Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 5.00 with a good run off cattle that had been weaned and had shots . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality average to attractive .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.57/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$149.57

472 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$69.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

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	519	152.20	791	438
Medium 2	365	120.67	441	21
Medium 3	357	109.60	391	12thin
Large 3	545	83.00	452	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.20/cwt here — about $338 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 sale472 hd

149.57

—

NC average9 barns · 1,648 hd

144.95

+4.62

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	1,726	85.87	1,482	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	63.76	1,027	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	61.26	698	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	43.83	362	12

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	172.58/cwt	164.00–175.50	830	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	70.67/cwt	65.00–77.00	836	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	62.50/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,037	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	78.59/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	131.53/cwt	125.00–139.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	153.97/cwt	130.00–170.00	567	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	173.78/cwt	161.00–178.00	733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	119.66/cwt	105.00–135.00	817	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	149.02/cwt	140.00–160.00	347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	159.97/cwt	130.00–176.00	434	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.21/cwt	105.00–116.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	143.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	518	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.50	989	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.95/cwt	125.00–150.00	510	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	105.32/cwt	103.00–108.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	138.80/cwt	138.00–139.50	956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.80/cwt	115.00–142.00	824	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	160.33/cwt	152.00–164.50	907	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.87/cwt	127.00–151.00	659	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	105.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	140.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.53/cwt	125.00–154.00	454	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.36/cwt	137.00–164.00	708	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	115.28/cwt	108.00–120.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.13/cwt	105.00–141.00	798	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	141.36/cwt	138.00–146.00	606	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	107.04/cwt	104.00–107.50	830	15
Bulls	—	—	1,764	87.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,542	9
Bulls	—	—	1,623	86.13/cwt	74.00–95.00	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	51.75/cwt	50.00–54.00	440	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	41.19/cwt	31.00–54.00	337	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	122.51/cwt	113.00–129.00	576	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	81.62/cwt	78.00–85.00	347	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	70.86/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,076	6
Steers	Large 3	—	545	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	452	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	106.46/cwt	103.00–110.00	447	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	433	108.51/cwt	106.00–111.00	470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	60.68/cwt	55.00–66.00	696	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	50.76/cwt	40.00–54.00	535	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	118.21/cwt	113.00–120.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	278	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	297	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	382	103.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	397	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	915	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	115.41/cwt	106.00–124.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	233	104.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	243	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	569	109.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	568	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	119.41/cwt	111.00–129.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	284	106.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	301	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	461	108.87/cwt	108.00–111.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	104.62/cwt	101.00–108.00	596	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	119.36/cwt	116.00–122.00	269	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	123.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	394	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.16/cwt	130.00–150.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	106.83/cwt	104.00–114.00	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	102.66/cwt	96.00–109.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.78/cwt	114.00–123.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	131.73/cwt	120.00–142.00	552	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	125.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	580	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.01/cwt	130.00–174.00	635	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	142.11/cwt	122.00–153.00	406	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	104.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	88.45/cwt	85.00–92.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	141.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.75/cwt	134.00–160.00	749	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.07/cwt	126.00–149.00	719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.08/cwt	111.00–124.00	670	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	336	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.80/cwt	140.00–174.00	502	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	108.93/cwt	100.00–116.00	671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	362	119.15/cwt	113.00–126.00	431	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.34/cwt	124.00–158.00	759	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.37/cwt	111.00–128.00	623	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	284	122.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	348	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	119.07/cwt	116.00–123.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	526	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	812.22/cwt	800.00–825.00	9,137	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	331	122.18/cwt	115.00–126.00	404	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,132Last week 419Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 68Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 2

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
78	—	481	164.00–175.50	172.58
4	—	546	160.00	160.00
13	—	422	161.00–178.00	173.78
18	—	762	129.00–130.50	129.74
13	—	689	138.00–139.50	138.80
75	—	566	152.00–164.50	160.33
6	—	733	127.00	127.00
10	—	826	104.00–114.00	106.83
14	—	642	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	125.00–139.00	131.53
30	—	368	130.00–170.00	153.97
6	—	233	140.00–160.00	149.02
14	—	271	130.00–176.00	159.97
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
23	—	616	115.00–142.00	133.80
21	—	468	137.00–164.00	151.36
17	—	567	130.00–150.00	143.16
5	—	715	114.00–123.00	117.78
31	—	423	130.00–174.00	150.01
4	—	819	100.00–110.00	104.24
24	—	525	134.00–160.00	142.75
24	—	320	140.00–174.00	156.80
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	83.00	83.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	106.00–111.00	108.51
6	—	278	100.00–110.00	106.69
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
2	—	533	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	111.00–129.00	119.41
3	—	225	116.00–122.00	119.36
4	—	320	120.00–127.00	123.06
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.36
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
3	—	378	116.00–123.00	119.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
6	—	605	119.00	119.00
12	—	360	140.00–149.00	143.76
8	—	586	125.00	125.00
28	—	480	140.00–145.00	140.65
32	—	429	138.00–146.00	141.36
15	—	775	104.00–107.50	107.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	375	125.00–150.00	135.95
3	—	767	103.00–108.00	105.32
5	—	656	100.00–115.00	105.99
13	—	330	125.00–154.00	137.53
2	—	718	96.00–109.00	102.66
31	—	419	120.00–142.00	131.73
31	—	464	120.00–136.00	125.04
20	—	286	122.00–153.00	142.11
3	—	230	130.00–150.00	141.09
17	—	572	111.00–124.00	117.08
11	—	616	100.00–116.00	108.93
24	—	522	111.00–128.00	119.37
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	103.00–110.00	106.46
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
5	—	382	100.00–110.00	103.90
4	—	233	100.00–110.00	104.24
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
4	—	284	100.00–110.00	106.13
4	—	526	104.00–105.00	104.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	113.00–120.00	118.21
8	—	428	106.00–124.00	115.41
6	—	569	107.00–110.00	109.48
4	—	516	110.00	110.00
13	—	362	113.00–126.00	119.15
7	—	284	120.00–126.00	122.38
4	—	331	115.00–126.00	122.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	683	105.00–135.00	119.66
4	—	760	105.00–116.00	110.21
29	—	471	127.00–151.00	139.87
11	—	717	108.00–120.00	115.28
22	—	628	105.00–141.00	127.13
2	—	883	100.00–104.00	101.97
2	—	913	85.00–92.00	88.45
13	—	521	126.00–149.00	138.07
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,045	106.00	106.00
18	—	569	124.00–158.00	133.34
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	80.00	80.00
5	—	470	113.00–129.00	122.51
2	—	558	115.00	115.00
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
1	—	920	82.00	82.00
2	—	518	112.00–116.00	113.99
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	915	77.00	77.00
7	—	461	108.00–111.00	108.87
2	—	570	101.00–108.00	104.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	78.00–85.00	81.62
1	—	305	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,183	65.00–77.00	70.67
51	—	1,147	55.00–66.00	60.68
16	—	1,054	40.00–54.00	50.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,659	58.00–67.00	62.50
2	—	1,595	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,518	69.00–76.00	70.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	50.00–54.00	51.75
9	—	817	31.00–54.00	41.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	78.00–79.00	78.59
9	—	1,764	80.00–91.00	87.43
2	—	1,623	74.00–95.00	86.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	800.00–825.00	812.22

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle