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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 26

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 187▲ 11 vs year ago 169 · +6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 56▲ 31 vs year ago 18 · +172.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 3.00 to 4.00. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 30.00 to 35.00 3 head

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 $115.35/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$115.35

66 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

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	596	117.28	699	49
Medium 2	560	110.84	621	13thin
Medium 3	537	106.26	570	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $129 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 sale66 hd

115.35

—

NC average7 barns · 898 hd

122.97

−7.62

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	—	High	1,698	92.22	1,566	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	68.78	1,026	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,071	59.96	642	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	48.93	421	6thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	263	123.54/cwt	119.00–128.00	325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	141.16/cwt	132.00–150.00	409	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	117.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	494	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	135.79/cwt	129.00–145.00	578	10
Steers	—	Medium 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.84/cwt	124.00–140.00	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	757	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	373	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	372	102.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	421	115.29/cwt	113.00–118.00	485	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	121.38/cwt	120.00–123.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	115.32/cwt	113.00–118.00	551	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	508	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	519	109.59/cwt	107.00–114.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	580	108.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	582	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	114.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	129.47/cwt	124.00–138.00	610	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	480	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	526	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	125.22/cwt	119.00–134.00	649	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	111.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	114.24/cwt	113.00–115.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	121.65/cwt	117.00–130.00	703	7
Bulls	—	Medium 3	593	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	111.84/cwt	104.00–118.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	105.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	704	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	104.26/cwt	100.00–106.00	744	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	101.04/cwt	99.00–104.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.27/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,570	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	844	53.74/cwt	50.00–56.00	454	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	39.30/cwt	35.00–44.00	352	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	53.75/cwt	46.00–57.00	542	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	63.37/cwt	57.00–67.00	696	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	895	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	73.01/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,066	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	65.60/cwt	60.00–68.00	994	4

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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 187Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 56Year ago 18

Baby calves 30.00 to 35.00 3 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	113.00–118.00	115.32
2	—	325	117.00–121.00	119.09
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
6	—	580	106.00–110.00	108.17
4	—	421	113.00–118.00	115.29
5	—	519	107.00–114.00	109.59
1	—	740	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	114.00–116.00	114.66
1	—	345	133.00	133.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
5	—	425	120.00–123.00	121.38
1	—	285	131.00	131.00
4	—	520	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	475	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	100.00–108.00	102.73
1	—	485	109.00	109.00
2	—	508	104.00–106.00	105.00
3	—	582	103.00–104.00	103.66
1	—	430	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
10	—	426	129.00–145.00	135.79
4	—	521	124.00–140.00	129.84
2	—	618	121.00–124.00	122.48
2	—	290	132.00–150.00	141.16
1	—	385	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
2	—	263	119.00–128.00	123.54
3	—	422	112.00–120.00	117.03
2	—	380	120.00–122.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	96.00–100.00	98.00
4	—	714	100.00–106.00	104.26
4	—	666	100.00–110.00	105.70
3	—	820	99.00–104.00	101.04
6	—	616	104.00–118.00	111.84
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
16	—	518	119.00–134.00	125.22
6	—	471	124.00–138.00	129.47
7	—	578	117.00–130.00	121.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	102.00–104.00	103.00
2	—	480	109.00–110.00	109.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	113.00–115.00	114.24
2	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	700	94.00	94.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
5	—	525	110.00–114.00	111.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,009	46.00–57.00	53.75
1	—	1,260	71.00	71.00
15	—	1,099	57.00–67.00	63.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	35.00–44.00	39.30
4	—	844	50.00–56.00	53.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	60.00–68.00	65.60
3	—	1,460	71.00–76.00	73.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,720	85.00–95.00	91.27

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.