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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 10

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 179▼ 10 vs year ago 86 · −11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 44▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $109.06/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$109.06

24 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$11.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

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	608	114.12	693	13thin
Medium 2	602	103.60	624	5thin
Medium 3	505	102.64	518	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.48/cwt here — about $175 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 sale24 hd

109.06

—

NC average8 barns · 878 hd

117.28

−8.23

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	1,665	90.52	1,507	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	67.93	774	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	63.00	907	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	52.22	432	5thin

Every lot

46 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 3	195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	215	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	134.48/cwt	133.00–136.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	110.32/cwt	102.00–113.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	119.77/cwt	119.00–123.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	468	102.60/cwt	100.00–104.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	123.50/cwt	122.00–126.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	533	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	560	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	106.39/cwt	99.00–114.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	90.52/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,507	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	321	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	54.78/cwt	52.00–56.00	462	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	74.72/cwt	69.00–80.00	835	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	63.69/cwt	59.00–67.00	735	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	907	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 179Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 14

Slaughter cattle steady . Feeder cattle steady to down 2.00 to 3.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
4	—	620	102.00–113.00	110.32
2	—	335	154.00	154.00
2	—	415	133.00–136.00	134.48
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
2	—	498	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	106.00	106.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
1	—	195	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	119.00–123.00	119.77
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
1	—	635	98.00	98.00
2	—	435	122.00	122.00
2	—	528	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	555	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	425	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	103.00	103.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–133.00	131.47
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
4	—	615	99.00–114.00	106.39
4	—	526	122.00–126.00	123.50
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	890	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	94.00	94.00
2	—	533	106.00–108.00	107.02
3	—	468	100.00–104.00	102.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	42.00	42.00
4	—	843	52.00–56.00	54.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	59.00–67.00	63.69
5	—	1,117	69.00–80.00	74.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	88.00–93.00	90.52

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.