Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 were moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.88/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −93.07 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$222.88

9 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$80.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.25

vs NC average

−43.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	240.85	1,351	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	160.00	864	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.85/cwt here — about $487 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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale9 hd

222.88

—

NC average9 barns · 448 hd

244.14

−21.25

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−43.99

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−93.07

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	1,656	147.24	2,438	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	130.50	1,537	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	81.91	711	2thin

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)	800	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	550–600	575	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	293.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	292.86/cwt	266.00–298.00	1,294	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	200.09/cwt	190.00–210.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	297.98/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	299.94/cwt	295.00–305.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	277.32/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	263.05/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	271.77/cwt	235.00–295.00	916	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	280.05/cwt	240.00–289.00	1,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	247.28/cwt	230.00–270.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	241.90/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,149	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	223.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	255.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	242.16/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	237.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	268.95/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	287.65/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,266	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	291.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	267.72/cwt	232.00–297.00	1,146	21
Bulls	—	—	1,883	153.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,428	141.02/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	81.91/cwt	72.00–92.00	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	112.96/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	143.49/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	128.96/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,452	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 145Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 55Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	302.00	302.00
3	250–300	292	280.00–300.00	293.38
8	300–350	320	275.00–300.00	291.54
6	350–400	370	290.00–305.00	297.98
13	400–450	440	280.00–295.00	287.65
7	450–500	474	215.00–285.00	263.05
6	500–550	518	220.00–280.00	268.95
2	550–600	575	255.00–260.00	257.46
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	193.00	193.00
1	800–850	830	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	190.00–210.00	200.09
1	300–350	330	195.00	195.00
1	350–400	355	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	520	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	170.00	170.00
1	250–300	280	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	385	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	510	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	570	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	600	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	230.00–270.00	247.28
7	250–300	270	250.00–275.00	255.18
15	300–350	337	235.00–295.00	271.77
12	350–400	379	240.00–289.00	280.05
21	400–450	428	232.00–297.00	267.72
7	450–500	475	220.00–265.00	241.90
2	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	237.58
5	550–600	576	225.00–255.00	242.16
2	600–650	628	220.00–227.00	223.46
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	827	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	295.00–305.00	299.94
2	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	390	290.00–300.00	294.94
13	400–450	442	266.00–298.00	292.86
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	513	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	557	272.00–280.00	277.32
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00

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	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	150.00–158.00	153.46
2	—	1,428	138.00–144.00	141.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	72.00–92.00	81.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	108.00–116.00	112.96
5	—	1,315	137.00–147.00	143.49
8	—	1,126	121.00–136.00	128.96

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle