Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 5.00 . 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 $113.37/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$113.37

64 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$25.32/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	496	117.82	584	41
Medium 2	464	111.59	518	12thin
Medium 3	426	100.13	426	9thin
Small 3	468	92.50	432	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.32/cwt here — about $151 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 sale64 hd

113.37

—

NC average8 barns · 1,154 hd

110.44

+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	1,668	89.54	1,494	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	59.16	730	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	740	39.00	289	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	458	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	112.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	458	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.89/cwt	124.00–128.00	472	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	120.93/cwt	118.00–125.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.36/cwt	112.00–119.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	375	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	108.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	578	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	413	106.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.25/cwt	128.00–144.00	449	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	470	104.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	112.24/cwt	100.00–118.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.84/cwt	114.00–130.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	124.86/cwt	122.00–130.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.38/cwt	130.00–149.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	658	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	343	123.47/cwt	119.00–128.00	424	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.20/cwt	126.00–137.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	133.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.29/cwt	132.00–144.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.02/cwt	123.00–131.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.35/cwt	122.00–128.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	100.70/cwt	94.00–107.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	685	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	59.50/cwt	56.00–64.00	754	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	766	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	289	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	53.39/cwt	52.00–54.00	551	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	91.19/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,574	7
Bulls	—	—	1,265	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	115.65/cwt	111.00–120.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.52/cwt	106.00–129.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	318	103.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	330	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	91.05/cwt	88.00–94.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	920	71.96/cwt	70.00–74.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	690	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	98.14/cwt	90.00–106.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	518	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	116.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	118.80/cwt	116.00–124.00	562	11

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 234Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 62Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	100.00–102.00	101.02
3	—	318	100.00–110.00	103.72
1	—	690	84.00	84.00
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	100.00–104.00	101.99
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	110.00–117.00	112.70
2	—	458	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	388	118.00	118.00
3	—	530	107.00–110.00	108.97
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
1	—	345	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	124.00–128.00	125.89
3	—	420	118.00–125.00	120.93
5	—	569	112.00–119.00	116.36
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
4	—	614	100.00–118.00	112.24
3	—	323	122.00–130.00	124.86
11	—	523	114.00–120.00	116.73
11	—	473	116.00–124.00	118.80
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
5	—	332	128.00–144.00	135.25
2	—	618	114.00–130.00	121.84
4	—	519	130.00–149.00	139.38
3	—	463	140.00–146.00	142.01
4	—	578	126.00–137.00	131.20
2	—	278	131.00–137.00	133.97
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
9	—	427	132.00–144.00	140.29
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	100.00–110.00	106.42
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	104.79
2	—	520	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	343	119.00–128.00	123.47
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
2	—	270	120.00–122.00	121.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	110.00–114.00	111.98
3	—	523	123.00–131.00	126.02
6	—	569	122.00–128.00	125.35
1	—	920	87.00	87.00
3	—	460	130.00–138.00	132.64
8	—	626	106.00–129.00	117.52
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
2	—	465	111.00–120.00	115.65
2	—	665	88.00–94.00	91.05
1	—	860	74.00	74.00
1	—	805	82.00	82.00
2	—	920	70.00–74.00	71.96
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	94.00–107.00	100.70
1	—	685	86.00	86.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	580	90.00–106.00	98.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,267	56.00–64.00	59.50
1	—	1,110	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,032	52.00–54.00	53.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,726	84.00–97.00	91.19
1	—	1,265	78.00	78.00

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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