Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

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 moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 160.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $202.67/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −147.29 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$202.67

11 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.49

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	207.71	1,094	9thin
Medium and Large 2	550	180.00	990	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $104 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 sale11 hd

202.67

—

NC average9 barns · 181 hd

229.17

−26.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−147.29

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	1,583	144.34	2,284	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	128.04	1,565	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	102.05	855	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	195.28/cwt	190.00–207.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	208.56/cwt	200.00–217.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	207.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	169.83/cwt	160.00–180.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	209.30/cwt	198.00–233.00	1,097	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	121.49/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,510	8
Bulls	—	—	1,275	132.92/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	132.79/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,575	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	91.73/cwt	84.00–103.00	749	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	209.99/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	221.99/cwt	200.00–245.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	202.35/cwt	200.00–207.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	200.87/cwt	191.00–212.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	172.80/cwt	165.00–180.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	228.10/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	171.40/cwt	160.00–183.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	171.00/cwt	162.00–180.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	165.31/cwt	150.00–180.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	200.00–260.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	172.58/cwt	147.00–195.00	818	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	145.63/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,388	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	3,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 134Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 55Year ago 33

Baby calves 160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	205.00	205.00
2	250–300	273	200.00–215.00	207.02
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	358	200.00–217.00	208.56
3	400–450	432	200.00–207.00	202.35
3	450–500	467	191.00–212.00	200.87
4	500–550	511	190.00–207.00	195.28
4	550–600	561	207.00–212.00	209.99
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	160.00–170.00	165.11
2	350–400	363	150.00–180.00	165.31
2	400–450	440	160.00–170.00	164.94
2	500–550	515	162.00–180.00	171.00
2	550–600	560	160.00–183.00	171.40
1	700–750	740	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	875	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	160.00–180.00	169.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	523	205.00–245.00	228.10
1	550–600	560	229.00	229.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	333	200.00–245.00	221.99
2	350–400	395	200.00–260.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	475	201.00	201.00
8	500–550	524	198.00–233.00	209.30
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
2	600–650	638	180.00–190.00	184.94
1	750–800	770	177.00	177.00
1	950–1000	970	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	190.00	190.00
1	300–350	335	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	380	165.00–180.00	172.80
1	400–450	445	180.00	180.00
5	450–500	474	147.00–195.00	172.58
1	500–550	505	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	595	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	680	162.00	162.00
1	700–750	740	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	113.00–125.00	121.49
6	—	1,186	128.00–138.00	132.79
2	—	1,250	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	84.00–103.00	91.73
2	—	868	115.00–120.00	117.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	128.00–140.00	132.92
3	—	1,640	141.00–148.00	145.63
2	—	1,958	159.00–160.00	159.52

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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