Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a fairly light test. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (12 head) ranged 25.00 to 70.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.78/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$118.78

121 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

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	502	121.05	608	89
Medium 2	371	117.28	435	21
Medium 3	481	103.21	496	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $111 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 sale121 hd

118.78

—

NC average8 barns · 1,451 hd

117.06

+1.72

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,689	84.03	1,419	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	65.66	1,018	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	60.12	693	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	832	43.35	360	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	—	—	1,850	88.22/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,632	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	77.05/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,094	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	46.05/cwt	44.00–48.00	499	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	71.15/cwt	67.00–74.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	62.68/cwt	57.00–66.00	962	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	107.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.16/cwt	133.00–150.00	593	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	158.62/cwt	146.00–174.00	455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	155.60/cwt	147.00–161.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	117.56/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.49/cwt	120.00–131.00	587	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	105.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	59.49/cwt	55.00–65.00	665	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	40.54/cwt	40.00–41.00	368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	46.16/cwt	45.00–47.00	349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	70.51/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,110	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	312	118.38/cwt	114.00–121.00	369	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	114.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	548	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	107.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	521	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	534	106.22/cwt	100.00–114.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	287	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	103.99/cwt	101.00–106.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	106.44/cwt	105.00–108.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	257	119.26/cwt	113.00–125.00	306	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	117.78/cwt	116.00–120.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.16/cwt	111.00–120.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.31/cwt	132.00–136.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	138.66/cwt	127.00–148.00	379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.97/cwt	122.00–143.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	134.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.13/cwt	124.00–140.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	116.80/cwt	110.00–122.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	132.43/cwt	120.00–140.00	681	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.10/cwt	126.00–145.00	621	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	426	117.65/cwt	113.00–124.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	889	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.13/cwt	120.00–131.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	859	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	118.38/cwt	111.00–124.00	375	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	313	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	125.27/cwt	121.00–130.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	559	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	118.48/cwt	113.00–127.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 1,204Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 165Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,850	85.00–92.00	88.22
3	—	1,420	75.00–78.00	77.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	44.00–48.00	46.05
7	—	1,258	67.00–74.00	71.15
11	—	1,117	55.00–65.00	59.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,535	57.00–66.00	62.68
8	—	1,574	67.00–74.00	70.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	40.00–41.00	40.54
2	—	755	45.00–47.00	46.16

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
7	—	667	128.00	128.00
2	—	630	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	133.00–150.00	140.16
3	—	577	130.00–134.00	131.29
9	—	375	140.00–160.00	148.47
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,255	104.00	104.00
2	—	463	134.00	134.00
9	—	287	146.00–174.00	158.62
10	—	326	147.00–161.00	155.60
3	—	682	130.00–134.00	131.29
2	—	515	132.00–134.00	133.01
1	—	215	157.00	157.00
3	—	612	132.00–136.00	134.31
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	113.00–124.00	117.65
3	—	317	111.00–124.00	118.38
1	—	230	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
3	—	265	121.00–130.00	125.27
5	—	376	113.00–127.00	118.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	104.00–108.00	107.02
1	—	925	89.00	89.00
5	—	609	110.00–122.00	116.80
20	—	514	120.00–140.00	132.43
1	—	795	98.00	98.00
11	—	463	126.00–145.00	134.10
10	—	571	120.00–131.00	123.13
2	—	670	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	895	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
4	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.67
3	—	560	114.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	460	117.00–120.00	118.32
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	100.00–114.00	106.22
3	—	575	101.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	475	105.00–108.00	106.44
1	—	680	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	132.00	132.00
2	—	628	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	74.00	74.00
1	—	205	139.00	139.00
12	—	521	113.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
19	—	468	120.00–131.00	125.49
3	—	620	100.00–110.00	105.71
4	—	650	109.00	109.00
12	—	568	111.00–120.00	115.16
7	—	273	127.00–148.00	138.66
7	—	370	122.00–143.00	129.97
6	—	329	125.00–145.00	134.05
8	—	425	124.00–140.00	129.13
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,170	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	114.00–121.00	118.38
2	—	230	120.00–129.00	124.60
5	—	257	113.00–125.00	119.26
4	—	430	116.00–120.00	117.78
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
3	—	475	114.00–116.00	115.01
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	335	105.00	105.00
5	—	483	104.00–110.00	107.87
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	102.00	102.00
1	—	665	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	70.00	70.00
1	—	620	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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