Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle this week were steady to compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.90/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$118.90

195 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$20.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

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	482	123.59	595	130
Medium 2	408	114.18	466	38
Medium 3	450	102.92	464	27

One grade step is worth $20.68/cwt here — about $132 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 sale195 hd

118.90

—

NC average9 barns · 1,388 hd

121.08

−2.19

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	1,711	96.51	1,652	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	75.85	947	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	852	49.18	419	10

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 and Large 1-2	—	524	130.65/cwt	124.00–140.00	685	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.44/cwt	116.00–127.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.67/cwt	119.00–125.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	128.98/cwt	123.00–130.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.43/cwt	130.00–160.00	529	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	110.36/cwt	108.00–112.00	737	3
Bulls	—	—	1,846	103.17/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	133.64/cwt	131.00–136.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	147.94/cwt	130.00–166.00	479	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	120.38/cwt	115.00–131.00	627	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	113.74/cwt	107.00–120.00	701	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.56/cwt	94.00–106.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	137.52/cwt	127.00–151.00	572	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	149.40/cwt	130.00–171.00	326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	42.26/cwt	36.00–49.00	363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,682	94.66/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,592	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	80.50/cwt	66.00–93.00	1,070	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	71.16/cwt	64.00–75.00	833	36
Bulls	—	—	1,350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	368	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	212	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	59.56/cwt	56.00–66.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	98.10/cwt	94.00–104.00	554	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	62.17/cwt	60.00–63.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	322	117.27/cwt	115.00–121.00	378	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	619	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	383	105.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	94.08/cwt	90.00–98.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	557	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	625	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	106.44/cwt	103.00–110.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	368	106.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	392	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	115.02/cwt	111.00–119.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	308	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	419	103.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	513	106.01/cwt	103.00–109.00	544	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	120.63/cwt	114.00–127.00	511	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	223	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	271	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	113.90/cwt	104.00–118.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	127.94/cwt	120.00–136.00	476	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	132.28/cwt	125.00–136.00	439	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.94/cwt	115.00–123.00	676	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	94.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.77/cwt	133.00–135.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	533	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	114.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	755	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	116.95/cwt	113.00–120.00	374	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	120.81/cwt	112.00–127.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.43/cwt	120.00–137.00	616	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	267	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	118.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	669	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	412	114.58/cwt	112.00–119.00	472	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	111.20/cwt	109.00–114.00	583	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	117.57/cwt	114.00–121.00	547	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	175	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	233	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	115.60/cwt	111.00–123.00	443	10
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	101.98/cwt	99.00–105.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	481	107.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	114.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	107.47/cwt	106.00–110.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	103.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	483	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	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 Jun 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 776Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 208Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 1

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	524	124.00–140.00	130.65
7	—	673	119.00–125.00	121.67
23	—	374	130.00–160.00	141.43
4	—	763	124.00	124.00
12	—	324	130.00–166.00	147.94
16	—	416	127.00–151.00	137.52
3	—	218	130.00–171.00	149.40
1	—	265	137.00	137.00
6	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.82
2	—	730	112.00–120.00	116.03
8	—	620	126.00–130.00	129.01
5	—	569	133.00–135.00	133.77
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
12	—	424	114.00–127.00	120.63
2	—	223	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
3	—	320	113.00–120.00	116.95
4	—	363	112.00–127.00	120.81
3	—	267	120.00–125.00	122.94
3	—	465	114.00–121.00	117.57
1	—	175	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	100.00–110.00	105.20
2	—	305	103.00–110.00	106.44
3	—	435	109.00–110.00	109.66
1	—	545	103.00	103.00
2	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	116.00–127.00	120.44
9	—	457	123.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	668	108.00–112.00	110.36
5	—	730	94.00–106.00	100.56
12	—	611	104.00–118.00	113.90
15	—	573	115.00–123.00	117.94
2	—	808	90.00–100.00	94.95
2	—	760	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	623	90.00–98.00	94.08
6	—	557	110.00–115.00	112.18
8	—	481	111.00–119.00	115.02
5	—	524	109.00–114.00	111.20
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	103.00–109.00	106.01
3	—	565	99.00–105.00	101.98
4	—	481	105.00–110.00	107.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	87.00	87.00
2	—	275	131.00–136.00	133.64
17	—	521	115.00–131.00	120.38
11	—	616	107.00–120.00	113.74
18	—	372	120.00–136.00	127.94
15	—	332	125.00–136.00	132.28
15	—	419	120.00–135.00	127.15
6	—	659	113.00–115.00	114.50
19	—	476	120.00–137.00	129.43
26	—	566	115.00–122.00	118.26
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	94.00–104.00	98.10
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
5	—	368	100.00–110.00	106.43
2	—	535	100.00	100.00
4	—	419	100.00–110.00	103.48
12	—	468	100.00–108.00	103.20
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	115.00–121.00	117.27
2	—	570	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	270	114.00	114.00
10	—	412	112.00–119.00	114.58
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
10	—	383	111.00–123.00	115.60
4	—	471	110.00–118.00	114.37
4	—	523	106.00–110.00	107.47
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	84.00	84.00
1	—	265	80.00	80.00
1	—	395	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,846	101.00–105.00	103.17
6	—	1,682	89.00–98.00	94.66
1	—	1,350	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	860	36.00–49.00	42.26
4	—	841	56.00–66.00	59.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,329	66.00–93.00	80.50
36	—	1,171	64.00–75.00	71.16
6	—	991	60.00–63.00	62.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	500.00	500.00

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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Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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