Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2021-12-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 13
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
81 vs last sale 302 90 vs year ago 131 · +68.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
36 vs last sale 87 28 vs year ago 23 · +121.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate.

Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.53/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$118.53
39 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$44.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.72
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484128.1762021
Medium 2460115.4853110thin
Medium 3513101.355206thin
Small 1-239884.003342thin
One grade step is worth $44.17/cwt here — about $286 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 sale39 hd
118.53
NC average8 barns · 949 hd
121.25
−2.72
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
BullsAverage1,49287.951,3126thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18558.9169827
CowsLean 85-90%Average92045.464182thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2433114.96/cwt114.00–119.004985
HeifersMedium 3623101.00/cwt101.00–101.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy358158.28/cwt156.00–161.005673
HeifersMedium 3430102.05/cwt100.00–104.004392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379126.65/cwt122.00–130.004804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462129.01/cwt125.00–135.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580124.33/cwt120.00–127.007213
HeifersMedium 2333112.99/cwt112.00–114.003762
SteersMedium 2390114.00/cwt114.00–114.004452
HeifersMedium 2590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428134.99/cwt133.00–136.005785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367140.74/cwt139.00–143.005173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462148.00/cwt148.00–148.006843
SteersMedium 3434104.46/cwt100.00–106.004534
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004202
SteersMedium 2713109.02/cwt108.00–110.007772
HeifersSmall 1-239884.00/cwt84.00–84.003342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523126.02/cwt124.00–127.006593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424144.08/cwt138.00–148.006115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578123.81/cwt119.00–127.007166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2608113.52/cwt110.00–116.006904
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524126.51/cwt124.00–128.006634
BullsSmall 1-247096.00/cwt96.00–96.004513
BullsMedium and Large 1-282098.52/cwt97.00–100.008082
BullsMedium 3565103.01/cwt98.00–108.005825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08051.47/cwt48.00–54.0055610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26468.15/cwt67.00–70.008614
CowsLean 85-90%92045.46/cwt45.00–46.004182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24261.80/cwt59.00–65.0076813
Bulls1,49287.95/cwt86.00–91.001,3126
BullsMedium 3468105.36/cwt102.00–107.004933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760104.48/cwt103.00–106.007942
HeifersMedium 3485101.00/cwt101.00–101.004902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2605124.00/cwt124.00–124.007503

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.