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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 9

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 590▲ 221 vs year ago 455 · +48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 170▲ 39 vs year ago 99 · +39.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle where up 1.00 to 2.00 . Feeder cattle were up 4.00 to 8.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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 $129.95/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$129.95

228 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$25.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

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	465	132.28	615	195
Medium 2	396	121.35	480	21
Medium 3	407	107.18	436	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.10/cwt here — about $179 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 sale228 hd

129.95

—

NC average8 barns · 1,149 hd

125.38

+4.57

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	1,697	92.16	1,563	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	61.82	699	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	61.22	929	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	47.68	384	10

Every lot

95 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	160	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	211	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	166.47/cwt	155.00–185.00	366	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	134.00/cwt	120.00–148.00	328	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	159.21/cwt	142.00–186.00	427	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	177.52/cwt	141.00–194.00	591	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	131.77/cwt	128.00–137.00	441	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	358	132.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	475	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	165.10/cwt	145.00–184.00	622	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	157.46/cwt	144.00–184.00	669	45
Steers	—	Medium 2	433	124.62/cwt	122.00–127.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	148.17/cwt	140.00–169.00	699	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	843	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	155.00/cwt	135.00–167.00	801	22
Steers	—	Medium 3	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	148.99/cwt	140.00–158.00	848	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	137.04/cwt	128.00–141.00	833	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	112.27/cwt	110.00–113.00	995	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	254	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	144.61/cwt	125.00–166.00	333	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	238	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	286	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	243	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	250	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	154.73/cwt	140.00–167.00	424	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	143.36/cwt	128.00–164.00	470	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	333	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	141.55/cwt	132.00–180.00	531	29
Heifers	—	Medium 3	378	109.03/cwt	104.00–114.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	401	120.51/cwt	116.00–125.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	133.67/cwt	125.00–141.00	561	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	141.42/cwt	139.00–144.00	607	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	133.33/cwt	126.00–142.00	632	31
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	108.69/cwt	106.00–110.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	120.53/cwt	113.00–126.00	576	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	125.30/cwt	111.00–155.00	655	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	578	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	121.79/cwt	114.00–133.00	711	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	115.11/cwt	100.00–125.00	719	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	120.24/cwt	118.00–122.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	110.13/cwt	104.00–116.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	123.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	144.30/cwt	106.00–162.00	687	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	145.08/cwt	129.00–157.00	754	24
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	106.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	563	115.05/cwt	112.00–119.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.52/cwt	125.00–151.00	798	26
Bulls	—	Medium 3	578	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	128.65/cwt	116.00–137.00	803	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	121.56/cwt	108.00–131.00	810	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	116.62/cwt	111.00–125.00	847	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	113.24/cwt	104.00–122.00	871	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	105.97/cwt	98.00–110.00	883	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	909	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	97.55/cwt	94.00–108.00	943	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,012	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	380	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	274	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	74.02/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	92.27/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,570	14
Bulls	—	—	1,900	103.73/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,971	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	773	50.76/cwt	45.00–54.00	392	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	43.07/cwt	40.00–44.00	367	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	50.73/cwt	44.00–54.00	523	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	61.36/cwt	55.00–66.00	683	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	69.54/cwt	67.00–74.00	874	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	806	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	62.83/cwt	57.00–68.00	956	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	825	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,506	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	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 Apr 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 590Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 170Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	268	142.00–186.00	159.21
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
15	—	472	140.00–169.00	148.17
17	—	608	128.00–141.00	137.04
4	—	886	110.00–113.00	112.27
15	—	569	140.00–158.00	148.99
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
2	—	658	126.00–128.00	127.01
22	—	517	135.00–167.00	155.00
26	—	377	145.00–184.00	165.10
13	—	333	141.00–194.00	177.52
45	—	425	144.00–184.00	157.46
4	—	220	155.00–185.00	166.47
1	—	795	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	175.00	175.00
6	—	514	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
3	—	335	128.00–137.00	131.77
3	—	433	122.00–127.00	124.62
1	—	160	132.00	132.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
2	—	245	120.00–148.00	134.00
3	—	358	128.00–136.00	132.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
1	—	265	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	967	94.00–108.00	97.55
18	—	666	108.00–131.00	121.56
2	—	858	105.00–107.00	106.00
6	—	726	111.00–125.00	116.62
13	—	624	116.00–137.00	128.65
3	—	833	98.00–110.00	105.97
24	—	520	129.00–157.00	145.08
9	—	769	104.00–122.00	113.24
2	—	1,030	81.00	81.00
26	—	568	125.00–151.00	140.52
1	—	1,065	95.00	95.00
25	—	476	106.00–162.00	144.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	465	120.00–128.00	123.87
3	—	563	112.00–119.00	115.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	104.00–110.00	106.41
2	—	578	100.00–104.00	102.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	160.00	160.00
4	—	681	118.00–122.00	120.24
29	—	375	132.00–180.00	141.55
29	—	523	111.00–155.00	125.30
16	—	584	114.00–133.00	121.79
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
12	—	328	128.00–164.00	143.36
2	—	230	125.00–166.00	144.61
36	—	420	125.00–141.00	133.67
9	—	274	140.00–167.00	154.73
2	—	715	104.00–116.00	110.13
31	—	474	126.00–142.00	133.33
13	—	625	100.00–125.00	115.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	139.00–144.00	141.42
2	—	553	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	122.00	122.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
8	—	478	113.00–126.00	120.53
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	355	124.00	124.00
4	—	401	116.00–125.00	120.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	104.00–114.00	109.03
1	—	345	111.00	111.00
3	—	475	106.00–110.00	108.69
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	100.00–104.00	101.99
1	—	270	111.00	111.00
2	—	243	100.00–106.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	72.00	72.00
1	—	790	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	70.00–78.00	74.02
14	—	1,702	84.00–98.00	92.27
3	—	1,900	100.00–106.00	103.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	45.00–54.00	50.76
4	—	853	40.00–44.00	43.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,113	55.00–66.00	61.36
7	—	1,030	44.00–54.00	50.73
13	—	1,257	67.00–74.00	69.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	54.00	54.00
9	—	1,522	57.00–68.00	62.83

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	—	825	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	600.00	600.00

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	875.00	875.00

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.