Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 1.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 30.00 to 70.00 12 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.02/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$123.02

149 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$23.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

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	509	127.84	650	111
Medium 2	431	115.08	496	16thin
Medium 3	388	104.45	405	22

One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about $245 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 sale149 hd

123.02

—

NC average8 barns · 1,090 hd

120.03

+2.99

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	1,665	98.44	1,639	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	71.01	907	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	48.68	435	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.03/cwt	103.00–133.00	764	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	105.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.62/cwt	107.00–127.00	785	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	384	121.86/cwt	115.00–127.00	468	4
Bulls	—	—	1,601	92.43/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,480	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	79.38/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,130	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	59.63/cwt	54.00–64.00	629	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	70.93/cwt	66.00–76.00	913	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.50/cwt	130.00–160.00	546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.18/cwt	130.00–165.00	690	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.62/cwt	130.00–146.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	161.90/cwt	156.00–170.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	162.33/cwt	150.00–184.00	521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	142.20/cwt	130.00–166.00	593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	127.62/cwt	118.00–149.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.05/cwt	135.00–151.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.67/cwt	110.00–127.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	135.33/cwt	122.00–140.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.43/cwt	120.00–138.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	131.00/cwt	129.00–136.00	575	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.86/cwt	120.00–142.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	108.94/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,937	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	368	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	339	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	460	1
Steers	Large 2	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	40.35/cwt	39.00–42.00	363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	506	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	111.70/cwt	110.00–112.00	397	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	114.18/cwt	111.00–117.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	114.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	487	120.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	408	104.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	426	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	312	106.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	215	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	362	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	384	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	108.77/cwt	107.00–110.00	620	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	553	98.04/cwt	90.00–104.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	308	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	326	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	103.85/cwt	100.00–108.00	545	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.27/cwt	126.00–140.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.85/cwt	105.00–130.00	767	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.37/cwt	116.00–133.00	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	137.36/cwt	129.00–146.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	108.49/cwt	106.00–111.00	763	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	122.22/cwt	118.00–127.00	340	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.52/cwt	122.00–148.00	677	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	113.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	116.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	288	121.39/cwt	118.00–126.00	350	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 Aug 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 733Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 165Year ago 139

Baby calves 30.00 to 70.00 12 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	—	945	80.00	80.00
12	—	616	103.00–133.00	124.03
1	—	1,065	91.00	91.00
3	—	772	101.00–109.00	105.00
4	—	685	107.00–127.00	114.62
8	—	478	126.00–140.00	133.27
9	—	577	120.00–128.00	124.23
2	—	720	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
12	—	527	122.00–148.00	128.52
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
5	—	568	111.00–117.00	114.18
5	—	523	110.00–119.00	114.58
3	—	487	116.00–125.00	120.32
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	100.00–108.00	103.85
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	130.00	130.00
9	—	564	118.00–149.00	127.62
9	—	657	110.00–127.00	120.67
10	—	371	122.00–140.00	135.33
10	—	467	120.00–138.00	130.43
14	—	439	129.00–136.00	131.00
1	—	970	84.00	84.00
3	—	183	140.00	140.00
14	—	619	105.00–130.00	123.85
17	—	525	116.00–133.00	125.37
4	—	319	129.00–146.00	137.36
2	—	225	140.00	140.00
3	—	775	114.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	703	106.00–111.00	108.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	114.00	114.00
4	—	570	107.00–110.00	108.77
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
3	—	473	110.00–116.00	113.97
4	—	415	115.00–120.00	116.52
3	—	288	118.00–126.00	121.39
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	100.00–106.00	104.47
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	215	106.00	106.00
7	—	362	106.00	106.00
1	—	260	104.00	104.00
3	—	553	90.00–104.00	98.04
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
4	—	308	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	115.00–127.00	121.86
2	—	335	124.00–127.00	125.50
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
2	—	278	118.00–127.00	122.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	130.00–160.00	145.50
21	—	475	130.00–165.00	145.18
10	—	579	130.00–146.00	137.62
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,305	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,405	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,495	110.00	110.00
5	—	272	156.00–170.00	161.90
11	—	321	150.00–184.00	162.33
15	—	417	130.00–166.00	142.20
5	—	628	120.00–134.00	128.97
6	—	527	135.00–151.00	146.05
3	—	677	120.00–142.00	128.86
3	—	718	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	145.00	145.00
6	—	552	149.00	149.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	110.00–112.00	111.70
3	—	312	100.00–110.00	106.52
4	—	430	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	92.00	92.00
1	—	630	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	85.00–97.00	92.43
1	—	1,415	76.00	76.00
5	—	1,778	100.00–116.00	108.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,423	76.00–88.00	79.38
13	—	1,054	54.00–64.00	59.63
31	—	1,287	66.00–76.00	70.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	39.00–42.00	40.35
2	—	888	57.00	57.00

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