Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle 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 10.00 to 35.00 8 head

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.79/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$135.79

55 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

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	482	140.89	679	46
Medium 2	364	113.93	415	4thin
Medium 3	390	106.40	415	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $264 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 sale55 hd

135.79

—

NC average8 barns · 800 hd

134.09

+1.70

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	—	High	1,798	96.73	1,740	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	65.92	820	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	60.76	927	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	606	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.14/cwt	137.00–139.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	721	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	70.46/cwt	69.00–72.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	112.22/cwt	101.00–115.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.43/cwt	136.00–171.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	121.70/cwt	119.00–125.00	585	15
Bulls	—	—	1,685	94.10/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	60.76/cwt	57.00–64.00	927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	64.75/cwt	60.00–68.00	782	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	113.35/cwt	111.00–115.00	366	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	200	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	216	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	405	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	345	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	104.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	494	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	290	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	333	114.86/cwt	109.00–121.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.45/cwt	144.00–159.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	637	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.05/cwt	139.00–156.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	494	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 144Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 17

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle 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 10.00 to 35.00 8 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	112.00	112.00
2	—	525	117.00	117.00
2	—	565	118.00–122.00	120.00
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
15	—	481	119.00–125.00	121.70
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
5	—	398	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	111.00–115.00	113.35
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
2	—	283	120.00–124.00	121.95
4	—	473	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	108.00	108.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
2	—	563	137.00–139.00	138.01
9	—	532	137.00–139.00	138.14
10	—	324	136.00–171.00	156.43
2	—	383	144.00–159.00	151.45
7	—	420	139.00–156.00	144.05
7	—	655	124.00	124.00
8	—	492	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	106.00	106.00
1	—	290	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	113.00	113.00
2	—	333	109.00–121.00	114.86
1	—	385	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
5	—	635	101.00–115.00	112.22
1	—	820	88.00	88.00
1	—	965	83.00	83.00
3	—	478	130.00–137.00	133.29
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
3	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.38
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
1	—	840	75.00	75.00
1	—	635	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	102.00–106.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,685	89.00–98.00	94.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,319	69.00–72.00	70.46
17	—	1,208	60.00–68.00	64.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	57.00–64.00	60.76

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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