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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

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

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 185▲ 60 vs year ago 154 · +39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 50▼ 4 vs year ago 68 · −5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; while breaking type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test; and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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 $117.83/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$117.83

76 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

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	423	123.20	521	47
Medium 1-2	378	118.50	447	2thin
Medium 2	375	113.46	426	13thin
Medium 3	370	103.78	384	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $137 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 sale76 hd

117.83

—

NC average8 barns · 2,139 hd

118.29

−0.46

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	1,513	80.44	1,217	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	56.75	904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	56.01	639	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	40.63	365	8thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	153.06/cwt	146.00–160.00	441	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	142.47/cwt	135.00–151.00	456	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	363	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	149.80/cwt	140.00–157.00	556	12
Steers	—	Medium 3	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	144.81/cwt	136.00–153.00	615	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	132.15/cwt	124.00–141.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.65/cwt	122.00–131.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	558	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	191	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	243	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	288	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	309	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	127.00/cwt	120.00–136.00	404	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	375	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	127.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	480	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	125.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	121.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	573	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	117.88/cwt	112.00–122.00	608	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	101.59/cwt	97.00–106.00	643	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	137.74/cwt	132.00–145.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	135.93/cwt	130.00–143.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.37/cwt	126.00–135.00	732	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	114.46/cwt	113.00–116.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	860	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	662	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,177	66.61/cwt	63.00–72.00	784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	90.32/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,583	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	38.04/cwt	31.00–40.00	337	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	48.41/cwt	47.00–50.00	452	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	48.72/cwt	42.00–51.00	531	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	772	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	60.89/cwt	56.00–64.00	720	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	720	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	826	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,294	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,140	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 Mar 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 185Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 50Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	136.00–153.00	144.81
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
6	—	320	135.00–151.00	142.47
2	—	288	146.00–160.00	153.06
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
4	—	471	124.00–141.00	132.15
2	—	528	122.00–131.00	126.65
12	—	371	140.00–157.00	149.80
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	558	117.00–119.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
5	—	566	126.00–135.00	129.37
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
6	—	473	132.00–145.00	137.74
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
4	—	515	130.00–143.00	135.93
2	—	668	113.00–116.00	114.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	74.00	74.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	860	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
7	—	516	112.00–122.00	117.88
7	—	471	120.00–124.00	121.72
9	—	428	120.00–130.00	125.72
12	—	377	120.00–133.00	127.22
7	—	318	120.00–136.00	127.00
2	—	633	97.00–106.00	101.59
1	—	295	121.00	121.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	109.00	109.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	100.00–110.00	104.93
6	—	328	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	445	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	243	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	470	114.00–115.00	114.66
3	—	390	110.00–113.00	111.66
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,440	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,875	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,089	42.00–51.00	48.72
11	—	1,183	56.00–64.00	60.89
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	886	31.00–40.00	38.04
2	—	933	47.00–50.00	48.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	63.00–72.00	66.61
7	—	1,753	87.00–96.00	90.32

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	—	1,050	680.00	680.00

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.