Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 3.00. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average. Baby calves (5 head) ranged 25.00 to 55.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.26/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$114.26

58 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$14.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

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	517	117.50	607	43
Medium 2	521	107.70	561	7thin
Medium 3	418	102.61	429	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.89/cwt here — about $178 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 sale58 hd

114.26

—

NC average8 barns · 917 hd

117.91

−3.65

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	—	Average	1,445	84.40	1,220	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	65.50	1,009	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	63.74	759	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	863	50.85	439	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	111.62/cwt	105.00–116.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	116.84/cwt	110.00–123.00	602	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.80/cwt	123.00–129.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	134.00/cwt	129.00–137.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	93.97/cwt	91.00–98.00	693	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,561	94.34/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,473	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	63.99/cwt	58.00–68.00	758	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	54.52/cwt	49.00–57.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,252	67.84/cwt	56.00–77.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	71.97/cwt	69.00–78.00	974	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	53.47/cwt	50.00–55.00	476	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	273	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	500	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.19/cwt	120.00–133.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	328	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	104.98/cwt	103.00–107.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	116.96/cwt	116.00–118.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.46/cwt	131.00–149.00	647	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	126.27/cwt	124.00–128.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	124.01/cwt	120.00–127.00	784	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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 76Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 25Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	295	149.00	149.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
3	—	418	129.00–137.00	134.00
8	—	520	135.00–138.00	136.98
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
12	—	471	131.00–149.00	137.46
4	—	561	135.00	135.00
3	—	632	120.00–127.00	124.01
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
10	—	566	120.00–129.00	124.29
5	—	483	123.00–129.00	125.80
4	—	525	120.00–133.00	127.19
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,005	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	93.00	93.00
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	105.00–116.00	111.62
14	—	515	110.00–123.00	116.84
2	—	780	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
3	—	737	91.00–98.00	93.97
4	—	424	120.00–129.00	125.76
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
10	—	465	122.00–128.00	126.47
4	—	374	124.00–128.00	126.27
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	116.00–118.00	116.96
1	—	635	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	96.00	96.00
1	—	265	103.00	103.00
2	—	328	100.00–110.00	104.96
2	—	480	103.00–107.00	104.98
1	—	370	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	65.00–66.00	65.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,185	58.00–68.00	63.99
5	—	1,050	49.00–57.00	54.52
5	—	1,353	69.00–78.00	71.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	43.00	43.00
3	—	890	50.00–55.00	53.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,561	93.00–97.00	94.34
3	—	1,252	56.00–77.00	67.84

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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