Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 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 .

Baby calves 50.00 to 155.00 4 head

14 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.88/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −118.25 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$233.88

61 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$72.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.53

vs NC average

−23.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	236.27	1,288	59
Medium and Large 2	548	163.50	895	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.77/cwt here — about $393 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 sale61 hd

233.88

—

NC average9 barns · 275 hd

222.35

+11.53

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−23.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−118.25

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	1,380	149.67	2,065	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	133.74	1,586	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	106.31	951	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	571	237.26/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,355	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	286.96/cwt	255.00–315.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	185.12/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	191.45/cwt	172.50–197.50	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	233.67/cwt	190.00–255.00	1,467	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	292.39/cwt	270.00–305.00	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	229.10/cwt	205.00–247.00	1,528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	282.92/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	243.48/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,030	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	249.26/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,174	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	266.60/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,120	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	287.91/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	235.98/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,232	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	265.33/cwt	250.00–280.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	215.83/cwt	165.00–230.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	289.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	279.37/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,028	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	241.26/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,250	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	257.95/cwt	210.00–271.00	1,731	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	227.27/cwt	180.00–242.00	1,407	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	258.28/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,364	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	271.17/cwt	225.00–305.00	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	290.25/cwt	270.00–300.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	311.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	185.37/cwt	170.00–200.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	190.21/cwt	180.00–200.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	188.76/cwt	187.50–190.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	156.09/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	164.07/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	252.74/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	208.02/cwt	170.00–232.50	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	258.63/cwt	227.50–285.00	1,216	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	295.74/cwt	285.00–305.00	801	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	117.92/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,220	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	110.52/cwt	104.00–117.00	989	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,163	133.64/cwt	118.00–143.00	1,554	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	144.12/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,908	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	132.30/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,521	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	267.91/cwt	225.00–305.00	997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	256.66/cwt	205.00–275.00	1,491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	236.56/cwt	205.00–247.00	1,346	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	244.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,737	9

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 Jul 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 748Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 155Year ago 174

Baby calves 50.00 to 155.00 4 head

14 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	255.00–315.00	286.96
5	250–300	271	285.00–305.00	295.74
11	300–350	316	270.00–305.00	292.39
13	350–400	372	225.00–305.00	267.91
17	400–450	420	240.00–300.00	266.60
19	450–500	470	227.50–285.00	258.63
21	500–550	518	220.00–260.00	241.26
16	550–600	571	210.00–260.00	237.26
13	600–650	628	190.00–255.00	233.67
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	725	170.00–232.50	208.02
4	750–800	790	172.50–197.50	191.45
2	800–850	810	175.00–195.00	185.12
2	1100–1150	1,113	187.50–190.00	188.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	495	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	513	170.00–200.00	185.37
2	550–600	570	160.00–170.00	164.82
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	715	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
4	300–350	336	310.00–315.00	311.26
5	350–400	368	270.00–305.00	287.91
5	400–450	423	280.00–305.00	289.20
5	450–500	480	260.00–295.00	282.92
12	500–550	528	230.00–275.00	258.28
12	550–600	581	205.00–275.00	256.66
8	600–650	614	225.00–265.00	252.74
17	650–700	671	210.00–271.00	257.95
9	700–750	709	220.00–250.00	244.95
1	950–1000	960	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	425	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	250.00–280.00	265.33
8	250–300	279	270.00–300.00	290.25
11	300–350	329	225.00–305.00	271.17
9	350–400	368	220.00–295.00	279.37
19	400–450	423	210.00–275.00	243.48
25	450–500	471	220.00–270.00	249.26
30	500–550	522	210.00–260.00	235.98
29	550–600	569	205.00–247.00	236.56
20	600–650	619	180.00–242.00	227.27
9	650–700	667	205.00–247.00	229.10
6	750–800	761	165.00–230.00	215.83
1	850–900	875	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	363	180.00–200.00	190.21
2	400–450	430	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	550	152.00	152.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	153.00–159.00	156.09
4	—	1,550	161.00–168.00	164.07
6	—	1,163	118.00–143.00	133.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,035	100.00–125.00	117.92
28	—	1,324	139.00–156.00	144.12
48	—	1,150	125.00–138.00	132.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	104.00–117.00	110.52
2	—	895	100.00	100.00

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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