Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were up 2.00 to 4.00 . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 50.00 10 head

2 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.90/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$113.90

78 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	431	120.57	519	49
Medium 2	487	106.17	517	13thin
Medium 3	527	99.73	526	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale78 hd

113.90

—

NC average8 barns · 660 hd

107.90

+6.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,534	80.61	1,236	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	54.87	877	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	53.09	591	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	823	41.28	340	6thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	129.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.20/cwt	120.00–156.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	124.58/cwt	120.00–128.00	295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	112.45/cwt	102.00–123.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	100.58/cwt	96.00–106.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	121.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	149.66/cwt	130.00–161.00	573	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	141.91/cwt	129.00–168.00	382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.28/cwt	113.00–121.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	164.27/cwt	150.00–175.00	545	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	38.16/cwt	30.00–42.00	317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	83.70/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,482	73.36/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,481	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	54.15/cwt	50.00–58.00	592	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	531	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	54.01/cwt	50.00–59.00	831	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	47.73/cwt	47.00–49.00	808	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	61.73/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,008	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	45.56/cwt	41.00–49.00	498	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	61.85/cwt	59.00–68.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	257	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	424	107.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	663	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	568	102.58/cwt	101.00–103.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	523	101.73/cwt	99.00–103.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	556	103.12/cwt	102.00–108.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	487	106.13/cwt	100.00–108.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	482	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	586	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.89/cwt	115.00–121.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	102.38/cwt	98.00–107.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	117.58/cwt	116.00–120.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	120.76/cwt	117.00–133.00	511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	107.50/cwt	106.00–109.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	137.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	124.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	107.46/cwt	101.00–115.00	676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	113.99/cwt	111.00–116.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	135.26/cwt	123.00–145.00	371	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	223	123.49/cwt	119.00–129.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	342	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	347	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	218	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	246	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	190	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	519	2

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Jan 8, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 138Year ago 1,080

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 99Year ago 237

Baby calves 25.00 to 50.00 10 head

2 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	125.00–133.00	129.57
3	—	237	120.00–128.00	124.58
2	—	675	95.00–96.00	95.51
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
4	—	520	102.00–123.00	112.45
5	—	631	96.00–106.00	100.58
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
7	—	471	116.00–120.00	117.58
9	—	423	117.00–133.00	120.76
5	—	329	135.00–140.00	137.80
7	—	274	123.00–145.00	135.26
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	68.00	68.00
1	—	335	107.00	107.00
5	—	568	101.00–103.00	102.58
3	—	523	99.00–103.00	101.73
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
4	—	487	100.00–108.00	106.13
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	104.00–108.00	105.97
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	118.00	118.00
2	—	218	110.00–115.00	112.64
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
2	—	465	110.00–113.00	111.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	120.00–156.00	138.20
1	—	815	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
5	—	463	130.00	130.00
2	—	508	118.00–125.00	121.55
14	—	383	130.00–161.00	149.66
7	—	269	129.00–168.00	141.91
2	—	713	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	860	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	905	101.00	101.00
2	—	215	130.00–140.00	135.23
3	—	610	113.00–121.00	116.28
2	—	790	106.00–110.00	108.00
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
7	—	332	150.00–175.00	164.27
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	104.00–110.00	106.94
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
3	—	424	106.00–110.00	107.27
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	112.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	223	119.00–129.00	123.49
1	—	275	126.00	126.00
1	—	315	118.00	118.00
1	—	190	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	96.00	96.00
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	102.00–108.00	103.12
7	—	482	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	115.00–121.00	118.89
2	—	823	98.00–107.00	102.38
2	—	795	106.00–109.00	107.50
10	—	466	121.00–126.00	124.57
10	—	629	101.00–115.00	107.46
3	—	583	111.00–116.00	113.99
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
2	—	675	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	30.00–42.00	38.16
2	—	810	47.00–48.00	47.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,093	50.00–58.00	54.15
15	—	1,092	41.00–49.00	45.56
9	—	1,216	59.00–68.00	61.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	50.00–59.00	54.01
3	—	1,693	47.00–49.00	47.73
4	—	1,633	60.00–64.00	61.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	78.00–89.00	83.70
3	—	1,482	72.00–74.00	73.36
1	—	1,645	90.00	90.00

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