Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher 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 moderate with quality average .

7 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.37/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.77 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$224.37

54 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$46.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs NC average

−34.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	229.49	1,253	48
Medium and Large 2	553	183.35	1,014	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.14/cwt here — about $239 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 sale54 hd

224.37

—

NC average9 barns · 258 hd

224.33

+0.03

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−34.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−127.77

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	—	Low	1,514	155.84	2,359	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	140.32	1,749	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	107.51	998	6thin

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)	1,200	$1,857	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	330	255.34/cwt	235.00–280.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	226.63/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,310	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	292.78/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	272.74/cwt	200.00–312.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	259.46/cwt	242.00–276.00	968	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	174.74/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	213.39/cwt	186.00–240.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	233.14/cwt	205.00–252.00	1,441	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	225.07/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,073	132.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,422	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	149.76/cwt	143.00–162.00	1,995	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	116.51/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,110	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	136.52/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,633	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	122.10/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,380	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	229.78/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,312	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	248.87/cwt	210.00–284.00	1,170	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	161.98/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,865	7
Bulls	—	—	1,686	175.18/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	190.69/cwt	190.00–192.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	242.18/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	282.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	276.69/cwt	236.00–304.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	251.85/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,284	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	187.35/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	190.03/cwt	172.50–200.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	189.88/cwt	172.50–207.50	1,434	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,856.77/head	1,375.00–2,300.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	228.69/cwt	218.00–250.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	179.35/cwt	160.00–190.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	253.19/cwt	225.00–275.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	234.87/cwt	207.50–256.00	1,111	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	246.69/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	244.40/cwt	227.50–272.50	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	221.58/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	252.49/cwt	230.00–280.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	218.75/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	227.77/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	257.16/cwt	210.00–288.00	1,080	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	271.46/cwt	260.00–288.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	231.54/cwt	210.00–252.00	1,211	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	238.68/cwt	210.00–252.00	1,241	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	297.54/cwt	270.00–312.00	985	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	153.67/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	241.87/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,018	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	273.16/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,308	13

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 Aug 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 458Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 126Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

7 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
3	200–250	225	225.00–275.00	253.19
4	250–300	280	230.00–280.00	252.49
6	300–350	330	235.00–280.00	255.34
12	350–400	373	242.00–276.00	259.46
27	400–450	421	210.00–260.00	241.87
35	450–500	473	207.50–256.00	234.87
28	500–550	523	210.00–252.00	231.54
20	550–600	578	200.00–238.00	226.63
8	600–650	619	208.00–230.00	221.58
5	650–700	663	220.00–232.50	225.07
1	700–750	715	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	755	172.50–207.50	189.88
1	850–900	865	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	190.00–192.00	190.69
3	500–550	518	160.00–190.00	179.35
3	550–600	588	182.00–190.00	187.35
1	850–900	895	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	280.00–285.00	282.66
2	250–300	280	314.00	314.00
7	300–350	331	270.00–312.00	297.54
5	350–400	365	270.00–312.00	292.78
5	400–450	415	227.50–272.50	244.40
13	450–500	479	262.00–275.00	273.16
10	500–550	510	230.00–272.00	251.85
6	550–600	585	220.00–250.00	242.18
6	600–650	628	210.00–255.00	246.69
5	650–700	669	218.00–250.00	228.69
3	700–750	723	205.00–240.00	227.77
1	850–900	870	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
3	250–300	278	260.00–288.00	271.46
6	300–350	320	200.00–312.00	272.74
8	350–400	369	236.00–304.00	276.69
14	400–450	420	210.00–288.00	257.16
22	450–500	470	210.00–284.00	248.87
15	500–550	520	210.00–252.00	238.68
14	550–600	571	210.00–245.00	229.78
16	600–650	618	205.00–252.00	233.14
6	650–700	676	215.00–220.00	218.75
4	750–800	758	166.00–180.00	174.74
2	800–850	813	145.00–162.50	153.67
2	850–900	873	186.00–240.00	213.39
1	900–950	935	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	365	180.00	180.00
2	400–450	425	180.00–195.00	187.50
4	450–500	475	172.50–200.00	190.03
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	125.00–140.00	132.57
7	—	1,769	157.00–166.00	161.98
5	—	1,686	170.00–185.00	175.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,332	143.00–162.00	149.76
50	—	1,196	130.00–142.00	136.52
17	—	1,130	110.00–129.00	122.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	89.00–90.00	89.51
4	—	953	111.00–125.00	116.51

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	2	—	1,200	1,375.00–2,300.00	1,856.77

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle