Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There were too few feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a lower undertone was noted. Offerings of cattle were light due to inclement weather. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 50.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.56/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$108.56

62 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	412	111.79	461	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	496	110.99	551	31
Medium 3	497	100.83	501	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale62 hd

108.56

—

NC average8 barns · 674 hd

109.87

−1.30

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	1,811	80.62	1,460	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	64.01	1,029	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	60.15	715	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	52.33	524	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	135.20/cwt	126.00–144.00	448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.36/cwt	121.00–134.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	96.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	131.58/cwt	123.00–138.00	495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,829	84.91/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,553	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	68.34/cwt	59.00–75.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	116.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.53/cwt	120.00–139.00	560	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	66.79/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,071	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	60.05/cwt	59.00–62.00	985	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	59.15/cwt	52.00–62.00	721	22
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	65.39/cwt	63.00–69.00	765	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	52.01/cwt	45.00–64.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	639	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	580	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	518	99.54/cwt	96.00–104.00	516	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	292	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	112.45/cwt	111.00–114.00	431	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	477	103.63/cwt	102.00–106.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	113.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	558	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	575	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	715	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	111.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	464	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.21/cwt	98.00–103.00	681	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	287	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	110.30/cwt	109.00–112.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	458	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	122.49/cwt	118.00–126.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	108.41/cwt	106.00–116.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	567	3

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 697Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 144Year ago 210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
8	—	616	90.00–100.00	96.59
4	—	426	115.00–120.00	117.26
8	—	482	115.00–118.00	116.25
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
3	—	515	109.00–112.00	110.30
4	—	391	118.00–126.00	122.49
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	78.00	78.00
4	—	518	96.00–104.00	99.54
1	—	440	104.00	104.00
1	—	275	106.00	106.00
5	—	477	102.00–106.00	103.63
3	—	558	102.00–104.00	103.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	114.00	114.00
2	—	320	111.00–116.00	113.34
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
3	—	417	110.00–114.00	111.38
3	—	287	115.00–118.00	117.02
3	—	458	110.00–112.00	111.34
2	—	575	105.00–108.00	106.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
8	—	473	121.00–134.00	128.36
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
9	—	680	98.00–103.00	100.21
2	—	605	100.00–104.00	101.98
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	82.00	82.00
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
7	—	570	108.00	108.00
1	—	695	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
1	—	525	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	126.00–144.00	135.20
3	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.28
3	—	660	100.00–110.00	105.63
8	—	376	123.00–138.00	131.58
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
8	—	429	120.00–139.00	130.53
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
5	—	620	106.00–116.00	108.41
3	—	455	120.00–127.00	124.69
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	111.00–114.00	112.45
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	98.00	98.00
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
1	—	310	116.00	116.00
3	—	575	110.00–111.00	110.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	40.00	40.00
1	—	855	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,000	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	41.00	41.00
14	—	1,603	63.00–72.00	66.79
4	—	1,640	59.00–62.00	60.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,219	52.00–62.00	59.15
12	—	1,170	63.00–69.00	65.39
5	—	1,099	45.00–64.00	52.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,829	75.00–89.00	84.91
3	—	1,683	59.00–75.00	68.34
1	—	2,105	96.00	96.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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