Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 18 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.95/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$119.95

51 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$20.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

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	505	123.97	626	36
Medium 2	389	116.36	453	8thin
Medium 3	499	103.42	516	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about $109 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 sale51 hd

119.95

—

NC average8 barns · 984 hd

122.99

−3.04

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	1,692	98.25	1,662	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	70.12	862	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	57.03	500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	566	114.62/cwt	111.00–118.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	126.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	121.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	130.52/cwt	124.00–135.00	612	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.00/cwt	115.00–127.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	114.21/cwt	106.00–118.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.36/cwt	143.00–150.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	905	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	833	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	127.85/cwt	120.00–139.00	534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.88/cwt	133.00–154.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.68/cwt	124.00–139.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	91.91/cwt	87.00–97.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	115.98/cwt	112.00–119.00	601	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	61.78/cwt	57.00–64.00	720	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	51.54/cwt	50.00–53.00	456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	79.64/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,133	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	70.57/cwt	65.00–75.00	828	8
Bulls	—	—	1,230	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	101.38/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	107.47/cwt	100.00–115.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	892	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.68/cwt	124.00–135.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.03/cwt	107.00–123.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	101.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 185Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 45Year ago 21

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

Baby calves 10.00 to 45.00 18 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	111.00–118.00	114.62
5	—	518	112.00–119.00	115.98
2	—	660	95.00–97.00	96.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	124.00–139.00	133.68
3	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.33
2	—	733	87.00–97.00	91.91
2	—	673	100.00–115.00	107.47
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
3	—	605	107.00–123.00	116.03
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	101.00	101.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
3	—	892	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	338	119.00	119.00
2	—	285	119.00–125.00	121.95
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	123.00–130.00	126.35
4	—	469	124.00–135.00	130.52
3	—	578	115.00–127.00	120.00
2	—	710	90.00–100.00	95.00
4	—	619	106.00–118.00	114.21
7	—	418	120.00–139.00	127.85
4	—	380	124.00–135.00	130.68
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	109.00	109.00
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	108.00	108.00
3	—	555	100.00–103.00	101.98
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	905	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	143.00–150.00	146.36
1	—	590	147.00	147.00
1	—	255	161.00	161.00
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
5	—	425	133.00–154.00	145.88
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,166	57.00–64.00	61.78
4	—	1,423	77.00–83.00	79.64
8	—	1,173	65.00–75.00	70.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	68.00	68.00
2	—	885	50.00–53.00	51.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,923	100.00–103.00	101.38

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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