Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-04-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 126▼ 18 vs year ago 98 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 49▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.21/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$116.21
24 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$22.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.55
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498122.1260817thin
Medium 2560104.675863thin
Medium 347599.744744thin
One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $134 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 sale24 hd
116.21
—
NC average8 barns · 1,070 hd
122.75
−6.55
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—Low1,56686.051,3477thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57766.011,04110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08862.9768518
CowsLean 85-90%Low81041.453363thin

Every lot

37 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 2300123.00/cwt123.00–123.003691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310146.00/cwt146.00–146.004531
Steers—Medium 2365127.00/cwt127.00–127.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377135.80/cwt134.00–140.005125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435142.18/cwt130.00–156.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460149.53/cwt148.00–151.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610133.95/cwt131.00–137.008172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3265102.00/cwt102.00–102.002701
Heifers—Medium 2335119.00/cwt119.00–119.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345128.00/cwt128.00–128.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365127.12/cwt124.00–130.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435126.14/cwt120.00–132.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468128.50/cwt128.00–129.006012
Heifers—Medium 3488104.98/cwt102.00–108.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527122.25/cwt115.00–129.006446
Heifers—Medium 2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium 366087.00/cwt87.00–87.005741
Heifers—Medium 278085.00/cwt85.00–85.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285588.00/cwt88.00–88.007521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3475103.52/cwt103.00–104.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506136.73/cwt128.00–143.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580131.51/cwt131.00–132.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613125.53/cwt120.00–132.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650121.50/cwt119.00–124.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Bulls—Medium 284091.00/cwt91.00–91.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36878.50/cwt70.00–84.001,0742
Bulls——1,64589.07/cwt83.00–95.001,4655
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81041.45/cwt40.00–44.003363
Cows—Boner 80-85%93349.53/cwt45.00–53.004623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10671.23/cwt67.00–75.007885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12662.88/cwt57.00–66.0070810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57766.01/cwt63.00–68.001,04110

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.