Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 170.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.03/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.11 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$224.03

70 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$515

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

$95.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.91

vs NC average

−43.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	230.22	1,271	63
Medium and Large 2	545	173.79	947	6thin
Medium and Large 3	560	135.00	756	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.22/cwt here — about $515 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $352.13 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

224.03

—

NC average2 barns · 101 hd

214.12

+9.91

National average179 barns · 21,019 hd

267.17

−43.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−128.11

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	1,685	122.59	2,066	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	100.36	1,239	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	852	80.55	686	34

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	174.43/cwt	150.00–187.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	115.00/cwt	100.00–130.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	279.49/cwt	235.00–305.00	1,031	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	272.66/cwt	235.00–305.00	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	258.98/cwt	210.00–288.00	1,474	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	90.28/cwt	80.00–95.00	989	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	72.72/cwt	67.00–82.00	615	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	88.39/cwt	83.00–97.00	758	17
Bulls	—	—	1,260	104.29/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,314	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	101.14/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,234	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	115.28/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,714	21
Bulls	—	—	1,983	133.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,645	4
Bulls	—	—	1,636	121.64/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,990	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	272.08/cwt	235.00–300.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	212.72/cwt	192.00–242.50	1,330	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	176.25/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	273.99/cwt	220.00–312.50	1,159	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	243.56/cwt	212.00–285.00	1,393	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	177.17/cwt	177.00–177.50	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	208.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	205.76/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	238.43/cwt	210.00–292.50	1,254	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	178.76/cwt	177.50–180.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	127.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	173.66/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	226.10/cwt	210.00–250.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	279.56/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,339	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	274.71/cwt	240.00–309.00	1,401	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	214.18/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	252.26/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	223.02/cwt	213.00–245.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	288.28/cwt	240.00–310.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	223.16/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	268.27/cwt	265.00–272.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	321.55/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	287.82/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	287.32/cwt	210.00–310.00	1,218	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	245.61/cwt	222.00–300.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	323.29/cwt	317.00–327.50	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	429	275.69/cwt	245.00–281.00	1,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	331.06/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	180.75/cwt	150.00–189.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	268.35/cwt	215.00–310.00	1,264	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	208.82/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	377	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	499	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	227.72/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,193	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	248.43/cwt	222.00–282.50	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	266.01/cwt	250.00–295.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	226.15/cwt	192.00–260.00	1,287	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	203.15/cwt	180.00–242.50	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	174.13/cwt	165.00–187.50	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	254.63/cwt	210.00–285.00	1,080	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	265.30/cwt	212.50–295.00	974	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	253.69/cwt	205.00–310.00	1,213	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	166.77/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	173.79/cwt	165.00–182.50	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	185.03/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,418	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	173.79/cwt	160.00–180.00	984	4

How this sale compares

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 794Last week 843Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 155Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 170.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	400	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	495	197.50	197.50
2	500–550	508	177.50–180.00	178.76
1	600–650	635	155.00	155.00
7	700–750	718	150.00–187.00	174.43
1	750–800	765	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	910	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	100.00–130.00	115.00
3	550–600	570	120.00–132.00	127.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
8	250–300	266	235.00–300.00	272.08
16	300–350	331	235.00–305.00	272.66
18	350–400	369	235.00–305.00	279.49
21	400–450	423	220.00–312.50	273.99
37	450–500	471	215.00–310.00	268.35
20	500–550	526	210.00–292.50	238.43
20	550–600	572	212.00–285.00	243.56
15	600–650	625	192.00–242.50	212.72
3	650–700	685	200.00–215.00	208.27
4	700–750	715	204.00–210.00	205.76
1	750–800	755	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	825	172.50–180.00	176.25
1	850–900	880	185.00	185.00
3	900–950	922	177.00–177.50	177.17
1	950–1000	970	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	265.00–272.00	268.27
8	250–300	273	222.00–300.00	245.61
7	300–350	327	240.00–310.00	288.28
11	350–400	375	250.00–310.00	287.82
11	400–450	424	210.00–310.00	287.32
20	450–500	479	245.00–315.00	279.56
25	500–550	510	240.00–309.00	274.71
11	550–600	569	210.00–288.00	258.98
8	600–650	624	210.00–275.00	252.26
6	650–700	663	213.00–245.00	223.02
8	700–750	718	207.00–230.00	223.16
4	800–850	824	200.00–222.50	214.18
10	850–900	877	227.00	227.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	614	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	172.50	172.50
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	320.00–322.50	321.55
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	418	320.00–352.00	331.06
3	450–500	478	317.00–327.50	323.29
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	210.00–250.00	226.10
7	250–300	274	250.00–295.00	266.01
9	300–350	332	222.00–282.50	248.43
39	350–400	367	212.50–295.00	265.30
41	400–450	424	210.00–285.00	254.63
30	450–500	478	205.00–310.00	253.69
27	500–550	524	200.00–260.00	227.72
24	550–600	569	192.00–260.00	226.15
11	600–650	613	195.00–220.00	208.82
11	650–700	672	180.00–242.50	203.15
5	700–750	726	180.00–195.00	185.03
3	750–800	789	173.00–175.00	173.66
3	800–850	808	165.00–187.50	174.13
1	950–1000	955	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	289.00	289.00
14	400–450	429	245.00–281.00	275.69
6	450–500	499	266.00	266.00
12	550–600	581	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	140.00	140.00
1	300–350	335	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	365	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	560	135.00	135.00
1	750–800	785	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	187.50	187.50
1	250–300	295	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	335	155.00	155.00
7	400–450	426	150.00–189.00	180.75
1	450–500	460	185.00	185.00
2	500–550	503	165.00–182.50	173.79
4	550–600	566	160.00–180.00	173.79
1	600–650	635	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	725	150.00	150.00
4	750–800	778	160.00–169.00	166.77
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,095	80.00–95.00	90.28
38	—	1,220	96.00–108.00	101.14
21	—	1,487	110.00–124.00	115.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	846	67.00–82.00	72.72
17	—	858	83.00–97.00	88.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	103.00–106.00	104.29
4	—	1,983	130.00–140.00	133.40
7	—	1,636	117.00–127.00	121.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle