Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-06-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 28
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 82▼ 31 vs year ago 149 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 67 vs year ago 102 · −65.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Six baby calves ranged 30.00 to 45.00 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 $111.34/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$111.34
30 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$14.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.45
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539116.8063013thin
Medium 2488112.755508thin
Medium 3460102.224709thin
One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $160 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 sale30 hd
111.34
—
NC average8 barns · 1,052 hd
119.79
−8.45
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—Low1,54399.841,5405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21769.4884625
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76565.001,1471thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low79052.504152thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2210126.00/cwt126.00–126.002651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225147.00/cwt147.00–147.003311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
Steers—Small 326599.00/cwt99.00–99.002621
Steers—Medium 3285105.00/cwt105.00–105.002991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320129.52/cwt129.00–130.004142
Steers—Medium 2340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
Steers—Medium 3365114.50/cwt109.00–120.004182
Steers—Medium 2395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Steers—Medium 2438117.32/cwt115.00–119.005143
Steers—Medium 3445113.00/cwt113.00–113.005031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540143.51/cwt142.00–145.007752
Steers—Medium 2545114.00/cwt114.00–114.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3245109.00/cwt109.00–109.002671
Heifers—Medium 3315103.00/cwt103.00–103.003241
Heifers—Medium 3360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Heifers—Medium 2365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403121.01/cwt120.00–122.004882
Heifers—Medium 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450123.00/cwt123.00–123.005542
Heifers—Medium 3470104.66/cwt104.00–105.004923
Heifers—Medium 2481114.76/cwt113.00–117.005524
Heifers—Medium 2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525118.00/cwt118.00–118.006201
Heifers—Medium 2555108.99/cwt108.00–110.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567118.34/cwt118.00–119.006713
Heifers—Medium 3590102.00/cwt102.00–102.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616111.46/cwt100.00–116.006875
Heifers—Medium 377572.00/cwt72.00–72.005581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2465118.00/cwt118.00–118.005491
Bulls—Medium 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489129.20/cwt124.00–133.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520125.26/cwt120.00–131.006515
Bulls—Medium 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573128.31/cwt122.00–133.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609121.65/cwt112.00–128.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865107.00/cwt107.00–107.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2903105.00/cwt105.00–105.009482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00086.00/cwt86.00–86.008601
Bulls——1,620100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6201
Bulls——1,698104.40/cwt102.00–107.001,7733
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71544.00/cwt44.00–44.003151
Cows—Lean 85-90%86561.00/cwt61.00–61.005281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11662.82/cwt62.00–64.007015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24170.58/cwt66.00–76.0087618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25376.21/cwt73.00–79.009552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1471

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.