Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

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 moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $247.39/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −102.58 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$247.39

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	247.39	1,334	8thin

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

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 sale8 hd

247.39

—

NC average9 barns · 202 hd

240.38

+7.00

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−102.58

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	1,643	170.24	2,798	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	133.98	1,776	27

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	265.27/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	243.62/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	178.36/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	141.82/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,984	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	134.59/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,830	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	121.20/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	248.64/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	244.33/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	247.72/cwt	217.00–259.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	240.62/cwt	232.00–250.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	243.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	184.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	271.70/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	295.67/cwt	255.00–315.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	215.27/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	192.54/cwt	185.00–200.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	283.63/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	192.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	828	2

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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 74Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 43Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	590	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	232.00–250.00	240.62
3	350–400	362	251.00	251.00
5	400–450	437	262.00–266.00	265.27
6	450–500	471	220.00–257.00	244.33
6	500–550	518	217.00–259.00	247.72
3	550–600	582	240.00–250.00	243.32
1	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
3	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	430	185.00–200.00	192.59
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	575	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	316	255.00–315.00	295.67
3	350–400	365	270.00–295.00	283.63
3	400–450	427	270.00–275.00	271.70
2	450–500	475	220.00–260.00	240.00
6	500–550	529	240.00–255.00	248.64
2	550–600	570	240.00–247.00	243.62
3	600–650	613	200.00–239.00	215.27
1	650–700	695	207.00	207.00
5	700–750	709	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	180.00–190.00	184.70
2	400–450	443	185.00–200.00	192.54
1	450–500	490	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,830	176.00–181.00	178.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	141.00–145.00	141.82
15	—	1,360	129.00–140.00	134.59
5	—	1,119	110.00–128.00	121.20

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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