Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 120.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $205.01/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −167.11 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$205.01

68 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$27.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.42

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	211.85	1,131	51
Medium and Large 2	559	184.48	1,032	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.36/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale68 hd

205.01

—

NC average9 barns · 223 hd

216.43

−11.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−167.11

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	1,437	158.53	2,278	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	138.46	1,642	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	113.02	1,016	16

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)	1,150	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	174.32/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	190.03/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	227.47/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,308	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	180.60/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,046	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	160.31/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	172.75/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	209.91/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	219.69/cwt	207.50–240.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	210.30/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	207.48/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	256.57/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,232	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	173.67/cwt	160.00–187.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	230.66/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,195	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	239.34/cwt	210.00–267.00	1,012	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	233.17/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,110	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	271.45/cwt	227.50–295.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	174.58/cwt	162.50–185.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	256.79/cwt	227.50–290.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	196.10/cwt	192.50–200.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	286.67/cwt	260.00–310.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	247.76/cwt	212.00–265.00	1,437	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	237.56/cwt	212.50–262.50	1,235	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	231.73/cwt	205.00–255.00	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	171.98/cwt	160.00–185.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	212.23/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	265.39/cwt	250.00–280.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	217.40/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	263.49/cwt	215.00–280.00	1,122	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	264.42/cwt	210.00–285.00	997	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	281.07/cwt	260.00–290.00	922	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	173.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	199.49/cwt	197.50–200.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	166.30/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	234.15/cwt	210.00–270.00	997	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	194.79/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,202	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	175.53/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	177.46/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	192.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	228.19/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,084	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	213.01/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,118	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	208.07/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,171	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	263.15/cwt	220.00–295.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,452	162.38/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,358	17
Bulls	—	—	1,878	163.59/cwt	147.00–175.00	3,072	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	149.07/cwt	125.00–157.00	1,930	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	139.17/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,638	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	151.44/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,082	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	122.74/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,111	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	96.81/cwt	90.00–101.00	861	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	129.87/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,452	16

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 692Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 181Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 4

Baby calves 120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
10	300–350	327	227.50–290.00	256.79
17	350–400	371	205.00–255.00	231.73
25	400–450	423	210.00–267.00	239.34
23	450–500	476	205.00–245.00	233.17
27	500–550	518	210.00–245.00	230.66
21	550–600	575	210.00–240.00	227.47
9	600–650	621	207.50–240.00	219.69
8	650–700	673	190.00–220.00	210.30
9	700–750	720	180.00–215.00	209.91
4	750–800	765	205.00–215.00	207.48
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	285	170.00	170.00
2	300–350	318	192.50–200.00	196.10
3	350–400	387	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	423	160.00–185.00	171.98
1	450–500	495	175.00	175.00
6	500–550	522	162.50–185.00	174.58
4	550–600	580	160.00–185.00	172.75
2	600–650	613	160.00–187.00	173.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
5	250–300	284	220.00–295.00	263.15
8	300–350	328	260.00–290.00	281.07
10	350–400	377	210.00–285.00	264.42
11	400–450	426	210.00–270.00	234.15
18	450–500	475	205.00–250.00	228.19
39	500–550	525	200.00–245.00	213.01
12	550–600	563	200.00–220.00	208.07
17	600–650	617	180.00–235.00	194.79
7	650–700	671	170.00–190.00	177.46
4	700–750	718	165.00–180.00	174.32
4	750–800	764	160.00–195.00	175.53
2	800–850	808	175.00–180.00	177.52
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	935	179.00	179.00
1	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	258	170.00–180.00	175.15
2	400–450	410	185.00–200.00	192.59
5	450–500	482	197.50–200.00	199.49
7	500–550	531	180.00–195.00	190.03
10	550–600	579	160.00–195.00	180.60
3	600–650	610	170.00–180.00	173.31
3	650–700	672	160.00–172.00	166.30
1	700–750	725	167.50	167.50
3	750–800	770	157.00–162.00	160.31
1	800–850	810	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	260.00–310.00	286.67
3	300–350	320	227.50–295.00	271.45
5	350–400	375	250.00–280.00	265.39
14	400–450	426	215.00–280.00	263.49
11	450–500	480	220.00–270.00	256.57
11	500–550	520	212.50–262.50	237.56
26	550–600	580	212.00–265.00	247.76
1	600–650	640	227.00	227.00
3	650–700	662	207.00–230.00	217.40
6	700–750	717	200.00–216.00	212.23
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	163.00	163.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	175.00	175.00

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	1	—	1,150	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,452	155.00–174.00	162.38
2	—	1,878	147.00–175.00	163.59
8	—	1,295	125.00–157.00	149.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,177	133.00–145.00	139.17
8	—	1,375	148.00–156.00	151.44
16	—	1,118	121.00–134.00	129.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	905	110.00–132.00	122.74
6	—	889	90.00–101.00	96.81

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

Bulls · 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

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