Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-12-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 7
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 178▼ 154 vs year ago 258 · −59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 56▼ 15 vs year ago 79 · −19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 4.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.90/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$115.90
34 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$16.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469118.9155724
Medium 2460111.415127thin
Medium 3437102.334473thin
One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about $110 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 sale34 hd
115.90
—
NC average8 barns · 1,115 hd
109.47
+6.43
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—Low1,75082.471,4436thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55755.0185610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14151.6058934
CowsLean 85-90%Average86139.573418thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320152.05/cwt146.00–155.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370145.00/cwt140.00–150.005372
Steers—Medium 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Steers—Medium 2390111.00/cwt111.00–111.004331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416131.01/cwt120.00–138.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475137.57/cwt134.00–141.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530129.00/cwt129.00–129.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345124.00/cwt124.00–124.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373121.02/cwt120.00–122.004512
Heifers—Medium 3390101.00/cwt101.00–101.003941
Heifers—Medium 3405106.00/cwt106.00–106.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421122.20/cwt117.00–124.005149
Heifers—Medium 2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004842
Heifers—Medium 2470112.44/cwt111.00–114.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484122.78/cwt121.00–124.005945
Heifers—Medium 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525113.04/cwt111.00–115.005932
Heifers—Medium 2555107.50/cwt107.00–108.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563113.00/cwt111.00–115.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-264596.00/cwt96.00–96.006191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476126.62/cwt120.00–136.006037
Bulls—Medium 2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511121.98/cwt116.00–128.006234
Bulls—Medium 353588.00/cwt88.00–88.004711
Bulls—Medium 3560101.47/cwt100.00–103.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Bulls—Medium 2585113.00/cwt113.00–113.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-265598.00/cwt98.00–98.006421
Bulls—Medium 267590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270586.00/cwt86.00–86.006061
Bulls—Medium 374580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Bulls—Medium 275084.00/cwt84.00–84.006302
Bulls—Medium 386075.00/cwt75.00–75.006451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35067.00/cwt67.00–67.009051
Bulls——1,76684.21/cwt82.00–86.001,4874
Bulls——2,08591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,8971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83535.83/cwt31.00–39.002995
Cows—Lean 85-90%90545.79/cwt40.00–49.004143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03746.74/cwt42.00–49.004857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12060.00/cwt60.00–60.006721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17052.58/cwt50.00–57.0061526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40047.00/cwt47.00–47.006581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49562.00/cwt62.00–62.009271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58455.14/cwt52.00–58.008738
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2501

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.