Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 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 .

1 hog

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $251.07/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −98.90 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$251.07

14 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$801

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

$139.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	269.16	1,457	12thin
Medium and Large 2	505	155.00	783	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	130.00	657	1thin

One grade step is worth $139.16/cwt here — about $801 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

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 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 sale14 hd

251.07

—

NC average8 barns · 283 hd

257.82

−6.76

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−98.90

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	1,925	156.29	3,009	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	129.16	1,535	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	95.31	879	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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	500–550	525	271.99/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,428	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	98.41/cwt	95.00–101.00	868	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	899	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	111.58/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,158	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	130.02/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,532	16
Bulls	—	—	2,094	158.86/cwt	156.00–161.00	3,327	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	143.62/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	263.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	258.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	298.95/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	296.21/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,226	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	276.11/cwt	225.00–335.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	314.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	240.88/cwt	220.00–265.00	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	232.93/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	184.30/cwt	150.00–200.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	250.03/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	167.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	140.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	243.79/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	287.51/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	157.58/cwt	145.00–170.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	247.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	267.36/cwt	250.00–300.00	861	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 61Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 35

1 hog

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	252.00	252.00
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	322	250.00–300.00	267.36
7	350–400	369	225.00–335.00	276.11
8	400–450	414	265.00–335.00	296.21
6	450–500	474	250.00–310.00	287.51
8	500–550	525	250.00–305.00	271.99
4	550–600	574	250.00–275.00	263.50
2	600–650	633	240.00–255.00	247.53
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	330	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	358	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	480	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00
2	700–750	723	130.00–150.00	140.17
1	750–800	770	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	505	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	260.00–261.00	260.50
6	350–400	361	220.00–265.00	240.88
7	400–450	417	240.00–265.00	250.03
6	450–500	468	235.00–262.00	243.79
3	500–550	520	255.00–260.00	258.35
7	550–600	560	217.00–250.00	232.93
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	180.00	180.00
3	350–400	372	150.00–200.00	184.30
2	400–450	403	145.00–170.00	157.58
2	450–500	463	170.00–180.00	174.97
2	500–550	505	160.00–175.00	167.57
2	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	314.09
2	450–500	475	275.00–325.00	298.95
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	283	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	375	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	95.00–101.00	98.41
1	—	1,045	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	100.00–120.00	111.58
16	—	1,178	121.00–136.00	130.02
10	—	1,341	139.00–148.00	143.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,094	156.00–161.00	158.86
1	—	1,250	146.00	146.00

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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