Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-27

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 light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.65/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −94.30 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$221.65

9 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$52.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.61

vs NC average

−45.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	227.49	1,231	8thin
Medium and Large 2	560	175.00	980	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.49/cwt here — about $251 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

221.65

—

NC average8 barns · 253 hd

236.26

−14.61

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−45.97

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−94.30

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	132.54	1,684	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	271.43/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	293.52/cwt	230.00–325.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	279.62/cwt	270.00–290.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	149.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,233	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	112.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,185	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	185.24/cwt	170.00–200.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	195.14/cwt	180.00–210.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	226.94/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	327.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	162.45/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	291.24/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	218.75/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	188.31/cwt	170.00–205.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	277.88/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	241.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	258.38/cwt	230.00–272.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	234.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	236.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 50Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 29Year ago 37

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	215	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	260	270.00–290.00	279.62
3	300–350	342	230.00–325.00	293.52
5	350–400	382	265.00–305.00	291.24
6	400–450	432	240.00–295.00	277.88
4	450–500	478	250.00–295.00	271.43
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	170.00–200.00	185.24
2	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	550	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
2	750–800	760	155.00–170.00	162.45
1	850–900	865	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	180.00–210.00	195.14
2	300–350	325	170.00–205.00	188.31
1	450–500	470	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	273	230.00–240.00	234.86
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	365	230.00–272.00	258.38
5	400–450	420	235.00–250.00	241.46
3	450–500	472	215.00–235.00	226.94
4	500–550	516	230.00–245.00	236.22
4	550–600	566	205.00–230.00	218.75
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	320.00–335.00	327.60
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	140.00–154.00	149.86
3	—	1,052	110.00–118.00	112.62
1	—	1,050	123.00	123.00

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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