Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 15.00 to 55.00 10 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.48/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$115.48

55 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

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	534	122.45	654	29
Medium 2	384	114.21	438	10thin
Medium 3	322	103.63	334	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $321 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

115.48

—

NC average8 barns · 972 hd

119.01

−3.53

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	1,769	95.08	1,682	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	69.50	783	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	788	45.22	356	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	525	121.93/cwt	116.00–125.00	640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.50/cwt	129.00–142.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.44/cwt	136.00–143.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	123.36/cwt	123.00–124.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	101.12/cwt	94.00–108.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.20/cwt	134.00–143.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.36/cwt	123.00–138.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	752	40.30/cwt	38.00–44.00	303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	122.96/cwt	121.00–124.00	519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,064	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	58.16/cwt	54.00–62.00	553	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	69.83/cwt	65.00–75.00	806	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	92.85/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,365	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	653	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	79.10/cwt	77.00–82.00	914	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	205	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	213	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	205	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	217	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	371	103.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	118.13/cwt	114.00–124.00	317	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	364	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	413	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	274	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	289	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	107.02/cwt	104.00–110.00	458	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	215	129.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	278	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	338	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	117.44/cwt	114.00–121.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	115.04/cwt	114.00–116.00	477	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.86/cwt	120.00–144.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,960	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.35/cwt	134.00–144.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	115.13/cwt	104.00–122.00	707	4

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 194Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 15.00 to 55.00 10 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	116.00–125.00	121.93
5	—	473	120.00–127.00	122.37
11	—	593	123.00–124.00	123.36
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
3	—	422	121.00–124.00	122.96
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	114.00–116.00	115.04
2	—	275	111.00–112.00	111.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	106.00	106.00
4	—	371	100.00–104.00	103.03
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
6	—	270	100.00–105.00	101.65
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
2	—	428	104.00–110.00	107.02
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	129.00–142.00	135.50
4	—	578	136.00–143.00	138.44
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
5	—	376	134.00–143.00	138.20
6	—	602	138.00	138.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
1	—	260	141.00	141.00
2	—	218	140.00	140.00
3	—	513	134.00–144.00	140.35
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	104.00	104.00
1	—	350	104.00	104.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
3	—	413	100.00–105.00	101.65
2	—	280	100.00–106.00	103.05
2	—	335	100.00–102.00	100.97
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	114.00–124.00	118.13
2	—	215	120.00–139.00	129.50
1	—	345	116.00	116.00
2	—	438	114.00–121.00	117.44
1	—	375	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	718	94.00–108.00	101.12
4	—	531	123.00–138.00	129.36
12	—	478	120.00–144.00	129.86
2	—	563	120.00–123.00	121.47
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
4	—	614	104.00–122.00	115.13
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
1	—	460	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	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
3	—	752	38.00–44.00	40.30
1	—	895	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	54.00–62.00	58.16
16	—	1,154	65.00–75.00	69.83
3	—	1,155	77.00–82.00	79.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,715	90.00–98.00	92.85

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	—	950	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	830.00	830.00

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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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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