Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher 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 $175.65/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −174.32 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$175.65

10 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.84

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	205.00	1,164	2thin
Medium and Large 2	565	168.31	951	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd

175.65

—

NC average8 barns · 318 hd

209.49

−33.84

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−174.32

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	—	Low	1,607	142.85	2,296	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	120.42	1,640	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	91.73	887	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	300–350	310	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	170.91/cwt	150.00–190.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	169.52/cwt	160.00–180.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	157.29/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	213.57/cwt	212.00–215.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	259.77/cwt	235.00–280.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	206.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	234.15/cwt	205.00–270.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	231.97/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	134.20/cwt	120.00–150.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	193.22/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	168.11/cwt	150.00–180.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	196.57/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	216.43/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	204.55/cwt	190.00–228.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	127.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	206.00/cwt	200.00–212.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	171.92/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	129.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	177.61/cwt	150.00–190.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	224.04/cwt	210.00–250.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	178.61/cwt	165.00–200.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,193	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	148.27/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,540	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	114.09/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,468	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	91.73/cwt	80.00–104.00	887	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	125.17/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,775	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	218.37/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 67Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 39Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	150.00–190.00	170.91
1	250–300	280	175.00	175.00
2	300–350	310	160.00–180.00	170.00
1	350–400	350	160.00	160.00
2	400–450	420	160.00–180.00	169.52
1	450–500	450	150.00	150.00
3	500–550	520	150.00–180.00	168.11
2	600–650	613	140.00–150.00	144.90
1	650–700	670	162.00	162.00
2	700–750	725	150.00–165.00	157.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	212.00	212.00
2	350–400	373	212.00–215.00	213.57
2	400–450	405	200.00–212.00	206.00
5	450–500	486	214.00–219.00	216.43
3	500–550	530	185.00–200.00	193.22
7	550–600	568	190.00–228.00	204.55
3	600–650	620	185.00–205.00	196.57
1	650–700	695	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	120.00–150.00	134.20
1	350–400	350	145.00	145.00
2	400–450	440	120.00–135.00	127.41
1	450–500	490	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	515	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	620	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	445	212.00	212.00
4	450–500	459	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	522	230.00–234.00	231.97
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	235.00–280.00	259.77
5	300–350	320	205.00–270.00	234.15
8	350–400	363	210.00–250.00	224.04
2	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	485	212.00–225.00	218.37
2	550–600	568	205.00	205.00
3	600–650	608	200.00–220.00	206.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	105.00	105.00
1	350–400	375	135.00	135.00
2	400–450	418	125.00–135.00	129.79
2	450–500	478	125.00	125.00
1	600–650	640	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	990	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00
5	350–400	373	165.00–200.00	178.61
4	400–450	424	150.00–190.00	177.61
3	450–500	480	170.00–180.00	175.12
2	500–550	508	155.00–160.00	157.49
6	550–600	584	150.00–190.00	171.92
1	600–650	635	155.00	155.00
2	650–700	653	170.00–180.00	175.02
1	950–1000	970	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,713	147.00–149.00	148.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,287	104.00–118.00	114.09
16	—	1,418	120.00–133.00	125.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	80.00–104.00	91.73

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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