Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

13 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.79/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.34 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$238.79

45 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$55.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs NC average

−31.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	240.02	1,337	44
Medium and Large 2	560	185.00	1,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.02/cwt here — about $301 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

238.79

—

NC average7 barns · 288 hd

231.25

+7.54

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−31.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−113.34

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	1,563	140.34	2,194	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	118.93	1,406	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	86.78	744	13

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	253.88/cwt	210.00–290.00	840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	264.50/cwt	220.00–292.00	1,516	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	328.75/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	210.03/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	258.47/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,106	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	178.96/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	248.03/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,540	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	246.18/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,270	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	233.11/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,417	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	236.83/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,369	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	273.26/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,017	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	225.84/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,506	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	311.47/cwt	255.00–330.00	1,311	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	258.20/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,211	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	244.56/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	292.73/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	208.00/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	224.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	283.25/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	282.00/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	268.34/cwt	250.00–290.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	172.40/cwt	165.00–180.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	192.10/cwt	170.00–220.00	907	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	197.80/cwt	185.00–210.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	207.63/cwt	190.00–225.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	275.75/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,304	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	281.13/cwt	237.50–305.00	1,068	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	301.02/cwt	275.00–330.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	206.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	225.76/cwt	224.00–227.50	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	277.67/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,722	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,430	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	122.83/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,532	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	98.42/cwt	96.00–100.00	855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	109.53/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,189	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	81.60/cwt	60.00–92.00	696	9
Bulls	—	—	1,563	140.34/cwt	118.00–148.00	2,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.53/cwt	240.00–305.00	1,192	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	277.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	239.12/cwt	217.50–270.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	265.57/cwt	230.00–285.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.46/cwt	215.00–295.00	1,412	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	282.39/cwt	252.50–310.00	921	14

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 696Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 176Year ago 113

13 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	250.00–290.00	268.34
11	250–300	281	230.00–285.00	265.57
9	300–350	331	210.00–290.00	253.88
13	350–400	372	250.00–300.00	273.26
31	400–450	428	215.00–285.00	258.47
26	450–500	469	230.00–270.00	258.20
15	500–550	516	220.00–277.50	246.18
29	550–600	578	220.00–280.00	236.83
15	600–650	608	200.00–280.00	233.11
12	650–700	667	217.00–230.00	225.84
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	822	172.00–185.00	178.96
1	950–1000	970	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	220.00–230.00	224.76
2	300–350	343	190.00–225.00	207.63
2	350–400	385	165.00–180.00	172.40
2	400–450	415	185.00–210.00	197.80
12	450–500	472	170.00–220.00	192.10
1	550–600	560	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	615	157.00	157.00
1	650–700	660	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	780	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	275.00–280.00	277.27
6	250–300	283	275.00–330.00	301.02
14	300–350	326	252.50–310.00	282.39
13	350–400	380	237.50–305.00	281.13
23	400–450	425	240.00–305.00	280.53
20	450–500	473	245.00–300.00	275.75
19	500–550	522	215.00–295.00	270.46
29	550–600	573	220.00–292.00	264.50
11	600–650	621	210.00–275.00	248.03
5	650–700	672	217.50–270.00	239.12
1	700–750	735	225.00	225.00
8	750–800	772	190.00–222.00	210.03
7	800–850	820	200.00–210.00	206.24
2	850–900	865	200.00–202.50	201.27
2	900–950	905	170.00–180.00	174.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	550	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	327.50–330.00	328.75
5	350–400	377	250.00–320.00	292.73
13	400–450	421	255.00–330.00	311.47
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
7	500–550	522	255.00–297.50	282.00
3	550–600	580	280.00–290.00	283.25
21	600–650	620	270.00–288.00	277.67
2	650–700	680	225.00–265.00	244.56
2	750–800	768	224.00–227.50	225.76
3	900–950	907	207.00–210.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	129.00–130.00	129.67
30	—	1,247	116.00–128.00	122.83
17	—	1,086	99.00–115.00	109.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	96.00–100.00	98.42
9	—	853	60.00–92.00	81.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	118.00–148.00	140.34

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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