Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-02-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 19
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
204 vs last sale 227 120 vs year ago 143 · 83.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
26 vs last sale 85 7 vs year ago 52 · +13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle where steady . Light run with feeder cattle due to cold wet weather .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $126.11/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$126.11
8 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.38
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456126.115758thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
126.11
NC average8 barns · 99 hd
120.73
+5.38
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
BullsAverage1,66788.721,4793thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57868.091,07516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16265.9676635
CowsLean 85-90%Low87543.693823thin

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470127.00/cwt127.00–127.005971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585128.00/cwt128.00–128.007491
Bulls1,66788.72/cwt86.00–91.001,4793
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58864.55/cwt62.00–66.001,0255
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60373.75/cwt69.00–77.001,1829
CowsLean 85-90%86340.54/cwt40.00–41.003502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14163.48/cwt57.00–67.0072417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17272.00/cwt67.00–84.0084415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422119.00/cwt119.00–119.005023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320132.00/cwt132.00–132.004221
HeifersMedium 2210122.00/cwt122.00–122.002561
HeifersMedium 2320111.00/cwt111.00–111.003551
HeifersMedium 3330106.00/cwt106.00–106.003501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2185136.43/cwt134.00–139.002522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505114.00/cwt114.00–114.005761
CowsLean 85-90%90050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22749.82/cwt45.00–56.006113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44351.48/cwt50.00–53.007432

How this sale compares

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.