Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 4.

There were too few comparable cattle the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a lower undertone was noted for slaughter cattle, while feeder cattle had a higher undertone. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.86/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$120.86

53 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

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	476	124.38	592	44
Medium 2	275	120.00	330	1thin
Medium 3	478	101.61	485	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $107 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 sale53 hd

120.86

—

NC average8 barns · 1,156 hd

122.91

−2.04

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	1,739	85.79	1,492	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	62.13	972	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	58.26	648	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	56.00	482	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	711	97.01/cwt	93.00–98.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	155.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	133.63/cwt	122.00–139.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	126.24/cwt	120.00–132.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.68/cwt	125.00–134.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.31/cwt	117.00–124.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.97/cwt	121.00–135.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	101.39/cwt	101.00–103.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	149.76/cwt	140.00–158.00	428	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	66.31/cwt	66.00–67.00	751	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	51.56/cwt	50.00–53.00	545	6
Bulls	—	—	2,063	93.16/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,922	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	58.99/cwt	55.00–64.00	663	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.05/cwt	145.00–160.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	112.28/cwt	108.00–116.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	352	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	62.20/cwt	58.00–65.00	938	3
Bulls	—	—	1,308	75.96/cwt	69.00–81.00	994	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	704	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	70.08/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	947	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	482	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	104.89/cwt	102.00–108.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	508	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	582	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	141.58/cwt	138.00–150.00	316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.43/cwt	124.00–138.00	690	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	428	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	670	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	124.94/cwt	118.00–129.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	157.06/cwt	149.00–165.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 43Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 48Year ago 59

Current hog receipts 4.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	93.00–98.00	97.01
6	—	521	120.00–125.00	122.80
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
9	—	422	122.00–139.00	133.63
4	—	364	120.00–132.00	126.24
7	—	470	125.00–134.00	128.68
6	—	573	117.00–124.00	120.31
2	—	343	128.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	255	138.00	138.00
3	—	223	138.00–150.00	141.58
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	102.00	102.00
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	105.05
2	—	420	102.00–108.00	104.89
1	—	515	103.00	103.00
1	—	670	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	150.00–160.00	155.32
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	154.00	154.00
5	—	715	120.00–122.00	120.41
5	—	893	101.00–103.00	101.39
8	—	286	140.00–158.00	149.76
3	—	477	137.00–145.00	140.92
7	—	426	145.00–160.00	153.05
1	—	975	95.00	95.00
1	—	510	159.00	159.00
2	—	228	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	120.00–121.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	100.00–108.00	104.06
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
5	—	575	121.00–135.00	129.97
4	—	679	108.00–116.00	112.28
4	—	521	124.00–138.00	132.43
4	—	633	118.00–129.00	124.94
1	—	945	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,010	96.00	96.00
4	—	484	149.00–165.00	157.06
1	—	970	101.00	101.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	114.00	114.00
2	—	508	114.00–115.00	114.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	66.00–67.00	66.31
6	—	1,057	50.00–53.00	51.56
22	—	1,124	55.00–64.00	58.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	58.00–65.00	62.20
1	—	1,530	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,665	69.00–71.00	70.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,063	89.00–97.00	93.16
3	—	1,308	69.00–81.00	75.96

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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