Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to down 3.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 75.00 7 head

13 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$121.29

173 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$18.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

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	526	123.77	651	144
Medium 2	460	111.64	513	17thin
Medium 3	527	105.24	554	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about $96 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 sale173 hd

121.29

—

NC average9 barns · 1,410 hd

127.08

−5.79

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	1,650	95.07	1,568	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	69.01	809	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	68.00	988	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	854	48.54	415	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.33/cwt	113.00–128.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.19/cwt	113.00–128.00	650	30
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	116.17/cwt	111.00–125.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	131.52/cwt	120.00–140.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	106.96/cwt	100.00–109.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	103.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.28/cwt	120.00–134.00	613	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	300	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	107.63/cwt	106.00–110.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	130.91/cwt	123.00–141.00	559	17
Steers	Medium 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.94/cwt	129.00–156.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.27/cwt	128.00–141.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.04/cwt	109.00–121.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	882	10
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	487	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	117.57/cwt	106.00–123.00	850	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.02/cwt	130.00–167.00	611	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	122.97/cwt	111.00–129.00	460	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	114.34/cwt	111.00–119.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	159.83/cwt	140.00–180.00	593	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.11/cwt	142.00–181.00	536	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	347	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	533	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.24/cwt	116.00–130.00	832	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.60/cwt	110.00–126.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.34/cwt	131.00–147.00	797	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	149.02/cwt	137.00–160.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.99/cwt	135.00–155.00	756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.95/cwt	120.00–140.00	804	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	608	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.63/cwt	120.00–139.00	664	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	99.63/cwt	90.00–105.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	522	107.22/cwt	106.00–108.00	560	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	79.20/cwt	76.00–88.00	957	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	70.22/cwt	66.00–75.00	850	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	545	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	43.68/cwt	40.00–49.00	358	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	60.12/cwt	50.00–64.00	632	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	52.81/cwt	50.00–58.00	483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,602	93.59/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,499	8
Bulls	—	—	1,903	102.71/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,955	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	113.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	106.67/cwt	100.00–113.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	104.80/cwt	102.00–108.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	718	88.01/cwt	85.00–90.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	102.47/cwt	98.00–105.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.21/cwt	126.00–142.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	104.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	527	113.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	600	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	698	18
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	121.40/cwt	118.00–126.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.04/cwt	100.00–121.00	713	25
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	108.81/cwt	100.00–123.00	677	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	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 Sep 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 451Year ago 791

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 122Year ago 111

Baby calves 25.00 to 75.00 7 head

13 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	113.00–128.00	121.33
30	—	523	113.00–128.00	124.19
7	—	326	120.00–140.00	131.52
23	—	478	120.00–134.00	128.28
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
17	—	427	123.00–141.00	130.91
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
12	—	373	128.00–141.00	135.27
4	—	670	109.00–121.00	115.04
10	—	774	114.00	114.00
25	—	620	100.00–121.00	115.04
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
4	—	374	111.00–125.00	116.17
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
2	—	463	113.00–117.00	114.99
5	—	572	106.00–110.00	107.63
1	—	500	102.00	102.00
2	—	425	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	100.00–109.00	106.96
3	—	573	100.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	473	100.00–110.00	104.04
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	107.00	107.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	129.00–156.00	145.94
4	—	723	106.00–123.00	117.57
24	—	427	130.00–167.00	143.02
18	—	371	140.00–180.00	159.83
5	—	335	142.00–181.00	160.11
16	—	675	116.00–130.00	123.24
3	—	765	110.00–126.00	118.60
22	—	564	131.00–147.00	141.34
1	—	865	123.00	123.00
4	—	821	108.00	108.00
4	—	274	137.00–160.00	149.02
18	—	525	135.00–155.00	143.99
16	—	628	120.00–140.00	127.95
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	121.00–125.00	122.95
3	—	482	123.00	123.00
7	—	374	111.00–129.00	122.97
6	—	421	111.00–119.00	114.34
1	—	310	112.00	112.00
2	—	533	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
3	—	608	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	524	120.00–139.00	126.63
1	—	1,110	91.00	91.00
3	—	830	90.00–105.00	99.63
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
9	—	668	100.00–113.00	106.67
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
4	—	728	98.00–105.00	102.47
15	—	485	126.00–142.00	132.21
18	—	566	120.00–135.00	123.26
19	—	622	100.00–123.00	108.81
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	106.00–108.00	107.22
5	—	573	102.00–108.00	104.80
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	110.00–118.00	113.32
3	—	718	85.00–90.00	88.01
12	—	527	110.00–118.00	113.84
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
3	—	480	118.00–126.00	121.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	76.00–88.00	79.20
54	—	1,211	66.00–75.00	70.22
20	—	1,051	50.00–64.00	60.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	66.00	66.00
8	—	820	40.00–49.00	43.68
5	—	915	50.00–58.00	52.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,602	89.00–98.00	93.59
3	—	1,903	101.00–106.00	102.71
1	—	1,270	84.00	84.00

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