Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 65.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.41/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$119.41

75 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$18.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

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	497	122.95	611	57
Medium 2	434	113.57	493	7thin
Medium 3	489	104.76	512	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about $99 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 sale75 hd

119.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,447 hd

126.09

−6.69

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	1,601	102.93	1,647	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	73.00	1,190	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	66.42	742	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	838	53.17	445	7thin

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	—	426	127.20/cwt	121.00–130.00	542	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	109.88/cwt	104.00–118.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.11/cwt	130.00–157.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.99/cwt	130.00–154.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	69.08/cwt	64.00–72.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	140.69/cwt	138.00–143.00	321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.81/cwt	131.00–148.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	146.10/cwt	141.00–149.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	43.44/cwt	37.00–49.00	354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	97.52/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	57.06/cwt	50.00–67.00	483	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	110.11/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	538	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	745	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	966	61.00/cwt	57.00–62.00	589	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	825	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	107.33/cwt	106.00–108.00	402	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	518	102.48/cwt	102.00–103.00	531	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	255	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	296	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	125.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	471	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	97.99/cwt	95.00–101.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.77/cwt	97.00–107.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	116.79/cwt	102.00–122.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.64/cwt	120.00–138.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.94/cwt	126.00–144.00	707	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.18/cwt	144.00–151.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.97/cwt	119.00–130.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.88/cwt	111.00–128.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	133.02/cwt	131.00–143.00	737	6

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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 123Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 23Year ago 76

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

Baby calves 65.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	121.00–130.00	127.20
9	—	621	104.00–118.00	109.88
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	270	132.00	132.00
2	—	660	100.00–106.00	102.95
6	—	477	127.00–131.00	129.00
2	—	303	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	228	138.00–143.00	140.69
7	—	522	119.00–130.00	125.97
10	—	565	111.00–128.00	122.88
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	128.00	128.00
2	—	483	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
2	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	102.00–103.00	102.48
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	104.00	104.00
5	—	473	100.00–110.00	105.07
2	—	580	103.00–105.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
2	—	788	95.00–101.00	97.99
4	—	730	97.00–107.00	101.77
11	—	631	102.00–122.00	116.79
4	—	565	120.00–138.00	125.64
9	—	524	126.00–144.00	134.94
6	—	460	144.00–151.00	146.18
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	86.00	86.00
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
2	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	130.00–157.00	144.11
7	—	373	130.00–154.00	144.99
2	—	280	164.00	164.00
1	—	645	143.00	143.00
2	—	473	131.00–148.00	139.81
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
8	—	416	141.00–149.00	146.10
2	—	683	133.00–135.00	134.01
6	—	554	131.00–143.00	133.02
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	106.00–108.00	107.33
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	116.00	116.00
1	—	405	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	121.00–130.00	125.56
1	—	415	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,221	64.00–72.00	69.08
6	—	966	57.00–62.00	61.00
1	—	1,100	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	37.00–49.00	43.44
5	—	847	50.00–67.00	57.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	97.00–98.00	97.52
4	—	1,706	109.00–113.00	110.11
1	—	1,430	85.00	85.00

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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