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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 9

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 426▼ 507 vs year ago 583 · −87.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 155▼ 75 vs year ago 128 · −58.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $204.20/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −148.46 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$204.20

11 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$35.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	213.91	1,140	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	178.32	952	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.59/cwt here — about $188 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 sale11 hd

204.20

—

NC average7 barns · 146 hd

211.68

−7.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−148.46

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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	—	High	1,642	170.51	2,800	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	156.18	1,986	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	124.70	1,249	5thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,339	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	221.11/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,260	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	224.04/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,463	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	177.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	585	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	218.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	946	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	208.06/cwt	200.00–218.00	995	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	199.50/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,037	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	193.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,142	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	186.20/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,184	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,423	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	234.43/cwt	232.00–237.00	867	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	231.43/cwt	200.00–245.00	993	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	910	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	235.50/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,142	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	880	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	213.75/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,126	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	188.37/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,287	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	176.59/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	179.59/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,295	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	115.88/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,198	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	118.76/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,411	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	148.45/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,778	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	165.92/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,213	18

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 Aug 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 426Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 155Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	232.00–237.00	234.43
5	400–450	429	200.00–245.00	231.43
4	450–500	485	220.00–252.00	235.50
7	500–550	527	195.00–235.00	213.75
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	683	185.00–195.00	188.37
1	700–750	730	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	473	190.00–195.00	192.38
2	500–550	503	170.00–180.00	174.98
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	433	210.00–225.00	218.38
3	450–500	478	200.00–218.00	208.06
2	500–550	520	187.00–213.00	199.50
2	550–600	590	190.00–197.00	193.50
4	600–650	636	185.00–190.00	186.20
1	650–700	665	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	175.00–180.00	177.39
1	450–500	460	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	545	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	625	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	517	259.00	259.00
2	550–600	570	217.00–225.00	221.11
3	650–700	653	220.00–232.00	224.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	545	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	175.00–183.00	179.59
1	—	1,195	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,598	174.00–181.00	176.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,334	160.00–173.00	165.92
2	—	1,188	110.00–130.00	118.76
13	—	1,198	139.00–158.00	148.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	110.00–124.00	115.88
1	—	870	160.00	160.00

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.