Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady . demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.57/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$120.57

33 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$53.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.65

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	406	129.66	526	18thin
Medium 2	387	117.24	454	8thin
Medium 3	364	105.17	383	6thin
Large 3	415	76.00	315	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.66/cwt here — about $211 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 sale33 hd

120.57

—

NC average7 barns · 532 hd

131.22

−10.65

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	1,652	83.64	1,382	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,716	55.69	956	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	55.35	654	18

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	121.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	135.59/cwt	123.00–146.00	446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,175	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	753	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	56.03/cwt	54.00–59.00	927	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	83.64/cwt	73.00–91.00	1,382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	43.14/cwt	40.00–50.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	131.72/cwt	121.00–141.00	541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	56.37/cwt	53.00–59.00	663	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	270	1
Steers	Large 3	—	415	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	67.88/cwt	61.00–73.00	813	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	83.36/cwt	81.00–85.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	577	102.91/cwt	100.00–109.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	467	104.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	508	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	538	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	115.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	428	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	100.50/cwt	97.00–104.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,600	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 175Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 77Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady . demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	120.00–124.00	122.07
2	—	330	119.00–124.00	121.42
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
3	—	623	81.00–85.00	83.36
2	—	428	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	96.00–100.00	97.98
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	558	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	650	97.00–104.00	100.50
1	—	790	99.00	99.00
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	100.00–109.00	102.91
3	—	467	100.00–107.00	104.75
2	—	508	106.00	106.00
1	—	850	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	123.00–146.00	135.59
2	—	388	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	268	141.00–145.00	142.98
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
4	—	411	121.00–141.00	131.72
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	76.00	76.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	106.00	106.00
2	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
2	—	385	100.00–105.00	102.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	124.00	124.00
4	—	369	110.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	400	112.00–119.00	115.50
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	71.00	71.00
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,505	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,654	54.00–59.00	56.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	40.00–50.00	43.14
11	—	1,176	53.00–59.00	56.37
3	—	1,197	61.00–73.00	67.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	73.00–91.00	83.64

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	825.00	825.00

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle