Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle up 3.00 to 6.00 . Demand was moderate to good ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average to attractive .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.46/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$125.46

76 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$23.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

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	478	129.95	621	54
Medium 2	330	119.15	393	14thin
Medium 3	333	106.20	354	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about $268 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

125.46

—

NC average8 barns · 1,481 hd

125.78

−0.32

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	1,418	86.25	1,223	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	64.43	965	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	62.77	662	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	753	46.27	348	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	107.71/cwt	100.00–113.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	117.30/cwt	107.00–127.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	114.81/cwt	100.00–125.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	158.47/cwt	133.00–174.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	163.92/cwt	140.00–185.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	149.84/cwt	139.00–161.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.06/cwt	135.00–156.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.31/cwt	126.00–146.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.68/cwt	132.00–141.00	582	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.35/cwt	136.00–145.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,164	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	64.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	983	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	62.44/cwt	58.00–67.00	656	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,110	71.68/cwt	70.00–74.00	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,283	84.60/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,085	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	68.23/cwt	68.00–69.00	763	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	37.09/cwt	34.00–40.00	276	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	55.45/cwt	54.00–57.00	423	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	102.48/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	298	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,005	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	673	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	854	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	318	103.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	118.13/cwt	116.00–120.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	343	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	118.60/cwt	110.00–128.00	377	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	200	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	222	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	105.21/cwt	100.00–110.00	289	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	359	118.80/cwt	110.00–125.00	426	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	165	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	224	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.05/cwt	128.00–159.00	672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.53/cwt	130.00–155.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.57/cwt	131.00–142.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,090.91/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	12,000	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.31/cwt	130.00–173.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.10/cwt	113.00–134.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.84/cwt	111.00–140.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 80Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
3	—	663	100.00–113.00	107.71
5	—	616	100.00–125.00	114.81
1	—	225	139.00	139.00
10	—	473	131.00–140.00	135.73
6	—	378	126.00–146.00	136.31
18	—	426	132.00–141.00	136.68
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
8	—	521	113.00–134.00	124.10
1	—	830	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	116.00–120.00	118.13
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
6	—	318	110.00–128.00	118.60
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
4	—	359	110.00–125.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	109.00	109.00
2	—	480	101.00–103.00	102.00
1	—	200	111.00	111.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
3	—	275	100.00–110.00	105.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	107.00–127.00	117.30
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
12	—	470	128.00–159.00	143.05
11	—	515	130.00–155.00	143.53
5	—	573	131.00–142.00	137.57
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
10	—	378	133.00–174.00	158.47
9	—	332	140.00–185.00	163.92
7	—	479	139.00–161.00	149.84
6	—	516	135.00–156.00	146.06
4	—	671	128.00	128.00
3	—	582	136.00–145.00	140.35
1	—	195	140.00	140.00
11	—	420	130.00–173.00	155.31
6	—	625	111.00–140.00	126.84
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	100.00–110.00	103.19
1	—	405	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
1	—	165	136.00	136.00
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
2	—	280	106.00–107.00	106.51
1	—	1,005	67.00	67.00
1	—	970	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,535	62.00–66.00	64.05
1	—	1,430	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,050	58.00–67.00	62.44
2	—	963	54.00–55.00	54.53
4	—	1,118	68.00–69.00	68.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	34.00–40.00	37.09
2	—	763	54.00–57.00	55.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	70.00–74.00	71.68
2	—	1,283	81.00–87.00	84.60
2	—	1,860	102.00–103.00	102.48

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	2	—	1,100	900.00–1,250.00	1,090.91

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

Replacement Cattle