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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 25

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 174▲ 50 vs year ago 148 · +33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 74▲ 16 vs year ago 35 · +45.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the slaughter cattle were up 2.00 . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 55.00 to 80.00 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 $111.91/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$111.91

61 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

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	516	118.50	611	30
Medium 2	447	110.12	492	14thin
Medium 3	431	102.80	443	15thin
Small 3	423	94.00	397	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $214 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 sale61 hd

111.91

—

NC average6 barns · 831 hd

113.19

−1.27

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	1,516	83.69	1,268	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	60.73	713	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	812	48.72	395	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	141.74/cwt	134.00–149.00	330	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	369	122.33/cwt	114.00–127.00	451	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	388	103.75/cwt	100.00–108.00	403	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	413	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	145.25/cwt	134.00–157.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	132.83/cwt	124.00–145.00	689	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	130.66/cwt	122.00–143.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	116.96/cwt	111.00–124.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	318	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	369	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	340	104.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	356	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	374	106.24/cwt	105.00–109.00	397	4
Heifers	—	Small 3	385	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	427	104.27/cwt	100.00–107.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Small 3	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	488	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	509	98.54/cwt	90.00–109.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	118.93/cwt	111.00–123.00	614	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	118.26/cwt	116.00–121.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	610	84.00/cwt	80.00–88.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	111.28/cwt	108.00–114.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	136.53/cwt	133.00–149.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	505	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	128.23/cwt	116.00–138.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	558	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	565	102.71/cwt	100.00–106.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	106.57/cwt	101.00–116.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	107.06/cwt	104.00–110.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	785	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	76.32/cwt	71.00–80.00	972	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	91.06/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,601	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	46.58/cwt	44.00–49.00	382	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	58.47/cwt	46.00–84.00	610	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	61.42/cwt	56.00–66.00	746	26

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 Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 174Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 74Year ago 35

Baby calves 55.00 to 80.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	111.00–123.00	118.93
3	—	622	108.00–114.00	111.28
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
6	—	433	120.00–126.00	123.98
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
4	—	561	116.00–121.00	118.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	112.00	112.00
2	—	610	80.00–88.00	84.00
3	—	318	115.00–117.00	116.02
8	—	477	110.00–118.00	114.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	100.00–107.00	104.27
2	—	488	100.00–101.00	100.49
4	—	509	90.00–109.00	98.54
4	—	374	105.00–109.00	106.24
2	—	340	100.00–109.00	104.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	100.00–108.00	103.75
1	—	485	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
8	—	369	114.00–127.00	122.33
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	413	114.00	114.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
7	—	519	124.00–145.00	132.83
2	—	460	134.00–157.00	145.25
2	—	330	128.00–136.00	132.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
3	—	613	111.00–124.00	116.96
2	—	233	134.00–149.00	141.74
3	—	583	122.00–143.00	130.66
3	—	427	120.00–130.00	126.25
2	—	768	110.00–120.00	114.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	115.00–119.00	117.70
2	—	668	104.00–110.00	107.06
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
6	—	525	116.00–138.00	128.23
6	—	482	133.00–149.00	136.53
5	—	618	101.00–116.00	106.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	100.00–104.00	102.00
1	—	785	78.00	78.00
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
3	—	565	100.00–106.00	102.71
1	—	625	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	81.00	81.00
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
2	—	558	110.00–114.00	112.01
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
2	—	483	113.00–114.00	113.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,214	56.00–66.00	61.42
8	—	1,044	46.00–84.00	58.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	44.00–49.00	46.58
1	—	795	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	71.00–80.00	76.32
3	—	1,758	86.00–96.00	91.06

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.