Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to down 1.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . 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 $111.02/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$111.02

62 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium 2 over Small 3

$23.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	432	115.21	497	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	113.43	620	30
Medium 3	432	105.75	457	12thin
Small 3	451	92.00	415	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.21/cwt here — about $82 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 sale62 hd

111.02

—

NC average8 barns · 1,194 hd

111.50

−0.47

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	1,257	75.62	951	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	58.59	716	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	46.85	392	6thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	115.70/cwt	114.00–118.00	551	7
Heifers	Small 3	—	380	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	357	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	116.38/cwt	115.00–118.00	598	8
Heifers	Small 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.97/cwt	113.00–119.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	113.40/cwt	111.00–116.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	97.57/cwt	94.00–101.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	111.54/cwt	108.00–115.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	233	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	141.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	405	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	410	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	426	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	290	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	299	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	316	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	500	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	445	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.62/cwt	114.00–125.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	134.96/cwt	127.00–137.00	754	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	405	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.27/cwt	129.00–149.00	519	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	122.22/cwt	118.00–128.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	463	103.59/cwt	100.00–107.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	106.45/cwt	105.00–108.00	557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	44.26/cwt	40.00–49.00	366	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	59.86/cwt	55.00–65.00	758	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	50.90/cwt	49.00–54.00	529	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	68.94/cwt	66.00–76.00	933	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	84.08/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	73.20/cwt	64.00–80.00	911	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	113.62/cwt	110.00–116.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	690	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	91.54/cwt	85.00–99.00	665	5
Bulls	Small 2	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	101.68/cwt	98.00–105.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	429	105.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	452	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	111.50/cwt	100.00–124.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	91.00/cwt	88.00–94.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	115.72/cwt	111.00–120.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	553	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 198Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 51Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last 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	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
7	—	429	100.00–110.00	105.43
2	—	553	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	114.00–118.00	115.70
2	—	428	111.00–116.00	113.40
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	118.00	118.00
5	—	377	111.00–120.00	115.72
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	94.00	94.00
1	—	540	89.00	89.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	115.00–118.00	116.38
7	—	575	113.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	668	94.00–101.00	97.57
2	—	485	108.00–115.00	111.54
1	—	710	86.00	86.00
3	—	377	120.00	120.00
6	—	621	100.00–124.00	111.50
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	117.00	117.00
1	—	270	117.00	117.00
1	—	500	89.00	89.00
1	—	355	114.00	114.00
1	—	330	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	125.00–128.00	126.53
3	—	827	123.00	123.00
4	—	328	140.00–146.00	141.56
2	—	525	121.00–125.00	123.06
7	—	430	130.00–140.00	135.69
2	—	680	114.00–125.00	119.62
5	—	559	127.00–137.00	134.96
7	—	375	129.00–149.00	138.27
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	104.00	104.00
1	—	290	103.00	103.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	118.00–128.00	122.22
3	—	607	117.00–120.00	118.32
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
6	—	529	120.00–126.00	123.51
5	—	726	85.00–99.00	91.54
7	—	476	125.00–135.00	127.50
6	—	678	98.00–105.00	101.68
2	—	760	88.00–94.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	100.00–107.00	103.59
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
2	—	565	108.00–109.00	108.51
2	—	523	105.00–108.00	106.45
1	—	690	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
3	—	525	110.00–116.00	113.62
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
3	—	660	90.00–92.00	90.67
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
1	—	710	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	40.00–49.00	44.26
2	—	860	51.00–53.00	52.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,266	55.00–65.00	59.86
8	—	1,039	49.00–54.00	50.90
3	—	1,353	66.00–76.00	68.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	83.00–85.00	84.08
7	—	1,245	64.00–80.00	73.20

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	850.00	850.00

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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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