Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were down 3.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate with market activity and buyer interest were moderate , Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 40.00 to 50.00

4 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.50/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$116.50

256 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

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	462	122.35	566	161
Medium 2	467	110.88	518	46
Medium 3	455	102.56	466	49

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about $99 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 sale256 hd

116.50

—

NC average9 barns · 1,430 hd

117.19

−0.69

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	1,703	93.13	1,586	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,706	66.41	1,133	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	63.23	727	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	44.67	378	6thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Lean 85-90%	—	885	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	111.85/cwt	109.00–114.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	102.16/cwt	98.00–105.00	632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.83/cwt	113.00–129.00	693	23
Bulls	—	—	1,729	94.82/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,639	10
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,165	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	112.59/cwt	106.00–121.00	707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	737	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	42.41/cwt	37.00–44.00	355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	148.88/cwt	130.00–163.00	490	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	108.82/cwt	106.00–111.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.14/cwt	106.00–124.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.52/cwt	115.00–133.00	760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.37/cwt	115.00–139.00	642	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.83/cwt	124.00–144.00	625	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	110.52/cwt	104.00–117.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	139.38/cwt	130.00–146.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	154.79/cwt	130.00–167.00	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	129.92/cwt	121.00–141.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	131.74/cwt	124.00–143.00	495	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	97.80/cwt	90.00–106.00	746	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	72.65/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,172	77.08/cwt	71.00–84.00	903	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	121.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	281	121.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	342	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	60.16/cwt	58.00–63.00	937	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	62.58/cwt	58.00–68.00	690	49
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	102.45/cwt	96.00–110.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	527	97.99/cwt	90.00–101.00	516	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	103.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	335	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	54.32/cwt	46.00–57.00	601	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	72.51/cwt	69.00–76.00	987	13
Bulls	—	—	1,920	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	265	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	106.50/cwt	104.00–109.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	255	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	103.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	290	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	326	120.85/cwt	113.00–131.00	394	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	118.77/cwt	112.00–124.00	552	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	367	107.58/cwt	100.00–125.00	395	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	571	97.56/cwt	92.00–101.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.76/cwt	129.00–147.00	650	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	145.40/cwt	130.00–159.00	539	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	125.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	537	43
Bulls	Medium 2	—	990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	823	84.95/cwt	82.00–88.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	93.10/cwt	90.00–96.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	140.83/cwt	139.00–143.00	308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	99.20/cwt	98.00–100.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.68/cwt	121.00–144.00	434	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	558	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	653	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	122.25/cwt	112.00–129.00	456	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.21/cwt	128.00–156.00	589	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.21/cwt	110.00–123.00	609	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	97.88/cwt	94.00–104.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	114.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	627	93.22/cwt	85.00–98.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	658	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	592	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	426	116.51/cwt	113.00–124.00	496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	108.87/cwt	104.00–114.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	84.01/cwt	82.00–86.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	115.35/cwt	111.00–118.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	108.19/cwt	105.00–109.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	584	108.56/cwt	108.00–110.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	103.07/cwt	96.00–110.00	541	11

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 May 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 673Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 128Year ago 115

Baby calves 40.00 to 50.00

4 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	56.00	56.00
5	—	837	37.00–44.00	42.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,855	72.00–74.00	72.65
3	—	1,557	58.00–63.00	60.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,102	58.00–68.00	62.58
10	—	1,106	46.00–57.00	54.32
13	—	1,361	69.00–76.00	72.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,729	88.00–99.00	94.82
3	—	1,172	71.00–84.00	77.08
4	—	1,920	100.00–110.00	104.73
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	78.00	78.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	109.00–114.00	111.85
11	—	619	98.00–105.00	102.16
26	—	468	120.00–130.00	124.91
1	—	700	93.00	93.00
5	—	278	130.00–146.00	139.38
2	—	245	130.00–136.00	133.00
18	—	376	124.00–143.00	131.74
43	—	427	120.00–133.00	125.72
5	—	662	98.00–100.00	99.20
10	—	320	121.00–144.00	135.68
31	—	520	110.00–123.00	117.21
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	115.00–126.00	121.73
8	—	471	111.00–118.00	114.99
3	—	627	85.00–98.00	93.22
3	—	658	90.00	90.00
4	—	384	110.00–116.00	113.27
6	—	428	110.00–120.00	115.28
5	—	330	111.00–118.00	115.35
5	—	526	105.00–109.00	108.19
7	—	584	108.00–110.00	108.56
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	96.00–110.00	102.45
7	—	527	90.00–101.00	97.99
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
10	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.94
2	—	280	100.00–107.00	103.69
10	—	367	100.00–125.00	107.58
8	—	571	92.00–101.00	97.56
3	—	323	108.00–110.00	109.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	569	113.00–129.00	121.83
18	—	628	106.00–121.00	112.59
29	—	520	115.00–139.00	123.37
68	—	474	124.00–144.00	131.83
4	—	763	90.00–106.00	97.80
7	—	721	94.00–104.00	97.88
8	—	676	104.00–114.00	108.87
2	—	913	82.00–86.00	84.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	110.00–117.00	113.67
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
12	—	465	112.00–124.00	118.77
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	990	75.00	75.00
2	—	823	82.00–88.00	84.95
2	—	625	90.00–96.00	93.10
3	—	525	115.00–118.00	116.97
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	106.00	106.00
2	—	555	104.00–109.00	106.50
11	—	525	96.00–110.00	103.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	111.00	111.00
7	—	569	120.00–135.00	129.45
16	—	329	130.00–163.00	148.88
5	—	810	106.00–111.00	108.82
6	—	671	106.00–124.00	115.14
11	—	615	115.00–133.00	123.52
2	—	743	104.00–117.00	110.52
5	—	273	130.00–167.00	154.79
5	—	512	121.00–141.00	129.92
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
15	—	472	129.00–147.00	137.76
43	—	371	130.00–159.00	145.40
1	—	1,115	115.00	115.00
4	—	219	139.00–143.00	140.83
42	—	423	128.00–156.00	139.21
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	119.00–124.00	121.54
7	—	326	113.00–131.00	120.85
2	—	558	117.00	117.00
4	—	373	112.00–129.00	122.25
3	—	488	116.00	116.00
10	—	426	113.00–124.00	116.51
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	101.00–105.00	103.03
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
2	—	435	85.00	85.00

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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