Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-06-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 7
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 91▼ 32 vs year ago 147 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 47▼ 37 vs year ago 66 · −56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with 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 $109.41/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$109.41
37 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$14
per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3
$14.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.29
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2355116.624149thin
Medium and Large 1-2581110.6964316thin
Medium 3419102.3042812thin
One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale37 hd
109.41
—
NC average8 barns · 1,006 hd
115.71
−6.29
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—High1,59094.191,4984thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54070.001,0781thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03564.4466710
CowsLean 85-90%Average89544.023945thin

Every lot

51 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 1-2225151.51/cwt147.00–153.003417
Steers—Medium 3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002601
Steers—Medium 2270131.07/cwt129.00–133.003542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280142.46/cwt140.00–145.003992
Steers—Medium 2335123.00/cwt123.00–123.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Steers—Medium 2350124.00/cwt124.00–124.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377132.27/cwt130.00–135.004993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2265115.57/cwt114.00–117.003063
Heifers—Medium 3275101.00/cwt101.00–101.002781
Heifers—Medium 2315115.48/cwt115.00–116.003642
Heifers—Medium 3318106.75/cwt101.00–110.003393
Heifers—Medium 3360104.63/cwt100.00–109.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380122.53/cwt120.00–125.004662
Heifers—Medium 2390116.00/cwt116.00–116.004521
Heifers—Medium 3415106.00/cwt106.00–106.004401
Heifers—Medium 2425123.00/cwt123.00–123.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium 2478116.45/cwt115.00–118.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490124.50/cwt124.00–125.006102
Heifers—Medium 349096.00/cwt96.00–96.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503118.47/cwt113.00–124.005962
Heifers—Medium 351394.93/cwt90.00–100.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560121.32/cwt120.00–123.006793
Heifers—Medium 3573102.64/cwt96.00–109.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-260397.52/cwt93.00–102.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270095.50/cwt91.00–100.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290885.01/cwt83.00–87.007722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523120.79/cwt117.00–128.006326
Bulls—Medium 2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Bulls—Medium 352596.76/cwt88.00–106.005084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563122.03/cwt120.00–124.006872
Bulls—Medium 3570101.00/cwt94.00–108.005762
Bulls—Medium 2580114.00/cwt114.00–114.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666108.14/cwt101.00–115.007205
Bulls—Medium 267597.00/cwt97.00–97.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297585.00/cwt85.00–85.008291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99074.00/cwt74.00–74.007331
Bulls——1,60094.87/cwt93.00–96.001,5182
Bulls——2,170113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,4521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84551.00/cwt51.00–51.004311
Cows—Lean 85-90%90842.27/cwt34.00–47.003844
Cows—Boner 80-85%97558.00/cwt58.00–58.005661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04265.15/cwt60.00–69.006799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0011,6551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0012,8401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,6251

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.