Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower some 9.00 to 10.00 lower; feeder heifers were mostly 16.00 to 17.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 12.00 to 13.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Baby calves (20 head) ranged 15.00 to 55.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.35/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$115.35

73 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$17.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	447	120.63	539	37
Medium 2	439	114.00	500	23
Medium 3	443	102.70	455	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.93/cwt here — about $83 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 sale73 hd

115.35

—

NC average1 barns · 73 hd

115.35

+0.00

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	1,637	88.88	1,455	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	64.94	852	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	765	40.34	309	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium 3	—	532	103.31/cwt	101.00–107.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	578	103.36/cwt	100.00–107.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	103.01/cwt	101.00–106.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.46/cwt	115.00–123.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	94.32/cwt	90.00–98.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	10
Steers	Large 3	—	688	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	413	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	386	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.41/cwt	127.00–139.00	434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	371	115.86/cwt	112.00–119.00	430	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	523	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.25/cwt	136.00–141.00	655	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	116.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.64/cwt	129.00–138.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	124.47/cwt	119.00–128.00	530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.39/cwt	124.00–128.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.71/cwt	111.00–120.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	120.53/cwt	120.00–124.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	117.04/cwt	115.00–118.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	359	101.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	364	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	114.19/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	122.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	88.50/cwt	87.00–90.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	568	101.66/cwt	100.00–104.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	113.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	462	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	40.34/cwt	40.00–41.00	309	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	69.09/cwt	67.00–72.00	955	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	62.61/cwt	60.00–65.00	793	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	50.61/cwt	48.00–52.00	558	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	92.80/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,545	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,800	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	628	2

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 668Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 141Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Baby calves (20 head) ranged 15.00 to 55.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	101.00–107.00	103.31
5	—	578	100.00–107.00	103.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	130.00–134.00	133.00
3	—	668	101.00–106.00	103.01
6	—	523	115.00–123.00	119.46
6	—	569	115.00–121.00	118.85
2	—	995	87.00–90.00	88.50
2	—	643	100.00–108.00	104.02
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	90.00–98.00	94.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.73
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
3	—	622	125.00–130.00	126.70
6	—	325	127.00–139.00	133.41
8	—	377	135.00–142.00	138.20
2	—	275	130.00	130.00
4	—	474	136.00–141.00	138.25
4	—	526	129.00–138.00	131.64
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	104.00	104.00
2	—	523	100.00–104.00	102.05
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	113.00–120.00	116.64
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	112.00–119.00	115.86
3	—	338	115.00–118.00	117.04
8	—	474	110.00–118.00	114.19
2	—	535	108.00–109.00	108.50
3	—	405	111.00–116.00	113.98
2	—	573	109.00–110.00	109.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	119.00–128.00	124.47
3	—	330	124.00–128.00	125.39
3	—	585	113.00–114.00	113.66
2	—	625	101.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	518	111.00–120.00	114.71
7	—	486	120.00–124.00	120.53
8	—	361	120.00–127.00	122.91
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	109.00	109.00
5	—	359	100.00–105.00	101.43
6	—	568	100.00–104.00	101.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	40.00–41.00	40.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,382	67.00–72.00	69.09
21	—	1,267	60.00–65.00	62.61
5	—	1,102	48.00–52.00	50.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	80.00–82.00	81.04
6	—	1,665	88.00–94.00	92.80

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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