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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 7

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

773 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 673▲ 29 vs year ago 744 · +3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 128▲ 9 vs year ago 115 · +7.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady to up 1.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle were down 3.00 to 5.00 . Demand was moderate with market activity and buyer interest were moderate , Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 40.00 to 50.00

4 head of hogs

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 $116.50/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$116.50

256 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

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	462	122.35	566	161
Medium 2	467	110.88	518	46
Medium 3	455	102.56	466	49

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about $99 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 sale256 hd

116.50

—

NC average9 barns · 1,430 hd

117.19

−0.69

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	1,703	93.13	1,586	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,706	66.41	1,133	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	63.23	727	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	44.67	378	6thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	219	140.83/cwt	139.00–143.00	308	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	255	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	265	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	154.79/cwt	130.00–167.00	423	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	280	121.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	340	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	325	103.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	335	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	326	120.85/cwt	113.00–131.00	394	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	148.88/cwt	130.00–163.00	490	16
Steers	—	Medium 3	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	145.40/cwt	130.00–159.00	539	43
Steers	—	Medium 2	373	122.25/cwt	112.00–129.00	456	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	139.21/cwt	128.00–156.00	589	42
Steers	—	Medium 2	426	116.51/cwt	113.00–124.00	496	10
Steers	—	Medium 3	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	137.76/cwt	129.00–147.00	650	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	129.92/cwt	121.00–141.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	558	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	653	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	129.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	737	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	123.52/cwt	115.00–133.00	760	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	115.14/cwt	106.00–124.00	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	110.52/cwt	104.00–117.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	108.82/cwt	106.00–111.00	881	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,177	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,282	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	326	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	139.38/cwt	130.00–146.00	387	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	280	103.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	290	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	281	121.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	342	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	135.68/cwt	121.00–144.00	434	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	323	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	352	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	115.35/cwt	111.00–118.00	381	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	367	107.58/cwt	100.00–125.00	395	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	131.74/cwt	124.00–143.00	495	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	384	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	435	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	418	102.45/cwt	96.00–110.00	428	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	125.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	537	43
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	471	114.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	542	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	480	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	117.21/cwt	110.00–123.00	609	31
Heifers	—	Medium 2	526	108.19/cwt	105.00–109.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	527	97.99/cwt	90.00–101.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	111.85/cwt	109.00–114.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	571	97.56/cwt	92.00–101.00	557	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	584	108.56/cwt	108.00–110.00	634	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	102.16/cwt	98.00–105.00	632	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	627	93.22/cwt	85.00–98.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	658	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	99.20/cwt	98.00–100.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	651	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	118.77/cwt	112.00–124.00	552	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	131.83/cwt	124.00–144.00	625	68
Bulls	—	Medium 3	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	123.37/cwt	115.00–139.00	642	29
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	525	103.07/cwt	96.00–110.00	541	11
Bulls	—	Medium 3	555	106.50/cwt	104.00–109.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	121.83/cwt	113.00–129.00	693	23
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	93.10/cwt	90.00–96.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	112.59/cwt	106.00–121.00	707	18
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	108.87/cwt	104.00–114.00	736	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	97.88/cwt	94.00–104.00	706	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	97.80/cwt	90.00–106.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	823	84.95/cwt	82.00–88.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	84.01/cwt	82.00–86.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,172	77.08/cwt	71.00–84.00	903	3
Bulls	—	—	1,729	94.82/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,639	10
Bulls	—	—	1,920	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,011	4
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,165	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	837	42.41/cwt	37.00–44.00	355	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	496	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	62.58/cwt	58.00–68.00	690	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	54.32/cwt	46.00–57.00	601	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	72.51/cwt	69.00–76.00	987	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	60.16/cwt	58.00–63.00	937	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,855	72.65/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,348	3

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 May 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 673Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 128Year ago 115

Baby calves 40.00 to 50.00

4 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	56.00	56.00
5	—	837	37.00–44.00	42.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,855	72.00–74.00	72.65
3	—	1,557	58.00–63.00	60.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,102	58.00–68.00	62.58
10	—	1,106	46.00–57.00	54.32
13	—	1,361	69.00–76.00	72.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,729	88.00–99.00	94.82
3	—	1,172	71.00–84.00	77.08
4	—	1,920	100.00–110.00	104.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	78.00	78.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	109.00–114.00	111.85
11	—	619	98.00–105.00	102.16
26	—	468	120.00–130.00	124.91
1	—	700	93.00	93.00
5	—	278	130.00–146.00	139.38
2	—	245	130.00–136.00	133.00
18	—	376	124.00–143.00	131.74
43	—	427	120.00–133.00	125.72
5	—	662	98.00–100.00	99.20
10	—	320	121.00–144.00	135.68
31	—	520	110.00–123.00	117.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	115.00–126.00	121.73
8	—	471	111.00–118.00	114.99
3	—	627	85.00–98.00	93.22
3	—	658	90.00	90.00
4	—	384	110.00–116.00	113.27
6	—	428	110.00–120.00	115.28
5	—	330	111.00–118.00	115.35
5	—	526	105.00–109.00	108.19
7	—	584	108.00–110.00	108.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	96.00–110.00	102.45
7	—	527	90.00–101.00	97.99
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
10	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.94
2	—	280	100.00–107.00	103.69
10	—	367	100.00–125.00	107.58
8	—	571	92.00–101.00	97.56
3	—	323	108.00–110.00	109.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	569	113.00–129.00	121.83
18	—	628	106.00–121.00	112.59
29	—	520	115.00–139.00	123.37
68	—	474	124.00–144.00	131.83
4	—	763	90.00–106.00	97.80
7	—	721	94.00–104.00	97.88
8	—	676	104.00–114.00	108.87
2	—	913	82.00–86.00	84.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	110.00–117.00	113.67
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
12	—	465	112.00–124.00	118.77
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	990	75.00	75.00
2	—	823	82.00–88.00	84.95
2	—	625	90.00–96.00	93.10
3	—	525	115.00–118.00	116.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	106.00	106.00
2	—	555	104.00–109.00	106.50
11	—	525	96.00–110.00	103.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	111.00	111.00
7	—	569	120.00–135.00	129.45
16	—	329	130.00–163.00	148.88
5	—	810	106.00–111.00	108.82
6	—	671	106.00–124.00	115.14
11	—	615	115.00–133.00	123.52
2	—	743	104.00–117.00	110.52
5	—	273	130.00–167.00	154.79
5	—	512	121.00–141.00	129.92
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
15	—	472	129.00–147.00	137.76
43	—	371	130.00–159.00	145.40
1	—	1,115	115.00	115.00
4	—	219	139.00–143.00	140.83
42	—	423	128.00–156.00	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	119.00–124.00	121.54
7	—	326	113.00–131.00	120.85
2	—	558	117.00	117.00
4	—	373	112.00–129.00	122.25
3	—	488	116.00	116.00
10	—	426	113.00–124.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	101.00–105.00	103.03
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
2	—	435	85.00	85.00

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.