Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.25/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$114.25

60 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

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	492	119.35	588	31
Medium 2	443	112.51	499	16thin
Medium 3	438	104.22	456	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $132 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 sale60 hd

114.25

—

NC average8 barns · 1,246 hd

119.08

−4.84

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	1,783	86.06	1,534	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	62.66	768	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	61.00	875	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	40.00	348	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	770	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	144.15/cwt	130.00–155.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.47/cwt	120.00–141.00	617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	113.96/cwt	111.00–116.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	111.03/cwt	100.00–122.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.59/cwt	120.00–137.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.46/cwt	115.00–124.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	133.49/cwt	122.00–149.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	130.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	605	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	113.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	126.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,253	69.92/cwt	62.00–76.00	876	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,779	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,956	90.12/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,763	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	245	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	115.18/cwt	113.00–119.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	290	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	374	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	68.50/cwt	68.00–69.00	914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	62.75/cwt	58.00–67.00	766	19
Heifers	Medium 3	—	318	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	344	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	105.73/cwt	102.00–110.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	458	116.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	123.38/cwt	117.00–127.00	465	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	312	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	278	109.95/cwt	104.00–116.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	108.48/cwt	108.00–109.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	116.57/cwt	112.00–119.00	495	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	112.35/cwt	106.00–121.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.38/cwt	120.00–132.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium 3	—	785	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	416	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	586	113.45/cwt	109.00–117.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	117.31/cwt	116.00–120.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 180Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 31

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; 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
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	78.00	78.00
2	—	525	109.00	109.00
5	—	468	113.00–119.00	115.18
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	119.00	119.00
2	—	280	111.00–112.00	111.48
4	—	425	112.00–119.00	116.57
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	101.00–105.00	102.96
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	290	107.00	107.00
1	—	360	104.00	104.00
2	—	318	106.00–110.00	108.08
2	—	480	108.00–109.00	108.48
4	—	416	100.00–110.00	104.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	111.00–116.00	113.96
6	—	420	120.00–137.00	126.59
1	—	790	83.00	83.00
6	—	463	126.00–133.00	130.63
3	—	612	110.00–117.00	113.30
2	—	530	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	705	89.00	89.00
4	—	333	125.00–131.00	126.95
4	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	130.00–155.00	144.15
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
5	—	431	122.00–149.00	133.49
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	220	134.00–140.00	136.93
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
2	—	278	104.00–116.00	109.95
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
3	—	377	117.00–127.00	123.38
2	—	250	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	120.00–141.00	128.47
3	—	673	100.00–122.00	111.03
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
2	—	785	92.00–95.00	93.49
2	—	525	115.00–124.00	119.46
3	—	603	106.00–121.00	112.35
10	—	581	120.00–132.00	125.38
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
5	—	515	102.00–110.00	105.73
2	—	458	110.00–122.00	116.03
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	785	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	86.00	86.00
4	—	586	109.00–117.00	113.45
4	—	470	116.00–120.00	117.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,335	68.00–69.00	68.50
19	—	1,220	58.00–67.00	62.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	62.00–76.00	69.92
1	—	1,815	98.00	98.00
9	—	1,956	85.00–95.00	90.12

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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