Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher on a fairly light test. Feeder steers were sharply higher; there were too few feeder bulls and heifers to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a higher undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 15.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.55/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$114.55

45 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

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	477	117.55	561	35
Medium 2	535	104.02	557	6thin
Medium 3	348	104.00	361	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $199 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 sale45 hd

114.55

—

NC average4 barns · 237 hd

106.69

+7.86

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	1,640	82.66	1,356	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	56.20	887	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	54.29	614	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	45.00	398	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 1-2	—	322	147.32/cwt	130.00–160.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	104.64/cwt	98.00–112.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	97.88/cwt	89.00–107.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.31/cwt	134.00–136.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.39/cwt	120.00–148.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	125.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	456	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	127.57/cwt	122.00–136.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	115.74/cwt	115.00–117.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	138.69/cwt	131.00–150.00	370	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	45.30/cwt	45.00–46.00	462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	61.33/cwt	59.00–71.00	670	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	121.36/cwt	118.00–124.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	100.82/cwt	100.00–104.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	104.51/cwt	104.00–106.00	698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	60.04/cwt	59.00–61.00	985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	85.55/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,356	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	53.96/cwt	50.00–57.00	621	25
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.16/cwt	121.00–126.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	653	87.99/cwt	86.00–90.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	112.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.75/cwt	124.00–140.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	114.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.31/cwt	115.00–117.00	602	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	54.92/cwt	53.00–56.00	855	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	117.75/cwt	117.00–119.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	413	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	85.39/cwt	78.00–94.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	110.18/cwt	109.00–114.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 69Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 32Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	130.00–160.00	147.32
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
3	—	527	134.00–136.00	135.31
4	—	375	120.00–148.00	136.39
2	—	623	115.00	115.00
3	—	267	131.00–150.00	138.69
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
7	—	422	124.00–140.00	131.75
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	98.00–112.00	104.64
9	—	364	124.00–128.00	125.20
3	—	467	118.00–124.00	121.36
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
5	—	423	121.00–126.00	124.16
1	—	840	73.00	73.00
7	—	572	111.00–118.00	114.99
3	—	518	115.00–117.00	116.31
3	—	337	120.00–124.00	122.65
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	108.00	108.00
1	—	340	108.00	108.00
1	—	215	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	86.00–90.00	87.99
4	—	476	110.00–115.00	112.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
2	—	725	89.00–107.00	97.88
5	—	459	122.00–136.00	127.57
4	—	566	115.00–117.00	115.74
6	—	635	100.00–104.00	100.82
4	—	668	104.00–106.00	104.51
4	—	518	117.00–119.00	117.75
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
5	—	523	109.00–114.00	110.18
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	61.00	61.00
1	—	760	84.00	84.00
1	—	905	85.00	85.00
3	—	715	78.00–94.00	85.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	45.00–46.00	45.30
5	—	1,093	59.00–71.00	61.33
25	—	1,151	50.00–57.00	53.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	59.00–61.00	60.04
6	—	1,557	53.00–56.00	54.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,585	84.00–87.00	85.55

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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