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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 13

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

604 head

▼ 272 vs last sale 876▼ 396 vs year ago 1,000 · −39.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 115▼ 32 vs year ago 154 · −20.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 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 .

Baby calves 110.00 to 135.00

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 $208.92/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −133.93 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$208.92

72 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$79.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs NC average

−29.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	216.10	1,168	59
Medium and Large 2	539	179.58	968	12thin
Medium and Large 3	500	137.00	685	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.10/cwt here — about $483 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 sale72 hd

208.92

—

NC average9 barns · 358 hd

211.02

−2.10

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−29.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−133.93

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	—	Low	1,519	144.79	2,199	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	127.22	1,552	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	103.85	971	19

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	271.51/cwt	250.00–280.00	869	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	278.41/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,050	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	252.54/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,068	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	250.75/cwt	237.00–272.00	1,184	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	228.05/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,200	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	219.28/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,267	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	221.62/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,385	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	211.31/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,426	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	212.26/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,539	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	236.79/cwt	220.00–250.00	663	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	231.57/cwt	220.00–242.50	748	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	240.31/cwt	210.00–262.00	894	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	228.21/cwt	200.00–277.50	961	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	178.90/cwt	155.00–200.00	755	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	136.03/cwt	130.00–142.00	603	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	136.89/cwt	117.00–157.00	627	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	224.23/cwt	205.00–249.00	1,052	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	177.93/cwt	165.00–195.00	838	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	218.20/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,135	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	177.58/cwt	161.00–190.00	934	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	212.82/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,217	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	185.56/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,073	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	215.40/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,314	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	165.79/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,025	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	208.00/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,389	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	197.53/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,438	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,511	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,405	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	265.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	735	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	265.13/cwt	240.00–290.00	848	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	180.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	670	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	260.94/cwt	230.00–280.00	986	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	236.72/cwt	190.00–277.00	1,006	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	191.05/cwt	180.00–200.00	822	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	186.63/cwt	170.00–200.00	873	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	231.70/cwt	210.00–267.50	1,089	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	222.39/cwt	197.00–250.00	1,154	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	138.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	730	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	185.73/cwt	172.50–195.00	988	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	189.65/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,077	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	208.17/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,199	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	183.44/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,137	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	203.22/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,266	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	163.15/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,082	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	202.44/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,364	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	193.77/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,428	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	196.58/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,502	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	174.33/cwt	152.50–190.00	1,417	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,507	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,266	133.80/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,694	7
Bulls	—	—	1,661	151.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,517	9
Bulls	—	—	2,010	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,236	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	97.52/cwt	90.00–105.00	884	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	112.56/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,096	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	116.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,218	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	126.00/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,531	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	135.17/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,765	15

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 876Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 115Year ago 154

Baby calves 110.00 to 135.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	158.00	158.00
1	350–400	375	127.50	127.50
2	400–450	443	130.00–142.00	136.03
2	450–500	458	117.00–157.00	136.89
1	500–550	500	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	180.00	180.00
9	400–450	422	155.00–200.00	178.90
5	450–500	471	165.00–195.00	177.93
9	500–550	526	161.00–190.00	177.58
3	550–600	578	170.00–197.50	185.56
3	600–650	618	150.00–177.50	165.79
2	800–850	835	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	220.00–250.00	236.79
5	300–350	323	220.00–242.50	231.57
26	350–400	372	210.00–262.00	240.31
37	400–450	421	200.00–277.50	228.21
19	450–500	469	205.00–249.00	224.23
36	500–550	520	200.00–240.00	218.20
23	550–600	572	200.00–233.00	212.82
29	600–650	610	195.00–225.00	215.40
6	650–700	668	200.00–213.00	208.00
2	700–750	728	190.00–205.00	197.53
1	750–800	785	192.50	192.50
1	1050–1100	1,060	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	372	175.00–185.00	180.04
5	400–450	430	180.00–200.00	191.05
8	450–500	468	170.00–200.00	186.63
7	500–550	532	172.50–195.00	185.73
13	550–600	568	175.00–197.00	189.65
5	600–650	620	170.00–190.00	183.44
3	650–700	663	140.00–177.00	163.15
1	850–900	850	145.00	145.00
1	950–1000	960	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	277	250.00–280.00	265.36
5	300–350	320	240.00–290.00	265.13
19	350–400	378	230.00–280.00	260.94
28	400–450	425	190.00–277.00	236.72
23	450–500	470	210.00–267.50	231.70
18	500–550	519	197.00–250.00	222.39
19	550–600	576	200.00–230.00	208.17
10	600–650	623	185.00–215.00	203.22
17	650–700	674	187.00–215.00	202.44
6	700–750	737	170.00–215.00	193.77
5	750–800	764	180.00–202.00	196.58
4	800–850	813	152.50–190.00	174.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	125.00	125.00
1	450–500	450	145.00	145.00
3	500–550	528	130.00–145.00	138.28
1	650–700	695	138.00	138.00
1	750–800	765	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	250.00–280.00	271.51
3	350–400	377	265.00–290.00	278.41
9	400–450	423	220.00–277.00	252.54
6	450–500	472	237.00–272.00	250.75
5	500–550	526	210.00–242.00	228.05
12	550–600	578	210.00–231.00	219.28
8	600–650	625	200.00–237.00	221.62
4	650–700	675	207.50–217.50	211.31
3	700–750	725	200.00–222.50	212.26
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,306	132.00–149.00	135.17
6	—	1,045	110.00–119.00	116.51
45	—	1,215	120.00–131.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	906	90.00–105.00	97.52
8	—	974	106.00–119.00	112.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	120.00–146.00	133.80
9	—	1,661	148.00–158.00	151.54
1	—	2,010	161.00	161.00

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.