Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

21 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.40/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.74 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$238.40

44 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$80.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

vs NC average

−31.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	240.22	1,291	43
Medium and Large 2	585	160.00	936	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.22/cwt here — about $355 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 sale44 hd

238.40

—

NC average8 barns · 260 hd

233.28

+5.12

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−31.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−113.74

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	1,698	165.10	2,803	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	131.35	1,560	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	95.02	901	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	250–300	269	279.21/cwt	260.00–290.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	258.80/cwt	222.50–272.50	1,607	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	264.13/cwt	250.00–310.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	273.26/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,298	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	244.72/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,265	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	276.44/cwt	230.00–295.00	909	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	262.11/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,117	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	305.09/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,120	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	240.26/cwt	215.00–257.50	1,588	5
Bulls	—	—	1,310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,017	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	84.51/cwt	76.00–90.00	822	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	110.79/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,008	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	138.52/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,806	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	126.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,362	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	111.42/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	183.33/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	266.99/cwt	232.50–283.00	1,530	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	182.44/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	193.62/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,746	166.49/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	187.06/cwt	162.50–200.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	218.76/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	296.69/cwt	250.00–338.00	1,252	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	307.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	266.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	252.10/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,200	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	189.58/cwt	150.00–220.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	326.95/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,239	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	273.02/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,037	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	252.39/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	193.87/cwt	190.00–197.50	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	225.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	198.69/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	187.74/cwt	167.00–207.50	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	302.59/cwt	252.50–322.00	1,295	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	264.05/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	314.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	240.58/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.99/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,409	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	206.66/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	355.33/cwt	342.50–370.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	284.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	297.35/cwt	285.00–312.50	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	226.33/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	231.82/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,333	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	288.92/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,390	8

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 May 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 615Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 137Year ago 95

21 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
3	250–300	269	260.00–290.00	279.21
27	300–350	329	230.00–295.00	276.44
23	350–400	380	220.00–285.00	273.02
63	400–450	426	220.00–285.00	262.11
31	450–500	476	225.00–290.00	252.10
28	500–550	517	227.50–260.00	244.72
15	550–600	575	220.00–262.50	231.82
10	600–650	610	215.00–235.00	225.44
3	650–700	675	180.00–222.00	198.69
3	700–750	732	167.00–207.50	187.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	378	190.00–197.50	193.87
3	400–450	425	162.50–200.00	187.06
3	450–500	494	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	585	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	650	137.00	137.00
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	370	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	285.00–312.50	297.35
4	300–350	329	250.00–310.00	264.13
11	350–400	367	280.00–335.00	305.09
30	400–450	422	250.00–338.00	296.69
30	450–500	475	250.00–300.00	273.26
16	500–550	522	230.00–285.00	269.99
34	550–600	573	232.50–283.00	266.99
16	600–650	621	222.50–272.50	258.80
5	650–700	661	215.00–257.50	240.26
3	700–750	740	215.00–232.00	226.33
4	750–800	768	195.00–217.50	206.66
2	800–850	810	180.00–182.00	181.01
2	850–900	883	185.00–202.00	193.62
2	950–1000	965	170.00–195.00	182.44
2	1000–1050	1,018	170.00–197.00	183.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	360	150.00–220.00	189.58
2	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	224.87
1	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	765	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	342.50–370.00	355.33
3	250–300	282	300.00–320.00	307.18
4	300–350	316	310.00–320.00	314.53
22	350–400	379	290.00–335.00	326.95
20	400–450	428	252.50–322.00	302.59
8	450–500	481	265.00–307.50	288.92
4	500–550	513	245.00–290.00	264.05
8	550–600	572	270.00–290.00	284.73
4	600–650	619	225.00–262.50	240.58
4	650–700	664	257.50–270.00	266.75
4	700–750	729	247.00–255.00	252.39
1	750–800	765	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	878	215.00–222.50	218.76
1	900–950	915	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	154.00	154.00
8	—	1,746	162.00–175.00	166.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	76.00–90.00	84.51
2	—	910	108.00–114.00	110.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,304	133.00–148.00	138.52
41	—	1,076	120.00–132.00	126.58
6	—	1,095	100.00–119.00	111.42

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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