Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; while breaking type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test; and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.83/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$117.83

76 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

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	423	123.20	521	47
Medium 1-2	378	118.50	447	2thin
Medium 2	375	113.46	426	13thin
Medium 3	370	103.78	384	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $137 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 sale76 hd

117.83

—

NC average8 barns · 2,139 hd

118.29

−0.46

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	1,513	80.44	1,217	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	56.75	904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	56.01	639	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	40.63	365	8thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	425	144.81/cwt	136.00–153.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.37/cwt	126.00–135.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.47/cwt	135.00–151.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	117.88/cwt	112.00–122.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	121.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.74/cwt	132.00–145.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	127.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	480	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	153.06/cwt	146.00–160.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	132.15/cwt	124.00–141.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.65/cwt	122.00–131.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	127.00/cwt	120.00–136.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	101.59/cwt	97.00–106.00	643	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	48.72/cwt	42.00–51.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	60.89/cwt	56.00–64.00	720	11
Bulls	—	—	1,177	66.61/cwt	63.00–72.00	784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	90.32/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.80/cwt	140.00–157.00	556	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	38.04/cwt	31.00–40.00	337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	48.41/cwt	47.00–50.00	452	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	191	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	243	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	860	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.93/cwt	130.00–143.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.46/cwt	113.00–116.00	765	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,140	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	558	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 185Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 50Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	136.00–153.00	144.81
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
6	—	320	135.00–151.00	142.47
2	—	288	146.00–160.00	153.06
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
4	—	471	124.00–141.00	132.15
2	—	528	122.00–131.00	126.65
12	—	371	140.00–157.00	149.80
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	558	117.00–119.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
5	—	566	126.00–135.00	129.37
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
6	—	473	132.00–145.00	137.74
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
4	—	515	130.00–143.00	135.93
2	—	668	113.00–116.00	114.46
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	74.00	74.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	860	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
7	—	516	112.00–122.00	117.88
7	—	471	120.00–124.00	121.72
9	—	428	120.00–130.00	125.72
12	—	377	120.00–133.00	127.22
7	—	318	120.00–136.00	127.00
2	—	633	97.00–106.00	101.59
1	—	295	121.00	121.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	109.00	109.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	100.00–110.00	104.93
6	—	328	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	243	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	470	114.00–115.00	114.66
3	—	390	110.00–113.00	111.66
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,440	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,875	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,089	42.00–51.00	48.72
11	—	1,183	56.00–64.00	60.89
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	886	31.00–40.00	38.04
2	—	933	47.00–50.00	48.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	63.00–72.00	66.61
7	—	1,753	87.00–96.00	90.32

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	—	1,050	680.00	680.00

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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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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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