Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 20.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.57/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$116.57

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$17.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

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	551	120.39	663	21
Medium 2	534	107.84	575	6thin
Medium 3	568	102.58	583	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.81/cwt here — about $80 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 sale29 hd

116.57

—

NC average8 barns · 560 hd

112.38

+4.19

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	1,913	83.75	1,602	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	59.30	924	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	58.11	670	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	38.48	400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	116.21/cwt	113.00–119.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	572	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	124.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	122.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	57.74/cwt	51.00–80.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	137.62/cwt	133.00–140.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.17/cwt	121.00–136.00	609	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	65.12/cwt	60.00–73.00	775	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	54.57/cwt	52.00–59.00	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	38.48/cwt	35.00–42.00	400	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	63.03/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.85/cwt	137.00–159.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.50/cwt	146.00–155.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	96.64/cwt	91.00–101.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	128.25/cwt	126.00–129.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	103.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	104.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	690	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	568	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	2
Bulls	—	—	2,007	81.86/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,643	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	90.38/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	533	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	220	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	222	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	443	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	501	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 135Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 51Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 20.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
4	—	566	113.00–119.00	116.21
2	—	613	107.00–112.00	109.49
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
9	—	468	121.00–136.00	130.17
1	—	885	107.00	107.00
1	—	515	112.00	112.00
2	—	660	100.00–109.00	104.47
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
2	—	478	115.00	115.00
2	—	523	106.00–107.00	106.51
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–113.00	111.56
4	—	426	123.00–126.00	124.75
2	—	478	120.00–126.00	122.89
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	637	91.00–101.00	96.64
4	—	380	126.00–129.00	128.25
1	—	725	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	106.00–108.00	106.98
1	—	650	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	108.00	108.00
1	—	580	96.00	96.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	100.00–106.00	103.14
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
5	—	419	133.00–140.00	137.62
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
5	—	378	137.00–159.00	142.85
2	—	280	146.00–155.00	150.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	220	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	116.00–118.00	117.03
2	—	443	110.00–116.00	113.02

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	—	1,000	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	48.00	48.00
9	—	1,190	60.00–73.00	65.12
15	—	1,144	52.00–59.00	54.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,532	51.00–80.00	57.74
5	—	1,619	60.00–67.00	63.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	35.00–42.00	38.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,007	76.00–86.00	81.86
2	—	1,585	90.00–91.00	90.38

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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Bulls · 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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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