Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.41/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$109.41

37 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	355	116.62	414	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	110.69	643	16thin
Medium 3	419	102.30	428	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale37 hd

109.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,006 hd

115.71

−6.29

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	1,590	94.19	1,498	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	70.00	1,078	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	64.44	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	44.02	394	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	380	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	151.51/cwt	147.00–153.00	341	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	108.14/cwt	101.00–115.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	95.50/cwt	91.00–100.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	85.01/cwt	83.00–87.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	118.47/cwt	113.00–124.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	97.52/cwt	93.00–102.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	42.27/cwt	34.00–47.00	384	4
Bulls	—	—	2,170	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,452	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	94.87/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	65.15/cwt	60.00–69.00	679	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	101.00/cwt	94.00–108.00	576	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	131.07/cwt	129.00–133.00	354	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	—	—	990	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	733	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	104.63/cwt	100.00–109.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	513	94.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	115.57/cwt	114.00–117.00	306	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	96.76/cwt	88.00–106.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	278	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,840	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	364	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,625	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	318	106.75/cwt	101.00–110.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	102.64/cwt	96.00–109.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.79/cwt	117.00–128.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	116.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	679	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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 91Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 1

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	490	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	700	91.00–100.00	95.50
2	—	908	83.00–87.00	85.01
2	—	503	113.00–124.00	118.47
2	—	603	93.00–102.00	97.52
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	120.00–123.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	123.00	123.00
3	—	265	114.00–117.00	115.57
2	—	315	115.00–116.00	115.48
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
2	—	478	115.00–118.00	116.45
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	100.00–109.00	104.63
2	—	513	90.00–100.00	94.93
1	—	415	106.00	106.00
1	—	275	101.00	101.00
1	—	490	96.00	96.00
3	—	318	101.00–110.00	106.75
2	—	573	96.00–109.00	102.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	225	147.00–153.00	151.51
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	132.27
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
2	—	280	140.00–145.00	142.46
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	129.00–133.00	131.07
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	101.00–115.00	108.14
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	563	120.00–124.00	122.03
6	—	523	117.00–128.00	120.79
1	—	975	85.00	85.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	94.00–108.00	101.00
4	—	525	88.00–106.00	96.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	51.00	51.00
4	—	908	34.00–47.00	42.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	60.00–69.00	65.15
1	—	975	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,600	93.00–96.00	94.87
1	—	990	74.00	74.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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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