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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 17

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

640 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 613▲ 271 vs year ago 369 · +73.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 123▲ 90 vs year ago 114 · +78.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 1.00 to 2.00 this week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 5.00 compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 20.00 to 50.00 11 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 $123.49/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$123.49

219 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.36

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	517	126.61	655	181
Medium 2	438	112.94	495	21
Medium 3	461	103.34	476	17thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/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 sale219 hd

123.49

—

NC average7 barns · 953 hd

119.13

+4.36

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	1,580	94.45	1,492	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	68.00	1,159	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	67.55	823	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	47.20	431	12

Every lot

81 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	225	169.53/cwt	166.00–174.00	381	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	235	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	309	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	180.65/cwt	172.00–184.00	508	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	285	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	183.50/cwt	183.00–184.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	160.95/cwt	130.00–179.00	515	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	327	123.94/cwt	117.00–128.00	405	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	375	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	167.98/cwt	150.00–176.00	637	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	460	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	155.54/cwt	130.00–171.00	652	18
Steers	—	Medium 3	420	104.71/cwt	100.00–109.00	440	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	428	122.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	523	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	465	115.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	538	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	149.95/cwt	130.00–159.00	712	17
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	139.71/cwt	134.00–158.00	714	8
Steers	—	Medium 3	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	139.98/cwt	134.00–147.00	782	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	138.07/cwt	123.00–142.00	870	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	136.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	129.47/cwt	122.00–137.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,050	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	124.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,007	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	140.58/cwt	130.00–152.00	326	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	260	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	155.65/cwt	141.00–165.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	280	120.11/cwt	113.00–131.00	336	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	313	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	154.88/cwt	148.00–161.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	330	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	143.86/cwt	134.00–157.00	528	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	113.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	383	106.90/cwt	104.00–110.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	114.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	418	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	132.53/cwt	125.00–147.00	566	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	468	113.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	104.50/cwt	102.00–108.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	130.26/cwt	122.00–137.00	620	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	123.94/cwt	114.00–132.00	643	40
Heifers	—	Medium 3	529	101.32/cwt	98.00–104.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.64/cwt	113.00–128.00	691	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	117.17/cwt	106.00–127.00	732	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	116.01/cwt	105.00–122.00	774	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	112.17/cwt	104.00–119.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	102.05/cwt	94.00–110.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	102.50/cwt	98.00–107.00	820	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	462	114.53/cwt	111.00–120.00	529	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	130.18/cwt	120.00–146.00	622	14
Bulls	—	Medium 3	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	126.21/cwt	120.00–144.00	656	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	526	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	602	10
Bulls	—	Medium 3	528	104.76/cwt	102.00–108.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	120.72/cwt	119.00–126.00	689	7
Bulls	—	Medium 3	576	103.05/cwt	95.00–107.00	594	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	114.97/cwt	108.00–118.00	667	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	109.10/cwt	104.00–116.00	681	24
Bulls	—	Medium 2	640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	105.45/cwt	100.00–116.00	701	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	667	93.50/cwt	90.00–98.00	624	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	710	85.41/cwt	80.00–88.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	102.27/cwt	95.00–114.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	93.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	95.76/cwt	91.00–104.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	78.43/cwt	74.00–83.00	980	3
Bulls	—	—	1,538	93.33/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,435	17
Bulls	—	—	1,822	104.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,896	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	53.97/cwt	50.00–59.00	490	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	40.43/cwt	33.00–44.00	372	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	56.15/cwt	50.00–62.00	578	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	68.55/cwt	63.00–73.00	847	83
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	75.01/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,003	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,159	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	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 Sep 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 613Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 123Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 20.00 to 50.00 11 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	419	130.00–171.00	155.54
3	—	225	166.00–174.00	169.53
12	—	379	150.00–176.00	167.98
17	—	475	130.00–159.00	149.95
10	—	630	123.00–142.00	138.07
8	—	511	134.00–158.00	139.71
6	—	559	134.00–147.00	139.98
4	—	281	172.00–184.00	180.65
5	—	667	134.00–139.00	136.97
3	—	808	120.00–128.00	124.65
2	—	778	134.00–136.00	134.98
2	—	718	122.00–137.00	129.47
10	—	320	130.00–179.00	160.95
1	—	855	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	183.00–184.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	100.00–109.00	104.71
1	—	375	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	120.00–121.00	120.33
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
3	—	327	117.00–128.00	123.94
6	—	465	110.00–117.00	115.68
2	—	235	129.00–134.00	131.55
5	—	428	120.00–128.00	122.21
2	—	285	120.00–127.00	123.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	104.00–119.00	112.17
5	—	318	148.00–161.00	154.88
15	—	427	125.00–147.00	132.53
27	—	476	122.00–137.00	130.26
29	—	573	113.00–128.00	120.64
13	—	667	105.00–122.00	116.01
2	—	780	94.00–110.00	102.05
3	—	232	130.00–152.00	140.58
2	—	800	98.00–107.00	102.50
40	—	519	114.00–132.00	123.94
7	—	267	141.00–165.00	155.65
22	—	625	106.00–127.00	117.17
12	—	367	134.00–157.00	143.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	110.00–119.00	114.34
6	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	97.00	97.00
1	—	240	116.00	116.00
4	—	468	110.00–116.00	113.77
2	—	380	110.00–117.00	113.36
3	—	280	113.00–131.00	120.11
2	—	313	113.00–115.00	113.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	98.00–104.00	101.32
4	—	475	102.00–108.00	104.50
2	—	383	104.00–110.00	106.90
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
2	—	418	100.00–102.00	101.04
1	—	260	106.00	106.00
1	—	330	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	102.00–108.00	104.76
7	—	576	95.00–107.00	103.05
1	—	495	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	120.00–146.00	130.18
24	—	624	104.00–116.00	109.10
11	—	665	100.00–116.00	105.45
7	—	571	119.00–126.00	120.72
16	—	520	120.00–144.00	126.21
1	—	945	97.00	97.00
4	—	725	95.00–114.00	102.27
4	—	765	90.00–96.00	93.03
5	—	815	91.00–104.00	95.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	92.00	92.00
9	—	462	111.00–120.00	114.53
6	—	667	90.00–98.00	93.50
5	—	710	80.00–88.00	85.41
10	—	526	110.00–119.00	114.43
16	—	580	108.00–118.00	114.97

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,822	100.00–109.00	104.05
3	—	1,250	74.00–83.00	78.43
17	—	1,538	85.00–99.00	93.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,030	50.00–62.00	56.15
21	—	1,337	74.00–79.00	75.01
83	—	1,235	63.00–73.00	68.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	907	50.00–59.00	53.97
6	—	921	33.00–44.00	40.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	68.00	68.00

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.