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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 30

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 550▼ 418 vs year ago 765 · −54.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 146▲ 16 vs year ago 111 · +14.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 30.00 to 75.00 13 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 $121.87/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$121.87

111 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$21.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

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	505	125.07	632	86
Medium 2	442	114.31	505	17thin
Medium 3	409	103.49	423	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.58/cwt here — about $209 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 sale111 hd

121.87

—

NC average8 barns · 913 hd

119.91

+1.95

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	1,690	101.35	1,713	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	70.51	863	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	51.73	421	14

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	151.40/cwt	150.00–153.00	348	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	267	127.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	339	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	169.97/cwt	155.00–187.00	464	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	315	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	331	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	362	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	181.85/cwt	174.00–187.00	596	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	160.57/cwt	139.00–178.00	599	21
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	122.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	464	2
Steers	—	Large 3	385	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	149.82/cwt	130.00–166.00	628	19
Steers	—	Medium 2	423	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	425	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	147.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	695	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.67/cwt	131.00–147.00	708	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	813	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	235	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	195	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	195	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	307	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	142.00/cwt	128.00–156.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	371	116.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	135.67/cwt	129.00–156.00	517	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	115.37/cwt	114.00–117.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	125.09/cwt	120.00–140.00	544	14
Heifers	—	Medium 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	468	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	476	114.78/cwt	110.00–118.00	546	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	129.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	620	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	122.32/cwt	114.00–132.00	634	13
Heifers	—	Medium 3	540	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	123.89/cwt	117.00–126.00	711	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	121.72/cwt	110.00–128.00	758	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	106.87/cwt	100.00–117.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	849	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	140.28/cwt	126.00–156.00	671	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	493	115.51/cwt	113.00–118.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	127.84/cwt	120.00–133.00	676	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	558	113.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.19/cwt	122.00–133.00	731	12
Bulls	—	Medium 3	576	102.43/cwt	100.00–108.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	119.87/cwt	108.00–128.00	747	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	116.03/cwt	100.00–124.00	773	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	673	94.58/cwt	90.00–99.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	680	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	108.01/cwt	100.00–114.00	773	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	99.63/cwt	90.00–109.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	830	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,043	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	911	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	1,055	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	94.04/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,011	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	685	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	534	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	94.76/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,522	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	110.60/cwt	105.00–117.00	2,026	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	58.82/cwt	55.00–61.00	478	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	38.97/cwt	30.00–47.00	319	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	60.93/cwt	50.00–64.00	626	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	70.06/cwt	65.00–75.00	859	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	77.71/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,049	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 550Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 146Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

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

Baby calves 30.00 to 75.00 13 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	104.00	104.00
2	—	315	100.00–110.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	113.00	113.00
2	—	380	119.00–125.00	122.12
2	—	423	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	267	120.00–131.00	127.15
1	—	235	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	419	130.00–166.00	149.82
2	—	230	150.00–153.00	151.40
11	—	522	131.00–147.00	135.67
9	—	471	140.00–156.00	147.63
2	—	273	155.00–187.00	169.97
5	—	628	125.00–134.00	129.42
21	—	373	139.00–178.00	160.57
6	—	328	174.00–187.00	181.85
2	—	573	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	195	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
2	—	468	100.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	110.00–118.00	114.78
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
2	—	565	108.00–110.00	108.97
1	—	185	127.00	127.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
4	—	371	114.00–120.00	116.81
3	—	428	114.00–117.00	115.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	479	120.00–137.00	129.52
14	—	435	120.00–140.00	125.09
12	—	381	129.00–156.00	135.67
7	—	574	117.00–126.00	123.89
13	—	518	114.00–132.00	122.32
9	—	623	110.00–128.00	121.72
4	—	719	100.00–117.00	106.87
2	—	220	139.00–140.00	139.51
1	—	965	88.00	88.00
2	—	335	128.00–156.00	142.00
3	—	673	106.00–110.00	108.65
1	—	830	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	110.00–117.00	113.45
2	—	673	90.00–99.00	94.58
1	—	1,055	80.00	80.00
1	—	810	87.00	87.00
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	493	113.00–118.00	115.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	100.00–108.00	102.43
1	—	680	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	88.00	88.00
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
2	—	970	105.00–110.00	107.49
4	—	716	100.00–114.00	108.01
12	—	566	122.00–133.00	129.19
20	—	623	108.00–128.00	119.87
2	—	760	90.00–109.00	99.63
2	—	838	96.00	96.00
7	—	478	126.00–156.00	140.28
2	—	943	87.00–89.00	88.00
9	—	666	100.00–124.00	116.03
12	—	529	120.00–133.00	127.84
2	—	1,075	91.00–97.00	94.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,027	50.00–64.00	60.93
20	—	1,350	76.00–81.00	77.71
44	—	1,226	65.00–75.00	70.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	818	30.00–47.00	38.97
9	—	813	55.00–61.00	58.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	92.00	92.00
7	—	1,606	88.00–99.00	94.76
6	—	1,832	105.00–117.00	110.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

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.