Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 5.00 higher 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 to 135.00 2 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $195.62/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −154.34 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$195.62

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	199.53	1,082	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	180.00	973	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

195.62

—

NC average7 barns · 157 hd

200.28

−4.65

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−154.34

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	1,453	148.04	2,151	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	128.91	1,609	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	109.12	1,086	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	197.93/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	240.69/cwt	227.00–245.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	221.38/cwt	205.00–237.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	189.19/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	216.17/cwt	213.00–222.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	231.10/cwt	225.00–242.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,154	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	202.03/cwt	200.00–208.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	204.33/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	209.42/cwt	206.00–220.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	211.40/cwt	200.00–215.00	977	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	221.67/cwt	202.00–255.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,038	1
Bulls	—	—	1,476	146.62/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,164	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	134.97/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,718	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	109.12/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	126.01/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,578	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,282	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 111Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 71

Baby calves 75.00 to 135.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	227.00–245.00	240.69
5	350–400	372	202.00–255.00	221.67
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
12	450–500	462	200.00–215.00	211.40
9	500–550	538	195.00–212.00	197.93
3	550–600	555	202.00–208.00	204.33
1	650–700	650	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	960	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	175.00	175.00
2	500–550	528	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	565	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	700	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	480	105.00	105.00
1	700–750	705	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	367	225.00–242.00	231.10
2	400–450	420	205.00–237.00	221.38
10	450–500	487	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
3	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	217.00	217.00
5	300–350	328	213.00–222.00	216.17
4	350–400	394	206.00–220.00	209.42
4	450–500	473	200.00–208.00	202.03
6	500–550	538	187.00–200.00	189.19
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	675	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	145.00	145.00
1	250–300	250	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	560	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	197.00	197.00
1	500–550	520	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,476	139.00–154.00	146.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,273	133.00–138.00	134.97
6	—	1,252	121.00–131.00	126.01
1	—	1,105	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	108.00–110.00	109.12

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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