Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower 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 moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 75.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $175.26/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −140.69 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$175.26

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$74.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.30

vs NC average

−82.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	196.89	1,049	7thin
Medium and Large 2	562	166.00	933	5thin
Medium and Large 3	525	122.71	644	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.18/cwt here — about $405 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 sale14 hd

175.26

—

NC average8 barns · 306 hd

210.56

−35.30

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−82.54

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−140.69

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	—	Low	1,309	143.31	1,876	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	124.18	1,473	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	847	103.43	876	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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%	—	775	89.74/cwt	80.00–100.00	695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	108.91/cwt	101.00–118.00	954	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	127.72/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,547	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	112.62/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,170	11
Bulls	—	—	1,185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	147.19/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	287.47/cwt	270.00–305.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	215.88/cwt	200.00–230.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	213.19/cwt	200.00–225.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	208.10/cwt	200.00–215.00	882	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	236.94/cwt	210.00–250.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	175.10/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	211.01/cwt	205.00–220.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	201.55/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	190.68/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	175.03/cwt	165.00–185.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	209.86/cwt	205.00–215.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	180.63/cwt	160.00–200.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	247.04/cwt	225.00–270.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	166.67/cwt	150.00–180.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	191.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	183.76/cwt	160.00–205.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	180.47/cwt	170.00–190.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	122.71/cwt	100.00–145.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	112.25/cwt	100.00–125.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	188.18/cwt	175.00–195.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	176.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	165.12/cwt	150.00–180.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	141.73/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,197	3

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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 122Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 107Year ago 25

Baby calves 75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	80.00–100.00	89.74
5	—	876	101.00–118.00	108.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,211	122.00–138.00	127.72
11	—	1,039	100.00–121.00	112.62
3	—	1,550	139.00–146.00	141.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,330	142.00–153.00	147.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	270.00–305.00	287.47
3	300–350	327	210.00–250.00	236.94
2	350–400	368	225.00–270.00	247.04
5	400–450	423	200.00–225.00	213.19
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
5	500–550	528	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	555	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	763	165.00–185.00	175.10
1	950–1000	965	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	150.00–180.00	165.12
2	350–400	368	170.00–180.00	175.03
2	400–450	425	170.00–190.00	180.47
2	450–500	480	160.00–200.00	180.63
3	500–550	535	165.00–185.00	175.03
2	550–600	565	180.00–185.00	182.52
1	600–650	610	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	135.00	135.00
1	300–350	335	135.00	135.00
1	350–400	380	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	510	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	630	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
6	300–350	332	200.00–230.00	215.88
5	350–400	382	205.00–220.00	211.01
7	400–450	424	200.00–215.00	208.10
2	450–500	463	205.00–215.00	209.86
4	500–550	514	197.00–215.00	201.55
3	550–600	558	185.00–195.00	190.68
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	160.00–205.00	183.76
1	250–300	260	185.00	185.00
4	350–400	366	185.00–195.00	191.18
3	400–450	425	175.00–195.00	188.18
4	450–500	474	170.00–180.00	176.36
2	500–550	543	165.00	165.00
3	550–600	575	150.00–180.00	166.67
1	600–650	615	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	110.00	110.00
2	350–400	378	100.00–125.00	112.25
2	500–550	525	100.00–145.00	122.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	530	212.00	212.00
2	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	625	200.00–220.00	209.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	150.00	150.00

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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