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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 16

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

753 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 523▲ 204 vs year ago 549 · +37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 157▲ 48 vs year ago 91 · +52.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 65.00

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 $119.99/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$119.99

208 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

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	507	123.28	625	159
Medium 2	456	113.43	517	27
Medium 3	441	104.26	460	22

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $165 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 sale208 hd

119.99

—

NC average8 barns · 1,045 hd

118.59

+1.39

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	1,559	98.74	1,539	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	70.48	814	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	70.00	1,292	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	57.70	489	11

Every lot

90 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	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	151.12/cwt	140.00–162.00	360	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	149.80/cwt	136.00–170.00	421	9
Steers	—	Medium 3	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	321	123.91/cwt	116.00–132.00	398	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	141.12/cwt	131.00–155.00	466	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	138.61/cwt	128.00–150.00	516	35
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	123.18/cwt	113.00–129.00	466	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	133.73/cwt	127.00–144.00	563	31
Steers	—	Medium 2	431	117.61/cwt	114.00–125.00	507	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	474	119.17/cwt	113.00–125.00	565	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	139.16/cwt	121.00–148.00	672	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	134.22/cwt	124.00–145.00	697	24
Steers	—	Medium 2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	127.88/cwt	120.00–133.00	729	10
Steers	—	Medium 3	580	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	127.00/cwt	120.00–133.00	795	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	284	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	280	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	133.55/cwt	129.00–140.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	425	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	338	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	118.21/cwt	112.00–126.00	431	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	372	105.36/cwt	103.00–109.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	128.86/cwt	124.00–136.00	491	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	102.60/cwt	100.00–108.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	128.15/cwt	120.00–136.00	545	28
Heifers	—	Medium 2	426	116.60/cwt	111.00–120.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	469	115.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	106.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	129.04/cwt	120.00–138.00	612	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	121.30/cwt	114.00–128.00	637	31
Heifers	—	Medium 2	526	108.42/cwt	106.00–110.00	570	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	535	103.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	121.21/cwt	113.00–126.00	698	35
Heifers	—	Medium 3	578	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	113.60/cwt	100.00–123.00	704	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	663	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	101.79/cwt	90.00–114.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	682	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	130.91/cwt	121.00–138.00	622	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	119.66/cwt	113.00–124.00	568	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	122.02/cwt	117.00–133.00	638	35
Bulls	—	Medium 3	543	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	564	105.70/cwt	102.00–110.00	596	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.33/cwt	116.00–126.00	689	36
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	114.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	10
Bulls	—	Medium 3	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	113.21/cwt	106.00–123.00	712	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	108.49/cwt	101.00–114.00	724	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	103.19/cwt	96.00–117.00	750	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	104.61/cwt	96.00–113.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	800	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	976	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	105.77/cwt	91.00–114.00	969	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	410	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	316	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	402	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	458	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	610	73.53/cwt	70.00–77.00	449	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	830	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	722	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,208	81.86/cwt	75.00–85.00	989	3
Bulls	—	—	1,449	95.64/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,386	7
Bulls	—	—	1,786	107.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,925	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	45.27/cwt	42.00–48.00	355	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	60.46/cwt	56.00–64.00	521	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	60.47/cwt	54.00–64.00	628	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	70.49/cwt	65.00–75.00	794	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	77.84/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,038	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,292	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	975	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,001.16/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	10,762	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,400	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 Jul 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 523Year ago 549

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 157Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle were steady to down 2.00 to 4.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,449	88.00–99.00	95.64
8	—	1,786	100.00–110.00	107.79
3	—	1,208	75.00–85.00	81.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	42.00–48.00	45.27
9	—	862	56.00–64.00	60.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,039	54.00–64.00	60.47
19	—	1,334	71.00–83.00	77.84
60	—	1,126	65.00–75.00	70.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	70.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	523	117.00–133.00	122.02
2	—	875	110.00–113.00	111.50
4	—	916	91.00–114.00	105.77
36	—	568	116.00–126.00	121.33
10	—	629	106.00–123.00	113.21
16	—	727	96.00–117.00	103.19
16	—	475	121.00–138.00	130.91
17	—	667	101.00–114.00	108.49
2	—	770	96.00–113.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
12	—	475	113.00–124.00	119.66
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
10	—	569	110.00–117.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
5	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.03
1	—	800	76.00	76.00
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
4	—	564	102.00–110.00	105.70
2	—	543	107.00–110.00	108.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	372	128.00–150.00	138.61
22	—	483	121.00–148.00	139.16
24	—	519	124.00–145.00	134.22
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
2	—	238	140.00–162.00	151.12
31	—	421	127.00–144.00	133.73
10	—	570	120.00–133.00	127.88
15	—	330	131.00–155.00	141.12
9	—	281	136.00–170.00	149.80
18	—	626	120.00–133.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	101.00–107.00	104.05
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
2	—	315	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	116.00–132.00	123.91
6	—	474	113.00–125.00	119.17
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
7	—	378	113.00–129.00	123.18
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
8	—	431	114.00–125.00	117.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	100.00–123.00	113.60
3	—	287	129.00–140.00	133.55
29	—	474	120.00–138.00	129.04
5	—	327	130.00	130.00
10	—	381	124.00–136.00	128.86
28	—	425	120.00–136.00	128.15
2	—	713	90.00–114.00	101.79
3	—	842	81.00	81.00
35	—	576	113.00–126.00	121.21
4	—	678	110.00–120.00	114.97
31	—	525	114.00–128.00	121.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	111.00–120.00	116.60
6	—	469	110.00–119.00	115.34
1	—	280	119.00	119.00
5	—	526	106.00–110.00	108.42
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
7	—	365	112.00–126.00	118.21
2	—	663	94.00–96.00	95.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	104.00–110.00	106.50
3	—	420	100.00–108.00	102.60
2	—	270	100.00–110.00	105.00
3	—	578	103.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
3	—	535	100.00–106.00	103.65
3	—	372	103.00–109.00	105.36
2	—	338	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	670	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	87.00	87.00
1	—	960	89.00	89.00
1	—	410	77.00	77.00
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
1	—	515	78.00	78.00
2	—	610	70.00–77.00	73.53
1	—	580	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	750.00	750.00

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	—	1,175	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	900.00–1,125.00	1,001.16

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.