Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to up a 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 55.00 8 head

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.71/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$148.71

287 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$44.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

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	449	152.28	684	247
Medium 1-2	380	144.00	547	1thin
Medium 2	387	128.37	497	35
Medium 3	318	107.51	342	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.77/cwt here — about $342 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 sale287 hd

148.71

—

NC average7 barns · 1,259 hd

151.33

−2.62

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	—	High	1,661	93.70	1,556	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	63.88	997	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	62.90	721	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	45.04	400	13

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Medium 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	62.86/cwt	56.00–68.00	724	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.76/cwt	132.00–166.00	735	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.26/cwt	125.00–146.00	579	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	154.20/cwt	142.00–168.00	423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.32/cwt	127.00–137.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.92/cwt	133.00–175.00	640	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.23/cwt	139.00–180.00	530	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	155.78/cwt	150.00–161.00	361	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	55.00/cwt	50.00–57.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	106.94/cwt	98.00–117.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	141.09/cwt	129.00–147.00	806	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	148.87/cwt	134.00–159.00	773	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	168.37/cwt	141.00–188.00	465	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.93/cwt	117.00–147.00	669	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	146.30/cwt	130.00–164.00	474	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.99/cwt	100.00–123.00	695	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.40/cwt	114.00–135.00	782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.03/cwt	127.00–161.00	527	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	96.38/cwt	90.00–102.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	102.63/cwt	97.00–114.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.98/cwt	120.00–152.00	721	31
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	77.22/cwt	68.00–84.00	965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	71.63/cwt	69.00–77.00	854	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	41.84/cwt	37.00–45.00	387	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	50.17/cwt	48.00–53.00	416	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	63.06/cwt	58.00–68.00	975	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	121.66/cwt	114.00–127.00	693	7
Bulls	—	—	1,713	92.03/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,576	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	697	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	120.22/cwt	115.00–123.00	575	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	221	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	119.26/cwt	110.00–124.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	432	105.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	125.68/cwt	119.00–134.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	119.56/cwt	111.00–126.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	476	107.39/cwt	104.00–110.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.01/cwt	124.00–144.00	618	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.97/cwt	139.00–182.00	593	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	121.49/cwt	110.00–127.00	809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	100.01/cwt	97.00–103.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.60/cwt	124.00–143.00	818	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.65/cwt	129.00–161.00	670	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.64/cwt	122.00–145.00	764	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	838	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	129.87/cwt	119.00–138.00	492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.20/cwt	115.00–130.00	713	29
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	109.46/cwt	108.00–111.00	562	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	119.62/cwt	113.00–126.00	640	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	129.71/cwt	120.00–138.00	424	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	138.42/cwt	130.00–148.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	232	118.66/cwt	114.00–126.00	275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	121.48/cwt	116.00–125.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	850	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	116.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	386	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	128.03/cwt	118.00–138.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	104.16/cwt	100.00–108.00	385	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	190	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	243	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	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 →

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

Fri Apr 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 676Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 138Year ago 103

Slaughter cattle steady to up a 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 55.00 8 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
7	—	570	114.00–127.00	121.66
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
5	—	523	110.00–124.00	119.26
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
6	—	480	116.00–125.00	121.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
16	—	624	114.00–135.00	125.40
4	—	821	97.00–114.00	102.63
31	—	530	120.00–152.00	135.98
10	—	666	110.00–127.00	121.49
2	—	873	97.00–103.00	100.01
25	—	470	129.00–161.00	142.65
42	—	572	122.00–145.00	133.64
13	—	723	110.00–120.00	115.90
2	—	785	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	475	132.00–166.00	154.76
2	—	780	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	673	127.00–137.00	133.32
2	—	735	118.00–120.00	119.01
66	—	421	133.00–175.00	151.92
22	—	323	139.00–180.00	164.23
3	—	232	150.00–161.00	155.78
25	—	571	129.00–147.00	141.09
26	—	519	134.00–159.00	148.87
16	—	276	141.00–188.00	168.37
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
31	—	373	139.00–182.00	158.97
17	—	617	124.00–143.00	132.60
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	100.00–106.00	103.02
1	—	210	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	119.00–134.00	125.68
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
13	—	379	119.00–138.00	129.87
2	—	535	113.00–126.00	119.62
5	—	327	120.00–138.00	129.71
2	—	273	130.00–148.00	138.42
3	—	480	118.00–138.00	128.03
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
1	—	190	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	200.00–202.00	200.98
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	425	125.00–146.00	136.26
7	—	274	142.00–168.00	154.20
4	—	670	98.00–117.00	106.94
36	—	527	117.00–147.00	126.93
18	—	324	130.00–164.00	146.30
1	—	810	88.00	88.00
13	—	615	100.00–123.00	112.99
31	—	374	127.00–161.00	141.03
5	—	728	90.00–102.00	96.38
56	—	468	124.00–144.00	132.01
1	—	955	85.00	85.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
29	—	574	115.00–130.00	124.20
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	115.00–123.00	120.22
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
5	—	377	111.00–126.00	119.56
2	—	583	110.00	110.00
3	—	278	130.00–131.00	130.35
2	—	513	108.00–111.00	109.46
5	—	232	114.00–126.00	118.66
1	—	850	86.00	86.00
3	—	330	115.00–120.00	116.86
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	100.00–110.00	105.34
1	—	325	111.00	111.00
5	—	476	104.00–110.00	107.39
2	—	370	100.00–108.00	104.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	86.00	86.00
1	—	455	80.00	80.00
1	—	390	75.00	75.00
2	—	850	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,151	56.00–68.00	62.86
14	—	1,082	50.00–57.00	55.00
13	—	1,192	69.00–77.00	71.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	926	37.00–45.00	41.84
5	—	829	48.00–53.00	50.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,546	58.00–68.00	63.06
2	—	1,678	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,250	68.00–84.00	77.22
10	—	1,713	83.00–99.00	92.03

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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