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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 25

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 175▼ 50 vs year ago 157 · −31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 77▼ 22 vs year ago 49 · −44.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.57/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$120.57

33 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$53.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.65

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	406	129.66	526	18thin
Medium 2	387	117.24	454	8thin
Medium 3	364	105.17	383	6thin
Large 3	415	76.00	315	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.66/cwt here — about $211 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 sale33 hd

120.57

—

NC average7 barns · 532 hd

131.22

−10.65

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	1,652	83.64	1,382	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,716	55.69	956	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	55.35	654	18

Every lot

49 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	383	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	325	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	135.59/cwt	123.00–146.00	446	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	369	115.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	428	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	385	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	395	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	483	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	400	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	131.72/cwt	121.00–141.00	541	4
Steers	—	Large 3	415	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	121.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	555	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	623	83.36/cwt	81.00–85.00	519	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	467	104.75/cwt	100.00–107.00	489	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	508	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	577	102.91/cwt	100.00–109.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	100.50/cwt	97.00–104.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	663	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	380	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	270	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	83.64/cwt	73.00–91.00	1,382	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	56.37/cwt	53.00–59.00	663	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	43.14/cwt	40.00–50.00	513	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	67.88/cwt	61.00–73.00	813	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	753	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,654	56.03/cwt	54.00–59.00	927	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,175	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,305	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,600	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 175Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 77Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	120.00–124.00	122.07
2	—	330	119.00–124.00	121.42
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
3	—	623	81.00–85.00	83.36
2	—	428	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	540	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	96.00–100.00	97.98
1	—	260	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	558	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	650	97.00–104.00	100.50
1	—	790	99.00	99.00
1	—	510	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	475	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	100.00–109.00	102.91
3	—	467	100.00–107.00	104.75
2	—	508	106.00	106.00
1	—	850	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	123.00–146.00	135.59
2	—	388	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	268	141.00–145.00	142.98
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
4	—	411	121.00–141.00	131.72
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	106.00	106.00
2	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
2	—	385	100.00–105.00	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	124.00	124.00
4	—	369	110.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	400	112.00–119.00	115.50
1	—	510	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	71.00	71.00
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,505	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,654	54.00–59.00	56.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	40.00–50.00	43.14
11	—	1,176	53.00–59.00	56.37
3	—	1,197	61.00–73.00	67.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	73.00–91.00	83.64

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	825.00	825.00

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.