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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 27

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

283 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 190▲ 49 vs year ago 234 · +20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 50▲ 13 vs year ago 45 · +28.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle down 2.00 to 3.00 this week . Feeder cattle steady to down 1.00 to 4.00 compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 5.00 to 10.00 5 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 $114.88/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$114.88

80 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 3

$28.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	280	128.00	358	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	117.81	636	60
Medium 2	454	111.36	506	9thin
Medium 3	409	99.12	406	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale80 hd

114.88

—

NC average7 barns · 922 hd

115.68

−0.80

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	1,838	87.00	1,599	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	61.39	699	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	48.70	449	13

Every lot

70 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	226	137.20/cwt	130.00–150.00	310	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	240	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	317	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	147.24/cwt	138.00–155.00	481	6
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	101.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	361	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	146.50/cwt	134.00–168.00	551	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	420	115.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	483	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.65/cwt	130.00–142.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	141.05/cwt	134.00–147.00	735	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	134.82/cwt	128.00–139.00	779	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	126.36/cwt	119.00–134.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	121.05/cwt	110.00–124.00	798	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	981	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,080	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	150	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	205	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	280	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	343	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	129.13/cwt	124.00–138.00	489	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	407	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	544	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	97.74/cwt	90.00–103.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	123.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	587	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	626	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	120.76/cwt	115.00–124.00	691	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	595	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	111.84/cwt	100.00–117.00	697	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	105.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	715	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	92.47/cwt	91.00–94.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	686	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	465	106.37/cwt	102.00–110.00	495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	126.47/cwt	117.00–136.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	584	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	513	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	122.54/cwt	118.00–128.00	630	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	123.17/cwt	118.00–129.00	697	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	577	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	580	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	113.13/cwt	100.00–122.00	691	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	638	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	110.67/cwt	100.00–116.00	732	7
Bulls	—	Medium 3	680	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	99.00/cwt	94.00–104.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	93.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,734	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	53.05/cwt	50.00–59.00	478	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	44.98/cwt	38.00–49.00	423	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	63.92/cwt	61.00–68.00	715	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	58.02/cwt	54.00–60.00	675	15

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 190Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 45

Baby calves 5.00 to 10.00 5 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	87.00	87.00
2	—	370	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
2	—	280	120.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	124.00–138.00	129.13
4	—	664	104.00–109.00	105.51
1	—	270	133.00	133.00
9	—	515	120.00–123.00	121.47
9	—	623	100.00–117.00	111.84
10	—	572	115.00–124.00	120.76
3	—	798	86.00	86.00
2	—	725	91.00–94.00	92.47
7	—	429	120.00–130.00	126.71
10	—	477	120.00–129.00	123.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	101.00	101.00
1	—	150	100.00	100.00
3	—	470	90.00–103.00	97.74
1	—	595	97.00	97.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	205	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	109.00	109.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
3	—	355	100.00–104.00	101.69
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	115.00	115.00
3	—	473	130.00–142.00	135.65
1	—	1,155	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,000	108.00	108.00
4	—	521	134.00–147.00	141.05
5	—	617	119.00–134.00	126.36
5	—	578	128.00–139.00	134.82
6	—	327	138.00–155.00	147.24
6	—	226	130.00–150.00	137.20
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
7	—	376	134.00–168.00	146.50
5	—	659	110.00–124.00	121.05
2	—	428	140.00–141.00	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	111.00–119.00	115.10
1	—	240	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	100.00–116.00	110.67
6	—	471	117.00–136.00	126.47
14	—	514	118.00–128.00	122.54
11	—	566	118.00–129.00	123.17
10	—	611	100.00–122.00	113.13
1	—	1,060	81.00	81.00
2	—	765	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	745	94.00–104.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
2	—	970	80.00	80.00
2	—	638	94.00	94.00
3	—	577	110.00–115.00	113.31
3	—	545	116.00	116.00
3	—	485	119.00–122.00	120.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	75.00	75.00
3	—	465	102.00–110.00	106.37
2	—	580	100.00–110.00	105.09
2	—	513	107.00–109.00	107.98
1	—	680	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	941	38.00–49.00	44.98
6	—	901	50.00–59.00	53.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,119	61.00–68.00	63.92
15	—	1,163	54.00–60.00	58.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,865	90.00–96.00	93.00

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.