Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 higher with limited comparisons the previous sale; boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.51/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$136.51

56 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$35.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	460	141.86	653	46
Medium 2	401	115.84	464	6thin
Medium 3	342	105.97	362	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.90/cwt here — about $291 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 sale56 hd

136.51

—

NC average8 barns · 780 hd

140.44

−3.94

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	1,523	80.30	1,223	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	62.90	945	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	58.42	635	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	871	42.84	373	9thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	123.70/cwt	121.00–129.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.23/cwt	136.00–152.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	150.52/cwt	139.00–156.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.39/cwt	119.00–131.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.91/cwt	136.00–156.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	76.21/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	50.44/cwt	47.00–54.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	116.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.81/cwt	133.00–150.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.00/cwt	116.00–126.00	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	807	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	66.34/cwt	66.00–67.00	940	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	62.96/cwt	58.00–65.00	952	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	84.38/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	59.12/cwt	55.00–64.00	649	20
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	53.06/cwt	49.00–55.00	540	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	36.76/cwt	35.00–39.00	334	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	363	107.93/cwt	106.00–110.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	278	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.30/cwt	139.00–144.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	118.02/cwt	111.00–120.00	626	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	122.34/cwt	114.00–128.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	233	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	131.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	104.44/cwt	102.00–107.00	708	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 214Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 64Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	158.00	158.00
6	—	470	136.00–152.00	141.23
8	—	367	139.00–156.00	150.52
5	—	318	136.00–156.00	149.91
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
12	—	422	133.00–150.00	140.81
2	—	670	116.00–126.00	121.00
6	—	568	139.00–144.00	142.30
3	—	627	128.00–133.00	130.01
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
3	—	288	114.00–128.00	122.34
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
2	—	363	106.00–110.00	107.93
1	—	240	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
10	—	469	121.00–129.00	123.70
1	—	205	127.00	127.00
1	—	740	84.00	84.00
6	—	568	110.00–121.00	116.66
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
8	—	424	120.00–132.00	126.21
5	—	530	111.00–120.00	118.02
8	—	385	128.00–136.00	131.72
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	119.00	119.00
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
2	—	283	122.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
2	—	233	118.00–122.00	120.02
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
1	—	275	101.00	101.00
3	—	415	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
2	—	610	128.00–129.00	128.51
4	—	570	119.00–131.00	123.39
9	—	519	122.00–130.00	126.66
1	—	715	96.00	96.00
1	—	950	98.00	98.00
2	—	473	143.00–144.00	143.48
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	94.00	94.00
2	—	678	102.00–107.00	104.44
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
1	—	840	86.00	86.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	69.00–79.00	76.21
3	—	1,548	83.00–87.00	84.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	47.00–54.00	50.44
5	—	908	35.00–39.00	36.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	67.00–68.00	67.52
20	—	1,097	55.00–64.00	59.12
6	—	1,017	49.00–55.00	53.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,417	66.00–67.00	66.34
9	—	1,512	58.00–65.00	62.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	625.00	625.00

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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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

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