Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 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 were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 to 125.00 7 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $202.36/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −147.61 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$202.36

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$35.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.49

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	210.24	1,125	14thin
Medium and Large 2	547	174.77	955	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd

202.36

—

NC average8 barns · 194 hd

223.85

−21.49

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−147.61

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	1,512	153.42	2,320	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	127.00	1,588	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	104.45	879	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	212.15/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,099	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,512	153.42/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,320	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	111.15/cwt	107.00–115.00	954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	131.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,679	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	118.62/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	250.90/cwt	240.00–260.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	256.38/cwt	230.00–275.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	172.36/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	171.36/cwt	165.00–178.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	178.18/cwt	162.00–195.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	211.25/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	216.28/cwt	215.00–218.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	206.13/cwt	200.00–212.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	199.01/cwt	180.00–218.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	233.28/cwt	227.00–240.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	253.19/cwt	240.00–265.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	227.39/cwt	215.00–240.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	216.38/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	207.70/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	227.91/cwt	210.00–250.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	183.94/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,348	4

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 55Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 43

Baby calves 50.00 to 125.00 7 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	215.00–240.00	227.39
2	300–350	318	240.00–265.00	253.19
2	350–400	368	227.00–240.00	233.28
4	400–450	421	215.00–218.00	216.28
2	450–500	475	200.00–212.00	206.13
4	500–550	524	210.00–213.00	211.25
1	550–600	555	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	775	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	465	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	327	230.00–275.00	256.38
4	350–400	368	240.00–260.00	250.90
5	400–450	435	210.00–250.00	227.91
4	450–500	473	200.00–230.00	216.38
8	500–550	518	200.00–227.00	212.15
6	550–600	558	200.00–212.00	207.70
6	600–650	618	180.00–218.00	199.01
2	650–700	678	160.00–185.00	172.36
4	700–750	733	179.00–190.00	183.94
2	800–850	815	185.00–190.00	187.45
1	950–1000	990	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	162.00–195.00	178.18
2	550–600	578	165.00–178.00	171.36
1	700–750	725	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	760	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	401	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	150.00–157.00	153.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	95.00–100.00	97.74
2	—	858	107.00–115.00	111.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,274	127.00–135.00	131.79
8	—	1,209	108.00–125.00	118.62

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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