Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 lower with limited comparisons the previous week; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand for feeder cattle was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (4 head) ranged 20.00 to 35.00 per head.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.52/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$122.52

48 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

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	581	124.60	724	40
Medium 2	507	116.15	589	6thin
Medium 3	500	100.00	500	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $224 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 sale48 hd

122.52

—

NC average8 barns · 782 hd

119.59

+2.93

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	1,794	89.55	1,607	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	66.14	780	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	47.22	462	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	382	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	157.83/cwt	150.00–165.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.36/cwt	138.00–144.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.76/cwt	114.00–123.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	143.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.83/cwt	132.00–144.00	724	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	121.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.60/cwt	132.00–141.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	865	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.40/cwt	137.00–147.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	104.16/cwt	100.00–108.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	112.33/cwt	109.00–116.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	96.95/cwt	94.00–100.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	116.46/cwt	114.00–119.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	115.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	602	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	51.04/cwt	50.00–52.00	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	43.40/cwt	42.00–45.00	477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	59.70/cwt	56.00–62.00	629	9
Bulls	—	—	1,794	89.55/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	68.78/cwt	65.00–72.00	847	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.30/cwt	128.00–135.00	684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.40/cwt	121.00–133.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.13/cwt	124.00–136.00	688	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.61/cwt	134.00–145.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.74/cwt	124.00–134.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	102.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	113.38/cwt	111.00–115.00	478	3

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 98Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 40Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	124.00	124.00
5	—	370	115.00–125.00	121.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	143.00–144.00	143.51
2	—	283	150.00–165.00	157.83
3	—	565	138.00–144.00	141.36
2	—	925	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	618	140.00–146.00	143.27
3	—	525	132.00–144.00	137.83
6	—	421	132.00–141.00	136.60
2	—	765	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
7	—	470	137.00–147.00	143.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.68
4	—	330	135.00	135.00
6	—	423	124.00–134.00	129.81
5	—	617	114.00–123.00	118.76
10	—	521	128.00–135.00	131.30
7	—	474	124.00–134.00	129.74
2	—	715	90.00–92.00	90.99
3	—	680	100.00–104.00	102.32
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	107.00–110.00	108.33
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	111.00–115.00	113.38
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	100.00–108.00	104.16
3	—	678	109.00–116.00	112.33
2	—	825	94.00–100.00	96.95
2	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.50
7	—	570	121.00–133.00	128.40
12	—	521	124.00–136.00	132.13
8	—	471	134.00–145.00	140.61
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	114.00–119.00	116.46
4	—	519	114.00–120.00	115.99
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	50.00–52.00	51.04
2	—	1,100	42.00–45.00	43.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,053	56.00–62.00	59.70
22	—	1,231	65.00–72.00	68.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,794	88.00–92.00	89.55

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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