Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

29 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.60/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$247.60

249 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$75.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.51

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	252.43	1,160	233
Medium and Large 2	469	177.29	832	16thin

One grade step is worth $75.14/cwt here — about $328 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 sale249 hd

247.60

—

NC average7 barns · 1,049 hd

221.09

+26.51

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	1,570	125.99	1,978	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	116.46	1,392	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	79.04	668	10

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,248	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	124.06/cwt	116.00–136.00	1,602	46
Bulls	—	—	1,570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	123.96/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,944	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	67.59/cwt	60.00–76.00	572	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	86.68/cwt	82.00–93.00	732	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	109.81/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,210	41
Bulls	—	—	1,575	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,122	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	90.90/cwt	87.00–94.00	904	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,247.62/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	315.88/cwt	215.00–337.00	856	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	263.22/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,237	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	263.39/cwt	227.00–305.00	1,096	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	213.38/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,419	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	200.39/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	294.30/cwt	220.00–335.00	1,092	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	228.41/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,407	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	181.25/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	235.90/cwt	207.00–267.50	1,340	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	290.78/cwt	255.00–330.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	181.63/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	305.06/cwt	250.00–335.00	1,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	281.76/cwt	262.50–307.00	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	302.16/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,580	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	139.27/cwt	110.00–167.50	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	274.80/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	226.87/cwt	207.50–252.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	294.92/cwt	265.00–317.50	1,389	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	283.84/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,442	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	221.28/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	257.64/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,216	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	249.73/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	223.34/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	323.36/cwt	252.50–335.00	905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	168.01/cwt	150.00–185.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	295.70/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.94/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,359	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	194.84/cwt	192.00–197.50	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	362	337.56/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,222	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	180.66/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	260.10/cwt	210.00–302.00	1,108	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	247.87/cwt	215.00–300.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	279.13/cwt	245.00–310.00	776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	230.16/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,321	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	167.67/cwt	142.00–180.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	263.10/cwt	220.00–295.00	855	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.52/cwt	210.00–272.50	1,258	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	190.23/cwt	170.00–197.50	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	312.06/cwt	255.00–337.50	1,002	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	247.34/cwt	210.00–272.50	1,296	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	276.99/cwt	210.00–307.00	1,017	40

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

Fri Mar 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 617Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 128Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

29 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,291	116.00–136.00	124.06
41	—	1,102	98.00–115.00	109.81
3	—	995	87.00–94.00	90.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	846	60.00–76.00	67.59
6	—	845	82.00–93.00	86.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	112.00	112.00
6	—	1,568	117.00–128.00	123.96
3	—	1,575	130.00–140.00	134.71

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,247.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	202.00	202.00
19	—	271	215.00–337.00	315.88
26	—	470	225.00–305.00	263.22
21	—	416	227.00–305.00	263.39
10	—	665	200.00–250.00	213.38
4	—	716	192.00–210.00	200.39
29	—	371	220.00–335.00	294.30
23	—	616	210.00–255.00	228.41
22	—	568	207.00–267.50	235.90
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
3	—	225	255.00–330.00	290.78
1	—	910	157.50	157.50
14	—	321	255.00–337.50	312.06
18	—	524	210.00–272.50	247.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	177.50–185.00	181.25
2	—	473	167.00–172.00	169.46
1	—	975	147.00	147.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
3	—	567	170.00–197.00	181.63
1	—	645	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	215.00	215.00
36	—	472	210.00–275.00	257.64
10	—	615	210.00–240.00	220.94
2	—	785	167.50–170.00	168.73
7	—	714	175.00–185.00	180.66
29	—	426	210.00–302.00	260.10
1	—	840	176.00	176.00
5	—	225	215.00–300.00	247.87
13	—	278	245.00–310.00	279.13
29	—	574	200.00–250.00	230.16
1	—	865	170.00	170.00
14	—	325	220.00–295.00	263.10
36	—	523	210.00–272.50	240.52
40	—	367	210.00–307.00	276.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	150.00–185.00	168.01
2	—	480	192.00–197.50	194.84
1	—	420	195.00	195.00
3	—	570	142.00–180.00	167.67
4	—	364	170.00–197.50	190.23
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
1	—	625	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	357	281.00–300.00	295.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	250.00–335.00	305.06
6	—	438	262.50–307.00	281.76
7	—	333	250.00–345.00	302.16
1	—	845	187.00	187.00
4	—	571	271.00–276.00	274.80
4	—	666	207.50–252.00	226.87
15	—	471	265.00–317.50	294.92
18	—	508	272.50–297.50	283.84
1	—	910	195.00	195.00
1	—	970	182.50	182.50
2	—	705	217.50–225.00	221.28
7	—	618	230.00–260.00	249.73
4	—	779	205.00–234.00	223.34
10	—	280	252.50–335.00	323.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
1	—	985	162.50	162.50
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	300.00	300.00
13	—	362	330.00–341.00	337.56
13	—	425	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
2	—	418	110.00–167.50	139.27

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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