Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 135.00 to 275.00 12 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.28/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.86 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$203.28

95 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$84.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs NC average

−54.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	214.11	1,169	75
Medium and Large 2	554	166.29	921	18thin
Medium and Large 3	523	130.00	680	2thin

One grade step is worth $84.11/cwt here — about $489 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 sale95 hd

203.28

—

NC average8 barns · 356 hd

203.82

−0.54

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−54.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−148.86

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	1,499	147.04	2,204	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	128.93	1,633	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	100.29	968	16

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)	1,100	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	350–400	377	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	167.45/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	237.70/cwt	217.00–257.50	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	234.23/cwt	210.00–260.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	182.09/cwt	170.00–195.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	176.74/cwt	165.00–190.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	132.65/cwt	120.00–147.50	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	241.85/cwt	215.00–287.50	907	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	213.53/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,213	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	167.64/cwt	150.00–185.00	947	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	178.73/cwt	160.00–190.00	851	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	235.19/cwt	210.00–257.00	1,007	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	178.38/cwt	155.00–200.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	220.08/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,030	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	176.78/cwt	160.00–195.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	161.56/cwt	150.00–175.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	234.39/cwt	220.00–260.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	203.01/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,263	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	176.14/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	181.34/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	197.22/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,327	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	214.70/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,123	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	175.62/cwt	155.00–182.50	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	221.79/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	218.63/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	133.84/cwt	117.50–150.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	238.01/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,359	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	248.85/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	268.60/cwt	265.00–275.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	259.55/cwt	210.00–277.00	1,085	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	228.94/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,207	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	180.01/cwt	160.00–190.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	256.97/cwt	220.00–290.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	245.23/cwt	230.00–260.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	192.84/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	264.55/cwt	230.00–297.00	1,000	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	262.51/cwt	220.00–295.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	222.56/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,164	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.50	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	259.12/cwt	220.00–285.00	860	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	223.70/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,054	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	113.23/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,387	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	107.31/cwt	100.00–114.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	167.31/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	169.96/cwt	160.00–180.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	170.00/cwt	150.00–190.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	177.00/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,271	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	233.54/cwt	210.00–250.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	171.02/cwt	162.50–180.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	158.45/cwt	147.50–175.00	1,209	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	200.15/cwt	190.00–232.00	1,251	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	196.82/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,309	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	212.88/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,216	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	261.61/cwt	210.00–285.00	981	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	241.94/cwt	215.00–272.00	1,006	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	155.99/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,633	6
Bulls	—	—	1,235	129.30/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,597	3
Bulls	—	—	1,461	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,147	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	137.61/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,889	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	130.10/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,613	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	89.06/cwt	80.00–99.00	851	8

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 777Last week 659Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 140Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 135.00 to 275.00 12 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	120.00–130.00	126.77
2	400–450	433	117.50–150.00	133.84
4	450–500	466	120.00–147.50	132.65
2	500–550	523	130.00	130.00
2	600–650	630	120.00–130.00	124.88
1	750–800	765	110.00	110.00
1	850–900	875	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	170.00–195.00	182.09
5	250–300	269	155.00–200.00	178.38
3	300–350	305	160.00–195.00	176.78
2	350–400	373	165.00–190.00	176.74
8	400–450	420	160.00–190.00	180.01
10	450–500	476	160.00–190.00	178.73
4	500–550	516	150.00–175.00	161.56
14	550–600	565	150.00–185.00	167.64
5	600–650	623	155.00–182.50	175.62
4	650–700	673	150.00–180.00	167.45
1	700–750	705	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	216	217.00–257.50	237.70
10	250–300	280	210.00–260.00	234.23
10	300–350	326	220.00–260.00	234.39
29	350–400	375	215.00–287.50	241.85
35	400–450	428	210.00–257.00	235.19
27	450–500	468	200.00–235.00	220.08
37	500–550	523	200.00–235.00	214.70
38	550–600	568	205.00–225.00	213.53
13	600–650	622	195.00–220.00	203.01
20	650–700	673	185.00–204.00	197.22
5	700–750	709	170.00–195.00	181.34
1	750–800	765	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	162.50–180.00	171.02
1	300–350	340	170.00	170.00
3	400–450	435	160.00–180.00	169.96
2	450–500	495	150.00–190.00	170.00
1	500–550	545	170.00	170.00
5	550–600	575	150.00–190.00	176.14
4	600–650	628	150.00–180.00	167.31
4	650–700	663	165.00–175.00	170.07
2	700–750	725	155.00–165.00	160.00
8	750–800	763	147.50–175.00	158.45
1	850–900	890	157.50	157.50
1	900–950	925	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	150.00	150.00
1	250–300	265	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	460	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	525	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	580	145.00	145.00
2	650–700	665	140.00–147.50	143.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	210.00–250.00	233.54
8	250–300	282	220.00–295.00	262.51
17	300–350	332	220.00–285.00	259.12
17	350–400	375	210.00–285.00	261.61
19	400–450	416	215.00–272.00	241.94
30	450–500	471	210.00–250.00	223.70
29	500–550	523	205.00–245.00	222.56
35	550–600	571	200.00–242.00	212.88
12	600–650	625	190.00–232.00	200.15
13	650–700	665	180.00–210.00	196.82
6	700–750	718	170.00–182.50	177.00
2	750–800	770	160.00–170.00	165.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	220.00–290.00	256.97
4	250–300	276	265.00–275.00	268.60
2	300–350	320	230.00–260.00	245.23
14	350–400	378	230.00–297.00	264.55
20	400–450	418	210.00–277.00	259.55
10	450–500	468	210.00–265.00	248.85
14	500–550	527	200.00–245.00	228.94
21	550–600	571	210.00–250.00	238.01
7	600–650	632	205.00–230.00	218.63
8	650–700	657	200.00–230.00	221.79
2	700–750	725	180.00–205.00	192.84
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	865	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	175.00–180.00	177.49
1	500–550	545	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	425	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	500	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,225	105.00–119.00	113.23
21	—	1,373	135.00–148.00	137.61
59	—	1,240	123.00–134.00	130.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	906	100.00–114.00	107.31
1	—	1,460	141.00	141.00
8	—	955	80.00–99.00	89.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	153.00–161.00	155.99
3	—	1,235	120.00–137.50	129.30
9	—	1,461	145.00–149.00	146.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle