Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 55.00 to 80.00 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.91/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$111.91

61 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

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	516	118.50	611	30
Medium 2	447	110.12	492	14thin
Medium 3	431	102.80	443	15thin
Small 3	423	94.00	397	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $214 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 sale61 hd

111.91

—

NC average6 barns · 831 hd

113.19

−1.27

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	1,516	83.69	1,268	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	60.73	713	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	812	48.72	395	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	516	118.93/cwt	111.00–123.00	614	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	111.28/cwt	108.00–114.00	692	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	84.00/cwt	80.00–88.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	427	104.27/cwt	100.00–107.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	488	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	490	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	103.75/cwt	100.00–108.00	403	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	122.33/cwt	114.00–127.00	451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.83/cwt	124.00–145.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.25/cwt	134.00–157.00	668	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	471	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.96/cwt	111.00–124.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	141.74/cwt	134.00–149.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	130.66/cwt	122.00–143.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.06/cwt	104.00–110.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	785	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	61.42/cwt	56.00–66.00	746	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	58.47/cwt	46.00–84.00	610	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	46.58/cwt	44.00–49.00	382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	76.32/cwt	71.00–80.00	972	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	91.06/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	102.71/cwt	100.00–106.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.23/cwt	116.00–138.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	509	98.54/cwt	90.00–109.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	374	106.24/cwt	105.00–109.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	104.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	118.26/cwt	116.00–121.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	136.53/cwt	133.00–149.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	106.57/cwt	101.00–116.00	659	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	385	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	377	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 Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 174Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 74Year ago 35

Baby calves 55.00 to 80.00 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
12	—	516	111.00–123.00	118.93
3	—	622	108.00–114.00	111.28
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
6	—	433	120.00–126.00	123.98
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
4	—	561	116.00–121.00	118.26
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	112.00	112.00
2	—	610	80.00–88.00	84.00
3	—	318	115.00–117.00	116.02
8	—	477	110.00–118.00	114.21
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	100.00–107.00	104.27
2	—	488	100.00–101.00	100.49
4	—	509	90.00–109.00	98.54
4	—	374	105.00–109.00	106.24
2	—	340	100.00–109.00	104.57
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	100.00–108.00	103.75
1	—	485	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
8	—	369	114.00–127.00	122.33
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	413	114.00	114.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
7	—	519	124.00–145.00	132.83
2	—	460	134.00–157.00	145.25
2	—	330	128.00–136.00	132.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
3	—	613	111.00–124.00	116.96
2	—	233	134.00–149.00	141.74
3	—	583	122.00–143.00	130.66
3	—	427	120.00–130.00	126.25
2	—	768	110.00–120.00	114.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	115.00–119.00	117.70
2	—	668	104.00–110.00	107.06
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
6	—	525	116.00–138.00	128.23
6	—	482	133.00–149.00	136.53
5	—	618	101.00–116.00	106.57
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	100.00–104.00	102.00
1	—	785	78.00	78.00
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
3	—	565	100.00–106.00	102.71
1	—	625	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	81.00	81.00
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
2	—	558	110.00–114.00	112.01
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
2	—	483	113.00–114.00	113.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,214	56.00–66.00	61.42
8	—	1,044	46.00–84.00	58.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	44.00–49.00	46.58
1	—	795	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	71.00–80.00	76.32
3	—	1,758	86.00–96.00	91.06

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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