Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher; feeder heifers, 400-550 lbs., were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while 550-700 lbs. were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower; feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (8 head) ranged 10.00 to 45.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.09/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$124.09

138 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.63

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	487	128.09	624	109
Medium 2	427	113.33	483	16thin
Medium 3	490	103.77	509	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $115 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 sale138 hd

124.09

—

NC average7 barns · 798 hd

113.46

+10.63

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	—	Low	1,878	90.88	1,707	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	62.99	813	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	49.47	482	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	265	119.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	315	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	146.08/cwt	138.00–152.00	390	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	115.42/cwt	111.00–120.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	429	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	506	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.87/cwt	117.00–124.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	99.69/cwt	98.00–101.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	129.04/cwt	127.00–130.00	416	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	568	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	483	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.86/cwt	125.00–137.00	548	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.83/cwt	138.00–142.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.68/cwt	138.00–149.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	875	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	119.93/cwt	114.00–124.00	455	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	368	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.82/cwt	124.00–136.00	621	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	142.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	138.02/cwt	134.00–142.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	436	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	293	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	352	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	423	104.75/cwt	100.00–108.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.70/cwt	126.00–135.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	123.32/cwt	122.00–125.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	104.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	710	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.10/cwt	135.00–142.00	670	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	91.80/cwt	90.00–93.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	101.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	105.29/cwt	103.00–109.00	548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	52.17/cwt	50.00–56.00	473	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	52.33/cwt	48.00–54.00	645	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	67.72/cwt	66.00–70.00	947	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	61.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	742	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	41.39/cwt	39.00–44.00	486	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	78.33/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,134	2
Bulls	—	—	2,001	94.46/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,890	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	115.56/cwt	113.00–120.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	870	82.47/cwt	81.00–84.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	705	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	107.92/cwt	103.00–113.00	683	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	91.76/cwt	90.00–94.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.15/cwt	117.00–128.00	720	17
Bulls	Medium 3	—	467	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	526	113.88/cwt	109.00–116.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	93.44/cwt	88.00–98.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	527	103.28/cwt	100.00–106.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	20

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 Oct 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 750Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 142Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	117.00–120.00	119.04
2	—	430	112.00–113.00	112.48
5	—	372	111.00–120.00	115.42
3	—	585	107.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	518	107.00–110.00	109.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	103.00–106.00	104.48
9	—	267	138.00–152.00	146.08
4	—	373	130.00–139.00	135.53
7	—	613	117.00–124.00	120.87
3	—	727	98.00–101.00	99.69
3	—	322	127.00–130.00	129.04
15	—	419	125.00–137.00	130.86
29	—	478	124.00–136.00	129.82
17	—	580	117.00–128.00	124.15
20	—	520	120.00–130.00	126.30
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	100.00–104.00	102.02
2	—	485	108.00–110.00	108.99
7	—	527	100.00–106.00	103.28
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	120.00–126.00	123.98
4	—	379	114.00–124.00	119.93
2	—	293	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.58
2	—	483	104.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	368	100.00	100.00
5	—	423	100.00–108.00	104.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	138.00–142.00	139.83
11	—	485	138.00–149.00	142.68
2	—	668	130.00–132.00	130.99
4	—	363	140.00–147.00	142.71
2	—	543	134.00–142.00	138.02
2	—	310	136.00–145.00	140.50
7	—	279	156.00–160.00	157.97
4	—	623	130.00–134.00	131.99
4	—	574	126.00–135.00	131.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	122.00–125.00	123.32
19	—	680	100.00–109.00	104.41
17	—	478	135.00–142.00	140.10
5	—	760	90.00–93.00	91.80
17	—	633	103.00–113.00	107.92
4	—	728	90.00–94.00	91.76
4	—	523	125.00–131.00	129.05
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	100.00–106.00	101.99
3	—	520	103.00–109.00	105.29
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	102.33
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	110.00–117.00	113.70
5	—	474	113.00–120.00	115.56
2	—	870	81.00–84.00	82.47
2	—	705	87.00–88.00	87.50
10	—	526	109.00–116.00	113.88
5	—	675	88.00–98.00	93.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	907	50.00–56.00	52.17
2	—	1,175	39.00–44.00	41.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	48.00–54.00	52.33
21	—	1,398	66.00–70.00	67.72
25	—	1,213	58.00–64.00	61.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	76.00–80.00	78.33
7	—	2,001	90.00–97.00	94.46

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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