Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 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 $226.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −89.09 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$226.86

7 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.79

vs NC average

−37.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	226.86	1,254	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale7 hd

226.86

—

NC average7 barns · 286 hd

218.08

+8.79

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−37.66

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−89.09

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	1,641	148.50	2,437	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	124.24	1,467	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	101.51	926	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	266.84/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	109.77/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	145.99/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,584	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	115.41/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	124.79/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,195	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	275.93/cwt	220.00–305.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	290.85/cwt	285.00–310.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	247.13/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	284.21/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	250.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	288.99/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	249.61/cwt	200.00–279.00	1,191	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	192.58/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	255.41/cwt	220.00–275.00	822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	303.68/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	233.61/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,327	5

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 115Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	210.00	210.00
3	250–300	267	240.00–270.00	250.48
8	300–350	322	220.00–275.00	255.41
12	450–500	477	200.00–279.00	249.61
2	500–550	515	185.00–235.00	210.00
5	550–600	568	225.00–239.00	233.61
1	650–700	680	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	390	197.00	197.00
1	400–450	430	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	610	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	770	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	405	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	285.00–310.00	290.85
3	350–400	385	220.00–305.00	275.93
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	468	250.00–285.00	266.84
5	500–550	516	265.00–310.00	284.21
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	644	220.00–256.00	247.13
2	700–750	718	185.00–200.00	192.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	431	280.00–320.00	303.68
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	538	287.00–290.00	288.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
2	—	998	100.00–120.00	109.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	136.00–140.00	138.05
5	—	1,147	108.00–118.00	115.41
5	—	1,145	119.00–129.00	124.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,770	143.00–148.00	145.99
1	—	1,195	135.00	135.00

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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