Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

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 .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $183.27/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −166.70 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$183.27

15 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$78.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.16

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	210.02	1,190	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	169.62	912	8thin
Medium and Large 3	550	132.00	726	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.02/cwt here — about $464 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 sale15 hd

183.27

—

NC average9 barns · 278 hd

213.43

−30.16

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−166.70

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	—	High	1,795	154.33	2,771	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	127.37	1,730	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	784	100.24	786	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	208.84/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	170.14/cwt	150.00–187.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	191.07/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	217.74/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	211.54/cwt	210.00–213.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	164.81/cwt	150.00–180.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	169.93/cwt	150.00–187.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	230.12/cwt	220.00–240.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	138.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,604	144.77/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	127.45/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,769	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	96.36/cwt	92.00–102.00	774	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	118.47/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,366	8
Bulls	—	—	1,948	162.44/cwt	159.00–168.00	3,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	150.28/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	194.40/cwt	185.00–205.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	166.35/cwt	155.00–175.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	155.15/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	209.82/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	183.94/cwt	165.00–200.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	214.68/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 35Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 18Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	373	185.00–205.00	194.40
3	400–450	418	165.00–200.00	183.94
4	450–500	478	150.00–187.00	169.93
5	500–550	514	155.00–175.00	166.35
3	550–600	577	170.00–180.00	175.07
4	700–750	716	142.00–170.00	155.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	300	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	360	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	415	220.00–240.00	230.12
3	450–500	487	212.00–217.00	214.68
1	500–550	525	211.00	211.00
5	550–600	575	197.00–220.00	209.82
1	650–700	670	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	132.00	132.00
1	400–450	415	140.00	140.00
3	450–500	470	130.00–142.00	138.04
1	550–600	550	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	217.00	217.00
1	300–350	300	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	360	210.00–213.00	211.54
2	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	527	208.00–212.00	208.84
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	613	187.00–200.00	191.07
1	700–750	710	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	172.00	172.00
1	400–450	415	190.00	190.00
5	450–500	478	150.00–187.00	170.14
1	500–550	525	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	583	150.00–180.00	164.81
1	600–650	630	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
7	600–650	626	210.00–222.00	217.74
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	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
4	—	1,604	138.00–150.00	144.77
22	—	1,388	124.00–132.00	127.45
8	—	1,153	109.00–122.00	118.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	92.00–102.00	96.36
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,948	159.00–168.00	162.44
6	—	1,719	145.00–154.00	150.28

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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