Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-11-08

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 234▼ 127 vs year ago 335 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 62▲ 2 vs year ago 42 · +4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate 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 $113.37/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$113.37
64 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$25.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.93
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496117.8258441
Medium 2464111.5951812thin
Medium 3426100.134269thin
Small 346892.504322thin
One grade step is worth $25.32/cwt here — about $151 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 sale64 hd
113.37
—
NC average8 barns · 1,154 hd
110.44
+2.93
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—Average1,66889.541,4948thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23459.1673026
CowsLean 85-90%Low74039.002891thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2270121.06/cwt120.00–122.003272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278133.97/cwt131.00–137.003722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332135.25/cwt128.00–144.004495
Steers—Medium 2343123.47/cwt119.00–128.004242
Steers—Medium 2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Medium 3413106.42/cwt100.00–110.004404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427140.29/cwt132.00–144.005999
Steers—Medium 2440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463142.01/cwt140.00–146.006583
Steers—Medium 3470104.79/cwt100.00–110.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519139.38/cwt130.00–149.007234
Steers—Medium 3520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578131.20/cwt126.00–137.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.84/cwt114.00–130.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3235100.00/cwt100.00–100.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280134.00/cwt134.00–134.003751
Heifers—Medium 3318103.72/cwt100.00–110.003303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323124.86/cwt122.00–130.004033
Heifers—Medium 2345117.00/cwt117.00–117.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375125.89/cwt124.00–128.004722
Heifers—Medium 2388118.00/cwt118.00–118.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420120.93/cwt118.00–125.005083
Heifers—Medium 2440112.70/cwt110.00–117.004963
Heifers—Small 344595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
Heifers—Medium 2458114.51/cwt114.00–115.005242
Heifers—Medium 3458101.02/cwt100.00–102.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473118.80/cwt116.00–124.0056211
Heifers—Small 349090.00/cwt90.00–90.004411
Heifers—Medium 3518101.99/cwt100.00–104.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523116.73/cwt114.00–120.0061011
Heifers—Medium 2530108.97/cwt107.00–110.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569116.36/cwt112.00–119.006625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614112.24/cwt100.00–118.006894
Heifers—Medium 262592.00/cwt92.00–92.005751
Heifers—Medium 369084.00/cwt84.00–84.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280086.00/cwt86.00–86.006881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460132.64/cwt130.00–138.006103
Bulls—Medium 2465115.65/cwt111.00–120.005382
Bulls—Medium 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523126.02/cwt123.00–131.006593
Bulls—Medium 3523100.70/cwt94.00–107.005274
Bulls—Medium 2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Bulls—Medium 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569125.35/cwt122.00–128.007136
Bulls—Medium 358098.14/cwt90.00–106.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626117.52/cwt106.00–129.007368
Bulls—Medium 264090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658111.98/cwt110.00–114.007372
Bulls—Medium 266591.05/cwt88.00–94.006052
Bulls—Medium 368586.00/cwt86.00–86.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
Bulls—Medium 272086.00/cwt86.00–86.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Bulls—Medium 280582.00/cwt82.00–82.006601
Bulls—Medium 286074.00/cwt74.00–74.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292087.00/cwt87.00–87.008001
Bulls—Medium 292071.96/cwt70.00–74.006622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26578.00/cwt78.00–78.009871
Bulls——1,72691.19/cwt84.00–97.001,5747
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74039.00/cwt39.00–39.002891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03253.39/cwt52.00–54.005513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11069.00/cwt69.00–69.007661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26759.50/cwt56.00–64.0075422

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.