Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-06-21

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 21
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 124▼ 154 vs year ago 236 · −65.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 36▲ 18 vs year ago 32 · +56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 . Feeder cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 40.00 to 60.00

14 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.84/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$128.84
29 head · 394 lb average
Value per head Derived
$508
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$30.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.62
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2388135.1352519thin
Medium 2384119.874608thin
Medium 3490105.005152thin
One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $10 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 sale29 hd
128.84
—
NC average9 barns · 1,497 hd
142.46
−13.62
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—Average1,41991.401,2976thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17673.8086831
CowsLean 85-90%Average82547.223907thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2200122.00/cwt122.00–122.002441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2243143.97/cwt141.00–147.003502
Steers—Medium 2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282135.38/cwt133.00–137.003823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314143.17/cwt136.00–146.004506
Steers—Medium 2365118.00/cwt118.00–118.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368136.14/cwt129.00–144.005012
Steers—Medium 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418129.49/cwt128.00–131.005412
Steers—Medium 2424120.73/cwt120.00–123.005124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.54/cwt124.00–127.006592
Steers—Medium 2535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
Steers—Medium 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265127.00/cwt127.00–127.003371
Heifers—Medium 3315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325124.00/cwt121.00–127.004032
Heifers—Medium 2330111.03/cwt110.00–112.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Medium 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium 2473113.94/cwt110.00–118.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium 348599.00/cwt99.00–99.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532119.63/cwt115.00–123.006363
Heifers—Medium 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007231
Heifers—Medium 281570.00/cwt70.00–70.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297087.00/cwt87.00–87.008441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3475108.00/cwt108.00–108.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006081
Bulls—Medium 2510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Bulls—Medium 3525104.03/cwt101.00–105.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540119.00/cwt119.00–119.006431
Bulls—Medium 355098.00/cwt98.00–98.005391
Bulls—Medium 2565111.00/cwt111.00–111.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615104.00/cwt104.00–104.006401
Bulls—Medium 266095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710107.52/cwt106.00–109.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04586.00/cwt86.00–86.008991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 355574.00/cwt74.00–74.004111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07879.72/cwt76.00–83.008592
Bulls——1,45596.32/cwt94.00–99.001,4013
Bulls——1,995100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73341.46/cwt38.00–47.003043
Cows—Lean 85-90%89451.54/cwt50.00–54.004614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08771.04/cwt66.00–75.0077212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13056.27/cwt50.00–62.006363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25179.16/cwt77.00–82.0099016

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.