Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-01-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 4
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 69▼ 35 vs year ago 170 · −20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 32▼ 42 vs year ago 93 · −45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher on a fairly light test. Feeder steers were sharply higher; there were too few feeder bulls and heifers to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a higher undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 15.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.55/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$114.55
45 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$13.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.86
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477117.5556135
Medium 2535104.025576thin
Medium 3348104.003614thin
One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $199 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 sale45 hd
114.55
—
NC average4 barns · 237 hd
106.69
+7.86
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—Low1,64082.661,3564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57856.208878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13054.2961433
CowsLean 85-90%Average88545.003981thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267138.69/cwt131.00–150.003703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322147.32/cwt130.00–160.004743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375136.39/cwt120.00–148.005114
Steers—Medium 2405117.00/cwt117.00–117.004741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422131.75/cwt124.00–140.005567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475134.00/cwt134.00–134.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527135.31/cwt134.00–136.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623115.00/cwt115.00–115.007162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3215100.00/cwt100.00–100.002151
Heifers—Medium 3260108.00/cwt108.00–108.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337122.65/cwt120.00–124.004133
Heifers—Medium 3340108.00/cwt108.00–108.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364125.20/cwt124.00–128.004569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423124.16/cwt121.00–126.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467121.36/cwt118.00–124.005673
Heifers—Medium 2476112.04/cwt110.00–115.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518116.31/cwt115.00–117.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572114.99/cwt111.00–118.006587
Heifers—Medium 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605104.64/cwt98.00–112.006333
Heifers—Medium 265387.99/cwt86.00–90.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267594.00/cwt94.00–94.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284073.00/cwt73.00–73.006131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459127.57/cwt122.00–136.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518117.75/cwt117.00–119.006104
Bulls—Medium 2523110.18/cwt109.00–114.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566115.74/cwt115.00–117.006554
Bulls—Medium 3595109.00/cwt109.00–109.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635100.82/cwt100.00–104.006406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668104.51/cwt104.00–106.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272597.88/cwt89.00–107.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341561.00/cwt61.00–61.002531
Dairy Steers—Large 371585.39/cwt78.00–94.006113
Dairy Steers—Large 376084.00/cwt84.00–84.006381
Dairy Steers—Large 390585.00/cwt85.00–85.007691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58585.55/cwt84.00–87.001,3563
Bulls——1,80574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88545.00/cwt45.00–45.003981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02045.30/cwt45.00–46.004623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09361.33/cwt59.00–71.006705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15153.96/cwt50.00–57.0062125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55754.92/cwt53.00–56.008556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64060.04/cwt59.00–61.009852

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.