Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 10.00 3 head

1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.01/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$116.01

32 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$20.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.86

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	124.35	618	17thin
Medium 2	313	119.33	374	3thin
Medium 3	415	103.37	429	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $189 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 sale32 hd

116.01

—

NC average8 barns · 763 hd

122.87

−6.86

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	1,320	87.39	1,154	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	73.00	1,274	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	69.27	877	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	51.49	473	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	235	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	628	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.47/cwt	114.00–121.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	215	122.14/cwt	120.00–124.00	263	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	355	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	114.94/cwt	114.00–116.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	142.21/cwt	134.00–148.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.36/cwt	130.00–132.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.44/cwt	130.00–151.00	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.38/cwt	111.00–122.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	102.93/cwt	100.00–109.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	39.90/cwt	34.00–46.00	365	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,274	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	54.80/cwt	50.00–58.00	504	7
Bulls	—	—	1,335	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	82.59/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	61.34/cwt	59.00–63.00	744	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	70.35/cwt	65.00–75.00	896	22
Heifers	Medium 3	—	517	97.75/cwt	94.00–103.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	458	101.54/cwt	94.00–109.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	338	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	345	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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 128Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 39Year ago 46

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

Baby calves 10.00 3 head

1 hog

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	126.00	126.00
1	—	420	111.00	111.00
1	—	285	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	104.00	104.00
3	—	517	94.00–103.00	97.75
2	—	458	94.00–109.00	101.54
2	—	338	100.00–110.00	105.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	118.00	118.00
2	—	540	129.00–131.00	130.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
3	—	468	120.00–130.00	124.98
2	—	555	114.00–121.00	117.47
1	—	270	144.00	144.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	127.00	127.00
3	—	425	130.00–132.00	131.36
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	94.00–96.00	95.00
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	120.00–129.00	126.34
1	—	1,050	82.00	82.00
4	—	528	129.00–135.00	130.94
2	—	675	111.00–122.00	116.38
3	—	613	100.00–109.00	102.93
2	—	458	131.00–135.00	133.03
1	—	1,015	84.00	84.00
2	—	770	97.00–100.00	98.48
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
2	—	283	146.00–147.00	146.48
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
4	—	416	134.00–148.00	142.21
8	—	378	130.00–151.00	141.44
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	120.00–124.00	122.14
2	—	278	125.00–130.00	127.61
2	—	373	114.00–116.00	114.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	34.00–46.00	39.90
7	—	919	50.00–58.00	54.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	59.00–63.00	61.34
22	—	1,274	65.00–75.00	70.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,313	82.00–83.00	82.59

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