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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

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

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,132 head

▲ 713 vs last sale 419▲ 587 vs year ago 545 · +107.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 68▲ 26 vs year ago 140 · +18.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 5.00 with a good run off cattle that had been weaned and had shots . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings heavy with quality average to attractive .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.57/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$149.57

472 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$69.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

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	519	152.20	791	438
Medium 2	365	120.67	441	21
Medium 3	357	109.60	391	12thin
Large 3	545	83.00	452	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.20/cwt here — about $338 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 sale472 hd

149.57

—

NC average9 barns · 1,648 hd

144.95

+4.62

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	1,726	85.87	1,482	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	63.76	1,027	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	61.26	698	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	43.83	362	12

Every lot

106 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	119.36/cwt	116.00–122.00	269	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	149.02/cwt	140.00–160.00	347	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	159.97/cwt	130.00–176.00	434	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	275	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	336	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	278	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	297	6
Steers	—	Medium 3	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	156.80/cwt	140.00–174.00	502	24
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	123.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	394	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	153.97/cwt	130.00–170.00	567	30
Steers	—	Medium 3	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	119.07/cwt	116.00–123.00	450	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	173.78/cwt	161.00–178.00	733	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	150.01/cwt	130.00–174.00	635	31
Steers	—	Medium 3	433	108.51/cwt	106.00–111.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	434	119.41/cwt	111.00–129.00	518	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	151.36/cwt	137.00–164.00	708	21
Steers	—	Medium 2	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	172.58/cwt	164.00–175.50	830	78
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	142.75/cwt	134.00–160.00	749	24
Steers	—	Medium 3	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	2
Steers	—	Large 3	545	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	160.33/cwt	152.00–164.50	907	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	143.16/cwt	130.00–150.00	812	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	133.80/cwt	115.00–142.00	824	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	912	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	131.53/cwt	125.00–139.00	873	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	138.80/cwt	138.00–139.50	956	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	117.78/cwt	114.00–123.00	842	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	931	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.50	989	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	104.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	106.83/cwt	104.00–114.00	882	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	141.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	325	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	233	104.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	243	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	284	122.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	348	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	284	106.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	301	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	142.11/cwt	122.00–153.00	406	20
Heifers	—	Medium 3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	137.53/cwt	125.00–154.00	454	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	331	122.18/cwt	115.00–126.00	404	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	143.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	518	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	362	119.15/cwt	113.00–126.00	431	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	135.95/cwt	125.00–150.00	510	30
Heifers	—	Medium 3	382	103.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	397	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	131.73/cwt	120.00–142.00	552	31
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	106.46/cwt	103.00–110.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	115.41/cwt	106.00–124.00	494	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	141.36/cwt	138.00–146.00	606	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	125.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	580	31
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	140.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	28
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	118.21/cwt	113.00–120.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	516	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	119.37/cwt	111.00–128.00	623	24
Heifers	—	Medium 3	526	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	569	109.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	623	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	117.08/cwt	111.00–124.00	670	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	108.93/cwt	100.00–116.00	671	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	105.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	102.66/cwt	96.00–109.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	105.32/cwt	103.00–108.00	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	107.04/cwt	104.00–107.50	830	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	461	108.87/cwt	108.00–111.00	502	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	122.51/cwt	113.00–129.00	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	139.87/cwt	127.00–151.00	659	29
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	138.07/cwt	126.00–149.00	719	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.34/cwt	124.00–158.00	759	18
Bulls	—	Medium 3	570	104.62/cwt	101.00–108.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	127.13/cwt	105.00–141.00	798	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	119.66/cwt	105.00–135.00	817	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	115.28/cwt	108.00–120.00	827	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.21/cwt	105.00–116.00	838	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	900	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	88.45/cwt	85.00–92.00	808	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	915	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,108	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	244	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	81.62/cwt	78.00–85.00	347	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	86.13/cwt	74.00–95.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	78.59/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,303	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	87.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,542	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	817	41.19/cwt	31.00–54.00	337	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	51.75/cwt	50.00–54.00	440	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	50.76/cwt	40.00–54.00	535	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	60.68/cwt	55.00–66.00	696	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	70.67/cwt	65.00–77.00	836	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	70.86/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,076	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	798	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	62.50/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,037	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	812.22/cwt	800.00–825.00	9,137	2

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,132Last week 419Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 68Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 2

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
78	—	481	164.00–175.50	172.58
4	—	546	160.00	160.00
13	—	422	161.00–178.00	173.78
18	—	762	129.00–130.50	129.74
13	—	689	138.00–139.50	138.80
75	—	566	152.00–164.50	160.33
6	—	733	127.00	127.00
10	—	826	104.00–114.00	106.83
14	—	642	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	125.00–139.00	131.53
30	—	368	130.00–170.00	153.97
6	—	233	140.00–160.00	149.02
14	—	271	130.00–176.00	159.97
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
23	—	616	115.00–142.00	133.80
21	—	468	137.00–164.00	151.36
17	—	567	130.00–150.00	143.16
5	—	715	114.00–123.00	117.78
31	—	423	130.00–174.00	150.01
4	—	819	100.00–110.00	104.24
24	—	525	134.00–160.00	142.75
24	—	320	140.00–174.00	156.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	106.00–111.00	108.51
6	—	278	100.00–110.00	106.69
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
2	—	533	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	111.00–129.00	119.41
3	—	225	116.00–122.00	119.36
4	—	320	120.00–127.00	123.06
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.36
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
3	—	378	116.00–123.00	119.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
6	—	605	119.00	119.00
12	—	360	140.00–149.00	143.76
8	—	586	125.00	125.00
28	—	480	140.00–145.00	140.65
32	—	429	138.00–146.00	141.36
15	—	775	104.00–107.50	107.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	375	125.00–150.00	135.95
3	—	767	103.00–108.00	105.32
5	—	656	100.00–115.00	105.99
13	—	330	125.00–154.00	137.53
2	—	718	96.00–109.00	102.66
31	—	419	120.00–142.00	131.73
31	—	464	120.00–136.00	125.04
20	—	286	122.00–153.00	142.11
3	—	230	130.00–150.00	141.09
17	—	572	111.00–124.00	117.08
11	—	616	100.00–116.00	108.93
24	—	522	111.00–128.00	119.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	103.00–110.00	106.46
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
5	—	382	100.00–110.00	103.90
4	—	233	100.00–110.00	104.24
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
4	—	284	100.00–110.00	106.13
4	—	526	104.00–105.00	104.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	113.00–120.00	118.21
8	—	428	106.00–124.00	115.41
6	—	569	107.00–110.00	109.48
4	—	516	110.00	110.00
13	—	362	113.00–126.00	119.15
7	—	284	120.00–126.00	122.38
4	—	331	115.00–126.00	122.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	683	105.00–135.00	119.66
4	—	760	105.00–116.00	110.21
29	—	471	127.00–151.00	139.87
11	—	717	108.00–120.00	115.28
22	—	628	105.00–141.00	127.13
2	—	883	100.00–104.00	101.97
2	—	913	85.00–92.00	88.45
13	—	521	126.00–149.00	138.07
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,045	106.00	106.00
18	—	569	124.00–158.00	133.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	80.00	80.00
5	—	470	113.00–129.00	122.51
2	—	558	115.00	115.00
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
1	—	920	82.00	82.00
2	—	518	112.00–116.00	113.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	915	77.00	77.00
7	—	461	108.00–111.00	108.87
2	—	570	101.00–108.00	104.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	78.00–85.00	81.62
1	—	305	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
21	—	1,183	65.00–77.00	70.67
51	—	1,147	55.00–66.00	60.68
16	—	1,054	40.00–54.00	50.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,659	58.00–67.00	62.50
2	—	1,595	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,518	69.00–76.00	70.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	50.00–54.00	51.75
9	—	817	31.00–54.00	41.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	78.00–79.00	78.59
9	—	1,764	80.00–91.00	87.43
2	—	1,623	74.00–95.00	86.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	575.00	575.00

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	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	800.00–825.00	812.22

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.