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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 29

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 186▲ 21 vs year ago 105 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 70▲ 26 vs year ago 23 · +113.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings light with quality attractive to average.

Baby calves 35.00 to 65.00 7 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 $126.74/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$126.74

44 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$22.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

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	416	130.21	541	36
Medium 2	393	113.00	444	5thin
Medium 3	272	108.00	294	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $247 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 sale44 hd

126.74

—

NC average9 barns · 1,573 hd

122.06

+4.68

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	1,617	76.88	1,243	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,641	66.65	1,094	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	62.63	712	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	777	43.52	338	10

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	245	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	247	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	140.39/cwt	130.00–152.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	162.58/cwt	140.00–180.00	606	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	152.12/cwt	140.00–167.00	650	11
Steers	—	Medium 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	153.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	146.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	111.07/cwt	104.00–118.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	259	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	288	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	311	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	129.08/cwt	124.00–135.00	429	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	333	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	132.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	485	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	132.41/cwt	120.00–136.00	571	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	118.22/cwt	113.00–122.00	668	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	140.07/cwt	131.00–150.00	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	128.84/cwt	121.00–136.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	116.53/cwt	104.00–130.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	101.00/cwt	96.00–106.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	794	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	825	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	865	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	70.26/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,021	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	751	38.82/cwt	34.00–41.00	292	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	816	50.57/cwt	45.00–57.00	413	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,059	50.13/cwt	41.00–54.00	531	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	62.41/cwt	58.00–66.00	690	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	73.59/cwt	68.00–78.00	913	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	812	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	65.39/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,021	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,868	73.35/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,370	2

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 186Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 70Year ago 23

Slaughter cattle up 2.00 to 3.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings light with quality attractive to average.

Baby calves 35.00 to 65.00 7 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	140.00–149.00	146.07
2	—	318	130.00–152.00	140.39
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
6	—	373	140.00–180.00	162.58
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
3	—	465	151.00–155.00	153.32
2	—	758	104.00–118.00	111.07
1	—	1,130	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
11	—	427	140.00–167.00	152.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	131.00	131.00
2	—	210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	101.00	101.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	113.00–122.00	118.22
3	—	332	124.00–135.00	129.08
13	—	366	124.00–135.00	132.38
2	—	488	124.00	124.00
14	—	431	120.00–136.00	132.41
1	—	500	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	113.00	113.00
1	—	385	116.00	116.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	108.00	108.00
1	—	240	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	131.00–150.00	140.07
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	104.00–130.00	116.53
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
6	—	523	121.00–136.00	128.84
3	—	568	128.00–130.00	128.66
2	—	760	96.00–106.00	101.00
1	—	945	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
2	—	515	114.00	114.00
2	—	483	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	68.00	68.00
1	—	865	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	816	45.00–57.00	50.57
6	—	751	34.00–41.00	38.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,240	68.00–78.00	73.59
8	—	1,106	58.00–66.00	62.41
6	—	1,059	41.00–54.00	50.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	68.00–80.00	73.35
3	—	1,562	62.00–67.00	65.39
1	—	1,425	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	68.00–74.00	70.26
1	—	1,720	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,840	84.00	84.00

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.