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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 30

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 121▼ 40 vs year ago 168 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 39 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average.

Baby calves 10.00 2 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 $115.50/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$115.50

45 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$20.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	497	124.12	617	23
Medium 2	479	114.01	546	6thin
Medium 3	437	103.68	453	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.44/cwt here — about $164 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 sale45 hd

115.50

—

NC average8 barns · 856 hd

122.97

−7.47

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	1,667	92.97	1,550	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	70.90	806	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	42.71	419	6thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	316	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	145.02/cwt	143.00–146.00	442	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	123.36/cwt	119.00–128.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	152.35/cwt	134.00–175.00	561	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	418	117.20/cwt	111.00–121.00	490	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	420	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	395	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	137.59/cwt	130.00–144.00	588	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	153.95/cwt	146.00–159.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	140.76/cwt	134.00–148.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	141.56/cwt	137.00–146.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	124.50/cwt	118.00–132.00	766	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	129.04/cwt	124.00–134.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	388	106.50/cwt	100.00–109.00	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	424	102.72/cwt	98.00–107.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	534	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	104.79/cwt	104.00–105.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	127.84/cwt	120.00–131.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	117.67/cwt	116.00–119.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	123.61/cwt	119.00–128.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	553	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	555	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	122.04/cwt	112.00–124.00	716	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	135.15/cwt	128.00–138.00	642	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	113.96/cwt	107.00–119.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	132.22/cwt	114.00–139.00	760	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	119.24/cwt	110.00–134.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	922	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,005	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	94.87/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	102.56/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	451	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	40.45/cwt	34.00–49.00	409	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	59.96/cwt	56.00–63.00	616	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	70.47/cwt	66.00–75.00	772	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	78.84/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,053	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 121Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 39

Baby calves 10.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	110.00–134.00	119.24
3	—	510	122.00–125.00	123.97
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
5	—	475	128.00–138.00	135.15
1	—	970	95.00	95.00
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
9	—	575	114.00–139.00	132.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	107.00–119.00	113.96
2	—	528	112.00–115.00	113.51
1	—	710	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	104.00–105.00	104.79
4	—	424	98.00–107.00	102.72
1	—	300	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
4	—	388	100.00–109.00	106.50
1	—	555	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
4	—	476	120.00–131.00	127.84
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	338	124.00–134.00	129.04
5	—	521	119.00–128.00	123.61
6	—	587	112.00–124.00	122.04
4	—	430	124.00–125.00	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	108.00–111.00	109.51
1	—	330	112.00	112.00
3	—	480	116.00–119.00	117.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	143.00–146.00	145.02
1	—	215	147.00	147.00
5	—	427	130.00–144.00	137.59
4	—	476	146.00–159.00	153.95
3	—	615	118.00–132.00	124.50
2	—	518	134.00–148.00	140.76
3	—	368	134.00–175.00	152.35
2	—	563	137.00–146.00	141.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	111.00–121.00	117.20
1	—	365	119.00	119.00
2	—	315	119.00–128.00	123.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,095	66.00–75.00	70.47
5	—	1,335	77.00–83.00	78.84
3	—	1,027	56.00–63.00	59.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	34.00–49.00	40.45
1	—	835	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	93.00–97.00	94.87
2	—	1,893	102.00–103.00	102.56
1	—	1,435	70.00	70.00

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.