Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-04

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 moderate with market activity and buyer interest moderate. Offerings light with quality average. Baby calves 15.00 to 30.00 4 head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.81/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$138.81

165 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$30.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

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	140.48	664	154
Medium 2	389	115.92	450	10thin
Medium 3	415	110.00	457	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.48/cwt here — about $208 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 sale165 hd

138.81

—

NC average7 barns · 629 hd

134.50

+4.31

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	1,707	96.63	1,650	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	68.63	802	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	65.24	1,036	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	51.62	417	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.75/cwt	118.00–128.00	648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.23/cwt	108.00–122.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	282	126.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	110.96/cwt	108.00–115.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	134.62/cwt	126.00–142.00	517	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.47/cwt	134.00–150.00	665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.06/cwt	127.00–147.00	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.07/cwt	124.00–136.00	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.29/cwt	124.00–138.00	770	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.31/cwt	105.00–124.00	688	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.18/cwt	100.00–126.00	739	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	66.14/cwt	60.00–70.00	740	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	54.87/cwt	52.00–58.00	448	7
Bulls	—	—	1,826	105.81/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	143.71/cwt	131.00–152.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	141.64/cwt	139.00–144.00	375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	55.18/cwt	53.00–58.00	546	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	74.04/cwt	68.00–80.00	936	27
Bulls	—	—	1,634	93.79/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,533	10
Bulls	—	—	1,730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	313	115.68/cwt	111.00–120.00	362	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	582	112.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	113.46/cwt	112.00–118.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	44.05/cwt	41.00–50.00	347	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	66.14/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,057	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	534	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	116.71/cwt	110.00–127.00	508	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	117.47/cwt	117.00–118.00	268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.39/cwt	125.00–139.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.20/cwt	118.00–135.00	672	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	112.57/cwt	104.00–121.00	752	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	144.05/cwt	131.00–146.00	472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.01/cwt	116.00–126.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	113.92/cwt	100.00–123.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	165.99/cwt	164.00–175.00	461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.56/cwt	118.00–136.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.33/cwt	120.00–138.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.81/cwt	130.00–156.00	587	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	155.88/cwt	130.00–170.00	518	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	113.80/cwt	109.00–115.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.67/cwt	121.00–136.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	116.22/cwt	110.00–127.00	845	3

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 Jun 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 515Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 135Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 3

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	118.00–128.00	122.75
10	—	619	108.00–122.00	117.23
17	—	384	126.00–142.00	134.62
12	—	476	124.00–136.00	130.07
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
12	—	572	105.00–124.00	120.31
2	—	265	139.00–144.00	141.64
1	—	210	138.00	138.00
8	—	328	131.00–146.00	144.05
8	—	683	100.00–123.00	113.92
2	—	840	94.00–96.00	94.99
7	—	425	120.00–138.00	127.33
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
4	—	282	120.00–128.00	126.12
2	—	313	111.00–120.00	115.68
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
3	—	460	115.00–118.00	115.99
2	—	383	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	435	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	105.00–108.00	106.46
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	108.00–115.00	110.96
1	—	1,010	88.00	88.00
16	—	620	100.00–126.00	119.18
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
17	—	467	125.00–139.00	131.39
12	—	528	118.00–135.00	127.20
5	—	668	104.00–121.00	112.57
5	—	578	116.00–126.00	119.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
5	—	582	111.00–114.00	112.98
4	—	530	112.00–118.00	113.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	134.00–150.00	141.47
12	—	516	127.00–147.00	139.06
2	—	238	160.00–164.00	162.02
27	—	582	124.00–138.00	132.29
14	—	366	131.00–152.00	143.71
8	—	278	164.00–175.00	165.99
12	—	675	118.00–136.00	125.56
26	—	426	130.00–156.00	137.81
28	—	332	130.00–170.00	155.88
5	—	772	109.00–115.00	113.80
4	—	618	121.00–136.00	129.67
3	—	727	110.00–127.00	116.22
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	114.00	114.00
6	—	435	110.00–127.00	116.71
2	—	228	117.00–118.00	117.47
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	58.00	58.00
8	—	1,598	60.00–71.00	66.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,119	60.00–70.00	66.14
4	—	990	53.00–58.00	55.18
27	—	1,264	68.00–80.00	74.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	816	52.00–58.00	54.87
3	—	787	41.00–50.00	44.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,826	100.00–113.00	105.81
10	—	1,634	88.00–98.00	93.79
1	—	1,730	70.00	70.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle