Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 70.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.74/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$117.74

60 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

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	501	123.53	618	35
Medium 2	449	112.13	504	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	109.00	572	1thin
Medium 3	457	105.58	482	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $136 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 sale60 hd

117.74

—

NC average8 barns · 1,006 hd

119.81

−2.07

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	1,653	98.39	1,626	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	68.08	793	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	53.71	467	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	113.12/cwt	106.00–119.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.56/cwt	127.00–137.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.45/cwt	124.00–127.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	125.35/cwt	120.00–131.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.94/cwt	131.00–164.00	700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	95.32/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,456	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	68.75/cwt	65.00–74.00	748	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	60.04/cwt	54.00–64.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.53/cwt	125.00–145.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	124.51/cwt	121.00–127.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	121.04/cwt	114.00–130.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.83/cwt	133.00–162.00	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.48/cwt	134.00–150.00	725	6
Bulls	—	—	1,777	101.47/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,803	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	77.13/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	514	99.94/cwt	95.00–107.00	514	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	115.69/cwt	114.00–117.00	480	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	263	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	334	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	119.80/cwt	114.00–125.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	449	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	55.89/cwt	53.00–60.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	114.73/cwt	113.00–117.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	543	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	412	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.05/cwt	140.00–158.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.73/cwt	108.00–124.00	723	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	472	103.64/cwt	100.00–106.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.61/cwt	111.00–129.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.11/cwt	122.00–129.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.80/cwt	130.00–156.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.64/cwt	120.00–144.00	750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,107	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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 191Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 39Year ago 46

Baby calves 10.00 to 70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	97.00	97.00
2	—	715	104.00	104.00
4	—	671	106.00–119.00	113.12
9	—	534	127.00–137.00	133.56
9	—	468	125.00–145.00	130.53
7	—	614	114.00–130.00	121.04
11	—	570	120.00–144.00	131.64
1	—	1,190	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	95.00–107.00	99.94
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	114.00–125.00	119.80
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	124.00–127.00	125.45
4	—	419	120.00–131.00	125.35
6	—	374	121.00–127.00	124.51
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
4	—	619	108.00–124.00	116.73
7	—	523	111.00–129.00	124.61
6	—	574	122.00–129.00	126.11
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	445	111.00	111.00
1	—	390	108.00	108.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
5	—	472	100.00–106.00	103.64
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	114.00	114.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
3	—	515	106.00–110.00	108.03
4	—	380	113.00–117.00	114.73
2	—	468	116.00	116.00
1	—	245	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	131.00–164.00	147.94
1	—	590	133.00	133.00
14	—	429	133.00–162.00	153.83
6	—	516	134.00–150.00	140.48
5	—	375	140.00–158.00	148.05
2	—	330	130.00–156.00	142.80
1	—	725	134.00	134.00
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	114.00–117.00	115.69
2	—	263	124.00–130.00	127.09
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	107.00	107.00
1	—	415	107.00	107.00
1	—	200	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	88.00–99.00	95.32
3	—	1,777	100.00–104.00	101.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,088	65.00–74.00	68.75
8	—	1,045	54.00–64.00	60.04
6	—	1,513	76.00–79.00	77.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	45.00	45.00
4	—	861	53.00–60.00	55.89

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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