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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 20

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 457▼ 184 vs year ago 834 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 82▼ 5 vs year ago 150 · −3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady . Feeder cattle were steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 25.00 to 85.00 8 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 $122.83/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$122.83

214 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

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	485	127.59	619	145
Medium 2	394	116.93	461	43
Medium 3	463	106.00	491	26

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $128 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 sale214 hd

122.83

—

NC average8 barns · 922 hd

121.93

+0.89

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	—	High	1,494	88.93	1,329	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	69.65	855	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	63.00	995	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	874	46.28	405	22

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	279	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	155.29/cwt	140.00–162.00	349	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	166.76/cwt	160.00–172.00	465	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	161.77/cwt	140.00–179.00	510	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	150.00/cwt	136.00–170.00	558	25
Steers	—	Medium 2	373	122.72/cwt	116.00–128.00	458	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	710	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	419	122.58/cwt	116.00–128.00	514	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	150.52/cwt	130.00–166.00	638	32
Steers	—	Medium 3	465	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	151.50/cwt	143.00–160.00	717	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	155.53/cwt	149.00–159.00	742	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	142.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	139.72/cwt	131.00–147.00	791	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	573	117.04/cwt	116.00–118.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	138.11/cwt	129.00–146.00	859	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	134.99/cwt	129.00–147.00	888	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	958	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	967	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	198	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	285	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	235	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	136.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	332	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	268	123.89/cwt	116.00–135.00	332	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	136.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	386	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	285	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	316	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	137.08/cwt	126.00–144.00	450	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	333	118.21/cwt	113.00–125.00	394	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	371	118.20/cwt	112.00–124.00	439	14
Heifers	—	Medium 3	372	105.77/cwt	99.00–111.00	393	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	133.93/cwt	121.00–149.00	504	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	417	118.03/cwt	111.00–125.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	417	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	131.11/cwt	123.00–136.00	560	20
Heifers	—	Medium 3	473	109.38/cwt	105.00–117.00	517	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	128.63/cwt	123.00–134.00	615	32
Heifers	—	Medium 2	497	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	520	109.65/cwt	108.00–110.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	121.46/cwt	111.00–132.00	649	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	126.57/cwt	113.00–132.00	715	20
Heifers	—	Medium 2	573	110.84/cwt	107.00–115.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	576	103.03/cwt	98.00–106.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	122.56/cwt	109.00–128.00	761	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	118.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	792	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	100.06/cwt	90.00–110.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	140.86/cwt	125.00–150.00	666	35
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	121.37/cwt	116.00–127.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	514	113.79/cwt	112.00–117.00	585	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	130.89/cwt	125.00–144.00	686	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	128.83/cwt	120.00–136.00	730	16
Bulls	—	Medium 3	572	102.69/cwt	101.00–104.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	588	112.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	119.92/cwt	110.00–128.00	742	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	111.95/cwt	102.00–129.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	107.08/cwt	90.00–116.00	765	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	96.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	780	85.48/cwt	84.00–87.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	102.67/cwt	94.00–114.00	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	920	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	212	72.58/cwt	68.00–76.00	154	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,221	75.30/cwt	66.00–84.00	919	7
Bulls	—	—	1,644	94.78/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,558	6
Bulls	—	—	1,748	104.02/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,818	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	531	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	55.43/cwt	50.00–60.00	472	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	41.31/cwt	30.00–49.00	367	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,036	58.58/cwt	50.00–64.00	607	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	71.00/cwt	65.00–75.00	903	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	78.09/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,042	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	995	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	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 Aug 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 457Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 82Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Baby calves 25.00 to 85.00 8 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	279	160.00–172.00	166.76
5	—	526	130.00–150.00	142.69
13	—	473	143.00–160.00	151.50
25	—	372	136.00–170.00	150.00
1	—	190	147.00	147.00
13	—	315	140.00–179.00	161.77
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
7	—	225	140.00–162.00	155.29
9	—	622	129.00–146.00	138.11
12	—	719	130.00–135.00	133.30
7	—	658	129.00–147.00	134.99
2	—	930	100.00–108.00	104.00
32	—	424	130.00–166.00	150.52
1	—	840	128.00	128.00
15	—	566	131.00–147.00	139.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	116.00–128.00	122.58
3	—	333	120.00	120.00
5	—	373	116.00–128.00	122.72
2	—	573	116.00–118.00	117.04
1	—	495	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	465	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	408	174.00	174.00
11	—	477	149.00–159.00	155.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	534	111.00–132.00	121.46
9	—	621	109.00–128.00	122.56
9	—	328	126.00–144.00	137.08
3	—	198	144.00	144.00
3	—	735	109.00–110.00	109.66
14	—	376	121.00–149.00	133.93
20	—	565	113.00–132.00	126.57
2	—	785	90.00–110.00	100.06
4	—	283	135.00–140.00	136.28
1	—	995	84.00	84.00
6	—	668	115.00–123.00	118.63
20	—	427	123.00–136.00	131.11
32	—	478	123.00–134.00	128.63
3	—	243	134.00–138.00	136.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	108.00–110.00	109.65
1	—	235	121.00	121.00
6	—	268	116.00–135.00	123.89
5	—	333	113.00–125.00	118.21
2	—	573	107.00–115.00	110.84
3	—	497	110.00	110.00
14	—	371	112.00–124.00	118.20
6	—	417	111.00–125.00	118.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	100.00	100.00
6	—	473	105.00–117.00	109.38
7	—	372	99.00–111.00	105.77
3	—	417	108.00–110.00	109.03
1	—	285	111.00	111.00
7	—	576	98.00–106.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	212	68.00–76.00	72.58
1	—	620	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	120.00–136.00	128.83
15	—	619	110.00–128.00	119.92
9	—	714	90.00–116.00	107.08
5	—	673	102.00–129.00	111.95
23	—	524	125.00–144.00	130.89
3	—	808	94.00–114.00	102.67
35	—	473	125.00–150.00	140.86
3	—	773	90.00–100.00	96.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	101.00–104.00	102.69
1	—	490	108.00	108.00
5	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	77.00	77.00
2	—	780	84.00–87.00	85.48
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
5	—	473	116.00–127.00	121.37
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
3	—	588	111.00–114.00	112.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
9	—	514	112.00–117.00	113.79
1	—	800	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,272	65.00–75.00	71.00
21	—	1,036	50.00–64.00	58.58
21	—	1,334	76.00–86.00	78.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	66.00	66.00
15	—	888	30.00–49.00	41.31
6	—	852	50.00–60.00	55.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,748	101.00–107.00	104.02
6	—	1,644	88.00–100.00	94.78
7	—	1,221	66.00–84.00	75.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00

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.