Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $196.52/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −119.44 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$196.52

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.77

vs NC average

−70.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	206.60	1,149	14thin
Medium and Large 2	539	176.35	951	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

196.52

—

NC average10 barns · 439 hd

218.28

−21.77

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−70.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−119.44

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	1,670	120.50	2,012	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	111.88	1,360	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	105.00	1,643	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	84.23	855	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	500–550	525	172.60/cwt	165.00–185.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	193.76/cwt	185.00–200.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	226.92/cwt	220.00–237.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	195.85/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	207.11/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,185	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	216.66/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	227.65/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	214.78/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	231.40/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	174.72/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	222.01/cwt	210.00–240.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	210.01/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	224.05/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	217.23/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	181.36/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	205.68/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	190.80/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	211.31/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,019	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	183.66/cwt	172.00–195.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	160.61/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	2,250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	3,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,090	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	84.23/cwt	80.00–89.00	855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	117.05/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,373	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	109.01/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,351	9

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 85Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 51

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	185.00–200.00	193.76
4	500–550	525	165.00–185.00	172.60
3	550–600	558	177.00–187.00	181.36
1	600–650	630	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	695	169.00	169.00
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	220.00	220.00
6	400–450	419	220.00–237.00	226.92
9	450–500	482	205.00–222.00	211.31
5	500–550	527	195.00–214.00	205.68
9	550–600	572	193.00–210.00	207.11
5	600–650	631	187.00–204.00	195.85
4	650–700	663	184.00–197.00	190.80
1	750–800	785	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	255.00–260.00	257.50
3	400–450	430	210.00–240.00	222.01
5	450–500	478	215.00–245.00	227.65
2	500–550	513	225.00–238.00	231.40
6	550–600	579	210.00–225.00	216.66
2	600–650	605	218.00–230.00	224.05
6	650–700	667	200.00–230.00	214.78
2	700–750	738	208.00–212.00	210.01
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	663	160.00–190.00	174.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	470	205.00–230.00	217.23
2	500–550	543	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	198.00	198.00
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	172.00–195.00	183.66
1	550–600	595	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	675	182.00	182.00
3	700–750	735	150.00–167.00	160.61
1	750–800	790	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,090	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	80.00–89.00	84.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	114.00–121.00	117.05
9	—	1,239	104.00–113.00	109.01

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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