Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.58/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$134.58

207 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

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	455	139.11	633	168
Medium 2	404	118.91	480	28
Medium 1	400	108.00	432	1thin
Medium 3	387	104.98	406	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $227 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 sale207 hd

134.58

—

NC average8 barns · 907 hd

134.82

−0.24

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	1,556	95.82	1,491	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,736	70.45	1,223	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	67.47	777	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	806	54.00	435	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	—	1,035	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.36/cwt	117.00–135.00	639	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.16/cwt	130.00–168.00	531	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.38/cwt	120.00–139.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	52.67/cwt	50.00–54.00	420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	481	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	73.65/cwt	69.00–78.00	932	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	155.53/cwt	138.00–174.00	421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	151.77/cwt	130.00–167.00	496	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.71/cwt	130.00–150.00	581	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.78/cwt	123.00–140.00	761	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	134.59/cwt	121.00–144.00	503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	117.07/cwt	113.00–120.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.36/cwt	120.00–136.00	542	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.66/cwt	123.00–138.00	704	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.63/cwt	124.00–144.00	676	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	128.88/cwt	120.00–144.00	411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.19/cwt	120.00–140.00	617	14
Bulls	—	—	1,865	105.68/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	95.36/cwt	88.00–107.00	1,419	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	112.48/cwt	108.00–117.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	777	86.33/cwt	85.00–88.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	692	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	644	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	505	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	73.50/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	66.38/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,154	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	64.19/cwt	58.00–68.00	687	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	54.97/cwt	52.00–57.00	588	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	103.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	439	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	103.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	473	102.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	485	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	400	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	432	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	105.17/cwt	103.00–110.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	528	102.02/cwt	99.00–107.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	362	108.36/cwt	102.00–110.00	392	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	534	112.14/cwt	110.00–114.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	287	123.82/cwt	111.00–129.00	355	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	423	105.09/cwt	101.00–110.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	467	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	137.27/cwt	130.00–152.00	339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	114.37/cwt	100.00–118.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.28/cwt	115.00–134.00	639	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	582	115.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	671	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	850.58/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	133.73/cwt	130.00–144.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	100.74/cwt	100.00–103.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	94.47/cwt	89.00–106.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	108.17/cwt	100.00–118.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	108.95/cwt	101.00–115.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	511	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	449	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	464	118.41/cwt	114.00–122.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	108.68/cwt	100.00–118.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	96.66/cwt	90.00–107.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.83/cwt	109.00–132.00	687	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	115.59/cwt	113.00–118.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	90.69/cwt	88.00–94.00	626	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	117.09/cwt	111.00–123.00	493	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	246	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	337	119.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	403	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 683Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 168Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,865	104.00–107.00	105.68
6	—	1,488	88.00–107.00	95.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	50.00–54.00	52.67
1	—	830	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,265	69.00–78.00	73.65
30	—	1,071	58.00–68.00	64.19
4	—	1,070	52.00–57.00	54.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	70.00–78.00	73.50
3	—	1,738	64.00–69.00	66.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	518	117.00–135.00	123.36
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
14	—	474	120.00–140.00	130.19
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
10	—	672	100.00–118.00	108.17
5	—	627	100.00–118.00	108.68
6	—	718	90.00–107.00	96.66
10	—	573	109.00–132.00	119.83
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	108.00–117.00	112.48
3	—	777	85.00–88.00	86.33
3	—	692	90.00–96.00	93.01
7	—	534	110.00–114.00	112.14
6	—	620	89.00–106.00	94.47
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	100.00–110.00	102.53
5	—	570	103.00–110.00	105.17
3	—	528	99.00–107.00	102.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	371	130.00–168.00	143.16
2	—	613	120.00–139.00	129.38
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
9	—	271	138.00–174.00	155.53
21	—	327	130.00–167.00	151.77
2	—	833	97.00	97.00
27	—	419	130.00–150.00	138.71
27	—	573	123.00–140.00	132.78
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
20	—	523	123.00–138.00	134.66
24	—	481	124.00–144.00	140.63
3	—	247	130.00–152.00	137.27
5	—	714	100.00–118.00	114.37
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
3	—	425	100.00–110.00	103.33
3	—	370	100.00–110.00	103.95
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	111.00–129.00	123.82
3	—	582	114.00–118.00	115.30
3	—	377	119.00	119.00
7	—	464	114.00–122.00	118.41
6	—	421	111.00–123.00	117.09
1	—	210	117.00	117.00
3	—	337	115.00–124.00	119.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	120.00–135.00	127.72
10	—	374	121.00–144.00	134.59
10	—	564	113.00–120.00	117.07
21	—	422	120.00–136.00	128.36
5	—	319	120.00–144.00	128.88
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
2	—	723	90.00	90.00
13	—	518	115.00–134.00	123.28
4	—	277	130.00–144.00	133.73
4	—	667	100.00–103.00	100.74
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
3	—	607	101.00–115.00	108.95
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	104.00	104.00
12	—	362	102.00–110.00	108.36
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
6	—	423	101.00–110.00	105.09
3	—	467	105.00–106.00	105.33
2	—	555	90.00–94.00	92.02
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
3	—	417	112.00–116.00	114.04
4	—	373	112.00–116.00	113.98
3	—	468	113.00–118.00	115.59
3	—	690	88.00–94.00	90.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	76.00	76.00
1	—	620	71.00	71.00
1	—	465	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	825.00–875.00	850.58

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

Slaughter Cattle

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