Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.32/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.63 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$214.32

5 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.79

vs NC average

−65.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	214.32	1,181	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd

214.32

—

NC average8 barns · 269 hd

229.11

−14.79

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−65.98

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−101.63

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	—	Average	1,460	129.00	1,883	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	106.49	1,264	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	98.00	848	1thin

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%	—	1,210	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,246	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	107.49/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,269	7
Bulls	—	—	1,460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	176.30/cwt	152.00–200.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	213.23/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	266.03/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	236.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	195.47/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	239.67/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	212.25/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	226.05/cwt	225.00–227.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	234.35/cwt	220.00–245.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	218.45/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	275.48/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	196.30/cwt	175.00–215.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	276.06/cwt	220.00–305.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	169.44/cwt	162.00–182.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	221.09/cwt	212.00–232.00	946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	236.30/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	217.99/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	257.06/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	204.01/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,261	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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 59Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 51Year ago 33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	102.00–104.00	102.98
7	—	1,181	106.00–110.00	107.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	129.00	129.00

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	290	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	313	220.00–305.00	276.06
4	350–400	363	245.00–300.00	275.48
2	400–450	408	247.00–267.00	257.06
5	450–500	470	225.00–245.00	236.30
4	500–550	530	200.00–227.00	217.99
2	550–600	573	215.00–217.00	215.99
1	650–700	650	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	175.00–215.00	196.30
1	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
4	550–600	580	152.00–200.00	176.30
1	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	655	145.00	145.00
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	468	260.00–272.00	266.03
1	500–550	530	244.00	244.00
2	550–600	563	232.00–247.00	239.67
2	600–650	628	200.00–227.00	213.23
1	750–800	750	202.00	202.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	225.00–227.00	226.05
3	300–350	328	235.00–240.00	236.65
8	350–400	376	220.00–245.00	234.35
6	400–450	428	212.00–232.00	221.09
4	450–500	480	212.00–225.00	218.45
2	500–550	515	215.00–220.00	217.43
3	550–600	575	210.00–217.00	212.25
3	600–650	618	202.00–205.00	204.01
4	650–700	686	190.00–202.00	195.47
4	750–800	766	162.00–182.00	169.44
2	800–850	828	162.00	162.00

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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