Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 10.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.78/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$130.78

224 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

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	445	134.66	599	176
Medium 2	394	120.48	475	36
Medium 3	367	104.66	385	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $214 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 sale224 hd

130.78

—

NC average8 barns · 874 hd

134.16

−3.39

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	1,608	99.29	1,597	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	70.51	821	153
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	67.97	1,052	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	52.58	453	21

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,478	96.28/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,423	10
Bulls	—	—	1,869	110.46/cwt	105.00–113.00	2,064	6
Bulls	—	—	1,390	81.17/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,080	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,123	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	44.51/cwt	35.00–53.00	373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.27/cwt	130.00–158.00	443	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.35/cwt	127.00–149.00	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	136.93/cwt	130.00–145.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.79/cwt	122.00–134.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.28/cwt	126.00–149.00	572	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	765	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.96/cwt	125.00–154.00	517	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.43/cwt	112.00–123.00	672	27
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,315	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	115.05/cwt	100.00–121.00	714	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.45/cwt	120.00–139.00	606	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.37/cwt	121.00–144.00	673	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	128.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	114.50/cwt	100.00–121.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.21/cwt	119.00–140.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.15/cwt	120.00–137.00	559	26
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	114.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	653	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	70.42/cwt	62.00–75.00	812	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	55.81/cwt	50.00–64.00	486	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	67.97/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,052	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	62.21/cwt	47.00–84.00	635	29
Heifers	Medium 3	—	568	98.61/cwt	90.00–105.00	560	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	78.28/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,039	32
Steers	Medium 3	—	290	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	293	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	120.98/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	115.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	995	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	106.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	418	112.58/cwt	108.00–120.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	96.80/cwt	90.00–104.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	235	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	261	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	526	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	316	106.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	336	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	379	102.84/cwt	100.00–108.00	390	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	113.94/cwt	109.00–117.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	378	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	567	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	115.92/cwt	112.00–119.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	118.98/cwt	116.00–124.00	435	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	281	120.52/cwt	115.00–124.00	339	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	785	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	118.43/cwt	114.00–126.00	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	108.85/cwt	100.00–113.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	114.15/cwt	110.00–118.00	594	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	284	119.70/cwt	115.00–126.00	340	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	118.94/cwt	113.00–126.00	514	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	121.49/cwt	116.00–129.00	452	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	116.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	124.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	141.17/cwt	134.00–152.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	100.95/cwt	96.00–106.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	648	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.06/cwt	114.00–125.00	694	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	110.67/cwt	107.00–115.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	114.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	156.90/cwt	141.00–173.00	350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.36/cwt	124.00–139.00	613	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	101.02/cwt	90.00–110.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.39/cwt	115.00–134.00	653	32

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 574Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 147Year ago 122

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,478	89.00–101.00	96.28
6	—	1,869	105.00–113.00	110.46
2	—	1,390	74.00–86.00	81.17
1	—	1,080	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,315	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	837	35.00–53.00	44.51
15	—	871	50.00–64.00	55.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,153	62.00–75.00	70.42
29	—	1,020	47.00–84.00	62.21
32	—	1,327	76.00–86.00	78.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	64.00–72.00	67.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	323	130.00–158.00	137.27
13	—	467	127.00–149.00	137.35
13	—	570	122.00–134.00	129.79
37	—	423	126.00–149.00	135.28
16	—	626	115.00–125.00	122.17
41	—	372	125.00–154.00	138.96
21	—	520	121.00–144.00	129.37
7	—	670	119.00–140.00	125.21
4	—	274	134.00–152.00	141.17
6	—	223	141.00–173.00	156.90
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	101.00	101.00
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
3	—	418	108.00–120.00	112.58
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
5	—	379	100.00–108.00	102.84
1	—	310	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	118.00–125.00	120.98
4	—	284	115.00–126.00	119.70
12	—	432	113.00–126.00	118.94
9	—	372	116.00–129.00	121.49
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
5	—	320	120.00–128.00	124.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	130.00–145.00	136.93
27	—	572	112.00–123.00	117.43
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
17	—	621	100.00–121.00	115.05
29	—	472	120.00–139.00	128.45
2	—	768	98.00–99.00	98.51
5	—	386	124.00–130.00	128.82
8	—	669	100.00–121.00	114.50
26	—	426	120.00–137.00	131.15
1	—	830	89.00	89.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
3	—	710	90.00–110.00	101.02
32	—	529	115.00–134.00	123.39
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
4	—	418	114.00–118.00	115.03
3	—	522	109.00–117.00	113.94
1	—	630	82.00	82.00
3	—	480	112.00–119.00	115.92
9	—	366	116.00–124.00	118.98
5	—	281	115.00–124.00	120.52
1	—	785	86.00	86.00
3	—	333	114.00–116.00	114.98
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	90.00–105.00	98.61
6	—	473	100.00–110.00	106.32
2	—	525	90.00–104.00	96.80
1	—	235	111.00	111.00
4	—	316	100.00–110.00	106.32
2	—	378	100.00–110.00	105.03
1	—	255	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
7	—	727	100.00–113.00	108.85
11	—	616	110.00–120.00	116.94
2	—	783	96.00–106.00	100.95
22	—	524	120.00–135.00	123.62
19	—	573	114.00–125.00	121.06
3	—	802	107.00–115.00	110.67
10	—	671	110.00–120.00	114.38
28	—	474	124.00–139.00	129.36
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	110.00–119.00	114.82
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	995	78.00	78.00
10	—	474	114.00–126.00	118.43
8	—	520	110.00–118.00	114.15
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	89.00	89.00
4	—	526	100.00–105.00	101.75
5	—	567	100.00–110.00	104.83
2	—	490	102.00–110.00	105.96

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