Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 45.00 to 105.00 17 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.69/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −110.44 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$241.69

43 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$63.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.44

vs NC average

−38.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	244.64	1,308	41
Medium and Large 2	535	181.25	970	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.39/cwt here — about $338 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 sale43 hd

241.69

—

NC average8 barns · 195 hd

233.25

+8.44

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−38.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−110.44

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	1,641	130.04	2,133	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	103.04	1,324	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	99.50	1,226	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	86.70	812	14

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	700–750	721	232.22/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	301.55/cwt	272.50–337.50	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	253.90/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,209	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	244.37/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,393	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	255.04/cwt	215.00–287.50	1,597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	312.24/cwt	300.00–325.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	287.95/cwt	252.50–300.00	939	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	197.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	244.73/cwt	200.00–310.00	1,280	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	232.55/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	282.77/cwt	250.00–300.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	188.81/cwt	185.00–192.50	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	203.75/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	285.10/cwt	267.50–315.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	276.23/cwt	242.00–300.00	1,157	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	353.01/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	309.42/cwt	300.00–317.50	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	208.86/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	261.02/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	300.94/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	316.82/cwt	252.50–350.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	219.86/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	292.07/cwt	240.00–312.50	1,069	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	279.60/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	331.76/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	306.27/cwt	246.00–345.00	1,461	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	289.19/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,781	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	334.54/cwt	290.00–362.50	1,241	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.96/cwt	232.50–305.00	1,587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	276.19/cwt	247.50–300.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	165.39/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	178.72/cwt	150.00–197.50	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	159.01/cwt	140.00–177.50	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	855	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	272.88/cwt	200.00–345.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	170.00/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.62/cwt	240.00–335.00	1,265	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	284.87/cwt	250.00–317.50	1,350	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	277.31/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,442	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	328.54/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	250.41/cwt	215.00–277.00	1,688	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	213.77/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	116.63/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	136.74/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,263	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	83.99/cwt	72.00–94.00	772	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,374	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	93.27/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,117	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	102.94/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,071	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,411	24

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 598Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 174Year ago 129

Baby calves 45.00 to 105.00 17 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	300.00–325.00	312.24
4	250–300	274	272.50–337.50	301.55
4	300–350	326	285.00–350.00	328.54
7	350–400	365	247.50–300.00	276.19
10	400–450	425	240.00–335.00	297.62
14	450–500	474	250.00–317.50	284.87
19	500–550	520	250.00–330.00	277.31
11	550–600	575	232.50–305.00	275.96
12	600–650	626	215.00–287.50	255.04
17	650–700	674	215.00–277.00	250.41
5	700–750	721	220.00–245.00	232.22
2	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	820	212.50–215.00	213.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	200.00–345.00	272.88
6	500–550	534	150.00–197.50	178.72
1	550–600	585	192.50	192.50
2	600–650	645	150.00–190.00	170.00
2	650–700	668	150.00–180.00	165.39
2	700–750	715	140.00–177.50	159.01
1	850–900	895	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	250.00–300.00	282.77
5	250–300	281	267.50–315.00	285.10
15	300–350	326	252.50–300.00	287.95
34	350–400	366	240.00–312.50	292.07
21	400–450	419	242.00–300.00	276.23
29	450–500	476	220.00–275.00	253.90
31	500–550	523	200.00–310.00	244.73
10	550–600	570	220.00–258.00	244.37
11	600–650	623	217.50–238.00	232.55
2	650–700	663	227.50–230.00	228.76
2	700–750	718	202.50–205.00	203.75
5	750–800	792	185.00–200.00	197.06
2	800–850	810	200.00–217.50	208.86
2	850–900	873	180.00–190.00	185.04
1	900–950	935	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	180.00–200.00	190.00
2	450–500	478	185.00–192.50	188.81
1	500–550	510	192.50	192.50
1	550–600	560	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	695	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	300.00–317.50	309.42
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	333	340.00–370.00	353.01
13	350–400	371	290.00–362.50	334.54
6	400–450	416	300.00–350.00	331.76
31	450–500	477	246.00–345.00	306.27
6	500–550	517	252.50–350.00	316.82
6	550–600	572	280.00–312.50	300.94
9	600–650	616	255.00–315.00	289.19
7	650–700	678	272.50–285.00	279.60
7	700–750	711	251.00–265.00	261.02
1	750–800	795	206.00	206.00
7	800–850	809	238.00	238.00
2	850–900	878	210.00–230.00	219.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	105.00–121.00	116.63
6	—	1,655	131.00–143.00	136.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	919	72.00–94.00	83.99
2	—	1,040	102.00–104.00	102.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	112.00–116.00	113.97
11	—	1,198	78.00–98.00	93.27
24	—	1,341	100.00–110.00	105.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	105.00	105.00
1	—	935	94.00	94.00

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