Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2020-08-31

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 31
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
6 vs last sale 162 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
18 vs last sale 21 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 25.00 6 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.12/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$116.12
54 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$13.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534118.5463340
Medium 2469114.505366thin
Medium 3391105.244128thin
One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $222 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 sale54 hd
116.12
NC average8 barns · 865 hd
115.74
+0.38
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
BullsAverage1,58990.131,4337thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48064.509552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12762.2370125
CowsLean 85-90%Low78839.003072thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573117.24/cwt115.00–121.006724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690104.00/cwt104.00–104.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423126.96/cwt126.00–128.005372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305126.00/cwt126.00–126.003841
HeifersMedium 3369105.98/cwt102.00–110.003914
HeifersMedium 3570104.00/cwt104.00–104.005931
HeifersMedium 3500104.00/cwt104.00–104.005201
HeifersMedium 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
HeifersMedium 3275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002751
HeifersMedium 2433116.01/cwt114.00–118.005022
HeifersMedium 2575108.00/cwt108.00–108.006211
HeifersMedium 2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
HeifersMedium 2495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
HeifersMedium 2370119.00/cwt119.00–119.004401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2621113.11/cwt100.00–124.007025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573122.76/cwt119.00–124.007034
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513122.72/cwt120.00–126.006304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2727100.15/cwt90.00–106.007283
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463130.55/cwt124.00–138.006043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660111.50/cwt108.00–115.007362
BullsMedium and Large 1-282098.00/cwt98.00–98.008041
BullsMedium 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
BullsMedium 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
BullsMedium 2483116.99/cwt111.00–120.005653
BullsMedium 268390.00/cwt90.00–90.006152
BullsMedium 261894.63/cwt90.00–99.005852
BullsMedium 2520116.46/cwt115.00–118.006062
BullsMedium 2595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006721
CowsLean 85-90%78839.00/cwt38.00–40.003072
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43061.00/cwt61.00–61.008721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13663.13/cwt51.00–67.0071720
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03751.07/cwt47.00–56.005303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17369.92/cwt69.00–71.008202
Bulls1,79592.33/cwt86.00–99.001,6574
Bulls1,14380.80/cwt77.00–84.009242
Bulls1,660100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6251
Dairy SteersLarge 327389.00/cwt89.00–89.002433
Dairy SteersLarge 371580.00/cwt80.00–80.005721
Dairy SteersLarge 362088.00/cwt88.00–88.005461
Dairy SteersLarge 359084.00/cwt84.00–84.004961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578142.00/cwt142.00–142.008219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618135.86/cwt135.00–136.008407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473141.02/cwt136.00–147.006673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280146.60/cwt141.00–152.004102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360127.00/cwt127.00–127.004571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2310151.00/cwt151.00–151.004681
SteersMedium 3370108.00/cwt108.00–108.004001
SteersMedium 2413116.55/cwt114.00–119.004812
SteersMedium 2373119.30/cwt114.00–124.004452
SteersMedium 2340118.00/cwt118.00–118.004011
SteersMedium 2250122.00/cwt122.00–122.003051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530119.82/cwt112.00–124.0063512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623114.23/cwt100.00–117.007129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466122.10/cwt118.00–127.005699

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.