Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were down 5.00 this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last sale . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.21/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.92 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$226.21

46 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

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

$102.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs NC average

−57.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	231.24	1,253	43
Medium and Large 2	535	205.00	1,097	1thin
Medium and Large 3	513	128.77	661	2thin

One grade step is worth $102.47/cwt here — about $592 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

226.21

—

NC average9 barns · 261 hd

222.50

+3.71

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−57.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−125.92

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	1,669	131.60	2,197	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,370	105.61	1,447	105
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	95.00	1,442	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	84.85	874	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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	650–700	672	220.80/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	245.76/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,172	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	206.49/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,493	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	205.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	176.77/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	221.81/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,375	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	263.10/cwt	220.00–295.00	960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	253.93/cwt	230.00–292.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	128.77/cwt	125.00–132.50	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	192.29/cwt	175.00–210.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	169.53/cwt	167.00–172.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	166.24/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	227.99/cwt	212.00–262.00	1,290	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	203.92/cwt	200.00–208.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	297.77/cwt	257.50–315.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.90/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	317.87/cwt	300.00–330.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	233.36/cwt	200.00–253.00	1,227	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	129.99/cwt	127.50–132.50	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.73/cwt	222.50–280.00	1,483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	236.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	276.64/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,455	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	255.63/cwt	230.00–287.50	1,097	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	268.50/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,643	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	323.20/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	298.06/cwt	240.00–311.00	1,422	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	179.88/cwt	175.00–182.50	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	274.11/cwt	227.50–300.00	1,162	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	230.81/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	118.44/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	81.78/cwt	73.00–90.00	818	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	98.14/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,138	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	98.63/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,200	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,632	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	107.96/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,543	73
Bulls	—	—	1,758	134.89/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,371	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	202.99/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	313.61/cwt	282.50–337.50	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	305.77/cwt	297.00–312.50	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	247.20/cwt	212.50–270.00	1,313	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	288.84/cwt	255.00–315.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	291.62/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,099	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	246.76/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	191.08/cwt	182.50–200.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	248.78/cwt	215.00–287.50	1,423	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	266.61/cwt	230.00–292.50	1,261	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	261.80/cwt	240.00–285.00	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	197.32/cwt	172.50–212.50	1,511	4

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 Dec 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 723Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 138Year ago 168

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	280.00	280.00
7	250–300	278	230.00–292.00	253.93
12	300–350	326	240.00–285.00	261.80
16	350–400	365	220.00–295.00	263.10
23	400–450	429	230.00–287.50	255.63
29	450–500	477	227.00–265.00	245.76
26	500–550	526	200.00–253.00	233.36
17	550–600	566	212.00–262.00	227.99
16	600–650	620	190.00–235.00	221.81
10	650–700	672	210.00–247.50	220.80
11	700–750	723	180.00–220.00	206.49
4	750–800	766	172.50–212.50	197.32
5	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	913	180.00–182.50	181.25
4	950–1000	969	165.00–182.50	176.77
1	1150–1200	1,165	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	175.00–182.50	179.88
2	350–400	358	200.00–208.00	203.92
2	400–450	425	175.00–210.00	192.29
2	450–500	490	167.00–172.00	169.53
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	673	162.50–170.00	166.24
1	700–750	720	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	780	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	125.00–132.50	128.77
2	600–650	608	127.50–132.50	129.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	226	282.50–337.50	313.61
7	250–300	282	255.00–315.00	288.84
3	300–350	318	297.00–312.50	305.77
24	350–400	377	250.00–320.00	291.62
23	400–450	424	227.50–300.00	274.11
21	450–500	473	230.00–292.50	266.61
19	500–550	531	212.50–270.00	247.20
23	550–600	572	215.00–287.50	248.78
12	600–650	630	225.00–267.50	246.76
8	650–700	678	217.50–250.00	230.81
8	700–750	719	180.00–212.00	202.99
3	750–800	775	200.00–210.00	205.82
2	800–850	818	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	515	182.50–200.00	191.08
1	600–650	600	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	147.50	147.50
1	550–600	590	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	337.50	337.50
4	300–350	313	300.00–330.00	317.87
6	350–400	366	300.00–350.00	323.20
7	400–450	424	257.50–315.00	297.77
29	450–500	477	240.00–311.00	298.06
8	500–550	526	250.00–297.50	276.64
10	550–600	573	222.50–280.00	258.73
15	600–650	612	225.00–290.00	268.50
6	650–700	675	230.00–252.50	245.90
7	700–750	726	220.00–240.00	236.41
2	750–800	758	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	950–1000	980	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,500	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,000	73.00–90.00	81.78
3	—	1,160	92.00–100.00	98.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,217	91.00–103.00	98.63
3	—	1,407	116.00	116.00
73	—	1,429	104.00–115.00	107.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	116.00–120.00	118.44
12	—	1,758	130.00–141.00	134.89

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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