Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.75/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$134.75

200 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$34.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

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	473	139.60	660	155
Medium 1-2	220	131.00	288	1thin
Medium 2	421	121.55	511	34
Medium 3	391	104.91	410	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.69/cwt here — about $250 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 sale200 hd

134.75

—

NC average8 barns · 678 hd

135.60

−0.84

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	1,592	92.09	1,466	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	67.29	1,108	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	64.05	747	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	846	49.21	416	9thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	137.49/cwt	121.00–145.00	459	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	750	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	72.05/cwt	69.00–78.00	867	24
Bulls	—	—	1,878	102.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,301	78.97/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,027	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	66.35/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	143.16/cwt	134.00–160.00	461	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	111.73/cwt	104.00–116.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.67/cwt	110.00–127.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	119.23/cwt	114.00–126.00	613	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.29/cwt	130.00–143.00	716	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.39/cwt	110.00–129.00	663	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.54/cwt	123.00–131.00	773	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.73/cwt	99.00–110.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	96.35/cwt	95.00–98.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	108.63/cwt	104.00–112.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.65/cwt	120.00–141.00	672	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	106.96/cwt	101.00–109.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.51/cwt	130.00–144.00	522	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	152.75/cwt	133.00–165.00	425	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.20/cwt	124.00–138.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	133.28/cwt	125.00–149.00	383	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	53.52/cwt	50.00–58.00	436	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	93.63/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,492	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	52.06/cwt	44.00–57.00	560	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	64.05/cwt	58.00–68.00	752	68
Bulls	Medium 2	—	618	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	111.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	576	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	737	76.18/cwt	73.00–86.00	561	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	209	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,725	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	399	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	104.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	40.60/cwt	40.00–42.00	369	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	106.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	414	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	467	104.75/cwt	101.00–107.00	489	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	318	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	318	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	220	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	825	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,600	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	99.28/cwt	90.00–104.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	522	102.32/cwt	100.00–106.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	474	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	419	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	255	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	107.55/cwt	107.00–110.00	632	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	107.11/cwt	104.00–110.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	114.89/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.22/cwt	120.00–134.00	545	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.80/cwt	120.00–136.00	709	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.74/cwt	138.00–143.00	673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.03/cwt	123.00–137.00	476	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	489	121.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	594	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.18/cwt	109.00–128.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.29/cwt	100.00–118.00	726	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	114.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.41/cwt	130.00–162.00	595	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	120.17/cwt	118.00–123.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	90.42/cwt	87.00–94.00	565	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	124.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	117.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	116.18/cwt	112.00–120.00	383	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	129.58/cwt	128.00–131.00	363	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	114.35/cwt	112.00–119.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	516	104.76/cwt	100.00–107.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	810	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	697	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 May 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 773Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 124Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

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

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	334	121.00–145.00	137.49
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
20	—	514	114.00–126.00	119.23
17	—	570	110.00–129.00	116.39
1	—	210	136.00	136.00
8	—	619	104.00–112.00	108.63
1	—	1,125	96.00	96.00
5	—	663	101.00–109.00	106.96
3	—	287	125.00–149.00	133.28
17	—	425	120.00–134.00	128.22
15	—	375	123.00–137.00	127.03
25	—	478	120.00–128.00	124.04
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	100.00–110.00	104.22
3	—	467	101.00–107.00	104.75
4	—	580	90.00–104.00	99.28
3	—	522	100.00–106.00	102.32
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
4	—	419	100.00–110.00	106.06
1	—	315	106.00	106.00
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	110.00–119.00	114.48
7	—	588	107.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	235	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
2	—	625	87.00–94.00	90.42
1	—	365	114.00	114.00
2	—	330	112.00–120.00	116.18
5	—	467	112.00–119.00	114.35
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	156.00	156.00
8	—	548	150.00	150.00
11	—	411	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	322	134.00–160.00	143.16
3	—	1,192	110.00	110.00
3	—	712	104.00–116.00	111.73
4	—	581	130.00–136.00	132.95
4	—	679	110.00–127.00	117.67
11	—	518	130.00–143.00	138.29
16	—	616	123.00–131.00	125.54
19	—	377	130.00–144.00	138.51
8	—	278	133.00–165.00	152.75
10	—	478	138.00–143.00	140.74
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
1	—	230	156.00	156.00
30	—	424	130.00–162.00	140.41
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
3	—	390	100.00–110.00	106.62
2	—	318	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	107.00	107.00
2	—	420	104.00–110.00	107.11
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	489	120.00–127.00	121.41
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
6	—	415	118.00–123.00	120.17
10	—	376	120.00–130.00	124.26
3	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.71
2	—	280	128.00–131.00	129.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	730	99.00–110.00	101.73
2	—	780	90.00–94.00	92.00
3	—	808	95.00–98.00	96.35
23	—	522	120.00–141.00	128.65
13	—	471	124.00–138.00	130.20
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
21	—	568	120.00–136.00	124.80
7	—	615	109.00–128.00	115.18
1	—	870	97.00	97.00
17	—	670	100.00–118.00	108.29
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	96.00	96.00
5	—	516	110.00–114.00	111.64
9	—	563	110.00–117.00	114.89
8	—	470	110.00–117.00	114.36
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	100.00–110.00	105.19
4	—	516	100.00–107.00	104.76
1	—	810	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	737	73.00–86.00	76.18
1	—	205	102.00	102.00
2	—	518	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,204	69.00–78.00	72.05
16	—	1,075	44.00–57.00	52.06
68	—	1,174	58.00–68.00	64.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,673	63.00–70.00	66.35
1	—	1,510	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	814	50.00–58.00	53.52
3	—	910	40.00–42.00	40.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,878	100.00–107.00	102.52
4	—	1,301	76.00–82.00	78.97
7	—	1,594	86.00–97.00	93.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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