Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 2.00 to 4.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 5.00 to 6.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 30.00 to 45.00 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.73/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$111.73

47 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

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	483	117.37	566	20
Medium 2	420	114.76	482	13thin
Medium 3	463	100.86	467	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $99 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 sale47 hd

111.73

—

NC average8 barns · 1,149 hd

114.16

−2.43

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	—	Low	1,374	83.03	1,140	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	56.29	623	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	44.32	385	9thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 and Large 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.99/cwt	124.00–134.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	393	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	103.31/cwt	101.00–105.00	284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.12/cwt	125.00–138.00	552	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	414	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	443	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	501	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	139.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	120.80/cwt	115.00–127.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	133.89/cwt	131.00–140.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	134.93/cwt	125.00–159.00	518	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.60/cwt	110.00–111.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.85/cwt	115.00–119.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.23/cwt	104.00–121.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	93.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	688	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	48.80/cwt	40.00–53.00	500	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	726	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	43.61/cwt	35.00–49.00	377	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	58.37/cwt	54.00–64.00	665	27
Bulls	—	—	1,087	71.35/cwt	67.00–75.00	776	5
Bulls	—	—	1,469	86.92/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,277	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	566	101.26/cwt	100.00–103.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	483	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.26/cwt	123.00–131.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	578	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	108.80/cwt	100.00–118.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	108.70/cwt	105.00–111.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	775	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	113.78/cwt	112.00–116.00	591	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 283Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 58Year ago 48

Baby calves 30.00 to 45.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
4	—	421	124.00–134.00	126.99
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
3	—	465	115.00–127.00	120.80
2	—	580	113.00–114.00	113.49
4	—	519	112.00–116.00	113.78
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
2	—	443	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	515	108.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	469	113.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	283	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	101.00–105.00	103.31
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
2	—	645	85.00	85.00
2	—	578	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	370	105.00–111.00	108.70
2	—	425	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	775	74.00	74.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	121.00	121.00
2	—	360	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	205	126.00	126.00
1	—	285	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	106.00	106.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	125.00–138.00	131.12
2	—	458	135.00–144.00	139.52
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	329	131.00–140.00	133.89
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
6	—	384	125.00–159.00	134.93
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00–117.00	115.98
5	—	525	110.00–111.00	110.60
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
1	—	625	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
5	—	570	115.00–119.00	116.85
4	—	665	104.00–121.00	109.23
3	—	737	90.00–95.00	93.38
3	—	470	123.00–131.00	126.26
6	—	519	115.00–120.00	116.69
7	—	629	100.00–118.00	108.80
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	100.00–103.00	101.26
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	104.00–106.00	104.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	40.00–53.00	48.80
3	—	1,117	65.00	65.00
27	—	1,139	54.00–64.00	58.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	50.00	50.00
8	—	865	35.00–49.00	43.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,087	67.00–75.00	71.35
15	—	1,469	80.00–94.00	86.92

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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