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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 20

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 221▲ 21 vs year ago 69 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 51▲ 15 vs year ago 32 · +46.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. There were too few comparable feeder steers and heifers to establish an adequate market comparison, however a lower undertone was noted; feeder bulls were 12.00 to 14.00 higher on a very light test. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (8 head) ranged 10.00 to 45.00 per 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 $116.82/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$116.82

24 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$16.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.27

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	515	121.51	626	17thin
Medium 3	323	105.45	341	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.06/cwt here — about $285 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

116.82

—

NC average6 barns · 489 hd

126.09

−9.27

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	—	Average	1,476	82.86	1,223	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	60.71	674	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	780	38.47	300	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	151.33/cwt	151.00–152.00	563	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	147.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	418	102.53/cwt	101.00–104.00	429	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	145.61/cwt	144.00–146.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	121.98/cwt	117.00–127.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	109.55/cwt	106.00–113.00	896	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	106.04/cwt	104.00–108.00	286	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	322	105.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	338	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	378	105.42/cwt	103.00–108.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	127.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	535	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	102.65/cwt	100.00–104.00	685	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	142.48/cwt	137.00–145.00	685	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	139.02/cwt	134.00–144.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	136.68/cwt	134.00–139.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,105	70.85/cwt	69.00–74.00	783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	91.87/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,612	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	38.47/cwt	38.00–39.00	300	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	60.94/cwt	58.00–64.00	651	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	49.83/cwt	47.00–53.00	539	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	67.67/cwt	67.00–68.00	801	6

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 Dec 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 221Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 51Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	134.00–144.00	139.02
2	—	605	127.00	127.00
3	—	585	134.00–139.00	136.68
4	—	481	137.00–145.00	142.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	103.00–108.00	105.42
3	—	322	100.00–108.00	105.08
2	—	270	104.00–108.00	106.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	124.00–126.00	124.98
6	—	419	123.00–130.00	127.62
3	—	667	100.00–104.00	102.65
4	—	516	128.00	128.00
2	—	615	114.00–116.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	117.00–127.00	121.98
2	—	818	106.00–113.00	109.55
2	—	563	122.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	640	125.00–135.00	129.96
3	—	372	151.00–152.00	151.33
2	—	413	145.00–151.00	147.95
5	—	467	144.00–146.00	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	101.00–104.00	102.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	90.00–94.00	91.87
3	—	1,105	69.00–74.00	70.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,068	58.00–64.00	60.94
4	—	1,081	47.00–53.00	49.83
6	—	1,184	67.00–68.00	67.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	38.00–39.00	38.47

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.