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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 26

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▲ 456 vs last sale 23▼ 296 vs year ago 775 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 59▼ 14 vs year ago 169 · −8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 4.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower, while bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher with limited comparisons from last week. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (6) were 25.00 to 30.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.06/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$119.06

119 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	468	124.65	583	75
Medium 2	412	112.99	465	26
Medium 1-2	570	110.00	627	1thin
Medium 3	412	104.18	430	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $154 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 sale119 hd

119.06

—

NC average8 barns · 631 hd

114.38

+4.68

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	1,744	89.74	1,565	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,643	65.26	1,072	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	58.69	669	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	37.04	339	4thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	154.15/cwt	137.00–167.00	335	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	146.27/cwt	136.00–160.00	424	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	143.27/cwt	136.00–154.00	450	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	149.62/cwt	137.00–156.00	563	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	113.35/cwt	111.00–116.00	433	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	134.06/cwt	127.00–146.00	572	20
Steers	—	Medium 3	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	522	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	132.91/cwt	128.00–143.00	623	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	485	117.06/cwt	114.00–120.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	131.32/cwt	125.00–140.00	701	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	124.83/cwt	123.00–130.00	714	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	121.27/cwt	118.00–127.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.38/cwt	122.00–129.00	840	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	203	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	229	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	308	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	139.00/cwt	130.00–154.00	378	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	280	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	320	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	116.50/cwt	114.00–119.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	114.76/cwt	110.00–118.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	376	104.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	134.41/cwt	128.00–142.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	413	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	136.08/cwt	124.00–144.00	576	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	432	114.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	122.81/cwt	117.00–129.00	585	18
Heifers	—	Medium 3	480	105.72/cwt	101.00–108.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	482	114.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	119.99/cwt	115.00–126.00	619	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	523	102.98/cwt	98.00–107.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	116.13/cwt	110.00–123.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	580	108.34/cwt	107.00–109.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	114.71/cwt	107.00–117.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	628	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	138.66/cwt	125.00–145.00	653	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	126.71/cwt	122.00–135.00	670	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.97/cwt	118.00–128.00	701	11
Bulls	—	Medium 3	583	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	110.95/cwt	107.00–117.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	108.90/cwt	104.00–115.00	726	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	104.54/cwt	102.00–107.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	104.13/cwt	99.00–109.00	807	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	79.25/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,756	91.77/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,611	8
Bulls	—	—	2,028	102.58/cwt	101.00–104.00	2,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	32.72/cwt	30.00–39.00	308	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	51.01/cwt	40.00–55.00	544	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	61.13/cwt	56.00–68.00	713	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	70.07/cwt	69.00–71.00	841	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	821	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	64.32/cwt	57.00–68.00	1,053	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	69.57/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,167	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1

This sale against other markets

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Feb 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 23Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 59Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Current hog receipts 4.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	270	109.00	109.00
2	—	413	104.00–105.00	104.48
6	—	376	100.00–110.00	104.51
3	—	523	98.00–107.00	102.98
3	—	480	101.00–108.00	105.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	128.00–142.00	134.41
5	—	272	130.00–154.00	139.00
1	—	730	86.00	86.00
9	—	516	115.00–126.00	119.99
2	—	233	130.00–134.00	131.98
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
8	—	620	107.00–117.00	114.71
3	—	347	120.00	120.00
13	—	423	124.00–144.00	136.08
8	—	560	110.00–123.00	116.13
18	—	476	117.00–129.00	122.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	114.00–119.00	116.50
2	—	203	113.00	113.00
4	—	482	110.00–116.00	114.07
4	—	365	110.00–118.00	114.76
3	—	580	107.00–109.00	108.34
6	—	432	110.00–118.00	114.05
2	—	525	105.00–106.00	105.51
3	—	280	110.00–119.00	114.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	136.00–154.00	143.27
11	—	572	123.00–130.00	124.83
4	—	290	136.00–160.00	146.27
9	—	469	128.00–143.00	132.91
20	—	427	127.00–146.00	134.06
8	—	670	122.00–129.00	125.38
6	—	534	125.00–140.00	131.32
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
13	—	376	137.00–156.00	149.62
3	—	217	137.00–167.00	154.15
3	—	618	118.00–127.00	121.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
2	—	485	114.00–120.00	117.06
3	—	382	111.00–116.00	113.35
3	—	435	118.00–122.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	125.00–145.00	138.66
2	—	775	99.00–109.00	104.13
2	—	728	102.00–107.00	104.54
11	—	570	118.00–128.00	122.97
11	—	667	104.00–115.00	108.90
6	—	622	107.00–117.00	110.95
9	—	529	122.00–135.00	126.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
3	—	530	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	108.00–109.00	108.51
1	—	995	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	70.00–84.00	79.25
2	—	2,028	101.00–104.00	102.58
8	—	1,756	82.00–99.00	91.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,167	56.00–68.00	61.13
24	—	1,067	40.00–55.00	51.01
4	—	1,200	69.00–71.00	70.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	30.00–39.00	32.72
1	—	830	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,677	69.00–71.00	69.57
20	—	1,637	57.00–68.00	64.32

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	—	1,000	775.00	775.00

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.