Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 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 moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $181.39/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −168.58 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$181.39

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.16

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	192.24	1,027	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	170.53	938	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $89 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 sale8 hd

181.39

—

NC average5 barns · 161 hd

209.54

−28.16

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−168.58

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	1,506	134.07	2,019	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	115.45	1,452	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	90.51	903	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	500–550	500	193.50/cwt	187.00–200.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	190.98/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	90.51/cwt	80.00–98.00	903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	98.09/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	120.41/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,561	7
Bulls	—	—	1,506	134.07/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,019	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	228.45/cwt	227.00–230.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	204.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	229.86/cwt	215.00–240.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	206.37/cwt	202.00–210.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	170.71/cwt	159.00–177.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	179.32/cwt	170.00–192.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	176.85/cwt	155.00–200.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	166.95/cwt	155.00–187.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	170.76/cwt	160.00–182.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	169.33/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,112	3

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 97Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 26Year ago 47

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	320	215.00–240.00	229.86
4	350–400	370	227.00–230.00	228.45
3	400–450	420	200.00–215.00	204.94
1	450–500	475	207.00	207.00
2	500–550	500	187.00–200.00	193.50
2	550–600	568	187.00–195.00	190.98
1	600–650	645	185.00	185.00
3	650–700	657	165.00–173.00	169.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	125.00	125.00
1	600–650	620	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	155.00–200.00	176.85
1	400–450	415	197.00	197.00
1	450–500	480	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	510	170.00	170.00
3	550–600	563	159.00–177.00	170.71
1	600–650	620	172.00	172.00
1	750–800	790	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	195.00	195.00
2	300–350	305	170.00–175.00	172.50
5	400–450	410	170.00–192.00	179.32
3	450–500	463	160.00–182.00	170.76
1	500–550	530	172.00	172.00
4	550–600	580	155.00–187.00	166.95
1	600–650	645	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	660	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	750	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	205.00	205.00
3	350–400	373	202.00–210.00	206.37
1	550–600	570	209.00	209.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	700	176.00	176.00
2	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	485	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	565	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	80.00–98.00	90.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	90.00–106.00	98.09
7	—	1,296	115.00–124.00	120.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	125.00–145.00	134.07

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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