Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 70.00 1 head

3 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.58/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.55 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$218.58

19 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$575

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

$96.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

vs NC average

−21.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	223.67	1,267	18thin
Medium and Large 3	545	127.00	692	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.67/cwt here — about $575 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

218.58

—

NC average10 barns · 378 hd

212.64

+5.95

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−21.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−133.55

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	1,333	167.61	2,234	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	128.83	1,702	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	97.21	879	9thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	219.31/cwt	200.00–240.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	220.60/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	236.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	240.37/cwt	200.00–290.00	923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	182.70/cwt	149.00–200.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	223.67/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,293	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	272.73/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	212.56/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	223.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	227.78/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	217.13/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	282.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,049	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	165.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	241.01/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,000	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	135.83/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,720	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	125.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,746	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	110.63/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,394	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	92.11/cwt	89.00–95.00	829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	103.58/cwt	100.00–109.00	942	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	162.42/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,388	2
Bulls	—	—	1,334	153.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,042	4
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,055	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	218.27/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	227.71/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	192.76/cwt	185.00–200.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	207.58/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	231.74/cwt	200.00–250.00	772	9

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 472Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 69Year ago 129

Baby calves 70.00 1 head

3 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	235.00	235.00
9	300–350	333	200.00–250.00	231.74
8	350–400	384	200.00–290.00	240.37
6	400–450	414	200.00–240.00	219.31
5	450–500	480	200.00–245.00	220.60
4	500–550	527	220.00–230.00	223.68
14	550–600	578	220.00–231.00	223.67
2	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	825	149.00–200.00	182.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	395	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	445	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	475	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	680	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	110.00	110.00
1	450–500	490	100.00	100.00
1	500–550	545	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	430	185.00–200.00	192.76
2	450–500	490	155.00–175.00	165.00
1	550–600	560	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	695	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	965	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	371	270.00–295.00	282.83
6	400–450	415	210.00–275.00	241.01
4	450–500	481	225.00–240.00	236.26
5	500–550	523	200.00–230.00	217.13
9	550–600	565	205.00–245.00	227.71
3	600–650	620	210.00–230.00	218.27
2	650–700	678	200.00–215.00	207.58
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	505	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	585	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	895	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	385	255.00–290.00	272.73
1	450–500	460	277.00	277.00
2	500–550	503	200.00–225.00	212.56
5	550–600	574	217.00–235.00	227.78
2	700–750	718	205.00–207.00	205.98
2	750–800	790	190.00–195.00	192.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,266	131.00–140.00	135.83
14	—	1,389	121.00–130.00	125.73
3	—	1,260	110.00–112.00	110.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	900	89.00–95.00	92.11
4	—	909	100.00–109.00	103.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	160.00–164.00	162.42
4	—	1,334	150.00–155.00	153.10
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	236.00	236.00

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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