Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −119.97 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$230.00

2 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.61

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	275.00	1,623	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	185.00	1,055	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $568 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale2 hd

230.00

—

NC average7 barns · 209 hd

252.61

−22.61

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−119.97

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	1,716	143.66	2,465	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	117.20	1,442	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	87.45	746	5thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	98.80/cwt	96.00–101.00	897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	79.88/cwt	61.00–90.00	653	3
Bulls	—	—	2,032	148.62/cwt	148.00–150.00	3,020	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	139.81/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,248	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,272	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	121.66/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,608	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	238.03/cwt	220.00–260.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	282.88/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	258.07/cwt	220.00–305.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	223.13/cwt	220.00–229.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 81Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 21Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	96.00–101.00	98.80
3	—	817	61.00–90.00	79.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,132	110.00–115.00	112.36
13	—	1,322	117.00–129.00	121.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,032	148.00–150.00	148.62
5	—	1,608	135.00–146.00	139.81
1	—	1,310	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	376	220.00–305.00	258.07
3	400–450	420	270.00–295.00	282.88
2	450–500	485	250.00–290.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	645	215.00–245.00	230.00
2	650–700	678	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	705	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
3	300–350	325	220.00–260.00	238.03
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	427	220.00–229.00	223.13
1	450–500	490	222.00	222.00
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	152.00	152.00
2	800–850	823	164.00–166.00	165.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	165.00	165.00
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	147.00	147.00

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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