Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-07-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 12
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 118▲ 72 vs year ago 122 · +59.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 18 vs year ago 32 · +56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower, some 6.00 to 7.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.29/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$118.29
56 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$18.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.57
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515121.5162541
Medium 2396114.094529thin
Medium 3354102.583636thin
One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about $262 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
118.29
—
NC average5 barns · 579 hd
118.87
−0.57
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12669.5578327
CowsLean 85-90%Average88455.664924thin

Every lot

45 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 3233107.37/cwt105.00–110.002502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265140.06/cwt136.00–145.003713
Steers—Medium 3278104.54/cwt100.00–109.002912
Steers—Medium 2280128.59/cwt126.00–131.003602
Steers—Medium 2300120.50/cwt115.00–126.003622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325143.38/cwt140.00–150.004663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371138.59/cwt135.00–144.005144
Steers—Medium 2378117.03/cwt116.00–118.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424143.66/cwt142.00–146.006094
Steers—Medium 2427114.41/cwt111.00–117.004893
Steers—Medium 3428101.47/cwt100.00–103.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469141.79/cwt135.00–144.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523128.46/cwt125.00–132.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617124.95/cwt119.00–131.007713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2270115.93/cwt112.00–120.003133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275134.50/cwt133.00–136.003702
Heifers—Medium 3320101.50/cwt100.00–103.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333128.56/cwt127.00–130.004282
Heifers—Medium 2355112.51/cwt112.00–113.003992
Heifers—Medium 3371103.12/cwt100.00–110.003834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375128.38/cwt125.00–130.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438127.02/cwt123.00–131.005562
Heifers—Medium 2463120.00/cwt120.00–120.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468127.03/cwt120.00–130.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518120.45/cwt118.00–123.006249
Heifers—Medium 2560107.00/cwt107.00–107.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563121.80/cwt119.00–124.006869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618112.77/cwt109.00–118.006977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653113.00/cwt113.00–113.007383
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2485123.49/cwt123.00–124.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488127.01/cwt124.00–130.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512123.90/cwt119.00–129.006348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568121.98/cwt120.00–125.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610111.59/cwt106.00–117.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665110.35/cwt107.00–112.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762108.64/cwt106.00–112.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2806111.69/cwt108.00–113.009007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286897.00/cwt96.00–98.008422
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347896.00/cwt96.00–96.004592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88455.66/cwt53.00–58.004924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04161.31/cwt58.00–64.006388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10569.52/cwt66.00–72.0076811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23977.83/cwt76.00–81.009648
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2750675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0631

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.