Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 65.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.99/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$119.99

208 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

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	507	123.28	625	159
Medium 2	456	113.43	517	27
Medium 3	441	104.26	460	22

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $165 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 sale208 hd

119.99

—

NC average8 barns · 1,045 hd

118.59

+1.39

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	1,559	98.74	1,539	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	70.48	814	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	70.00	1,292	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	57.70	489	11

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	—	1,449	95.64/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,386	7
Bulls	—	—	1,786	107.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,925	8
Bulls	—	—	1,208	81.86/cwt	75.00–85.00	989	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	45.27/cwt	42.00–48.00	355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	60.47/cwt	54.00–64.00	628	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.02/cwt	117.00–133.00	638	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.61/cwt	128.00–150.00	516	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	105.77/cwt	91.00–114.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.16/cwt	121.00–148.00	672	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.22/cwt	124.00–145.00	697	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	60.46/cwt	56.00–64.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.60/cwt	100.00–123.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	151.12/cwt	140.00–162.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.73/cwt	127.00–144.00	563	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	133.55/cwt	129.00–140.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.33/cwt	116.00–126.00	689	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.04/cwt	120.00–138.00	612	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.88/cwt	120.00–133.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.12/cwt	131.00–155.00	466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	128.86/cwt	124.00–136.00	491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	149.80/cwt	136.00–170.00	421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.15/cwt	120.00–136.00	545	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	101.79/cwt	90.00–114.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.21/cwt	106.00–123.00	712	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	722	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	854	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	316	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	77.84/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,038	19
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	70.49/cwt	65.00–75.00	794	60
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	116.60/cwt	111.00–120.00	497	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	975	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,313	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	402	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	73.53/cwt	70.00–77.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	106.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	501	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	102.60/cwt	100.00–108.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	284	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	580	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	603	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	321	123.91/cwt	116.00–132.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	578	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	103.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	800	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	564	105.70/cwt	102.00–110.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	372	105.36/cwt	103.00–109.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	119.66/cwt	113.00–124.00	568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	103.19/cwt	96.00–117.00	750	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.91/cwt	121.00–138.00	622	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	108.49/cwt	101.00–114.00	724	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	104.61/cwt	96.00–113.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	121.21/cwt	113.00–126.00	698	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	779	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	474	119.17/cwt	113.00–125.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.30/cwt	114.00–128.00	637	31
Steers	Medium 2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,001.16/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	10,762	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.00/cwt	120.00–133.00	795	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	115.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	541	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	108.42/cwt	106.00–110.00	570	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	123.18/cwt	113.00–129.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	118.21/cwt	112.00–126.00	431	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	543	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	589	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	431	117.61/cwt	114.00–125.00	507	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	338	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	114.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	663	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 523Year ago 549

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 157Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

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

Baby calves 65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,449	88.00–99.00	95.64
8	—	1,786	100.00–110.00	107.79
3	—	1,208	75.00–85.00	81.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	42.00–48.00	45.27
9	—	862	56.00–64.00	60.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,039	54.00–64.00	60.47
19	—	1,334	71.00–83.00	77.84
60	—	1,126	65.00–75.00	70.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	70.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	523	117.00–133.00	122.02
2	—	875	110.00–113.00	111.50
4	—	916	91.00–114.00	105.77
36	—	568	116.00–126.00	121.33
10	—	629	106.00–123.00	113.21
16	—	727	96.00–117.00	103.19
16	—	475	121.00–138.00	130.91
17	—	667	101.00–114.00	108.49
2	—	770	96.00–113.00	104.61
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
12	—	475	113.00–124.00	119.66
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
10	—	569	110.00–117.00	114.48
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
5	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.03
1	—	800	76.00	76.00
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
4	—	564	102.00–110.00	105.70
2	—	543	107.00–110.00	108.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	372	128.00–150.00	138.61
22	—	483	121.00–148.00	139.16
24	—	519	124.00–145.00	134.22
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
2	—	238	140.00–162.00	151.12
31	—	421	127.00–144.00	133.73
10	—	570	120.00–133.00	127.88
15	—	330	131.00–155.00	141.12
9	—	281	136.00–170.00	149.80
18	—	626	120.00–133.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	101.00–107.00	104.05
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
2	—	315	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	116.00–132.00	123.91
6	—	474	113.00–125.00	119.17
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
7	—	378	113.00–129.00	123.18
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
8	—	431	114.00–125.00	117.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	100.00–123.00	113.60
3	—	287	129.00–140.00	133.55
29	—	474	120.00–138.00	129.04
5	—	327	130.00	130.00
10	—	381	124.00–136.00	128.86
28	—	425	120.00–136.00	128.15
2	—	713	90.00–114.00	101.79
3	—	842	81.00	81.00
35	—	576	113.00–126.00	121.21
4	—	678	110.00–120.00	114.97
31	—	525	114.00–128.00	121.30
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	111.00–120.00	116.60
6	—	469	110.00–119.00	115.34
1	—	280	119.00	119.00
5	—	526	106.00–110.00	108.42
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
7	—	365	112.00–126.00	118.21
2	—	663	94.00–96.00	95.01
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	104.00–110.00	106.50
3	—	420	100.00–108.00	102.60
2	—	270	100.00–110.00	105.00
3	—	578	103.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
3	—	535	100.00–106.00	103.65
3	—	372	103.00–109.00	105.36
2	—	338	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	670	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	87.00	87.00
1	—	960	89.00	89.00
1	—	410	77.00	77.00
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
1	—	515	78.00	78.00
2	—	610	70.00–77.00	73.53
1	—	580	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	900.00–1,125.00	1,001.16

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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