Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher 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 .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.76/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.38 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$201.76

72 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$72.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs NC average

−50.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	212.32	1,166	55
Medium and Large 2	549	171.26	941	15thin
Medium and Large 3	548	140.00	767	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.32/cwt here — about $399 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 sale72 hd

201.76

—

NC average8 barns · 299 hd

201.09

+0.67

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−50.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−150.38

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	1,652	142.23	2,350	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	124.86	1,430	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	94.76	851	13

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	136.36/cwt	130.00–142.50	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	109.95/cwt	100.00–140.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	251.27/cwt	220.00–270.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	212.99/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,122	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	141.60/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	186.25/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	171.78/cwt	150.00–200.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	180.44/cwt	170.00–195.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	170.90/cwt	150.00–200.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	232.50/cwt	220.00–240.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	163.98/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	211.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,211	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	223.27/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,067	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	174.84/cwt	150.00–190.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	242.44/cwt	230.00–270.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	203.75/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,249	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	202.39/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,360	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	210.06/cwt	190.00–232.50	1,309	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	177.69/cwt	150.00–197.50	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	226.80/cwt	205.00–250.00	953	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	240.05/cwt	210.00–280.00	898	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	110.36/cwt	100.00–120.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	163.23/cwt	142.00–175.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	255.33/cwt	212.50–275.00	1,220	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	241.67/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,259	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	237.87/cwt	230.00–260.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	159.02/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	185.41/cwt	175.00–195.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	241.00/cwt	212.00–270.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	175.34/cwt	150.00–195.00	821	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	227.19/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,404	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	220.03/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	181.72/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	261.41/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	239.05/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,353	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	207.91/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,193	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	169.41/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,142	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	0–50	44	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	146.04/cwt	132.50–160.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	186.57/cwt	170.00–200.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	167.60/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	206.84/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,398	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	254.13/cwt	220.00–285.00	933	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	180.34/cwt	160.00–200.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	235.55/cwt	205.00–260.00	999	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	250.48/cwt	230.00–280.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	213.29/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,113	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	231.18/cwt	205.00–260.00	1,107	28
Bulls	—	—	1,623	144.18/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,340	11
Bulls	—	—	1,950	151.92/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	125.39/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,831	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	131.96/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,551	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	87.28/cwt	70.00–96.00	802	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	106.72/cwt	100.00–121.00	923	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	122.13/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,380	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	111.90/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,241	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 Oct 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 688Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 150Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	130.00–142.50	136.36
4	500–550	518	100.00–140.00	109.95
1	550–600	570	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	44	235.00	235.00
5	250–300	283	230.00–280.00	250.48
5	300–350	335	220.00–270.00	251.27
15	350–400	367	220.00–285.00	254.13
23	400–450	424	205.00–260.00	235.55
28	450–500	479	205.00–260.00	231.18
13	500–550	522	200.00–235.00	213.29
33	550–600	574	200.00–220.00	207.91
15	600–650	623	190.00–232.50	210.06
9	650–700	676	195.00–220.00	206.84
1	700–750	735	172.00	172.00
2	750–800	783	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	850–900	855	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	280	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	438	160.00–200.00	180.34
3	450–500	467	170.00–200.00	186.57
7	500–550	526	150.00–190.00	174.84
6	550–600	568	150.00–197.50	177.69
4	600–650	618	145.00–185.00	167.60
5	650–700	674	160.00–180.00	169.41
1	700–750	735	152.50	152.50
1	750–800	770	150.00	150.00
2	800–850	818	132.50–160.00	146.04
1	950–1000	955	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	260.00	260.00
5	250–300	276	220.00–240.00	232.50
5	300–350	315	230.00–270.00	242.44
19	350–400	374	210.00–280.00	240.05
16	400–450	420	205.00–250.00	226.80
31	450–500	478	200.00–242.00	223.27
28	500–550	527	200.00–235.00	212.99
27	550–600	572	200.00–220.00	211.63
12	600–650	613	185.00–215.00	203.75
21	650–700	672	180.00–210.00	202.39
4	700–750	723	170.00–195.00	186.25
2	750–800	758	185.00–187.50	186.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	150.00	150.00
2	350–400	390	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	400–450	415	100.00–120.00	110.36
1	450–500	465	110.00	110.00
1	500–550	500	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	595	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	210.00	210.00
3	250–300	285	150.00–200.00	171.78
8	300–350	316	150.00–200.00	170.90
2	400–450	423	175.00–195.00	185.41
14	450–500	468	150.00–195.00	175.34
7	500–550	521	170.00–195.00	180.44
8	550–600	574	142.00–175.00	163.23
8	600–650	629	140.00–177.00	163.98
3	650–700	675	150.00–167.50	159.02
2	700–750	723	160.00	160.00
3	750–800	790	130.00–160.00	141.60
1	950–1000	975	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	212.00–270.00	241.00
1	300–350	325	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	383	257.50–270.00	261.41
5	400–450	413	230.00–260.00	237.87
15	450–500	478	212.50–275.00	255.33
7	500–550	521	220.00–252.50	241.67
26	550–600	566	220.00–270.00	239.05
14	600–650	618	210.00–245.00	227.19
5	650–700	663	212.50–225.00	220.03
1	700–750	720	217.00	217.00
2	750–800	770	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	182.50	182.50
1	450–500	485	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	523	175.00	175.00
3	550–600	572	177.50–190.00	181.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,623	130.00–149.00	144.18
3	—	1,950	150.00–153.00	151.92
3	—	1,460	110.00–139.00	125.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,175	128.00–139.00	131.96
43	—	1,130	115.00–127.00	122.13
9	—	1,109	104.00–114.00	111.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	919	70.00–96.00	87.28
5	—	865	100.00–121.00	106.72

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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