Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.15/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$126.15

211 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	293	130.00	381	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	462	128.11	592	180
Medium 2	413	114.71	473	25
Medium 3	430	107.78	464	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale211 hd

126.15

—

NC average8 barns · 951 hd

120.86

+5.29

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	1,643	86.98	1,429	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	64.58	971	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	58.43	649	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	44.43	372	27

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	—	875	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	214	133.81/cwt	129.00–141.00	286	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	37.14/cwt	30.00–44.00	318	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.38/cwt	122.00–161.00	736	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,097	72.28/cwt	69.00–76.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	151.02/cwt	134.00–173.00	633	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	148.88/cwt	129.00–163.00	792	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	674	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	50.26/cwt	45.00–55.00	413	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	68.57/cwt	66.00–70.00	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.22/cwt	120.00–155.00	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.57/cwt	138.00–157.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	152.81/cwt	151.00–153.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.65/cwt	120.00–156.00	665	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	112.88/cwt	103.00–120.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	122.69/cwt	111.00–129.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	137.51/cwt	133.00–147.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.87/cwt	123.00–149.00	582	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.91/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.84/cwt	134.00–172.00	580	13
Bulls	—	—	1,977	97.33/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,924	3
Bulls	—	—	1,734	88.84/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	117.58/cwt	113.00–126.00	270	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	70.63/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	271	127.48/cwt	126.00–130.00	345	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	243	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	253	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	62.16/cwt	58.00–66.00	910	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	59.49/cwt	55.00–65.00	660	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	48.80/cwt	44.00–54.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	114.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	373	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	293	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	381	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,725	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	533	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	175	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	214	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	297	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	121.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	633	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	990	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	153.34/cwt	138.00–178.00	428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.14/cwt	120.00–153.00	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	155.04/cwt	136.00–167.00	513	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	99.00/cwt	97.00–101.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	114.77/cwt	111.00–124.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	101.68/cwt	100.00–104.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	121.07/cwt	113.00–130.00	626	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.50/cwt	121.00–158.00	501	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	768.83/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,457	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	851.16/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.16/cwt	100.00–121.00	719	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	153.59/cwt	146.00–160.00	857	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	124.05/cwt	120.00–129.00	447	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	131.62/cwt	126.00–137.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.39/cwt	129.00–156.00	438	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.35/cwt	105.00–136.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	125.12/cwt	117.00–132.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	462	120.06/cwt	112.00–128.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	734.21/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	137.17/cwt	129.00–156.00	380	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	257	124.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	321	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	527	118.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	622	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 Apr 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 1,132Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 166Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	106.00–110.00	108.02
2	—	935	108.00–109.00	108.49
39	—	419	134.00–173.00	151.02
21	—	532	129.00–163.00	148.88
11	—	473	138.00–157.00	145.57
2	—	203	140.00–150.00	144.94
3	—	763	111.00–129.00	122.69
5	—	730	125.00–130.00	128.23
3	—	832	109.00–113.00	110.99
13	—	372	134.00–172.00	155.84
8	—	279	138.00–178.00	153.34
11	—	620	120.00–153.00	134.14
16	—	331	136.00–167.00	155.04
10	—	558	146.00–160.00	153.59
9	—	689	117.00–132.00	125.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	151.00–153.00	152.81
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
5	—	610	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	124.00–130.00	127.03
5	—	271	126.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	134.00	134.00
1	—	235	137.00	137.00
2	—	358	126.00–137.00	131.62
3	—	527	114.00–120.00	118.03
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	103.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	106.00	106.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	214	129.00–141.00	133.81
31	—	428	123.00–149.00	135.87
13	—	472	124.00–135.00	128.91
1	—	880	82.00	82.00
6	—	572	111.00–124.00	114.77
16	—	517	113.00–130.00	121.07
25	—	375	121.00–158.00	133.50
22	—	619	100.00–121.00	116.16
4	—	683	114.00–120.00	117.49
19	—	328	129.00–156.00	133.39
6	—	277	129.00–156.00	137.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	116.00	116.00
4	—	413	141.00	141.00
11	—	610	119.00	119.00
9	—	467	133.00–147.00	137.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	113.00–126.00	117.58
2	—	428	110.00–118.00	114.16
2	—	533	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	175	122.00	122.00
2	—	578	109.00–110.00	109.52
4	—	360	120.00–129.00	124.05
3	—	462	112.00–128.00	120.06
1	—	600	94.00	94.00
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
2	—	328	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
3	—	257	122.00–130.00	124.81
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	108.00–110.00	109.05
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	517	122.00–161.00	142.38
2	—	780	117.00–120.00	118.47
13	—	563	120.00–155.00	142.22
3	—	667	119.00–125.00	121.34
15	—	473	120.00–156.00	140.65
5	—	724	103.00–120.00	112.88
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
2	—	990	97.00–101.00	99.00
3	—	923	100.00–104.00	101.68
5	—	617	105.00–136.00	125.35
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	89.00	89.00
1	—	695	94.00	94.00
2	—	555	119.00–124.00	121.52
2	—	465	120.00–128.00	123.96
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	74.00	74.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	856	30.00–44.00	37.14
15	—	822	45.00–55.00	50.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	66.00–70.00	68.57
50	—	1,110	55.00–65.00	59.49
15	—	1,076	44.00–54.00	48.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	68.00–74.00	70.63
5	—	1,464	58.00–66.00	62.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	69.00–76.00	72.28
3	—	1,977	96.00–99.00	97.33
7	—	1,734	82.00–94.00	88.84

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	—	1,075	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,100	675.00–850.00	768.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	800.00–900.00	851.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	675.00–800.00	734.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	525.00	525.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle