Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 20.00 to 35.00 9 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.91/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$113.91

39 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$7.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

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	651	115.08	749	31
Medium 2	581	110.39	641	5thin
Medium 3	527	107.67	567	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.41/cwt here — about $182 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 sale39 hd

113.91

—

NC average8 barns · 701 hd

123.91

−10.00

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	—	Low	1,543	96.74	1,493	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	69.06	1,183	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	67.16	836	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	914	52.41	479	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	619	114.26/cwt	106.00–121.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	107.50/cwt	106.00–109.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.80/cwt	122.00–133.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.18/cwt	124.00–136.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	127.97/cwt	124.00–135.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	141.64/cwt	134.00–150.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	60.07/cwt	51.00–64.00	649	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	311	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,683	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,288	95.86/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	69.06/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,183	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	69.24/cwt	65.00–73.00	885	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	47.16/cwt	46.00–48.00	451	3
Bulls	—	—	2,008	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,108	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	463	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	113.93/cwt	111.00–117.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	452	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	347	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	291	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	117.05/cwt	116.00–118.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.70/cwt	123.00–136.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	102.49/cwt	101.00–104.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.86/cwt	120.00–137.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	108.39/cwt	106.00–111.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	93.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.07/cwt	110.00–122.00	723	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 163Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 34Year ago 32

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

Baby calves 20.00 to 35.00 9 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	—	619	106.00–121.00	114.26
2	—	675	106.00–109.00	107.50
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
2	—	325	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	255	122.00	122.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
2	—	470	120.00–122.00	120.97
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
2	—	430	100.00–110.00	105.06
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	116.00–118.00	117.05
2	—	510	109.00–110.00	109.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	94.00	94.00
4	—	568	122.00–133.00	128.80
1	—	930	101.00	101.00
4	—	528	123.00–136.00	128.70
2	—	765	101.00–104.00	102.49
5	—	476	120.00–137.00	127.86
2	—	728	102.00–110.00	105.96
8	—	669	106.00–111.00	108.39
2	—	1,025	91.00–96.00	93.46
2	—	623	110.00–122.00	116.07
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
3	—	463	115.00–117.00	116.32
1	—	965	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	124.00–136.00	130.18
3	—	433	124.00–135.00	127.97
2	—	278	134.00–150.00	141.64
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
5	—	325	140.00–148.00	143.16
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	111.00–117.00	113.93
1	—	330	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	347	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,288	91.00–100.00	95.86
2	—	2,008	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,080	51.00–64.00	60.07
2	—	1,683	76.00	76.00
29	—	1,278	65.00–73.00	69.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	62.00	62.00
3	—	957	46.00–48.00	47.16
2	—	850	55.00–56.00	55.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	68.00–70.00	69.06

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