Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher on a fairly light test; boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher, while bulls steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer intertest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.79/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$118.79

135 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$19.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

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	543	123.74	672	92
Medium 2	457	111.88	511	23
Medium 3	435	103.97	452	20

One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $219 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 sale135 hd

118.79

—

NC average2 barns · 152 hd

118.83

−0.04

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	1,569	90.15	1,415	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	74.11	882	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	71.00	1,076	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	816	50.46	411	10

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	—	1,717	93.70/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,609	10
Bulls	—	—	1,200	81.26/cwt	77.00–84.00	975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	59.79/cwt	50.00–64.00	628	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	54.23/cwt	50.00–60.00	437	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	106.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	138.04/cwt	128.00–156.00	501	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.60/cwt	105.00–116.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.77/cwt	118.00–136.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.57/cwt	120.00–144.00	646	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	115.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	133.95/cwt	132.00–135.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.94/cwt	100.00–112.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.88/cwt	120.00–139.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.07/cwt	129.00–146.00	585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.15/cwt	130.00–147.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.95/cwt	101.00–115.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	133.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.45/cwt	105.00–124.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	156.05/cwt	137.00–164.00	526	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	238	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	168.21/cwt	166.00–169.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	778	85.50/cwt	84.00–87.00	665	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	80.57/cwt	76.00–90.00	1,001	50
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	70.15/cwt	64.00–75.00	814	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	40.86/cwt	34.00–46.00	339	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	103.55/cwt	100.00–107.00	383	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	323	104.28/cwt	100.00–108.00	337	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	319	119.29/cwt	118.00–121.00	381	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	119.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	506	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	125.94/cwt	120.00–131.00	344	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	333	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	427	106.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	525	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	536	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	112.21/cwt	109.00–114.00	595	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	441	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	521	98.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	102.37/cwt	93.00–109.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	830	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	484	102.80/cwt	100.00–106.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	115.68/cwt	113.00–120.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	131.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.95/cwt	100.00–127.00	713	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	101.22/cwt	92.00–110.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	112.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.11/cwt	100.00–124.00	699	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	149.49/cwt	136.00–162.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	121.84/cwt	112.00–127.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	126.47/cwt	116.00–131.00	655	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	136.24/cwt	127.00–145.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.03/cwt	116.00–132.00	646	18
Bulls	Medium 2	—	584	114.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	669	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.62/cwt	117.00–127.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	106.23/cwt	92.00–113.00	808	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	114.76/cwt	114.00–115.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	233	118.95/cwt	116.00–121.00	277	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	111.98/cwt	109.00–116.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	116.83/cwt	111.00–120.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	122.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	102.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	120.09/cwt	116.00–126.00	450	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	190	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	253	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 Jul 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 721Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 225Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,717	89.00–98.00	93.70
4	—	1,200	77.00–84.00	81.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,051	50.00–64.00	59.79
50	—	1,243	76.00–90.00	80.57
49	—	1,161	64.00–75.00	70.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	50.00–60.00	54.23
1	—	810	70.00	70.00
4	—	830	34.00–46.00	40.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	100.00–110.00	106.93
22	—	473	120.00–144.00	136.57
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
3	—	822	92.00–110.00	101.22
4	—	661	108.00–114.00	112.00
24	—	618	100.00–124.00	113.11
18	—	525	116.00–132.00	123.03
8	—	576	117.00–127.00	119.62
4	—	761	92.00–113.00	106.23
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	89.00	89.00
2	—	778	84.00–87.00	85.50
1	—	615	98.00	98.00
12	—	584	110.00–116.00	114.51
7	—	524	109.00–116.00	111.98
9	—	480	111.00–120.00	116.83
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	93.00–109.00	102.37
1	—	830	76.00	76.00
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
4	—	565	100.00–109.00	102.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	128.00–156.00	138.04
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
2	—	478	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	830	105.00–116.00	110.60
10	—	633	118.00–136.00	128.77
4	—	732	110.00–119.00	115.75
6	—	571	120.00–139.00	128.88
10	—	427	129.00–146.00	137.07
5	—	519	130.00–147.00	136.15
13	—	337	137.00–164.00	156.05
4	—	280	166.00–169.00	168.21
3	—	230	136.00–162.00	149.49
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	100.00–107.00	103.55
2	—	323	100.00–108.00	104.28
2	—	525	100.00–104.00	102.06
2	—	475	100.00	100.00
2	—	430	100.00–105.00	102.53
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	118.00–121.00	119.29
6	—	424	116.00–125.00	119.23
3	—	273	120.00–131.00	125.94
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
9	—	375	116.00–126.00	120.09
1	—	190	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	132.00–135.00	133.95
6	—	477	132.00–140.00	135.31
6	—	770	100.00–112.00	106.94
2	—	720	101.00–115.00	107.95
3	—	228	130.00–137.00	133.19
8	—	668	105.00–124.00	119.45
10	—	432	128.00–136.00	131.14
12	—	620	100.00–127.00	114.95
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
13	—	577	112.00–127.00	121.84
25	—	518	116.00–131.00	126.47
2	—	380	127.00–145.00	136.24
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	108.00–109.00	108.51
1	—	365	108.00	108.00
2	—	333	109.00–110.00	109.52
5	—	427	100.00–110.00	106.92
6	—	521	90.00–100.00	98.26
4	—	484	100.00–106.00	102.80
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	81.00	81.00
4	—	530	109.00–114.00	112.21
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	119.00	119.00
3	—	382	113.00–120.00	115.68
4	—	475	114.00–115.00	114.76
2	—	563	106.00–108.00	107.00
3	—	233	116.00–121.00	118.95
2	—	275	120.00–126.00	122.78
1	—	600	96.00	96.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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