Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 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 light with quality average .

Baby calves 115.00 2 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $218.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −131.63 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$218.33

6 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$64.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.99

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	229.00	1,306	5thin
Medium and Large 2	505	165.00	833	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.00/cwt here — about $473 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 sale6 hd

218.33

—

NC average8 barns · 244 hd

205.34

+12.99

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−131.63

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	1,710	144.59	2,472	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	121.35	1,407	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	101.99	956	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	122.06/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,391	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	110.61/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,172	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	105.93/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,059	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	129.22/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	151.77/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	96.09/cwt	95.00–97.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	145.30/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	230.85/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	230.09/cwt	220.00–240.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	166.60/cwt	145.00–190.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	211.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	233.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	209.46/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	210.84/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 81Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 16Year ago 42

Baby calves 115.00 2 head

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,140	115.00–126.00	122.06
3	—	1,060	110.00–112.00	110.61
3	—	1,337	127.00–131.00	129.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	101.00–109.00	105.93
2	—	843	95.00–97.00	96.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	150.00–154.00	151.77
1	—	1,730	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,643	141.00–149.00	145.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	505	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	725	155.00	155.00
2	750–800	773	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
2	250–300	268	220.00–240.00	230.09
2	300–350	308	230.00–235.00	232.44
1	350–400	370	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	205.00	205.00
5	450–500	453	205.00–245.00	230.85
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00
4	550–600	579	230.00–235.00	233.75
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	703	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	480	170.00	170.00
6	500–550	514	145.00–190.00	166.60
1	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	135.00	135.00
1	700–750	730	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	200.00–215.00	211.56
3	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
6	550–600	593	210.00–211.00	210.84
2	600–650	620	207.00–212.00	209.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00

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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