Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average.

4 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.63/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −109.51 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$242.63

54 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$77.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs NC average

−9.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	248.37	1,370	50
Medium and Large 2	562	170.88	961	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.49/cwt here — about $409 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

242.63

—

NC average8 barns · 429 hd

242.46

+0.17

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−9.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−109.51

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	1,450	164.12	2,380	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	144.71	1,732	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	122.10	1,048	15

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	899	$1,629	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Value Added	300–350	333	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	494	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	213.28/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	271.27/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,145	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	224.03/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,492	20
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	978	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	198.21/cwt	187.50–207.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	266.35/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,017	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	204.09/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	195.02/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	297.32/cwt	280.00–340.00	675	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	773	1,780.58/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,781	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	161.31/cwt	153.00–167.50	2,226	19
Bulls	—	—	1,694	177.96/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,015	10
Bulls	—	—	1,227	147.13/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,805	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	133.30/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,124	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	109.30/cwt	100.00–120.00	957	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	140.60/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,665	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	152.94/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,909	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	128.92/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,339	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	173.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	234.21/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,333	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	242.46/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,263	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	257.03/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,211	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	274.24/cwt	225.00–307.50	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	300.66/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	251.12/cwt	232.50–300.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	242.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	254.08/cwt	210.00–285.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	304.71/cwt	287.50–325.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	222.54/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	251.27/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	255.09/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	273.56/cwt	222.50–300.00	1,280	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	231.77/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	256.21/cwt	215.00–275.00	1,086	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	257.64/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,219	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	244.27/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,397	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	191.63/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	274.54/cwt	270.00–282.50	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	212.70/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	222.89/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,391	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	169.50/cwt	150.00–185.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	225.59/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	276.60/cwt	240.00–295.00	907	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	263.44/cwt	220.00–290.00	975	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	254.02/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,329	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	254.77/cwt	220.00–285.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	224.07/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,418	15

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 76Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 53Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 1

4 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	308.00	308.00
6	450–500	494	270.00	270.00
8	600–650	613	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	220.00–285.00	254.77
4	250–300	281	270.00–282.50	274.54
14	300–350	328	240.00–295.00	276.60
17	350–400	370	220.00–290.00	263.44
32	400–450	424	215.00–275.00	256.21
43	450–500	473	230.00–275.00	257.64
21	500–550	523	220.00–270.00	254.02
29	550–600	572	225.00–260.00	244.27
21	600–650	624	205.00–235.00	222.89
10	650–700	669	215.00–240.00	225.59
9	700–750	711	200.00–220.00	212.70
3	750–800	787	180.00–200.00	191.63
2	800–850	813	195.00–200.00	197.52
1	850–900	870	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	175.00	175.00
3	550–600	568	150.00–185.00	169.50
1	600–650	640	175.00	175.00
2	650–700	660	170.00–175.00	172.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	280.00–340.00	297.32
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
8	300–350	325	225.00–307.50	274.24
10	350–400	382	230.00–300.00	266.35
21	400–450	422	230.00–290.00	271.27
45	450–500	471	220.00–285.00	257.03
31	500–550	521	210.00–280.00	242.46
37	550–600	569	210.00–275.00	234.21
15	600–650	633	200.00–240.00	224.07
20	650–700	666	200.00–260.00	224.03
6	700–750	726	200.00–230.00	213.28
8	750–800	776	195.00–210.00	204.09
4	800–850	831	185.00–215.00	195.02
3	850–900	875	187.50–207.00	198.21
3	900–950	932	170.00–180.00	173.24
1	950–1000	965	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	560	170.00	170.00
2	700–750	700	150.00–152.50	151.25
2	950–1000	978	160.00–165.00	162.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	287.50–325.00	304.71
2	300–350	343	287.50–290.00	288.76
6	350–400	374	280.00–335.00	300.66
6	400–450	420	232.50–300.00	251.12
16	450–500	468	222.50–300.00	273.56
6	500–550	508	242.50–270.00	251.27
4	550–600	566	210.00–285.00	254.08
6	600–650	611	260.00–265.00	263.32
6	650–700	667	230.00–270.00	255.09
3	700–750	728	240.00–245.00	242.65
5	750–800	793	230.00–239.00	231.77
2	800–850	828	210.00–235.00	222.54
1	1000–1050	1,010	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,380	153.00–167.50	161.31
10	—	1,694	170.00–188.00	177.96
5	—	1,227	142.00–155.00	147.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	843	129.00–139.00	133.30
7	—	876	100.00–120.00	109.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,184	134.00–145.00	140.60
51	—	1,248	146.00–165.00	152.94
12	—	1,039	120.00–133.00	128.92

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle