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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 15

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 645▼ 237 vs year ago 605 · −39.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 107▼ 58 vs year ago 186 · −31.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 70.00 to 170.00

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 $224.83/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −127.83 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$224.83

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$45.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	228.84	1,253	41
Medium and Large 2	558	183.76	1,025	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.08/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

224.83

—

NC average9 barns · 229 hd

219.04

+5.79

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−127.83

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	—	Low	1,643	136.41	2,241	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	112.92	1,377	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,867	107.22	2,002	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	92.07	841	15

Every lot

70 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	703	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	302.36/cwt	300.00–305.00	816	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	998	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	279.93/cwt	242.50–300.00	1,058	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	270.51/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,147	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	242.00/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,150	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	230.66/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,236	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	235.93/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,345	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	212.99/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,310	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,344	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	193.39/cwt	175.00–215.00	422	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	248.58/cwt	245.00–252.00	572	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	537	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	236.80/cwt	220.00–250.00	649	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	239.30/cwt	225.00–252.50	780	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	185.02/cwt	170.00–207.00	675	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	248.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	915	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	231.23/cwt	200.00–250.00	990	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	224.16/cwt	212.00–245.00	1,060	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	188.12/cwt	170.00–200.00	899	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	221.40/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,162	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	171.86/cwt	160.00–180.00	911	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	220.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,237	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	210.87/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,310	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	206.12/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,383	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	179.00/cwt	167.50–195.00	1,294	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	176.74/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,377	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	255.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	569	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	267.28/cwt	250.00–280.00	724	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	226.71/cwt	205.00–250.00	646	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	282.12/cwt	245.00–297.00	911	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	202.59/cwt	200.00–205.00	746	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	247.09/cwt	217.50–285.00	922	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	256.23/cwt	215.00–280.00	1,068	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	192.02/cwt	165.00–210.00	826	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	167.40/cwt	150.00–185.00	758	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	249.89/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,164	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	229.26/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,185	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	191.68/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,087	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	228.54/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,300	24
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	212.35/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,317	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,145	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,370	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	188.69/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,366	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	163.19/cwt	154.00–172.50	1,240	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	182.43/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,401	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	884	151.87/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,343	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,380	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,511	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	963	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,301	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,621	139.48/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,261	10
Bulls	—	—	1,717	126.17/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,166	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	103.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	879	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	84.31/cwt	74.00–95.00	808	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	105.47/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,241	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	115.63/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,434	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,613	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,867	107.22/cwt	105.00–111.00	2,002	3

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 Nov 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 645Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 107Year ago 186

Baby calves 70.00 to 170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	245.00–252.00	248.58
10	250–300	274	220.00–250.00	236.80
4	300–350	326	225.00–252.50	239.30
8	350–400	369	245.00–255.00	248.02
12	400–450	428	200.00–250.00	231.23
15	450–500	473	212.00–245.00	224.16
16	500–550	525	215.00–226.00	221.40
13	550–600	560	210.00–230.00	220.88
9	600–650	621	200.00–220.00	210.87
9	650–700	671	185.00–214.00	206.12
3	700–750	723	167.50–195.00	179.00
4	750–800	779	170.00–182.50	176.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	175.00–215.00	193.39
1	250–300	265	202.50	202.50
3	350–400	365	170.00–207.00	185.02
1	400–450	445	190.00	190.00
3	450–500	478	170.00–200.00	188.12
3	500–550	530	160.00–180.00	171.86
1	550–600	555	162.00	162.00
4	600–650	605	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	157.50	157.50
1	500–550	535	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	580	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	250.00–260.00	255.28
4	250–300	271	250.00–280.00	267.28
8	300–350	323	245.00–297.00	282.12
7	350–400	373	217.50–285.00	247.09
7	400–450	417	215.00–280.00	256.23
12	450–500	466	210.00–270.00	249.89
17	500–550	517	210.00–238.00	229.26
24	550–600	569	212.00–237.00	228.54
19	600–650	620	190.00–217.50	212.35
3	650–700	668	200.00–210.00	205.04
4	700–750	724	182.50–197.50	188.69
2	750–800	768	175.00–190.00	182.43
1	900–950	905	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	205.00–250.00	226.71
2	350–400	368	200.00–205.00	202.59
5	400–450	430	165.00–210.00	192.02
2	450–500	453	150.00–185.00	167.40
1	500–550	530	160.00	160.00
3	550–600	567	187.50–197.50	191.68
1	600–650	645	177.50	177.50
2	750–800	760	154.00–172.50	163.19
4	850–900	884	147.50–157.50	151.87
1	900–950	930	162.50	162.50
2	950–1000	963	130.00–140.00	135.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	312.50	312.50
2	250–300	270	300.00–305.00	302.36
2	300–350	330	300.00–305.00	302.50
14	350–400	378	242.50–300.00	279.93
5	400–450	424	240.00–300.00	270.51
4	450–500	475	220.00–262.50	242.00
11	500–550	536	220.00–252.50	230.66
5	550–600	570	210.00–247.00	235.93
4	600–650	615	205.00–222.50	212.99
3	650–700	672	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	450	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	500	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	124.00–130.00	126.17
10	—	1,621	130.00–149.00	139.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,867	105.00–111.00	107.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	847	100.00–110.00	103.72
9	—	958	74.00–95.00	84.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,240	112.00–124.00	115.63
25	—	1,177	90.00–112.00	105.47
6	—	1,268	125.00–130.00	127.24

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.