Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were up 3.00 to 5.00 compared to last week . Feeder cattle were down 2.00 to 3.00 with this being a holiday week . Demand was light with market activity and buyer interest being slow. Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 16 head

2 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.66/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$95.66

27 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium 3 over Small 3

$4.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.51

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 3	429	96.63	414	17thin
Medium 2	559	95.41	534	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	630	94.00	592	2thin
Small 3	333	91.67	306	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.96/cwt here — about $109 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 sale27 hd

95.66

—

NC average5 barns · 705 hd

115.17

−19.51

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	1,512	79.70	1,205	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	64.24	796	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	64.00	1,155	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	51.37	455	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	555	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	533	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	318	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	362	95.32/cwt	94.00–96.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	87.02/cwt	86.00–88.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	283	97.70/cwt	90.00–105.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Steers	Small 3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	464	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	512	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	385	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	263	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	95.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.70/cwt	115.00–129.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	50.90/cwt	46.00–54.00	608	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	63.08/cwt	57.00–67.00	746	30
Bulls	—	—	1,278	69.52/cwt	60.00–74.00	888	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	73.68/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,013	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	54.16/cwt	50.00–58.00	486	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	87.09/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,509	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,320	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	519	97.69/cwt	90.00–103.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	302	100.97/cwt	95.00–108.00	305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	125.33/cwt	115.00–128.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	103.51/cwt	96.00–114.00	652	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	233	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 136Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 56Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Baby calves 10.00 to 50.00 16 head

2 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	96.00	96.00
1	—	495	104.00	104.00
1	—	675	72.00	72.00
3	—	362	94.00–96.00	95.32
2	—	283	90.00–105.00	97.70
1	—	410	98.00	98.00
5	—	519	90.00–103.00	97.69
3	—	302	95.00–108.00	100.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	83.00	83.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	86.00–88.00	87.02
3	—	512	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	103.00	103.00
1	—	370	104.00	104.00
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	118.00	118.00
1	—	355	111.00	111.00
2	—	225	116.00–118.00	117.02
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	300	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	90.00–100.00	95.93
1	—	770	88.00	88.00
4	—	473	115.00–129.00	119.70
1	—	985	84.00	84.00
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
5	—	507	115.00–128.00	125.33
5	—	630	96.00–114.00	103.51
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	101.00	101.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	46.00–54.00	50.90
30	—	1,182	57.00–67.00	63.08
15	—	1,375	68.00–77.00	73.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	43.00	43.00
3	—	897	50.00–58.00	54.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,278	60.00–74.00	69.52
1	—	1,800	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,733	82.00–94.00	87.09

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	860.00	860.00

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle