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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 17

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

567 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 615▼ 1 vs year ago 568 · −0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 137▲ 40 vs year ago 95 · +42.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

21 head of hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.40/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −104.45 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$238.40

44 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$80.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

vs NC average

−31.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	240.22	1,291	43
Medium and Large 2	585	160.00	936	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.22/cwt here — about $355 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

238.40

—

NC average8 barns · 260 hd

233.28

+5.12

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−31.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−104.45

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,698	165.10	2,803	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	131.35	1,560	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	95.02	901	5thin

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	355.33/cwt	342.50–370.00	799	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	307.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	866	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	314.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	994	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	326.95/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,239	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	302.59/cwt	252.50–322.00	1,295	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	288.92/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,390	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	264.05/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,355	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	284.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,629	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	240.58/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,489	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	266.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,771	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	252.39/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,840	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	218.76/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,921	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,899	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	279.21/cwt	260.00–290.00	751	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	276.44/cwt	230.00–295.00	909	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	193.87/cwt	190.00–197.50	733	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	273.02/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,037	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	187.06/cwt	162.50–200.00	795	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	262.11/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,117	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	252.10/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,200	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	244.72/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,265	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	231.82/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,333	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	225.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,375	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	198.69/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,341	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	187.74/cwt	167.00–207.50	1,374	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	297.35/cwt	285.00–312.50	830	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	264.13/cwt	250.00–310.00	869	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	189.58/cwt	150.00–220.00	682	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	305.09/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,120	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	296.69/cwt	250.00–338.00	1,252	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,064	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	273.26/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,298	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	269.99/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,409	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	266.99/cwt	232.50–283.00	1,530	34
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	258.80/cwt	222.50–272.50	1,607	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	240.26/cwt	215.00–257.50	1,588	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	226.33/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,675	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	206.66/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,587	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,466	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	193.62/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,710	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	182.44/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,761	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	183.33/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,866	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	166.49/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,907	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	110.79/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,008	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	84.51/cwt	76.00–90.00	822	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	126.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,362	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	111.42/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,220	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	138.52/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,806	44

This sale against other markets

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri May 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 615Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 137Year ago 95

21 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
3	250–300	269	260.00–290.00	279.21
27	300–350	329	230.00–295.00	276.44
23	350–400	380	220.00–285.00	273.02
63	400–450	426	220.00–285.00	262.11
31	450–500	476	225.00–290.00	252.10
28	500–550	517	227.50–260.00	244.72
15	550–600	575	220.00–262.50	231.82
10	600–650	610	215.00–235.00	225.44
3	650–700	675	180.00–222.00	198.69
3	700–750	732	167.00–207.50	187.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	378	190.00–197.50	193.87
3	400–450	425	162.50–200.00	187.06
3	450–500	494	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	585	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	650	137.00	137.00
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	370	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	285.00–312.50	297.35
4	300–350	329	250.00–310.00	264.13
11	350–400	367	280.00–335.00	305.09
30	400–450	422	250.00–338.00	296.69
30	450–500	475	250.00–300.00	273.26
16	500–550	522	230.00–285.00	269.99
34	550–600	573	232.50–283.00	266.99
16	600–650	621	222.50–272.50	258.80
5	650–700	661	215.00–257.50	240.26
3	700–750	740	215.00–232.00	226.33
4	750–800	768	195.00–217.50	206.66
2	800–850	810	180.00–182.00	181.01
2	850–900	883	185.00–202.00	193.62
2	950–1000	965	170.00–195.00	182.44
2	1000–1050	1,018	170.00–197.00	183.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	360	150.00–220.00	189.58
2	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	224.87
1	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	765	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	342.50–370.00	355.33
3	250–300	282	300.00–320.00	307.18
4	300–350	316	310.00–320.00	314.53
22	350–400	379	290.00–335.00	326.95
20	400–450	428	252.50–322.00	302.59
8	450–500	481	265.00–307.50	288.92
4	500–550	513	245.00–290.00	264.05
8	550–600	572	270.00–290.00	284.73
4	600–650	619	225.00–262.50	240.58
4	650–700	664	257.50–270.00	266.75
4	700–750	729	247.00–255.00	252.39
1	750–800	765	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	878	215.00–222.50	218.76
1	900–950	915	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	154.00	154.00
8	—	1,746	162.00–175.00	166.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	76.00–90.00	84.51
2	—	910	108.00–114.00	110.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,304	133.00–148.00	138.52
41	—	1,076	120.00–132.00	126.58
6	—	1,095	100.00–119.00	111.42

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.