Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $204.20/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −167.92 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$204.20

11 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$35.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	213.91	1,140	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	178.32	952	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.59/cwt here — about $188 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $322.14, median $372.12 across 32 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 sale11 hd

204.20

—

NC average7 barns · 146 hd

211.68

−7.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−167.92

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	1,642	170.51	2,800	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	156.18	1,986	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	124.70	1,249	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	450–500	485	235.50/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	199.50/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	179.59/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	176.59/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,822	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	165.92/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,213	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	118.76/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	115.88/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	148.45/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,778	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	213.75/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,126	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	218.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	208.06/cwt	200.00–218.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	186.20/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	177.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	193.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	224.04/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	221.11/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	188.37/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	231.43/cwt	200.00–245.00	993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	234.43/cwt	232.00–237.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	1

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 426Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 155Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	232.00–237.00	234.43
5	400–450	429	200.00–245.00	231.43
4	450–500	485	220.00–252.00	235.50
7	500–550	527	195.00–235.00	213.75
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	683	185.00–195.00	188.37
1	700–750	730	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	473	190.00–195.00	192.38
2	500–550	503	170.00–180.00	174.98
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	433	210.00–225.00	218.38
3	450–500	478	200.00–218.00	208.06
2	500–550	520	187.00–213.00	199.50
2	550–600	590	190.00–197.00	193.50
4	600–650	636	185.00–190.00	186.20
1	650–700	665	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	175.00–180.00	177.39
1	450–500	460	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	545	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	625	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	517	259.00	259.00
2	550–600	570	217.00–225.00	221.11
3	650–700	653	220.00–232.00	224.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	545	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	175.00–183.00	179.59
1	—	1,195	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,598	174.00–181.00	176.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,334	160.00–173.00	165.92
2	—	1,188	110.00–130.00	118.76
13	—	1,198	139.00–158.00	148.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	110.00–124.00	115.88
1	—	870	160.00	160.00

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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