Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were down 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.72/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$117.72

52 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$27.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

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	535	120.92	647	43
Medium 2	450	109.40	492	5thin
Medium 3	459	93.75	430	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.17/cwt here — about $217 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 sale52 hd

117.72

—

NC average7 barns · 959 hd

118.42

−0.69

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	—	High	1,621	94.22	1,527	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	67.55	794	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	65.50	983	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	46.48	439	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	121.95/cwt	114.00–125.00	702	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	125.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	129.61/cwt	126.00–135.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	960	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.56/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.86/cwt	131.00–146.00	583	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	91.45/cwt	84.00–99.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.63/cwt	133.00–145.00	821	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	120.65/cwt	113.00–125.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	111.53/cwt	108.00–114.00	828	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	130.67/cwt	120.00–140.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	149.43/cwt	148.00–151.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	855	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	372	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	168.07/cwt	160.00–176.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	102.56/cwt	99.00–106.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	65.50/cwt	64.00–67.00	983	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	62.85/cwt	62.00–65.00	692	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	46.48/cwt	45.00–48.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	67.58/cwt	63.00–71.00	813	24
Bulls	—	—	1,830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,579	92.46/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	13,580	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	117.48/cwt	111.00–126.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	96.67/cwt	94.00–100.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.95/cwt	119.00–132.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	830	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	118.00/cwt	100.00–127.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	106.00/cwt	98.00–118.00	718	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	723	86.67/cwt	86.00–88.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 243Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 63Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	305	104.00	104.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
12	—	576	114.00–125.00	121.95
7	—	472	120.00–132.00	125.87
12	—	437	126.00–135.00	129.61
2	—	765	84.00–99.00	91.45
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
6	—	512	113.00–125.00	120.65
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	100.00–108.00	104.01
5	—	522	130.00–142.00	137.56
4	—	426	131.00–146.00	136.86
2	—	470	130.00–146.00	137.83
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
5	—	580	133.00–145.00	141.63
4	—	742	108.00–114.00	111.53
2	—	368	148.00–151.00	149.43
3	—	615	137.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
2	—	308	160.00–176.00	168.07
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	139.00	139.00
2	—	225	120.00–140.00	130.67
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
3	—	372	105.00–110.00	107.65
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	130.00–145.00	138.33
2	—	728	99.00–106.00	102.56
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
6	—	579	120.00–133.00	126.15
3	—	770	94.00–100.00	96.67
3	—	518	119.00–132.00	124.95
5	—	614	100.00–127.00	118.00
9	—	677	98.00–118.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
4	—	464	111.00–126.00	117.48
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
1	—	610	97.00	97.00
2	—	830	84.00–87.00	85.53
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
3	—	723	86.00–88.00	86.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	64.00–67.00	65.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	62.00–65.00	62.85
2	—	1,020	78.00–80.00	79.00
24	—	1,203	63.00–71.00	67.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	45.00–48.00	46.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,579	89.00–94.00	92.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	970.00	970.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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