Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.86/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$120.86

153 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$19.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.22

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	497	124.83	620	101
Medium 2	376	116.79	439	35
Medium 3	453	105.65	479	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $141 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 sale153 hd

120.86

—

NC average7 barns · 908 hd

113.64

+7.22

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	1,442	93.05	1,342	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	68.47	811	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	67.47	1,057	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	813	51.88	422	7thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3	—	374	107.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	400	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	476	101.80/cwt	100.00–108.00	485	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	523	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	443	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	525	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	363	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	394	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	461	118.90/cwt	113.00–121.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	263	120.53/cwt	112.00–128.00	317	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	346	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	111.36/cwt	110.00–113.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	474	110.51/cwt	108.00–114.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	114.20/cwt	100.00–121.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	104.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	598	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	118.48/cwt	113.00–126.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	570	101.54/cwt	100.00–103.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	511	100.40/cwt	98.00–104.00	513	5
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,340	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	92.12/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,216	11
Bulls	—	—	1,553	102.76/cwt	86.00–114.00	1,596	6
Bulls	—	—	1,368	80.08/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,095	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	58.08/cwt	54.00–59.00	603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.88/cwt	120.00–137.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	149.73/cwt	136.00–161.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	114.21/cwt	114.00–115.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	106.93/cwt	100.00–113.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	115.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	117.41/cwt	111.00–131.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	144.91/cwt	126.00–164.00	538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	140.02/cwt	130.00–150.00	584	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	66.01/cwt	60.00–70.00	776	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	123.39/cwt	118.00–130.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	127.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.09/cwt	130.00–144.00	628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	94.70/cwt	90.00–99.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.38/cwt	114.00–118.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	141.16/cwt	136.00–149.00	371	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	404	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	42.74/cwt	39.00–46.00	346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	55.54/cwt	51.00–59.00	452	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	67.47/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	107.27/cwt	105.00–109.00	343	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	76.15/cwt	71.00–85.00	956	28
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	526	112.80/cwt	111.00–114.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	708	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	65.29/cwt	61.00–78.00	362	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	412	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	152.57/cwt	135.00–168.00	500	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	131.48/cwt	121.00–134.00	568	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.77/cwt	111.00–119.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.46/cwt	101.00–112.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	142.01/cwt	132.00–148.00	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.12/cwt	128.00–140.00	501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.19/cwt	124.00–137.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	116.87/cwt	116.00–120.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.40/cwt	100.00–114.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	110.49/cwt	105.00–117.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	119.69/cwt	114.00–129.00	633	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	588	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.05/cwt	120.00–134.00	604	23
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	121.25/cwt	114.00–126.00	447	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	213	129.80/cwt	121.00–136.00	276	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	292	129.69/cwt	125.00–136.00	379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	319	116.29/cwt	113.00–120.00	371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	95.64/cwt	90.00–102.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	117.87/cwt	113.00–124.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	104.58/cwt	101.00–108.00	554	5

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 689Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 96Year ago 137

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	104.00–110.00	107.05
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	112.00–114.00	112.97
4	—	461	113.00–121.00	118.90
6	—	335	113.00–126.00	118.48
3	—	412	112.00–116.00	113.99
5	—	588	114.00	114.00
6	—	369	114.00–126.00	121.25
3	—	213	121.00–136.00	129.80
3	—	292	125.00–136.00	129.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	120.00–137.00	131.88
5	—	279	136.00–161.00	149.73
5	—	607	114.00–115.00	114.21
1	—	930	96.00	96.00
3	—	708	121.00	121.00
12	—	663	111.00–131.00	117.41
13	—	371	126.00–164.00	144.91
23	—	417	130.00–150.00	140.02
7	—	509	120.00–130.00	127.02
12	—	468	130.00–144.00	134.09
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
16	—	328	135.00–168.00	152.57
2	—	238	131.00–132.00	131.48
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	100.00–108.00	101.80
3	—	575	100.00–107.00	104.00
5	—	530	101.00–108.00	104.58
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	110.00–113.00	111.36
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
4	—	467	114.00	114.00
5	—	526	111.00–114.00	112.80
2	—	708	89.00	89.00
1	—	755	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	100.00–113.00	106.93
7	—	509	118.00–130.00	123.39
2	—	760	101.00–112.00	106.46
7	—	467	124.00–137.00	130.19
8	—	586	116.00–120.00	116.87
5	—	665	100.00–114.00	107.40
6	—	624	105.00–117.00	110.49
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
3	—	820	90.00–102.00	95.64
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	118.00–119.00	118.50
8	—	263	112.00–128.00	120.53
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
7	—	477	100.00–121.00	114.20
7	—	319	113.00–120.00	116.29
8	—	374	113.00–124.00	117.87
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	107.00–110.00	108.53
4	—	474	108.00–114.00	110.51
2	—	570	100.00–103.00	101.54
5	—	511	98.00–104.00	100.40
3	—	320	105.00–109.00	107.27
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	110.00–120.00	115.99
1	—	245	131.00	131.00
1	—	795	88.00	88.00
3	—	727	90.00–99.00	94.70
8	—	665	114.00–118.00	115.38
3	—	263	136.00–149.00	141.16
18	—	432	121.00–134.00	131.48
1	—	890	91.00	91.00
4	—	570	111.00–119.00	116.77
6	—	322	132.00–148.00	142.01
8	—	371	128.00–140.00	135.12
15	—	529	114.00–129.00	119.69
23	—	472	120.00–134.00	128.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	80.00	80.00
1	—	450	77.00	77.00
4	—	555	61.00–78.00	65.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,340	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,320	84.00–99.00	92.12
6	—	1,553	86.00–114.00	102.76
3	—	1,368	76.00–88.00	80.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	54.00–59.00	58.08
41	—	1,176	60.00–70.00	66.01
28	—	1,255	71.00–85.00	76.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	39.00–46.00	42.74
5	—	814	51.00–59.00	55.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	63.00–70.00	67.47

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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