Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 200.00 to 245.00

2 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.12/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.02 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$213.12

79 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$95.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

vs NC average

−50.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	220.92	1,202	69
Medium and Large 2	537	167.80	902	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	125.29	645	2thin

One grade step is worth $95.63/cwt here — about $556 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 sale79 hd

213.12

—

NC average7 barns · 311 hd

217.54

−4.43

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−50.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−139.02

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	—	High	1,479	141.89	2,099	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	123.67	1,519	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	92.68	801	13

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	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	600–650	605	185.21/cwt	160.00–210.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	178.56/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	190.30/cwt	165.00–200.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	189.16/cwt	160.00–210.00	893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	292.37/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,225	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	263.48/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,489	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	302.45/cwt	270.00–340.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	261.04/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	224.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	299.16/cwt	277.50–330.00	1,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	212.37/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,438	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	221.90/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,278	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	262.22/cwt	220.00–292.50	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	178.29/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	240.08/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,131	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	216.86/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,126	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	186.66/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	217.85/cwt	195.00–241.00	1,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	242.07/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,017	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	203.70/cwt	165.00–230.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	198.72/cwt	180.00–220.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	202.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	868	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	152.24/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	169.21/cwt	150.00–180.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	204.74/cwt	200.00–220.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	197.16/cwt	167.50–210.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	125.29/cwt	115.00–135.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	163.57/cwt	150.00–177.50	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	302.38/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	286.24/cwt	240.00–312.50	1,337	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	153.72/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,898	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	144.96/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,345	7
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	301.24/cwt	270.00–325.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	295.87/cwt	260.00–332.50	823	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	114.02/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,340	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	101.61/cwt	94.00–105.00	969	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	88.71/cwt	70.00–97.00	732	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,511	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	135.10/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,867	8
Bulls	—	—	1,042	130.49/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	226.13/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	230.67/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,449	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	194.62/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	255.97/cwt	230.00–280.00	837	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	288.12/cwt	230.00–325.00	1,075	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	266.02/cwt	200.00–292.00	1,250	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	233.50/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,331	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	272.23/cwt	250.00–300.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	245.48/cwt	220.00–275.00	913	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	298.94/cwt	250.00–330.00	975	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	279.97/cwt	220.00–330.00	1,179	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	217.61/cwt	197.00–232.50	1,349	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	247.15/cwt	200.00–282.50	1,278	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	185.98/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,624	2

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 Apr 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 1,054Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 203Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 6

Baby calves 200.00 to 245.00

2 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	165.00–230.00	203.70
4	400–450	415	165.00–200.00	190.30
4	450–500	475	200.00–220.00	204.74
1	500–550	510	190.00	190.00
2	550–600	578	170.00–187.50	178.56
2	600–650	605	160.00–210.00	185.21
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	270.00–325.00	301.24
3	250–300	280	250.00–300.00	272.23
8	300–350	326	250.00–330.00	298.94
30	350–400	373	230.00–325.00	288.12
32	400–450	421	220.00–330.00	279.97
31	450–500	470	200.00–292.00	266.02
27	500–550	517	200.00–282.50	247.15
20	550–600	570	205.00–255.00	233.50
10	600–650	628	200.00–242.50	230.67
11	650–700	666	195.00–241.00	217.85
1	700–750	700	197.50	197.50
12	750–800	770	185.00–200.00	194.62
3	800–850	823	185.00–190.00	186.66
2	850–900	873	185.00–187.00	185.98
1	900–950	910	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	990	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	490	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	273	180.00–220.00	198.72
5	350–400	371	167.50–210.00	197.16
10	400–450	428	200.00–210.00	202.72
13	450–500	472	160.00–210.00	189.16
6	500–550	522	150.00–180.00	169.21
2	550–600	583	150.00–177.50	163.57
2	700–750	725	140.00–165.00	152.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	230.00	230.00
9	250–300	274	220.00–292.50	262.22
11	300–350	327	230.00–280.00	255.97
21	350–400	372	220.00–275.00	245.48
32	400–450	420	220.00–262.50	242.07
39	450–500	471	210.00–260.00	240.08
35	500–550	519	200.00–235.00	216.86
28	550–600	576	195.00–235.00	221.90
14	600–650	620	197.00–232.50	217.61
9	650–700	677	200.00–222.50	212.37
4	700–750	720	170.00–202.50	178.29
1	900–950	915	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	140.00	140.00
2	500–550	515	115.00–135.00	125.29
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	539	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	300.00–305.00	302.50
3	250–300	278	260.00–332.50	295.87
7	300–350	316	270.00–340.00	302.45
7	350–400	375	277.50–330.00	299.16
14	400–450	419	272.00–310.00	292.37
16	450–500	467	240.00–312.50	286.24
5	500–550	525	250.00–275.00	261.04
11	550–600	565	215.00–285.00	263.48
2	600–650	620	220.00–230.00	224.84
5	650–700	685	200.00–235.00	226.13
1	800–850	800	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	995	176.00	176.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	169.00–170.00	169.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	385	182.50	182.50
1	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	553	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	476	295.00–315.00	302.38

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	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,885	153.00–155.00	153.72
7	—	1,618	139.00–148.00	144.96
5	—	1,042	128.00–135.00	130.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,175	106.00–119.00	114.02
34	—	1,212	120.00–130.00	124.67
8	—	1,382	131.00–145.00	135.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	94.00–105.00	101.61
9	—	825	70.00–97.00	88.71

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

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