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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 1

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 135 vs year ago 178 · −75.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 47▼ 7 vs year ago 55 · −12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 3.00 to 5.00 . Feeder cattle steady with a light run due to weather . Demand was moderate with market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light 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 $121.08/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$121.08

12 head · 343 lb average

Value per head Derived

$415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$21.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.01

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	392	127.41	500	7thin
Medium 2	183	121.00	221	2thin
Medium 3	335	106.33	356	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $143 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 sale12 hd

121.08

—

NC average8 barns · 426 hd

136.09

−15.01

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	—	Low	1,564	73.57	1,151	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	74.15	1,207	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	67.28	782	38

Every lot

28 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	193	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	183	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	221	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	375	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	125.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	553	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	310	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	785	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	604	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	125.34/cwt	122.00–129.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	90.92/cwt	84.00–98.00	782	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	488	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	215	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	578	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	289	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	73.57/cwt	64.00–82.00	1,151	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	64.74/cwt	59.00–68.00	722	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	49.91/cwt	43.00–54.00	570	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	73.03/cwt	69.00–80.00	887	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	74.15/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,207	5

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	43.00–54.00	49.91
18	—	1,116	59.00–68.00	64.74
17	—	1,215	69.00–80.00	73.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	70.00–82.00	74.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	64.00–82.00	73.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	120.00–129.00	125.38
1	—	305	133.00	133.00
1	—	235	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	183	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	81.00	81.00
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
3	—	568	122.00–129.00	125.34
2	—	860	84.00–98.00	90.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	114.00–116.00	114.98
1	—	670	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	108.00	108.00
1	—	575	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
2	—	380	114.00–118.00	116.03
1	—	785	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	44.00	44.00
4	—	578	50.00	50.00

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.