Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.21/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$116.21

24 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

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	498	122.12	608	17thin
Medium 2	560	104.67	586	3thin
Medium 3	475	99.74	474	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $134 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 sale24 hd

116.21

—

NC average8 barns · 1,070 hd

122.75

−6.55

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	1,566	86.05	1,347	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	66.01	1,041	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	62.97	685	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	810	41.45	336	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,368	78.50/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	127.12/cwt	124.00–130.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	149.53/cwt	148.00–151.00	688	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.18/cwt	130.00–156.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	135.80/cwt	134.00–140.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.53/cwt	120.00–132.00	769	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	89.07/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,465	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	41.45/cwt	40.00–44.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	62.88/cwt	57.00–66.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	549	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	66.01/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,041	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	49.53/cwt	45.00–53.00	462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	71.23/cwt	67.00–75.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	122.25/cwt	115.00–129.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	136.73/cwt	128.00–143.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	660	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	488	104.98/cwt	102.00–108.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.95/cwt	131.00–137.00	817	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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 126Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 49Year ago 30

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light quality average .

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	70.00–84.00	78.50
5	—	1,645	83.00–95.00	89.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	40.00–44.00	41.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	57.00–66.00	62.88
3	—	933	45.00–53.00	49.53
5	—	1,106	67.00–75.00	71.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,577	63.00–68.00	66.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	103.00–104.00	103.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
5	—	613	120.00–132.00	125.53
2	—	580	131.00–132.00	131.51
2	—	650	119.00–124.00	121.50
4	—	506	128.00–143.00	136.73
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	119.00	119.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	124.00–130.00	127.12
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	468	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	435	120.00–132.00	126.14
2	—	345	128.00	128.00
6	—	527	115.00–129.00	122.25
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	102.00	102.00
1	—	660	87.00	87.00
2	—	488	102.00–108.00	104.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	148.00–151.00	149.53
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
4	—	435	130.00–156.00	142.18
5	—	377	134.00–140.00	135.80
1	—	550	146.00	146.00
2	—	610	131.00–137.00	133.95
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	123.00	123.00
1	—	365	127.00	127.00

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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