Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-03-22

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 214▲ 93 vs year ago 93 · +100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 64▼ 6 vs year ago 76 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 higher with limited comparisons the previous sale; boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.51/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$136.51
56 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$35.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.94
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460141.8665346
Medium 2401115.844646thin
Medium 3342105.973624thin
One grade step is worth $35.90/cwt here — about $291 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 sale56 hd
136.51
—
NC average8 barns · 780 hd
140.44
−3.94
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—Low1,52380.301,2236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50262.9094513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08758.4263528
CowsLean 85-90%Average87142.843739thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3240108.00/cwt108.00–108.002591
Steers—Medium 2288122.34/cwt114.00–128.003523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295158.00/cwt158.00–158.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318149.91/cwt136.00–156.004775
Steers—Medium 2345122.00/cwt122.00–122.004211
Steers—Medium 3363107.93/cwt106.00–110.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367150.52/cwt139.00–156.005528
Steers—Medium 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422140.81/cwt133.00–150.0059412
Steers—Medium 2440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470141.23/cwt136.00–152.006646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568142.30/cwt139.00–144.008086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627130.01/cwt128.00–133.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670121.00/cwt116.00–126.008112
Steers—Medium 275592.00/cwt92.00–92.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795111.00/cwt111.00–111.008821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205127.00/cwt127.00–127.002601
Heifers—Medium 2233120.02/cwt118.00–122.002802
Heifers—Medium 3275101.00/cwt101.00–101.002781
Heifers—Medium 2283123.01/cwt122.00–124.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385131.72/cwt128.00–136.005078
Heifers—Medium 3415107.00/cwt107.00–107.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424126.21/cwt120.00–132.005358
Heifers—Medium 2425119.00/cwt119.00–119.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469123.70/cwt121.00–129.0058010
Heifers—Medium 2495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530118.02/cwt111.00–120.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568116.66/cwt110.00–121.006636
Heifers—Medium 3585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Heifers—Medium 264080.00/cwt80.00–80.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-269595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274084.00/cwt84.00–84.006221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473143.48/cwt143.00–144.006792
Bulls—Medium 2490114.00/cwt114.00–114.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519126.66/cwt122.00–130.006579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570123.39/cwt119.00–131.007034
Bulls—Medium 3590108.00/cwt108.00–108.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610128.51/cwt128.00–129.007842
Bulls—Medium 261590.00/cwt90.00–90.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678104.44/cwt102.00–107.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271596.00/cwt96.00–96.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283594.00/cwt94.00–94.007851
Bulls—Medium 284086.00/cwt86.00–86.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295098.00/cwt98.00–98.009311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49876.21/cwt69.00–79.001,1423
Bulls——1,54884.38/cwt83.00–87.001,3063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82550.44/cwt47.00–54.004164
Cows—Lean 85-90%90836.76/cwt35.00–39.003345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01753.06/cwt49.00–55.005406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09759.12/cwt55.00–64.0064920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19567.52/cwt67.00–68.008072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41766.34/cwt66.00–67.009403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51262.96/cwt58.00–65.009529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67052.00/cwt52.00–52.008681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,9381

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.