Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.02/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −112.94 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$203.02

4 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$55.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.83

vs NC average

−41.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	230.99	1,173	2thin
Medium and Large 2	525	175.05	919	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.94/cwt here — about $254 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

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 sale4 hd

203.02

—

NC average9 barns · 447 hd

241.85

−38.83

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−41.39

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−112.94

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	1,816	160.98	2,923	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	137.34	1,809	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	125.00	1,056	1thin

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	800–850	813	175.50/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	241.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	289.65/cwt	280.00–300.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	246.08/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	230.99/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	217.71/cwt	200.00–230.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	213.62/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	264.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	140.27/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,905	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	120.70/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	150.82/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,831	164.14/cwt	160.00–168.00	3,005	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	231.38/cwt	220.00–245.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 54Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 17Year ago 20

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	200	285.00	285.00
3	250–300	272	250.00–275.00	264.66
3	300–350	332	220.00–245.00	231.38
4	350–400	378	240.00–245.00	241.53
4	400–450	431	200.00–230.00	217.71
4	450–500	465	220.00–230.00	225.03
2	500–550	508	228.00–234.00	230.99
1	600–650	600	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	683	207.00–220.00	213.62
1	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	813	174.00–177.00	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	525	170.00–180.00	175.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	285	280.00–300.00	289.65
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	423	220.00–265.00	246.08
2	450–500	488	210.00–215.00	212.51
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	555	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	805	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	478	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	136.00–144.00	140.27
5	—	1,214	112.00–133.00	120.70
4	—	1,345	148.00–155.00	150.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,831	160.00–168.00	164.14
1	—	1,725	142.00	142.00

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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