Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Hogs 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.13/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.01 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$214.13

56 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$79.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.72

vs NC average

−22.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	219.16	1,212	50
Medium and Large 2	537	178.62	959	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	140.00	756	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.16/cwt here — about $456 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 sale56 hd

214.13

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

205.41

+8.72

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−22.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−138.01

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	1,407	146.39	2,060	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	124.45	1,630	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	116.50	1,765	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	100.00	855	2thin

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)	900	$1,230	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	800–850	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	251.21/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	229.33/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,309	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	188.91/cwt	180.00–201.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	207.55/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	231.13/cwt	210.00–250.00	971	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	217.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,131	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	213.33/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,306	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	184.09/cwt	165.00–200.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	188.22/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	231.09/cwt	210.00–255.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	233.50/cwt	210.00–275.00	880	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	215.74/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,012	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	186.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	180.42/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	179.42/cwt	150.00–197.00	929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	194.28/cwt	175.00–205.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	179.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	259.18/cwt	220.00–275.00	860	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	221.33/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,045	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	248.83/cwt	220.00–275.00	941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	220.73/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,276	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	188.56/cwt	170.00–200.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	166.25/cwt	150.00–182.50	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	240.45/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,039	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	270.69/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	201.23/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	144.50/cwt	137.50–150.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	184.79/cwt	170.00–200.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	227.19/cwt	217.50–239.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	209.51/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	207.98/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	210.56/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,297	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	198.74/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	211.27/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,204	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	247.35/cwt	215.00–270.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	189.61/cwt	170.00–200.00	880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	114.70/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	133.78/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,601	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,709	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,206	130.24/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,571	7
Bulls	—	—	1,534	142.82/cwt	120.00–149.00	2,191	7
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,665	215.44/cwt	205.00–230.00	3,587	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	184.06/cwt	150.00–200.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	213.17/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,111	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	247.07/cwt	230.00–270.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	231.85/cwt	207.50–257.50	983	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	193.77/cwt	175.00–215.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	160.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	178.56/cwt	150.00–197.50	1,025	10

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 604Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 122Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 10

Hogs 2 head

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	270	250.00	250.00
6	300–350	321	210.00–255.00	231.09
16	350–400	377	210.00–275.00	233.50
16	400–450	420	210.00–250.00	231.13
13	450–500	469	200.00–230.00	215.74
22	500–550	521	200.00–225.00	217.16
28	550–600	578	200.00–230.00	220.73
12	600–650	612	205.00–220.00	213.33
7	650–700	665	190.00–217.50	207.55
3	700–750	710	180.00–205.00	188.22
2	750–800	755	192.00	192.00
1	800–850	800	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	175.00–185.00	179.78
5	300–350	321	165.00–200.00	184.09
6	350–400	384	170.00–200.00	184.79
10	400–450	431	170.00–200.00	188.56
5	450–500	478	180.00–201.00	188.91
3	500–550	525	175.00–195.00	186.87
2	550–600	555	150.00–182.50	166.25
1	600–650	625	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	152.50	152.50
3	350–400	387	137.50–150.00	144.50
1	500–550	540	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	215.00	215.00
5	350–400	377	252.50–280.00	270.69
9	400–450	432	220.00–250.00	240.45
11	450–500	477	220.00–265.00	251.21
5	500–550	528	217.50–239.00	227.19
10	550–600	571	210.00–240.00	229.33
5	600–650	626	200.00–217.00	209.51
4	650–700	661	205.00–212.00	207.98
4	700–750	723	195.00–210.00	201.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	175.00–205.00	194.28
4	350–400	376	175.00–215.00	193.77
3	400–450	418	150.00–200.00	184.06
5	450–500	464	170.00–200.00	189.61
8	500–550	518	150.00–197.00	179.42
10	550–600	574	150.00–197.50	178.56
2	600–650	623	170.00–172.00	171.01
4	700–750	720	150.00–167.00	160.68
1	750–800	760	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	236	230.00–270.00	247.07
4	250–300	271	215.00–270.00	247.35
12	300–350	332	220.00–275.00	259.18
14	350–400	378	220.00–275.00	248.83
17	400–450	424	207.50–257.50	231.85
12	450–500	472	205.00–240.00	221.33
15	500–550	521	200.00–235.00	213.17
16	550–600	570	192.50–227.50	211.27
7	600–650	616	192.00–220.00	210.56
8	650–700	669	187.00–210.00	198.74
4	700–750	723	170.00–185.00	180.42
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	510	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,410	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,277	104.00–119.00	114.70
6	—	1,197	131.00–139.00	133.78
23	—	1,354	120.00–130.00	126.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	122.00–139.00	130.24
7	—	1,534	120.00–149.00	142.82
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	205.00–230.00	215.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,230.00	1,230.00

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Siler City Livestock Auction

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

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