Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate with market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.01/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$132.01

56 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$32.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

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	552	133.41	737	52
Medium 2	585	118.00	690	3thin
Medium 3	555	101.00	561	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about $176 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

132.01

—

NC average7 barns · 1,043 hd

129.83

+2.18

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	1,621	93.34	1,513	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	70.00	985	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	62.91	681	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	760	33.40	254	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.77/cwt	129.00–151.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	125.75/cwt	118.00–133.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	131.41/cwt	129.00–135.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.99/cwt	125.00–139.00	622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.99/cwt	131.00–151.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	156.00–164.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	157.62/cwt	145.00–169.00	613	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.64/cwt	96.00–104.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.39/cwt	130.00–167.00	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.76/cwt	124.00–133.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	148.67/cwt	135.00–155.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.00/cwt	140.00–182.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	135.71/cwt	130.00–142.00	512	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	72.25/cwt	66.00–80.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	954	54.48/cwt	50.00–56.00	520	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	70.43/cwt	69.00–73.00	756	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	63.90/cwt	58.00–68.00	741	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	106.31/cwt	102.00–114.00	2,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	91.45/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,408	12
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	33.40/cwt	31.00–36.00	254	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	118.80/cwt	112.00–125.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	280	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	302	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	200	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	353	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	127.03/cwt	110.00–131.00	772	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	263	127.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	336	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	240	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	132.57/cwt	129.00–142.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.79/cwt	115.00–124.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	139.65/cwt	132.00–153.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.88/cwt	131.00–138.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	116.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	663	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 227Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 42Year ago 8

Slaughter cattle steady to 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle steady . Demand was moderate with market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	129.00–151.00	139.77
1	—	870	96.00	96.00
9	—	608	110.00–131.00	127.03
11	—	556	129.00–142.00	132.57
5	—	681	115.00–124.00	120.79
11	—	465	132.00–153.00	139.65
1	—	420	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
5	—	463	131.00–151.00	142.99
2	—	290	156.00–164.00	160.00
6	—	389	145.00–169.00	157.62
13	—	422	130.00–167.00	148.39
4	—	620	124.00–133.00	127.76
3	—	563	132.00–135.00	132.99
5	—	511	135.00–155.00	148.67
6	—	328	140.00–182.00	166.00
1	—	160	150.00	150.00
2	—	710	110.00–117.00	113.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	125.00	125.00
2	—	353	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	263	120.00–135.00	127.71
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	118.00–133.00	125.75
4	—	326	129.00–135.00	131.41
13	—	468	125.00–139.00	132.99
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
3	—	733	96.00–104.00	100.64
2	—	278	131.00	131.00
3	—	377	130.00–142.00	135.71
6	—	428	131.00–138.00	134.88
3	—	567	116.00–119.00	116.98
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	112.00–125.00	118.80
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
1	—	890	84.00	84.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	108.00	108.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	103.00	103.00
1	—	525	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,405	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	954	50.00–56.00	54.48
8	—	1,073	69.00–73.00	70.43
16	—	1,160	58.00–68.00	63.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	31.00–36.00	33.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	66.00–80.00	72.25
5	—	2,008	102.00–114.00	106.31
12	—	1,540	84.00–96.00	91.45

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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