Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were up 5.00 to 6.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.15/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.98 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$226.15

89 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$70.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs NC average

−45.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	234.89	1,277	78
Medium and Large 2	565	164.20	928	11thin

One grade step is worth $70.69/cwt here — about $349 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale89 hd

226.15

—

NC average8 barns · 302 hd

221.22

+4.93

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−45.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−125.98

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	1,600	144.92	2,319	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	126.20	1,587	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	87.74	755	5thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	450–500	466	261.68/cwt	215.00–305.00	1,219	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	291.17/cwt	230.00–330.00	946	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	274.35/cwt	225.00–290.00	886	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	220.86/cwt	185.00–252.50	1,374	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	275.28/cwt	227.00–310.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	235.52/cwt	207.00–256.00	1,234	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	162.02/cwt	140.00–195.00	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	194.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	250.31/cwt	205.00–285.00	1,061	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	230.03/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,309	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	211.15/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	178.40/cwt	160.00–195.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	192.39/cwt	175.00–200.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	238.99/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,126	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	262.47/cwt	220.00–290.00	992	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	212.55/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	293.59/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,389	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	290.67/cwt	250.00–335.00	1,244	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	137.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.21/cwt	252.00–297.50	1,524	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	245.27/cwt	212.50–263.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	180.05/cwt	165.00–195.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	277.28/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,583	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	321.25/cwt	297.50–332.50	1,189	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	310.57/cwt	260.00–335.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	234.34/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	205.59/cwt	187.00–222.50	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	242.98/cwt	210.00–272.50	1,390	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	199.32/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	189.30/cwt	170.00–200.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	178.30/cwt	157.50–200.00	838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	108.39/cwt	94.00–124.00	1,006	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	121.13/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,424	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	103.73/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,161	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	73.97/cwt	60.00–93.00	603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	133.96/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,810	36
Bulls	—	—	1,492	135.58/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,023	7
Bulls	—	—	1,676	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,538	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	277.73/cwt	222.00–327.50	1,166	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	282.77/cwt	220.00–332.50	1,060	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	175.93/cwt	160.00–192.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	280.85/cwt	250.00–325.00	778	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	225.01/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	297.97/cwt	262.50–327.50	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,319	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	302	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	906	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	256.16/cwt	225.00–282.50	1,324	22

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 703Year ago 676

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 131Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	262.50–327.50	297.97
12	250–300	277	250.00–325.00	280.85
14	300–350	325	230.00–330.00	291.17
24	350–400	375	220.00–332.50	282.77
31	400–450	420	222.00–327.50	277.73
31	450–500	466	215.00–305.00	261.68
22	500–550	517	225.00–282.50	256.16
27	550–600	572	210.00–272.50	242.98
10	600–650	622	185.00–252.50	220.86
5	650–700	678	200.00–237.50	225.01
3	700–750	712	187.00–222.50	205.59
5	750–800	775	190.00–217.50	199.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	170.00–200.00	189.30
2	450–500	470	157.50–200.00	178.30
2	550–600	568	160.00–192.00	175.93
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	715	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	285.00	285.00
3	250–300	278	227.00–310.00	275.28
12	300–350	323	225.00–290.00	274.35
23	350–400	378	220.00–290.00	262.47
49	400–450	424	205.00–285.00	250.31
39	450–500	471	210.00–275.00	238.99
35	500–550	524	207.00–256.00	235.52
32	550–600	569	200.00–252.50	230.03
8	600–650	611	195.00–230.00	212.55
2	650–700	678	202.50–220.00	211.15
7	700–750	742	199.00	199.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	890	162.00	162.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	192.00	192.00
3	300–350	335	190.00–200.00	194.14
4	350–400	383	160.00–195.00	178.40
4	400–450	403	175.00–200.00	192.39
3	450–500	477	165.00–195.00	180.05
3	500–550	532	170.00	170.00
8	550–600	578	140.00–195.00	162.02
2	600–650	615	167.50–170.00	168.73
1	750–800	795	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	302	300.00	300.00
11	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	534	247.00	247.00
20	650–700	664	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	100.00	100.00
2	450–500	463	130.00–145.00	137.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	260.00–335.00	310.57
7	350–400	370	297.50–332.50	321.25
16	400–450	428	250.00–335.00	290.67
28	450–500	473	250.00–310.00	293.59
21	500–550	525	252.00–297.50	290.21
40	550–600	571	245.00–287.50	277.28
6	600–650	631	212.50–263.00	245.27
3	650–700	660	252.50	252.50
6	700–750	712	230.00–237.00	234.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
13	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	94.00–124.00	108.39
3	—	815	60.00–93.00	73.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,176	110.00–128.00	121.13
5	—	1,119	100.00–107.00	103.73
36	—	1,351	129.00–140.00	133.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,492	130.00–147.00	135.58
10	—	1,676	148.00–155.00	151.46

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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