Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-07-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 19
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 194▲ 0 vs year ago 163 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 50▼ 16 vs year ago 50 · −32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 15.00 to 55.00 10 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.48/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$115.48
55 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$18.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.53
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534122.4565429
Medium 2384114.2143810thin
Medium 3322103.6333416thin
One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $321 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 sale55 hd
115.48
—
NC average8 barns · 972 hd
119.01
−3.53
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—High1,76995.081,6825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12669.5078322
CowsLean 85-90%Low78845.223564thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 3205104.00/cwt104.00–104.002131
Steers—Medium 2215129.50/cwt120.00–139.002782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218140.00/cwt140.00–140.003052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260141.00/cwt141.00–141.003671
Steers—Medium 2268118.13/cwt114.00–124.003174
Steers—Medium 3280103.05/cwt100.00–106.002892
Steers—Medium 3335100.97/cwt100.00–102.003382
Steers—Medium 2345116.00/cwt116.00–116.004001
Steers—Medium 3350104.00/cwt104.00–104.003641
Steers—Medium 2375124.00/cwt124.00–124.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376138.20/cwt134.00–143.005205
Steers—Medium 3413101.65/cwt100.00–105.004203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435135.50/cwt129.00–142.005892
Steers—Medium 2438117.44/cwt114.00–121.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490134.00/cwt134.00–134.006571
Steers—Medium 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513140.35/cwt134.00–144.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578138.44/cwt136.00–143.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602138.00/cwt138.00–138.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3175110.00/cwt110.00–110.001931
Heifers—Medium 3205106.00/cwt106.00–106.002171
Heifers—Medium 2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Heifers—Medium 3270101.65/cwt100.00–105.002746
Heifers—Medium 2275111.51/cwt111.00–112.003072
Heifers—Medium 2305112.00/cwt112.00–112.003421
Heifers—Medium 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Heifers—Medium 2370126.00/cwt126.00–126.004661
Heifers—Medium 3371103.03/cwt100.00–104.003824
Heifers—Medium 2415115.04/cwt114.00–116.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422122.96/cwt121.00–124.005193
Heifers—Medium 3428107.02/cwt104.00–110.004582
Heifers—Medium 2460111.00/cwt111.00–111.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473122.37/cwt120.00–127.005795
Heifers—Medium 3480106.00/cwt106.00–106.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.93/cwt116.00–125.006409
Heifers—Medium 2543110.00/cwt110.00–110.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2593123.36/cwt123.00–124.0073211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 3460101.00/cwt101.00–101.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478129.86/cwt120.00–144.0062112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531129.36/cwt123.00–138.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563121.47/cwt120.00–123.006842
Bulls—Medium 3575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614115.13/cwt104.00–122.007074
Bulls—Medium 267594.00/cwt94.00–94.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680109.00/cwt108.00–110.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718101.12/cwt94.00–108.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830106.00/cwt106.00–106.008801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 365374.00/cwt74.00–74.004832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71592.85/cwt90.00–98.001,5924
Bulls——1,985104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,0641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75240.30/cwt38.00–44.003033
Cows—Lean 85-90%89560.00/cwt60.00–60.005371
Cows—Boner 80-85%95058.16/cwt54.00–62.005533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15469.83/cwt65.00–75.0080616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15579.10/cwt77.00–82.009143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2950670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,3651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,9601

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.