Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 55.00 22 head

13 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.84/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$124.84

150 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$20.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	126.30	640	129
Medium 2	400	117.50	470	18thin
Medium 3	423	106.00	449	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $191 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 sale150 hd

124.84

—

NC average8 barns · 789 hd

122.56

+2.28

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	1,706	95.91	1,637	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,915	70.00	1,341	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	68.60	858	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	49.87	433	12

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	141.12/cwt	138.00–152.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.99/cwt	126.00–139.00	430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	153.23/cwt	139.00–168.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.57/cwt	124.00–135.00	610	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	343	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.61/cwt	122.00–129.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	124.89/cwt	123.00–127.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.55/cwt	120.00–139.00	740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.71/cwt	110.00–128.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.91/cwt	122.00–140.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	549	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	131.14/cwt	110.00–137.00	814	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.14/cwt	133.00–150.00	744	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	127.36/cwt	120.00–138.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	129.37/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	225	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	135.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.50/cwt	144.00–161.00	699	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	119.46/cwt	113.00–126.00	449	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	238	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	321	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	396	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	145.41/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	135.64/cwt	123.00–140.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.14/cwt	130.00–171.00	595	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	152.27/cwt	134.00–176.00	486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.61/cwt	130.00–161.00	613	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.20/cwt	124.00–137.00	701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	105.32/cwt	100.00–115.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.91/cwt	120.00–136.00	745	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	106.56/cwt	105.00–108.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	468	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	108.48/cwt	102.00–115.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	122.57/cwt	116.00–127.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.59/cwt	120.00–132.00	658	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.79/cwt	107.00–133.00	787	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.22/cwt	125.00–147.00	652	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	95.28/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,659	5
Bulls	—	—	1,343	80.29/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,928	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	56.37/cwt	50.00–64.00	517	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	43.37/cwt	33.00–49.00	355	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	59.79/cwt	50.00–64.00	622	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	78.92/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,156	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	69.44/cwt	64.00–75.00	886	47

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 Sep 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 518Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 115Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 to 55.00 22 head

13 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	126.00	126.00
3	—	325	120.00–138.00	127.36
5	—	376	113.00–126.00	119.46
2	—	238	130.00–140.00	134.95
1	—	285	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	279	139.00–168.00	153.23
7	—	520	133.00–150.00	143.14
3	—	812	122.00–134.00	129.37
3	—	590	132.00–140.00	135.02
7	—	471	144.00–161.00	148.50
7	—	718	142.00–146.00	145.41
2	—	923	125.00–126.00	125.49
1	—	760	142.00	142.00
4	—	673	123.00–140.00	135.64
2	—	628	132.00–140.00	135.92
2	—	218	150.00	150.00
26	—	376	130.00–171.00	158.14
16	—	319	134.00–176.00	152.27
24	—	418	130.00–161.00	146.61
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	111.00	111.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	101.00	101.00
2	—	423	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
5	—	719	114.00	114.00
5	—	282	138.00–152.00	141.12
8	—	323	126.00–139.00	132.99
13	—	467	124.00–135.00	130.57
5	—	626	122.00–129.00	124.61
3	—	837	96.00	96.00
16	—	576	120.00–139.00	128.55
11	—	668	110.00–128.00	119.71
4	—	761	90.00	90.00
8	—	374	122.00–140.00	131.91
29	—	427	120.00–135.00	128.50
21	—	516	120.00–132.00	127.59
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	88.00	88.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
4	—	418	110.00–120.00	115.11
2	—	265	123.00–127.00	124.89
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	114.00–115.00	114.50
5	—	380	116.00–127.00	122.57
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	145.00	145.00
14	—	621	110.00–137.00	131.14
19	—	530	124.00–137.00	132.20
6	—	762	100.00–115.00	105.32
17	—	569	120.00–136.00	130.91
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
2	—	708	102.00–115.00	108.48
8	—	668	107.00–133.00	117.79
16	—	475	125.00–147.00	137.22
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	105.00–108.00	106.56
3	—	468	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
2	—	483	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	960	85.00	85.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,741	92.00–98.00	95.28
2	—	1,343	70.00–88.00	80.29
4	—	1,845	104.00–105.00	104.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	917	50.00–64.00	56.37
6	—	819	33.00–49.00	43.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,041	50.00–64.00	59.79
9	—	1,465	76.00–87.00	78.92
47	—	1,276	64.00–75.00	69.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	70.00	70.00

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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Replacement Cattle

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