Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher; heifers were 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves (21 head) ranged 10.00 to 35.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.73/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$123.73

133 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

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	529	129.14	683	98
Medium 2	395	115.81	458	15thin
Medium 3	384	103.20	396	20

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $287 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 sale133 hd

123.73

—

NC average8 barns · 1,128 hd

118.95

+4.78

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	1,538	85.31	1,312	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	61.16	795	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	45.92	412	10

Every lot, as filed

77 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 and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	163.80/cwt	160.00–168.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	167.75/cwt	164.00–171.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	153.63/cwt	148.00–160.00	733	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	424	106.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	449	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	328	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	155.05/cwt	151.00–160.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.06/cwt	136.00–138.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	487	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.52/cwt	128.00–136.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.90/cwt	124.00–133.00	730	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.88/cwt	124.00–135.00	678	17
Heifers	Medium 3	—	433	100.63/cwt	100.00–102.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	111.51/cwt	109.00–117.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	335	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	102.84/cwt	100.00–107.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	144.13/cwt	143.00–146.00	686	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	223	128.04/cwt	126.00–129.00	286	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	122.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	538	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	120.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.43/cwt	129.00–135.00	637	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	326	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.67/cwt	133.00–143.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.16/cwt	134.00–143.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	149.44/cwt	146.00–150.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.71/cwt	124.00–130.00	843	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	214	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	134.50/cwt	131.00–138.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.32/cwt	130.00–142.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.25/cwt	138.00–144.00	680	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	677	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	515	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	363	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	312	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.88/cwt	116.00–126.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.34/cwt	127.00–134.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	148.20/cwt	142.00–155.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	147.63/cwt	146.00–149.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.34/cwt	134.00–140.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	328	105.04/cwt	102.00–109.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	223	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	95.03/cwt	91.00–99.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	120.22/cwt	116.00–125.00	816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	90.05/cwt	88.00–92.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	798	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	98.55/cwt	96.00–101.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	116.69/cwt	113.00–119.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	596	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	92.09/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,427	4
Bulls	—	—	1,422	74.90/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,065	6
Bulls	—	—	1,863	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	60.94/cwt	58.00–64.00	811	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	68.77/cwt	66.00–72.00	949	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	49.52/cwt	47.00–53.00	440	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	44.37/cwt	42.00–46.00	399	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	52.74/cwt	50.00–55.00	605	18

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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 816Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 266Year ago 153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	160.00–168.00	163.80
6	—	377	164.00–171.00	167.75
8	—	477	148.00–160.00	153.63
3	—	335	162.00–166.00	164.04
11	—	519	151.00–160.00	155.05
7	—	565	146.00–150.00	149.44
2	—	280	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	104.00–110.00	106.01
3	—	385	100.00	100.00
4	—	326	108.00–112.00	109.98
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	120.00–124.00	121.34
3	—	223	126.00–129.00	128.04
3	—	440	120.00–124.00	122.32
3	—	485	117.00–122.00	120.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	130.00–132.00	130.63
7	—	622	133.00–143.00	139.67
6	—	433	134.00–143.00	139.16
4	—	323	136.00–140.00	138.02
3	—	705	123.00	123.00
3	—	665	124.00–130.00	126.71
2	—	590	131.00–138.00	134.50
4	—	525	130.00–142.00	136.32
2	—	380	134.00–140.00	137.00
4	—	478	138.00–144.00	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	140.00–142.00	140.68
8	—	428	130.00–139.00	135.44
5	—	773	100.00–106.00	103.01
2	—	270	136.00–138.00	137.06
2	—	720	104.00	104.00
7	—	374	128.00–136.00	131.52
21	—	571	124.00–133.00	127.90
17	—	522	124.00–135.00	129.88
2	—	813	100.00	100.00
4	—	666	120.00–124.00	122.27
5	—	481	129.00–135.00	132.43
9	—	616	120.00–127.00	122.90
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	115.00–116.00	115.50
8	—	469	109.00–117.00	111.51
5	—	273	120.00–126.00	122.81
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	98.00–100.00	98.99
3	—	433	100.00–102.00	100.63
4	—	370	100.00–107.00	102.84
4	—	328	102.00–109.00	105.04
3	—	223	110.00–115.00	112.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	145.00–146.00	145.32
7	—	476	143.00–146.00	144.13
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	214	79.00	79.00
3	—	677	76.00	76.00
2	—	363	86.00	86.00
6	—	632	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	125.00–135.00	129.85
2	—	758	105.00–111.00	108.03
6	—	619	116.00–126.00	121.88
9	—	573	127.00–134.00	130.34
6	—	473	134.00–140.00	137.34
2	—	863	91.00–99.00	95.03
2	—	710	103.00	103.00
12	—	679	116.00–125.00	120.22
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	830	96.00–101.00	98.55
2	—	925	89.00–90.00	89.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	142.00–155.00	148.20
3	—	465	146.00–149.00	147.63
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	90.00–98.00	94.06
2	—	775	88.00–92.00	90.05
3	—	558	113.00–119.00	116.69
3	—	523	112.00–116.00	114.04
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	70.00	70.00
2	—	485	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	90.00–94.00	92.09
6	—	1,422	74.00–78.00	74.90
2	—	1,863	101.00–105.00	102.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,330	58.00–64.00	60.94
21	—	1,380	66.00–72.00	68.77
18	—	1,147	50.00–55.00	52.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	47.00–53.00	49.52
7	—	900	42.00–46.00	44.37

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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