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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 15

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 104▼ 117 vs year ago 150 · −78.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 35▼ 89 vs year ago 110 · −80.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale this week to small to trend the feeder cattle . Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 . Due to the weather activity and numbers slow .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $94.71/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$94.71

14 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$42.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.32

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	484	112.66	546	6thin
Medium 2	605	85.00	514	1thin
Medium 3	600	84.99	510	5thin
Small 3	758	70.00	530	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.66/cwt here — about $15 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 sale14 hd

94.71

—

NC average8 barns · 329 hd

108.03

−13.32

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	1,795	99.00	1,777	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	74.94	1,222	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	64.95	715	12

Every lot

18 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	695	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	487	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	495	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	421	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	111.49/cwt	101.00–115.00	523	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	510	93.47/cwt	92.00–95.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	565	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	670	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	745	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	745	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	770	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,777	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	972	64.28/cwt	62.00–67.00	625	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	55.44/cwt	50.00–59.00	597	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	72.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	875	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	74.94/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,222	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,610	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 Feb 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 104Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 2

Sale this week to small to trend the feeder cattle . Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 4.00 . Due to the weather activity and numbers slow .

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	73.00–77.00	74.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	62.00–67.00	64.28
5	—	1,199	70.00–78.00	72.96
4	—	1,076	50.00–59.00	55.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	92.00	92.00
1	—	670	72.00	72.00
1	—	745	74.00	74.00
2	—	510	92.00–95.00	93.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	101.00–115.00	111.49
2	—	515	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	66.00	66.00
1	—	770	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	70.00	70.00

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	—	850	660.00	660.00

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.