Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady; while four-weight feeder bulls were steady to 1.00 lower and five- and six-weights were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 55.00 to 60.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.28/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$123.28

379 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3

$41.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	365	146.00	533	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	462	126.90	586	294
Medium 2	470	111.70	525	68
Medium 3	435	104.56	454	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.44/cwt here — about $78 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 sale379 hd

123.28

—

NC average8 barns · 2,052 hd

120.72

+2.56

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	—	Low	1,578	79.31	1,252	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	63.95	972	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	61.82	684	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	837	45.46	380	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	69.04/cwt	67.00–74.00	813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.62/cwt	140.00–159.00	713	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	98.67/cwt	95.00–101.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	73.02/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,055	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	50.72/cwt	49.00–53.00	424	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	39.85/cwt	39.00–40.00	333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.34/cwt	142.00–162.00	655	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	180.05/cwt	170.00–183.00	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.21/cwt	128.00–134.00	879	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	875	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	108.86/cwt	105.00–113.00	683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.91/cwt	154.00–174.00	625	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	138.50/cwt	129.00–147.00	443	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	152.13/cwt	140.00–160.00	342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	113.40/cwt	112.00–115.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	167.53/cwt	156.00–176.00	541	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.84/cwt	136.00–143.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.05/cwt	112.00–123.00	804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.35/cwt	111.00–125.00	616	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	61.86/cwt	56.00–66.00	685	47
Bulls	—	—	1,711	85.60/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	373	108.66/cwt	104.00–114.00	405	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	935	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	900	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,600	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	80.01/cwt	77.00–83.00	482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	68.37/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,043	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	61.19/cwt	57.00–64.00	928	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	50.78/cwt	45.00–54.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	125.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	281	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	863	652.32/cwt	540.00–790.00	5,630	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	321	118.51/cwt	110.00–124.00	380	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	428	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	116.17/cwt	112.00–120.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	117.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	112.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	103.62/cwt	100.00–108.00	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.36/cwt	125.00–136.00	753	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	168.27/cwt	155.00–180.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.62/cwt	136.00–148.00	813	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	104.41/cwt	95.00–115.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.15/cwt	121.00–141.00	560	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	731	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.48/cwt	118.00–130.00	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.50/cwt	139.00–153.00	777	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	92.69/cwt	90.00–94.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	116.56/cwt	112.00–122.00	666	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.75/cwt	135.00–154.00	679	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	95.65/cwt	94.00–98.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.86/cwt	120.00–140.00	604	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	116.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	497	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	331	119.75/cwt	116.00–124.00	396	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	122.80/cwt	115.00–133.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.22/cwt	128.00–141.00	512	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	145.24/cwt	130.00–157.00	404	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	107.60/cwt	106.00–110.00	570	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	149.90/cwt	130.00–158.00	348	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	101.27/cwt	98.00–107.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	109.90/cwt	106.00–115.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	682	87.85/cwt	87.00–94.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	119.27/cwt	112.00–124.00	458	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	548	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	116.67/cwt	114.00–120.00	482	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	736.00/cwt	610.00–850.00	7,360	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 Mar 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,204Last week 490Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 149Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,177	67.00–74.00	69.04
47	—	1,107	56.00–66.00	61.86
10	—	1,000	45.00–54.00	50.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	49.00–53.00	50.72
7	—	835	39.00–40.00	39.85
1	—	855	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	67.00–73.00	68.37
8	—	1,517	57.00–64.00	61.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,445	66.00–76.00	73.02
7	—	1,711	81.00–89.00	85.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	155.00	155.00
13	—	424	170.00–183.00	180.05
7	—	361	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	106.00–110.00	108.66
18	—	480	140.00–159.00	148.62
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
30	—	433	142.00–162.00	151.34
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
4	—	670	128.00–134.00	131.21
39	—	377	154.00–174.00	165.91
4	—	225	140.00–160.00	152.13
5	—	727	112.00–115.00	113.40
31	—	323	156.00–176.00	167.53
7	—	616	136.00–143.00	138.84
10	—	278	155.00–180.00	168.27
16	—	574	136.00–148.00	141.62
28	—	527	139.00–153.00	147.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	120.00–131.00	125.09
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
4	—	331	116.00–124.00	119.75
7	—	371	115.00–133.00	122.80
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	128.00	128.00
3	—	413	114.00–120.00	116.67
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
2	—	428	100.00–105.00	102.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	95.00–101.00	98.67
18	—	675	112.00–123.00	119.05
18	—	573	125.00–136.00	131.36
22	—	526	130.00–144.00	139.01
13	—	630	118.00–130.00	123.48
34	—	469	135.00–154.00	144.75
1	—	925	93.00	93.00
3	—	863	94.00–98.00	95.65
4	—	783	98.00–107.00	101.27
8	—	722	106.00–115.00	109.90
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	86.00	86.00
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
5	—	472	112.00–120.00	116.17
3	—	518	116.00–120.00	117.29
3	—	585	110.00–116.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	105.00–113.00	108.86
22	—	320	129.00–147.00	138.50
36	—	525	111.00–125.00	117.35
19	—	676	95.00–115.00	104.41
62	—	424	121.00–141.00	132.15
3	—	713	90.00–94.00	92.69
24	—	571	112.00–122.00	116.56
47	—	476	120.00–140.00	126.86
1	—	800	89.00	89.00
38	—	373	128.00–141.00	137.22
12	—	278	130.00–157.00	145.24
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
11	—	232	130.00–158.00	149.90
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	104.00–114.00	108.66
1	—	625	88.00	88.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
2	—	240	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
8	—	470	100.00–108.00	103.62
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	273	120.00	120.00
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
10	—	321	110.00–124.00	118.51
8	—	428	110.00–120.00	116.17
5	—	530	106.00–110.00	107.60
8	—	682	87.00–94.00	87.85
9	—	384	112.00–124.00	119.27
21	—	479	110.00–120.00	114.48
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	146.00	146.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	77.00–83.00	80.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	530.00	530.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	540.00–790.00	652.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	610.00–850.00	736.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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