Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower, some 6.00 to 7.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.29/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$118.29

56 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$18.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

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	515	121.51	625	41
Medium 2	396	114.09	452	9thin
Medium 3	354	102.58	363	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about $262 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 sale56 hd

118.29

—

NC average5 barns · 579 hd

118.87

−0.57

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	69.55	783	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	55.66	492	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	375	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.80/cwt	119.00–124.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.35/cwt	107.00–112.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	69.52/cwt	66.00–72.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	138.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.45/cwt	118.00–123.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	127.02/cwt	123.00–131.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.79/cwt	135.00–144.00	665	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	459	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	61.31/cwt	58.00–64.00	638	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	77.83/cwt	76.00–81.00	964	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	55.66/cwt	53.00–58.00	492	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	108.64/cwt	106.00–112.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.06/cwt	136.00–145.00	371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.66/cwt	142.00–146.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.95/cwt	119.00–131.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	111.69/cwt	108.00–113.00	900	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	233	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	250	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	278	104.54/cwt	100.00–109.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	112.77/cwt	109.00–118.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	120.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	362	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	114.41/cwt	111.00–117.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	111.59/cwt	106.00–117.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	115.93/cwt	112.00–120.00	313	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	123.90/cwt	119.00–129.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	371	103.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	383	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	128.59/cwt	126.00–131.00	360	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	428	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	599	2

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 118Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	125.00–130.00	128.38
9	—	563	119.00–124.00	121.80
9	—	518	118.00–123.00	120.45
2	—	438	123.00–131.00	127.02
2	—	275	133.00–136.00	134.50
4	—	468	120.00–130.00	127.03
3	—	653	113.00	113.00
7	—	618	109.00–118.00	112.77
2	—	333	127.00–130.00	128.56
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	107.00	107.00
2	—	355	112.00–113.00	112.51
3	—	270	112.00–120.00	115.93
2	—	463	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	100.00–103.00	101.50
4	—	371	100.00–110.00	103.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	107.00–112.00	110.35
3	—	488	124.00–130.00	127.01
3	—	762	106.00–112.00	108.64
6	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.98
7	—	806	108.00–113.00	111.69
2	—	610	106.00–117.00	111.59
2	—	868	96.00–98.00	97.00
8	—	512	119.00–129.00	123.90
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	123.00–124.00	123.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	135.00–144.00	138.59
8	—	469	135.00–144.00	141.79
3	—	325	140.00–150.00	143.38
3	—	265	136.00–145.00	140.06
4	—	424	142.00–146.00	143.66
3	—	617	119.00–131.00	124.95
3	—	575	125.00	125.00
4	—	523	125.00–132.00	128.46
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	105.00–110.00	107.37
2	—	278	100.00–109.00	104.54
2	—	428	100.00–103.00	101.47
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	115.00–126.00	120.50
3	—	427	111.00–117.00	114.41
2	—	378	116.00–118.00	117.03
2	—	280	126.00–131.00	128.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,105	66.00–72.00	69.52
8	—	1,041	58.00–64.00	61.31
8	—	1,239	76.00–81.00	77.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	884	53.00–58.00	55.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	675.00	675.00

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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