Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 4.00 this week compared to last week . 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 $111.70/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$111.70

42 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$23.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

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	512	117.71	602	27
Medium 2	526	104.68	550	6thin
Medium 3	485	100.17	486	6thin
Small 3	453	94.67	429	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $173 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 sale42 hd

111.70

—

NC average8 barns · 1,065 hd

112.61

−0.92

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	1,758	84.84	1,491	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	57.73	672	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	42.96	405	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	114.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	390	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	122.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.18/cwt	127.00–147.00	588	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	105.41/cwt	102.00–111.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	117.90/cwt	112.00–124.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	137.96/cwt	136.00–146.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.30/cwt	137.00–149.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.49/cwt	129.00–134.00	635	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	366	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.50/cwt	114.00–127.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.71/cwt	116.00–130.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	39.94/cwt	30.00–47.00	385	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	76.73/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	90.92/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	59.62/cwt	55.00–65.00	715	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	68.04/cwt	67.00–69.00	825	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	50.68/cwt	48.00–53.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	528	105.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	115.17/cwt	111.00–119.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	735	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	537	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	91.54/cwt	90.00–93.00	613	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 208Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 44Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	98.00	98.00
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
2	—	670	90.00–93.00	91.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	110.00–120.00	114.60
5	—	414	120.00–127.00	122.02
3	—	630	102.00–111.00	105.41
8	—	519	112.00–124.00	117.90
7	—	474	120.00–126.00	123.84
1	—	665	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
2	—	515	104.00	104.00
1	—	735	73.00	73.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	99.00	99.00
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	127.00–147.00	136.18
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
1	—	265	138.00	138.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	940	103.00	103.00
5	—	347	136.00–146.00	137.96
3	—	525	137.00–149.00	141.30
2	—	483	129.00–134.00	131.49
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	90.00–95.00	92.48
2	—	605	114.00–127.00	120.50
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
6	—	579	116.00–130.00	125.71
3	—	540	120.00–123.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	117.00	117.00
1	—	865	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	99.00	99.00
2	—	475	111.00–119.00	115.17
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	104.00–107.00	105.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	30.00–47.00	39.94
1	—	885	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,199	55.00–65.00	59.62
2	—	1,213	67.00–69.00	68.04
8	—	1,066	48.00–53.00	50.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	72.00–80.00	76.73
4	—	1,990	87.00–93.00	90.92

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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