Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 6.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 8 head

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.61/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$140.61

164 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$39.11/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	450	143.89	647	143
Medium 2	366	122.46	449	16thin
Medium 3	293	104.78	307	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.11/cwt here — about $340 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 sale164 hd

140.61

—

NC average8 barns · 677 hd

138.42

+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	1,606	98.17	1,577	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	71.13	834	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	50.99	430	14

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.13/cwt	128.00–150.00	505	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	155.14/cwt	130.00–176.00	507	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.66/cwt	130.00–149.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.37/cwt	120.00–138.00	608	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.78/cwt	130.00–163.00	591	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.58/cwt	131.00–151.00	731	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	46.85/cwt	40.00–58.00	381	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	59.56/cwt	50.00–64.00	608	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.88/cwt	129.00–135.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	140.43/cwt	128.00–158.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.35/cwt	104.00–128.00	736	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	150.35/cwt	140.00–160.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.28/cwt	128.00–146.00	648	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	56.52/cwt	50.00–61.00	497	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	107.27/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	79.01/cwt	75.00–88.00	996	23
Bulls	—	—	1,531	94.53/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,447	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	429	120.22/cwt	116.00–124.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	486	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	581	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	824	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	577	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	70.21/cwt	65.00–74.00	819	59
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	355	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	329	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	110.26/cwt	109.00–114.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	110.70/cwt	110.00–112.00	310	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	107.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	102.30/cwt	100.00–109.00	722	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	103.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	123.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.75/cwt	115.00–130.00	725	19
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	284	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	124.21/cwt	119.00–129.00	470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.77/cwt	122.00–148.00	688	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	732	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	108.36/cwt	106.00–116.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.63/cwt	105.00–120.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.27/cwt	111.00–118.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.24/cwt	118.00–133.00	665	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	152.90/cwt	131.00–166.00	569	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.64/cwt	130.00–156.00	669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.54/cwt	114.00–127.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	117.23/cwt	114.00–123.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	166.87/cwt	153.00–175.00	434	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 Jul 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 753Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 139Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 6.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 8 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
25	—	622	104.00–128.00	118.35
2	—	968	105.00–109.00	107.04
19	—	479	128.00–146.00	135.28
8	—	706	100.00–109.00	102.30
22	—	522	122.00–148.00	131.77
28	—	567	120.00–135.00	129.06
5	—	774	106.00–116.00	108.36
1	—	1,085	92.00	92.00
7	—	665	105.00–120.00	113.63
1	—	820	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	110.00–118.00	114.06
2	—	575	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
3	—	477	120.00–124.00	122.66
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	824	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	104.00–110.00	107.05
4	—	523	100.00–108.00	103.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	374	128.00–150.00	135.13
22	—	470	120.00–138.00	129.37
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
4	—	316	128.00–158.00	140.43
19	—	581	115.00–130.00	124.75
3	—	715	111.00–118.00	114.27
31	—	523	118.00–133.00	127.24
15	—	421	125.00–140.00	133.20
10	—	623	114.00–127.00	120.54
8	—	672	114.00–123.00	117.23
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
2	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
3	—	280	110.00–112.00	110.70
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	119.00–120.00	119.50
8	—	519	109.00–114.00	110.26
4	—	365	120.00–125.00	123.47
2	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
1	—	225	126.00	126.00
1	—	320	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	327	130.00–176.00	155.14
14	—	571	130.00–149.00	138.66
2	—	718	109.00–115.00	111.97
2	—	675	110.00–114.00	111.97
29	—	420	130.00–163.00	140.78
18	—	516	131.00–151.00	141.58
8	—	619	129.00–135.00	130.88
2	—	213	140.00–160.00	150.35
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
31	—	372	131.00–166.00	152.90
16	—	472	130.00–156.00	141.64
3	—	260	153.00–175.00	166.87
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	116.00–124.00	120.22
3	—	270	120.00–125.00	121.67
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
7	—	378	119.00–129.00	124.21
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	106.00	106.00
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
2	—	240	106.00–110.00	107.96
1	—	355	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	814	40.00–58.00	46.85
6	—	880	50.00–61.00	56.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,020	50.00–64.00	59.56
23	—	1,261	75.00–88.00	79.01
59	—	1,166	65.00–74.00	70.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	101.00–111.00	107.27
10	—	1,531	88.00–100.00	94.53

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	750.00	750.00

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle