Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 15.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower; heifers were unevenly steady; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, very good for attractive cattle; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average with some attractive. Baby calves (11 head) ranged 30.00 to 70.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.86/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$130.86

163 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

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	535	133.62	714	138
Medium 2	466	116.81	544	23
Medium 3	483	101.95	492	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $222 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 sale163 hd

130.86

—

NC average8 barns · 741 hd

124.76

+6.10

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	—	High	1,581	90.68	1,434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	62.38	789	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	44.28	409	9thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	324	165.17/cwt	160.00–172.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.18/cwt	110.00–118.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	172.85/cwt	167.50–181.00	645	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	149.69/cwt	146.00–152.00	784	14
Steers	Medium 3	—	268	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	117.40/cwt	114.00–121.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	111.36/cwt	110.00–114.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	99.43/cwt	96.00–103.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	115.06/cwt	113.00–117.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	138.03/cwt	134.00–140.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	118.65/cwt	115.00–124.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	150.29/cwt	147.00–153.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	484	116.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	147.65/cwt	144.00–151.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	149.79/cwt	145.00–154.00	710	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	144.26/cwt	138.00–147.00	528	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	386	105.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	407	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	433	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	164.74/cwt	160.00–171.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	145.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	161.76/cwt	160.00–168.00	752	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	337	122.47/cwt	117.00–126.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.58/cwt	134.00–146.00	662	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	408	120.66/cwt	119.00–123.00	492	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	233	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	277	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	144.65/cwt	138.00–151.00	612	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	161.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	449	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	117.22/cwt	114.00–120.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.35/cwt	124.00–126.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	157.07/cwt	150.00–163.00	598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.96/cwt	126.00–132.00	801	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	104.95/cwt	102.00–110.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.98/cwt	117.00–128.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.11/cwt	134.00–144.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	109.34/cwt	107.00–113.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	140.32/cwt	138.00–143.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	688	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	61.82/cwt	59.00–65.00	772	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	53.96/cwt	51.00–55.00	602	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	68.80/cwt	67.00–72.00	955	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	41.42/cwt	40.00–44.00	391	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	3
Bulls	—	—	1,352	101.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,378	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	82.28/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,208	4
Bulls	—	—	1,962	90.62/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,778	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	117.29/cwt	116.00–119.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	99.87/cwt	96.00–104.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.82/cwt	127.00–137.00	755	19
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.29/cwt	126.00–136.00	701	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	106.81/cwt	104.00–108.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	108.29/cwt	104.00–113.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	103.57/cwt	100.00–107.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	716	109.23/cwt	105.00–114.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	578	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	146.79/cwt	143.00–149.00	747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.35/cwt	125.00–131.00	841	12

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 670Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 155Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Current hog receipts 15.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	160.00–172.00	165.17
17	—	373	167.50–181.00	172.85
14	—	524	146.00–152.00	149.69
8	—	425	160.00–171.00	164.74
5	—	617	140.00–149.00	145.43
5	—	465	160.00–168.00	161.76
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	100.00–110.00	105.14
4	—	386	100.00–110.00	105.43
3	—	433	100.00–110.00	104.96
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	117.00–126.00	122.47
3	—	408	119.00–123.00	120.66
2	—	233	118.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	490	113.00	113.00
3	—	375	114.00–120.00	117.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	150.00	150.00
17	—	471	134.00–146.00	140.58
16	—	423	138.00–151.00	144.65
4	—	847	118.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	279	157.00–165.00	161.03
3	—	670	124.00–126.00	125.35
8	—	573	128.00–134.00	129.94
11	—	381	150.00–163.00	157.07
7	—	540	130.00–140.00	134.99
7	—	621	126.00–132.00	128.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	135.00–145.00	141.41
6	—	668	110.00–118.00	114.18
10	—	474	122.00–130.00	127.34
2	—	268	135.00–140.00	137.38
3	—	328	130.00–134.00	131.96
3	—	368	128.00–130.00	129.36
2	—	868	96.00–103.00	99.43
9	—	569	120.00–125.00	122.35
10	—	537	134.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	730	100.00–104.00	102.01
20	—	623	120.00–130.00	124.89
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	114.00–121.00	117.40
3	—	567	110.00–114.00	111.36
4	—	525	119.00–121.00	119.98
2	—	428	113.00–117.00	115.06
4	—	378	115.00–124.00	118.65
8	—	484	114.00–120.00	116.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	147.00–153.00	150.29
4	—	329	144.00–151.00	147.65
17	—	474	145.00–154.00	149.79
9	—	366	138.00–147.00	144.26
4	—	578	137.00–138.00	137.51
2	—	715	120.00–123.00	121.51
10	—	509	143.00–149.00	146.79
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	100.00–104.00	101.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	843	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	102.00–110.00	104.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	117.00–128.00	121.98
9	—	476	134.00–144.00	138.11
3	—	883	107.00–113.00	109.34
19	—	573	127.00–137.00	131.82
8	—	628	120.00–129.00	125.29
14	—	530	126.00–136.00	132.29
5	—	823	104.00–108.00	106.81
6	—	768	104.00–113.00	108.29
2	—	923	100.00–107.00	103.57
12	—	660	125.00–131.00	127.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	138.00–143.00	140.32
3	—	462	148.00–150.00	149.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	116.00–119.00	117.29
2	—	563	116.00	116.00
2	—	665	102.00	102.00
2	—	625	96.00–104.00	99.87
2	—	475	116.00–120.00	118.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	716	105.00–114.00	109.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,249	59.00–65.00	61.82
12	—	1,115	51.00–55.00	53.96
19	—	1,388	67.00–72.00	68.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	944	40.00–44.00	41.42
3	—	880	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	100.00–104.00	101.94
4	—	1,468	80.00–84.00	82.28
3	—	1,962	90.00–91.00	90.62

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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