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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 20

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 243▲ 47 vs year ago 143 · +32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 63▲ 24 vs year ago 26 · +92.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were down 1.00 . 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 .

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 $117.72/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$117.72

52 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$27.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

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	535	120.92	647	43
Medium 2	450	109.40	492	5thin
Medium 3	459	93.75	430	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.17/cwt here — about $217 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 sale52 hd

117.72

—

NC average7 barns · 959 hd

118.42

−0.69

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	1,621	94.22	1,527	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	67.55	794	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	65.50	983	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	46.48	439	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	200	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	130.67/cwt	120.00–140.00	294	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	168.07/cwt	160.00–176.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	149.43/cwt	148.00–151.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	372	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	136.86/cwt	131.00–146.00	583	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	137.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	137.56/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	141.63/cwt	133.00–145.00	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	111.53/cwt	108.00–114.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	960	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	265	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	305	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	129.61/cwt	126.00–135.00	566	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	125.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	594	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	120.65/cwt	113.00–125.00	618	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	121.95/cwt	114.00–125.00	702	12
Heifers	—	Medium 3	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	91.45/cwt	84.00–99.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	464	117.48/cwt	111.00–126.00	545	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	138.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	124.95/cwt	119.00–132.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	126.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	730	6
Bulls	—	Medium 3	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	610	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	118.00/cwt	100.00–127.00	725	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	106.00/cwt	98.00–118.00	718	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	723	86.67/cwt	86.00–88.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	102.56/cwt	99.00–106.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	96.67/cwt	94.00–100.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	830	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	475	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	92.46/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,460	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,885	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	46.48/cwt	45.00–48.00	439	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	806	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	62.85/cwt	62.00–65.00	692	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	67.58/cwt	63.00–71.00	813	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	65.50/cwt	64.00–67.00	983	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	13,580	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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 243Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 63Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	305	104.00	104.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	104.00	104.00
12	—	576	114.00–125.00	121.95
7	—	472	120.00–132.00	125.87
12	—	437	126.00–135.00	129.61
2	—	765	84.00–99.00	91.45
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
6	—	512	113.00–125.00	120.65
1	—	605	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	100.00–108.00	104.01
5	—	522	130.00–142.00	137.56
4	—	426	131.00–146.00	136.86
2	—	470	130.00–146.00	137.83
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
5	—	580	133.00–145.00	141.63
4	—	742	108.00–114.00	111.53
2	—	368	148.00–151.00	149.43
3	—	615	137.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
2	—	308	160.00–176.00	168.07
1	—	785	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	139.00	139.00
2	—	225	120.00–140.00	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
3	—	372	105.00–110.00	107.65
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	130.00–145.00	138.33
2	—	728	99.00–106.00	102.56
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
6	—	579	120.00–133.00	126.15
3	—	770	94.00–100.00	96.67
3	—	518	119.00–132.00	124.95
5	—	614	100.00–127.00	118.00
9	—	677	98.00–118.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
4	—	464	111.00–126.00	117.48
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
1	—	610	97.00	97.00
2	—	830	84.00–87.00	85.53
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
3	—	723	86.00–88.00	86.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	64.00–67.00	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	62.00–65.00	62.85
2	—	1,020	78.00–80.00	79.00
24	—	1,203	63.00–71.00	67.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	45.00–48.00	46.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,579	89.00–94.00	92.46

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	970.00	970.00

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.