Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 . Feeder cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 40.00 to 60.00

14 head of hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.84/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$128.84

29 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.62

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	388	135.13	525	19thin
Medium 2	384	119.87	460	8thin
Medium 3	490	105.00	515	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $10 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 sale29 hd

128.84

—

NC average9 barns · 1,497 hd

142.46

−13.62

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	1,419	91.40	1,297	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	73.80	868	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	47.22	390	7thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	143.17/cwt	136.00–146.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	136.14/cwt	129.00–144.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	143.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	135.38/cwt	133.00–137.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	403	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	51.54/cwt	50.00–54.00	461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	96.32/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,401	3
Bulls	—	—	1,078	79.72/cwt	76.00–83.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	79.16/cwt	77.00–82.00	990	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	56.27/cwt	50.00–62.00	636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	411	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	71.04/cwt	66.00–75.00	772	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	41.46/cwt	38.00–47.00	304	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	104.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	120.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	512	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	119.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	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 Jun 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 124Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 32

Slaughter cattle were steady to up 1.00 . Feeder cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 40.00 to 60.00

14 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	121.00–127.00	124.00
3	—	532	115.00–123.00	119.63
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	99.00	99.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–118.00	113.94
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
2	—	330	110.00–112.00	111.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
2	—	710	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	1,045	86.00	86.00
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	101.00–105.00	104.03
1	—	550	98.00	98.00
1	—	475	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
6	—	314	136.00–146.00	143.17
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
2	—	368	129.00–144.00	136.14
2	—	243	141.00–147.00	143.97
2	—	418	128.00–131.00	129.49
3	—	282	133.00–137.00	135.38
2	—	525	124.00–127.00	125.54
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
4	—	424	120.00–123.00	120.73
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
1	—	200	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	50.00–54.00	51.54
3	—	733	38.00–47.00	41.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,251	77.00–82.00	79.16
3	—	1,130	50.00–62.00	56.27
12	—	1,087	66.00–75.00	71.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	94.00–99.00	96.32
2	—	1,078	76.00–83.00	79.72
1	—	1,995	100.00	100.00

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