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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 6

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

876 head

▲ 437 vs last sale 439▲ 335 vs year ago 541 · +61.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 116▲ 11 vs year ago 104 · +10.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 heavy with quality average .

5 head of hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.88/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −149.18 against this barn's trailing median of $410.06.

Average price

$260.88

132 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$88.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

vs NC average

−8.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	263.55	1,381	128
Medium and Large 2	553	175.39	969	4thin

One grade step is worth $88.17/cwt here — about $412 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale132 hd

260.88

—

NC average7 barns · 221 hd

250.19

+10.69

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−8.52

This barn, trailing median22 sales

410.06

−149.18

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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $470.93, low $344.77, median $410.06 across 22 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	1,558	151.48	2,360	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	132.62	1,649	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	103.06	868	5thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	289.99/cwt	280.00–300.00	673	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	292.50/cwt	260.00–325.00	746	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	180.67/cwt	162.50–200.00	587	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	267.62/cwt	255.00–280.00	883	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	259.10/cwt	222.50–280.00	961	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	256.53/cwt	230.00–282.00	1,095	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	185.96/cwt	170.00–200.00	815	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	250.61/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,190	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	197.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	950	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	70
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	241.46/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,275	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	185.42/cwt	170.00–200.00	983	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,490	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	232.95/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,339	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	165.35/cwt	155.00–175.00	951	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	221.10/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,369	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	257.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,602	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	166.40/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,062	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	182.48/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,234	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	208.77/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,436	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	216.25/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,570	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	169.87/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,308	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	190.18/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,470	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,587	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,012	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	250.00/cwt	230.00–270.00	580	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	243.93/cwt	232.50–250.00	690	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	244.19/cwt	220.00–265.00	781	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	188.10/cwt	180.00–200.00	702	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	239.78/cwt	210.00–275.00	906	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	578	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,140	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	230.81/cwt	210.00–253.00	983	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	196.77/cwt	182.00–202.00	848	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	231.54/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,097	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	186.54/cwt	167.50–202.00	897	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	177.01/cwt	165.00–190.00	915	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	221.59/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,166	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	217.34/cwt	195.00–233.00	1,252	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,104	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	208.50/cwt	180.00–222.50	1,295	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	200.32/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,330	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	187.50/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,425	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	152.43/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,171	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	296.25/cwt	270.00–312.50	797	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	267.00/cwt	217.50–290.00	865	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	260.18/cwt	210.00–285.00	991	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	204.94/cwt	202.50–207.50	789	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	196.34/cwt	182.50–210.00	831	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	246.01/cwt	217.50–265.00	1,053	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	242.06/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,143	38
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	177.38/cwt	170.00–185.00	866	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	224.77/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,162	29
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	169.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	880	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	179.92/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,024	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	221.74/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,266	45
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	173.06/cwt	156.00–185.00	1,073	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	215.74/cwt	182.00–235.00	1,342	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	203.23/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,370	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	175.29/cwt	164.00–187.00	1,197	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	168.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,209	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	150.96/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,177	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	750	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,215	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,299	138.21/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,795	4
Bulls	—	—	1,332	147.03/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,958	10
Bulls	—	—	1,887	161.23/cwt	156.00–178.00	3,042	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	112.68/cwt	107.00–118.00	939	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	96.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	820	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	115.48/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,410	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	143.92/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,776	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	129.01/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,614	42

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 Sep 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 876Last week 439Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 116Year ago 104

5 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	162.50–200.00	180.67
3	400–450	438	170.00–200.00	185.96
4	450–500	480	195.00–200.00	197.99
2	500–550	530	170.00–200.00	185.42
2	550–600	575	155.00–175.00	165.35
6	600–650	638	160.00–173.00	166.40
4	650–700	676	175.00–190.00	182.48
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00
4	750–800	770	140.00–180.00	169.87
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	280.00–300.00	289.99
2	250–300	255	260.00–325.00	292.50
4	300–350	330	255.00–280.00	267.62
5	350–400	371	222.50–280.00	259.10
21	400–450	427	230.00–282.00	256.53
16	450–500	475	220.00–275.00	250.61
21	500–550	528	210.00–270.00	241.46
25	550–600	575	205.00–250.00	232.95
13	600–650	619	200.00–242.00	221.10
8	650–700	688	200.00–211.00	208.77
12	700–750	726	200.00–221.00	216.25
4	750–800	773	185.00–196.00	190.18
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	858	185.00	185.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
12	550–600	552	270.00	270.00
21	600–650	622	255.00–260.00	257.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	180.00–200.00	188.10
5	400–450	431	182.00–202.00	196.77
10	450–500	481	167.50–202.00	186.54
5	500–550	517	165.00–190.00	177.01
2	550–600	585	187.50–190.00	188.77
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	768	145.00–160.00	152.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	137.50	137.50
1	650–700	650	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	230.00–270.00	250.00
3	250–300	283	232.50–250.00	243.93
11	300–350	320	220.00–265.00	244.19
36	350–400	378	210.00–275.00	239.78
21	400–450	426	210.00–253.00	230.81
49	450–500	474	210.00–270.00	231.54
31	500–550	526	200.00–255.00	221.59
31	550–600	576	195.00–233.00	217.34
22	600–650	621	180.00–222.50	208.50
4	650–700	664	190.00–209.00	200.32
2	750–800	760	175.00–200.00	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	426	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	195.00	195.00
2	350–400	385	202.50–207.50	204.94
6	400–450	423	182.50–210.00	196.34
2	450–500	488	170.00–185.00	177.38
3	500–550	518	165.00–175.00	169.95
9	550–600	569	170.00–190.00	179.92
7	600–650	620	156.00–185.00	173.06
2	650–700	683	164.00–187.00	175.29
6	700–750	719	160.00–175.00	168.11
2	750–800	780	144.00–158.00	150.96
1	800–850	805	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	127.50	127.50
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	515	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
7	250–300	269	270.00–312.50	296.25
11	300–350	324	217.50–290.00	267.00
21	350–400	381	210.00–285.00	260.18
17	400–450	428	217.50–265.00	246.01
38	450–500	472	210.00–270.00	242.06
29	500–550	517	200.00–247.50	224.77
45	550–600	571	200.00–240.00	221.74
23	600–650	622	182.00–235.00	215.74
7	650–700	674	185.00–220.00	203.23
1	700–750	730	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	750	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	848	90.00–100.00	96.64
2	—	833	107.00–118.00	112.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,251	123.00–135.00	129.01
5	—	1,221	104.00–121.00	115.48
21	—	1,234	136.00–160.00	143.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,887	156.00–178.00	161.23
4	—	1,299	132.00–148.00	138.21
10	—	1,332	140.00–154.00	147.03

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.