Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

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 $230.65/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −119.32 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$230.65

9 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$42.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.43

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	235.35	1,259	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	193.00	1,042	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.35/cwt here — about $217 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 sale9 hd

230.65

—

NC average7 barns · 206 hd

252.07

−21.43

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−119.32

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	1,548	137.66	2,131	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	116.73	1,478	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	105.00	1,024	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	118.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	137.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	275.63/cwt	245.50–283.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	200.17/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	238.57/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	222.08/cwt	212.50–230.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	238.08/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	205.97/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	214.87/cwt	200.00–230.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	231.50/cwt	222.50–237.50	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	208.70/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	229.99/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	261.08/cwt	220.00–283.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 58Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 40Year ago 48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	115.00–123.00	118.31
2	—	1,125	110.00–114.00	112.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	135.00–141.00	137.66

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	230	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	275	220.00	220.00
5	300–350	320	220.00–283.00	261.08
5	350–400	371	245.50–283.00	275.63
1	400–450	415	217.50	217.50
5	450–500	477	210.00–265.00	238.08
5	500–550	510	220.00–260.00	238.57
3	550–600	577	220.00–247.50	229.99
2	600–650	625	197.50–215.00	205.97
1	750–800	765	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	200.00–230.00	214.87
1	300–350	320	172.50	172.50
1	350–400	385	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	405	192.50	192.50
1	500–550	540	193.00	193.00
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	287.50	287.50
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	282.50	282.50
2	550–600	553	284.00	284.00
2	700–750	725	187.50–212.50	200.17
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	222.50–237.50	231.50
4	400–450	413	212.50–230.00	222.08
2	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	513	197.50–220.00	208.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	525	177.50–180.00	178.74

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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