Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower 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 .

Baby calves 110.00 to 135.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.92/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.22 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$208.92

72 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$79.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs NC average

−29.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	216.10	1,168	59
Medium and Large 2	539	179.58	968	12thin
Medium and Large 3	500	137.00	685	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.10/cwt here — about $483 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

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 sale72 hd

208.92

—

NC average9 barns · 358 hd

211.02

−2.10

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−29.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−143.22

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	1,519	144.79	2,199	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	127.22	1,552	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	103.85	971	19

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	500–550	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	136.89/cwt	117.00–157.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	177.93/cwt	165.00–195.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	236.79/cwt	220.00–250.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	231.57/cwt	220.00–242.50	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	177.58/cwt	161.00–190.00	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	136.03/cwt	130.00–142.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	218.20/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,135	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	191.05/cwt	180.00–200.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	165.79/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	197.53/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	260.94/cwt	230.00–280.00	986	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	185.73/cwt	172.50–195.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	212.82/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,217	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	240.31/cwt	210.00–262.00	894	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	215.40/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,314	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	236.72/cwt	190.00–277.00	1,006	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	265.13/cwt	240.00–290.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	189.65/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,077	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	224.23/cwt	205.00–249.00	1,052	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	228.05/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	278.41/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	211.31/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	228.21/cwt	200.00–277.50	961	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	208.00/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	252.54/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	250.75/cwt	237.00–272.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	271.51/cwt	250.00–280.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	178.90/cwt	155.00–200.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	185.56/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	212.26/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	221.62/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	219.28/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,267	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	203.22/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,266	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	193.77/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	186.63/cwt	170.00–200.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	138.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	730	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	135.17/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,765	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	97.52/cwt	90.00–105.00	884	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	112.56/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,096	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	116.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,218	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	126.00/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,531	45
Bulls	—	—	1,266	133.80/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,694	7
Bulls	—	—	1,661	151.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,517	9
Bulls	—	—	2,010	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	202.44/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,364	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	196.58/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	231.70/cwt	210.00–267.50	1,089	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	174.33/cwt	152.50–190.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	265.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	183.44/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,137	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	208.17/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,199	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	180.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	222.39/cwt	197.00–250.00	1,154	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	163.15/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	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 Sep 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 876Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 115Year ago 154

Baby calves 110.00 to 135.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	158.00	158.00
1	350–400	375	127.50	127.50
2	400–450	443	130.00–142.00	136.03
2	450–500	458	117.00–157.00	136.89
1	500–550	500	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	180.00	180.00
9	400–450	422	155.00–200.00	178.90
5	450–500	471	165.00–195.00	177.93
9	500–550	526	161.00–190.00	177.58
3	550–600	578	170.00–197.50	185.56
3	600–650	618	150.00–177.50	165.79
2	800–850	835	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	220.00–250.00	236.79
5	300–350	323	220.00–242.50	231.57
26	350–400	372	210.00–262.00	240.31
37	400–450	421	200.00–277.50	228.21
19	450–500	469	205.00–249.00	224.23
36	500–550	520	200.00–240.00	218.20
23	550–600	572	200.00–233.00	212.82
29	600–650	610	195.00–225.00	215.40
6	650–700	668	200.00–213.00	208.00
2	700–750	728	190.00–205.00	197.53
1	750–800	785	192.50	192.50
1	1050–1100	1,060	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	372	175.00–185.00	180.04
5	400–450	430	180.00–200.00	191.05
8	450–500	468	170.00–200.00	186.63
7	500–550	532	172.50–195.00	185.73
13	550–600	568	175.00–197.00	189.65
5	600–650	620	170.00–190.00	183.44
3	650–700	663	140.00–177.00	163.15
1	850–900	850	145.00	145.00
1	950–1000	960	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	277	250.00–280.00	265.36
5	300–350	320	240.00–290.00	265.13
19	350–400	378	230.00–280.00	260.94
28	400–450	425	190.00–277.00	236.72
23	450–500	470	210.00–267.50	231.70
18	500–550	519	197.00–250.00	222.39
19	550–600	576	200.00–230.00	208.17
10	600–650	623	185.00–215.00	203.22
17	650–700	674	187.00–215.00	202.44
6	700–750	737	170.00–215.00	193.77
5	750–800	764	180.00–202.00	196.58
4	800–850	813	152.50–190.00	174.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	125.00	125.00
1	450–500	450	145.00	145.00
3	500–550	528	130.00–145.00	138.28
1	650–700	695	138.00	138.00
1	750–800	765	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	250.00–280.00	271.51
3	350–400	377	265.00–290.00	278.41
9	400–450	423	220.00–277.00	252.54
6	450–500	472	237.00–272.00	250.75
5	500–550	526	210.00–242.00	228.05
12	550–600	578	210.00–231.00	219.28
8	600–650	625	200.00–237.00	221.62
4	650–700	675	207.50–217.50	211.31
3	700–750	725	200.00–222.50	212.26
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,306	132.00–149.00	135.17
6	—	1,045	110.00–119.00	116.51
45	—	1,215	120.00–131.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	906	90.00–105.00	97.52
8	—	974	106.00–119.00	112.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	120.00–146.00	133.80
9	—	1,661	148.00–158.00	151.54
1	—	2,010	161.00	161.00

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