Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 heavy with quality average .

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.88/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −172.79 against this barn's trailing median of $433.66.

Average price

$260.88

132 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$88.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

vs NC average

−8.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	263.55	1,381	128
Medium and Large 2	553	175.39	969	4thin

One grade step is worth $88.17/cwt here — about $412 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

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.85, low $365.00, median $433.66 across 21 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 sale132 hd

260.88

—

NC average7 barns · 221 hd

250.19

+10.69

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−8.52

This barn, trailing median21 sales

433.66

−172.79

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	1,558	151.48	2,360	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	132.62	1,649	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	103.06	868	5thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	166.40/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	259.10/cwt	222.50–280.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	221.10/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,369	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	257.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,602	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	177.01/cwt	165.00–190.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	196.77/cwt	182.00–202.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	186.54/cwt	167.50–202.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	232.95/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,339	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	239.78/cwt	210.00–275.00	906	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	208.50/cwt	180.00–222.50	1,295	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	230.81/cwt	210.00–253.00	983	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	187.50/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	152.43/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	250.00/cwt	230.00–270.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	221.59/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,166	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	243.93/cwt	232.50–250.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	200.32/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	244.19/cwt	220.00–265.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	196.34/cwt	182.50–210.00	831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	173.06/cwt	156.00–185.00	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	256.53/cwt	230.00–282.00	1,095	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	208.77/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	289.99/cwt	280.00–300.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	216.25/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,570	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	241.46/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,275	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	180.67/cwt	162.50–200.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	250.61/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,190	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	190.18/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	267.62/cwt	255.00–280.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	165.35/cwt	155.00–175.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	169.87/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	182.48/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	197.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	292.50/cwt	260.00–325.00	746	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	750	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	185.42/cwt	170.00–200.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	185.96/cwt	170.00–200.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	169.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	221.74/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,266	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	96.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	112.68/cwt	107.00–118.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	217.34/cwt	195.00–233.00	1,252	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	426	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	188.10/cwt	180.00–200.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	260.18/cwt	210.00–285.00	991	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	204.94/cwt	202.50–207.50	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	231.54/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,097	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	177.38/cwt	170.00–185.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	168.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	267.00/cwt	217.50–290.00	865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	246.01/cwt	217.50–265.00	1,053	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	242.06/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,143	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	179.92/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,024	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	150.96/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	224.77/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,162	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	203.23/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,370	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	215.74/cwt	182.00–235.00	1,342	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	296.25/cwt	270.00–312.50	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	175.29/cwt	164.00–187.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,887	161.23/cwt	156.00–178.00	3,042	10
Bulls	—	—	1,299	138.21/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	129.01/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,614	42
Bulls	—	—	1,332	147.03/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,958	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	115.48/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,410	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	143.92/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,776	21

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 Sep 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 876Last week 439Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 116Year ago 104

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	162.50–200.00	180.67
3	400–450	438	170.00–200.00	185.96
4	450–500	480	195.00–200.00	197.99
2	500–550	530	170.00–200.00	185.42
2	550–600	575	155.00–175.00	165.35
6	600–650	638	160.00–173.00	166.40
4	650–700	676	175.00–190.00	182.48
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00
4	750–800	770	140.00–180.00	169.87
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	280.00–300.00	289.99
2	250–300	255	260.00–325.00	292.50
4	300–350	330	255.00–280.00	267.62
5	350–400	371	222.50–280.00	259.10
21	400–450	427	230.00–282.00	256.53
16	450–500	475	220.00–275.00	250.61
21	500–550	528	210.00–270.00	241.46
25	550–600	575	205.00–250.00	232.95
13	600–650	619	200.00–242.00	221.10
8	650–700	688	200.00–211.00	208.77
12	700–750	726	200.00–221.00	216.25
4	750–800	773	185.00–196.00	190.18
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	858	185.00	185.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
12	550–600	552	270.00	270.00
21	600–650	622	255.00–260.00	257.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	180.00–200.00	188.10
5	400–450	431	182.00–202.00	196.77
10	450–500	481	167.50–202.00	186.54
5	500–550	517	165.00–190.00	177.01
2	550–600	585	187.50–190.00	188.77
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	768	145.00–160.00	152.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	137.50	137.50
1	650–700	650	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	230.00–270.00	250.00
3	250–300	283	232.50–250.00	243.93
11	300–350	320	220.00–265.00	244.19
36	350–400	378	210.00–275.00	239.78
21	400–450	426	210.00–253.00	230.81
49	450–500	474	210.00–270.00	231.54
31	500–550	526	200.00–255.00	221.59
31	550–600	576	195.00–233.00	217.34
22	600–650	621	180.00–222.50	208.50
4	650–700	664	190.00–209.00	200.32
2	750–800	760	175.00–200.00	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	426	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	195.00	195.00
2	350–400	385	202.50–207.50	204.94
6	400–450	423	182.50–210.00	196.34
2	450–500	488	170.00–185.00	177.38
3	500–550	518	165.00–175.00	169.95
9	550–600	569	170.00–190.00	179.92
7	600–650	620	156.00–185.00	173.06
2	650–700	683	164.00–187.00	175.29
6	700–750	719	160.00–175.00	168.11
2	750–800	780	144.00–158.00	150.96
1	800–850	805	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	127.50	127.50
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	515	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
7	250–300	269	270.00–312.50	296.25
11	300–350	324	217.50–290.00	267.00
21	350–400	381	210.00–285.00	260.18
17	400–450	428	217.50–265.00	246.01
38	450–500	472	210.00–270.00	242.06
29	500–550	517	200.00–247.50	224.77
45	550–600	571	200.00–240.00	221.74
23	600–650	622	182.00–235.00	215.74
7	650–700	674	185.00–220.00	203.23
1	700–750	730	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	750	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	848	90.00–100.00	96.64
2	—	833	107.00–118.00	112.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,251	123.00–135.00	129.01
5	—	1,221	104.00–121.00	115.48
21	—	1,234	136.00–160.00	143.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,887	156.00–178.00	161.23
4	—	1,299	132.00–148.00	138.21
10	—	1,332	140.00–154.00	147.03

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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