Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

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 light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $175.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −140.46 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$175.50

4 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$61.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−59.71

vs NC average

−95.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	206.00	1,128	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	145.00	772	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.00/cwt here — about $356 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

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 sale4 hd

175.50

—

NC average6 barns · 195 hd

235.21

−59.71

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−95.09

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−140.46

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	—	Average	1,630	150.72	2,457	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	133.27	1,699	18

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,060	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	274.42/cwt	250.00–295.00	705	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	280.52/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	291.26/cwt	245.00–320.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	270.80/cwt	255.00–300.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	244.22/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	237.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	218.69/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	187.24/cwt	170.00–210.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	274.22/cwt	259.00–295.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	207.50/cwt	195.00–220.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	264.06/cwt	237.00–300.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	298.55/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	264.47/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	254.56/cwt	245.00–265.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	274.44/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,032	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	115.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	150.45/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	159.35/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	147.86/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,887	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	128.66/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,719	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,930	1

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 203Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 27Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	235.00–240.00	237.31
3	250–300	257	250.00–295.00	274.42
3	300–350	313	255.00–300.00	270.80
8	350–400	373	259.00–295.00	274.22
5	400–450	426	237.00–300.00	264.06
4	450–500	470	235.00–255.00	244.22
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	182.00	182.00
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	476	170.00–210.00	187.24
1	500–550	515	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	550	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	710	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	434	275.00–305.00	298.55
1	600–650	635	249.00	249.00
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	885	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	283	245.00–265.00	254.56
4	300–350	304	245.00–320.00	291.26
4	350–400	376	255.00–305.00	274.44
3	400–450	423	220.00–295.00	264.47
5	450–500	477	240.00–300.00	280.52
3	500–550	520	205.00–230.00	218.69
1	600–650	635	227.00	227.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	195.00–220.00	207.50
1	350–400	385	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	445	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	595	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,060.00	2,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	110.00–119.00	115.80
7	—	1,276	140.00–163.00	147.86
7	—	1,336	124.00–137.00	128.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	150.00–151.00	150.45
2	—	1,658	156.00–163.00	159.35
1	—	1,440	134.00	134.00

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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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