 2460114.00/cwt114.00–114.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465137.58/cwt130.00–145.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520140.60/cwt138.00–144.007313
Steers—Medium 2545114.00/cwt114.00–114.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585130.97/cwt127.00–135.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640121.06/cwt113.00–129.007752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium 3275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002891
Heifers—Medium 2293115.04/cwt110.00–120.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Heifers—Medium 2392113.66/cwt110.00–116.004463
Heifers—Medium 3415106.48/cwt105.00–108.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427123.68/cwt120.00–130.005283
Heifers—Medium 2445114.00/cwt114.00–114.005071
Heifers—Medium 3455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465123.01/cwt122.00–124.005722
Heifers—Medium 2495108.00/cwt108.00–108.005351
Heifers—Medium 3500104.00/cwt104.00–104.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.96/cwt114.00–124.006297
Heifers—Medium 2530106.00/cwt106.00–106.005621
Heifers—Medium 2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006112
Heifers—Medium 1-2575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
Heifers—Medium 261096.00/cwt96.00–96.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622111.68/cwt110.00–113.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277385.54/cwt84.00–87.006612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475124.76/cwt120.00–135.005935
Bulls—Medium 2478114.18/cwt110.00–116.005466
Bulls—Medium 3490104.00/cwt104.00–104.005101
Bulls—Medium 2510114.53/cwt113.00–116.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515123.99/cwt123.00–125.006394
Bulls—Medium 3523103.36/cwt100.00–106.005413
Bulls—Medium 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Bulls—Medium 2568113.98/cwt110.00–118.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium 261096.00/cwt96.00–96.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640108.00/cwt108.00–108.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728105.05/cwt100.00–110.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0001
Bulls——1,34378.31/cwt77.00–80.001,0522
Bulls——1,73098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6951
Bulls——1,83099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,8121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80552.37/cwt49.00–56.004222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05554.31/cwt51.00–56.005738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08360.84/cwt56.00–67.0065919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13869.24/cwt68.00–71.007885
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20545.00/cwt45.00–45.005421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42054.00/cwt54.00–54.007671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53869.49/cwt68.00–71.001,0692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55964.12/cwt62.00–67.001,0006

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.