Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were down 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 45.00 to 55.00 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $151.31/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −164.65 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$151.31

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$64.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.84

vs NC average

−107.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	192.00	1,018	1thin
Medium and Large 2	551	160.83	885	8thin
Medium and Large 3	548	127.93	701	5thin

One grade step is worth $64.07/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale14 hd

151.31

—

NC average9 barns · 318 hd

198.15

−46.84

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−107.08

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−164.65

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	1,571	141.04	2,216	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	117.53	1,469	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	98.06	1,015	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	450–500	495	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	195.17/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	155.10/cwt	145.00–170.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	129.83/cwt	122.00–137.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	164.27/cwt	155.00–175.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	142.62/cwt	135.00–150.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	223.40/cwt	200.00–235.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	158.05/cwt	152.00–170.00	893	4
Bulls	—	—	1,005	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	151.17/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	143.75/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,521	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	118.44/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,517	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	98.06/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,015	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,282	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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 198Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 54

Baby calves 45.00 to 55.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	426	200.00–235.00	223.40
1	450–500	495	195.00	195.00
2	500–550	528	195.00–200.00	197.56
2	600–650	605	175.00–215.00	195.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	125.00	125.00
1	450–500	495	135.00	135.00
1	500–550	515	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
4	550–600	565	152.00–170.00	158.05
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
2	700–750	708	140.00–150.00	145.02
1	800–850	805	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	383	240.00–250.00	244.96
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	168.00	168.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	755	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	185.00–190.00	187.55
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
3	500–550	523	145.00–170.00	155.10
5	550–600	567	155.00–175.00	164.27
2	600–650	610	135.00–150.00	142.62
3	650–700	657	140.00–142.00	140.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	122.00–137.00	129.83
2	550–600	585	120.00–130.00	125.09
1	650–700	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	192.00	192.00
1	600–650	615	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	735	153.00	153.00
1	850–900	890	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,675	150.00–153.00	151.17
4	—	1,754	136.00–148.00	143.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	114.00–122.00	118.44
1	—	1,290	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,145	111.00–113.00	111.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	90.00–102.00	98.06

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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