Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 155.00 to 230.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.44/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −113.68 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$258.44

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$65.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	260.63	1,439	29
Medium and Large 2	580	195.00	1,131	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.63/cwt here — about $308 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $322.14, median $372.12 across 32 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 sale30 hd

258.44

—

NC average9 barns · 182 hd

256.96

+1.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−113.68

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	1,715	138.48	2,375	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,685	115.00	1,938	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	114.15	1,316	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	85.55	821	4thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,287	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	600–650	605	253.78/cwt	222.50–285.00	1,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	317.23/cwt	270.00–360.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	316.73/cwt	265.00–360.00	998	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	320.73/cwt	265.00–385.00	885	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	256.39/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,474	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	291.53/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,233	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	299.42/cwt	245.00–332.50	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	341.80/cwt	285.00–365.00	1,265	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	266.89/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,134	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	186.41/cwt	170.00–195.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	236.25/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,351	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	206.58/cwt	200.00–212.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	243.13/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,138	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	310.52/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,015	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	250.29/cwt	230.00–302.50	1,279	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	211.33/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	327.85/cwt	310.00–345.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	195.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	219.90/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,480	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	228.85/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,412	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	297.15/cwt	257.50–320.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	358.67/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	289.01/cwt	240.00–312.50	1,069	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	343.89/cwt	280.00–380.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	289.12/cwt	255.00–340.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	290.18/cwt	262.50–307.50	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	315.81/cwt	260.00–370.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	272.65/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	254.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	231.14/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	237.20/cwt	217.50–250.00	1,618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	265.84/cwt	230.00–312.50	1,393	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	295.05/cwt	240.00–325.00	1,378	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,696	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	938	1,286.67/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	123.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,502	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	112.70/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,286	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	99.07/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,049	7
Bulls	—	—	1,550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	144.64/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,560	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	84.06/cwt	80.00–87.00	825	3

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 512Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 85Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Baby calves 155.00 to 230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	270.00–360.00	317.23
19	250–300	276	265.00–385.00	320.73
13	300–350	315	265.00–360.00	316.73
15	350–400	370	285.00–365.00	341.80
21	400–450	423	260.00–340.00	291.53
23	450–500	467	240.00–325.00	295.05
13	500–550	524	230.00–312.50	265.84
16	550–600	575	230.00–280.00	256.39
9	600–650	605	222.50–285.00	253.78
8	650–700	682	217.50–250.00	237.20
7	700–750	729	210.00–245.00	231.14
4	750–800	780	215.00–220.00	217.48
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	990	187.00	187.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	222.50	222.50
2	350–400	385	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	428	165.00–170.00	167.40
1	450–500	480	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
2	650–700	688	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	805	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	850	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	115.00	115.00
1	750–800	770	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	310.00–345.00	327.85
7	250–300	266	245.00–332.50	299.42
20	300–350	327	250.00–325.00	310.52
16	350–400	370	240.00–312.50	289.01
23	400–450	425	220.00–295.00	266.89
22	450–500	468	220.00–267.00	243.13
24	500–550	511	230.00–302.50	250.29
10	550–600	572	210.00–247.50	236.25
11	600–650	617	210.00–247.00	228.85
10	650–700	673	210.00–225.00	219.90
5	700–750	714	200.00–220.00	211.33
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	965	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	200.00–212.50	206.58
3	300–350	330	170.00–195.00	186.41
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	428	190.00–200.00	195.89
1	550–600	565	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	347.50	347.50
4	250–300	280	280.00–380.00	343.89
2	300–350	340	260.00–370.00	315.81
3	350–400	368	345.00–380.00	358.67
4	400–450	428	255.00–340.00	289.12
6	450–500	470	257.50–320.00	297.15
6	500–550	516	262.50–307.50	290.18
2	550–600	570	255.00–290.00	272.65
3	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	254.06
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
4	900–950	911	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,286.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,216	120.00–130.00	123.50
37	—	1,141	106.00–119.00	112.70
7	—	1,059	90.00–105.00	99.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
3	—	982	80.00–87.00	84.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,770	144.00–145.00	144.64

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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Bulls · 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

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