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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 19

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▼ 785 vs last sale 1,204▲ 211 vs year ago 208 · +101.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 165▼ 123 vs year ago 191 · −64.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a fairly light test. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (12 head) ranged 25.00 to 70.00 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 $118.78/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$118.78

121 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

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	502	121.05	608	89
Medium 2	371	117.28	435	21
Medium 3	481	103.21	496	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $111 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 sale121 hd

118.78

—

NC average8 barns · 1,451 hd

117.06

+1.72

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	1,689	84.03	1,419	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	65.66	1,018	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	60.12	693	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	832	43.35	360	4thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	313	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	265	125.27/cwt	121.00–130.00	332	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	158.62/cwt	146.00–174.00	455	9
Steers	—	Medium 3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	317	118.38/cwt	111.00–124.00	375	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	155.60/cwt	147.00–161.00	507	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	148.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	557	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	376	118.48/cwt	113.00–127.00	445	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	140.16/cwt	133.00–150.00	593	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	426	117.65/cwt	113.00–124.00	501	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	134.31/cwt	132.00–136.00	822	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,305	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	285	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	230	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	287	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	257	119.26/cwt	113.00–125.00	306	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	138.66/cwt	127.00–148.00	379	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	312	118.38/cwt	114.00–121.00	369	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	134.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	441	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	129.97/cwt	122.00–143.00	481	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	390	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	129.13/cwt	124.00–140.00	549	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	117.78/cwt	116.00–120.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	125.49/cwt	120.00–131.00	587	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	483	107.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	117.56/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	12
Heifers	—	Medium 3	535	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	115.16/cwt	111.00–120.00	654	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	105.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	889	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	460	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	134.10/cwt	126.00–145.00	621	11
Bulls	—	Medium 3	475	106.44/cwt	105.00–108.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	132.43/cwt	120.00–140.00	681	20
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	114.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	596	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	534	106.22/cwt	100.00–114.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	123.13/cwt	120.00–131.00	703	10
Bulls	—	Medium 3	575	103.99/cwt	101.00–106.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	116.80/cwt	110.00–122.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	107.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	772	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	245	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	620	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	378	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	77.05/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	88.22/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,632	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	46.16/cwt	45.00–47.00	349	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	40.54/cwt	40.00–41.00	368	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	46.05/cwt	44.00–48.00	499	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	59.49/cwt	55.00–65.00	665	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	71.15/cwt	67.00–74.00	895	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	62.68/cwt	57.00–66.00	962	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	70.51/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,110	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	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 Mar 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 1,204Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 165Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,850	85.00–92.00	88.22
3	—	1,420	75.00–78.00	77.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	44.00–48.00	46.05
7	—	1,258	67.00–74.00	71.15
11	—	1,117	55.00–65.00	59.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,535	57.00–66.00	62.68
8	—	1,574	67.00–74.00	70.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	40.00–41.00	40.54
2	—	755	45.00–47.00	46.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	128.00	128.00
2	—	630	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	133.00–150.00	140.16
3	—	577	130.00–134.00	131.29
9	—	375	140.00–160.00	148.47
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,255	104.00	104.00
2	—	463	134.00	134.00
9	—	287	146.00–174.00	158.62
10	—	326	147.00–161.00	155.60
3	—	682	130.00–134.00	131.29
2	—	515	132.00–134.00	133.01
1	—	215	157.00	157.00
3	—	612	132.00–136.00	134.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	113.00–124.00	117.65
3	—	317	111.00–124.00	118.38
1	—	230	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
3	—	265	121.00–130.00	125.27
5	—	376	113.00–127.00	118.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	104.00–108.00	107.02
1	—	925	89.00	89.00
5	—	609	110.00–122.00	116.80
20	—	514	120.00–140.00	132.43
1	—	795	98.00	98.00
11	—	463	126.00–145.00	134.10
10	—	571	120.00–131.00	123.13
2	—	670	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	895	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
4	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.67
3	—	560	114.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	460	117.00–120.00	118.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	100.00–114.00	106.22
3	—	575	101.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	475	105.00–108.00	106.44
1	—	680	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	132.00	132.00
2	—	628	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	74.00	74.00
1	—	205	139.00	139.00
12	—	521	113.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
19	—	468	120.00–131.00	125.49
3	—	620	100.00–110.00	105.71
4	—	650	109.00	109.00
12	—	568	111.00–120.00	115.16
7	—	273	127.00–148.00	138.66
7	—	370	122.00–143.00	129.97
6	—	329	125.00–145.00	134.05
8	—	425	124.00–140.00	129.13
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,170	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	114.00–121.00	118.38
2	—	230	120.00–129.00	124.60
5	—	257	113.00–125.00	119.26
4	—	430	116.00–120.00	117.78
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
3	—	475	114.00–116.00	115.01
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	335	105.00	105.00
5	—	483	104.00–110.00	107.87
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	102.00	102.00
1	—	665	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	70.00	70.00
1	—	620	61.00	61.00

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	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.