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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 598▲ 88 vs year ago 424 · +20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 174▼ 44 vs year ago 129 · −34.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 45.00 to 105.00 17 head

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 $241.69/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −101.15 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$241.69

43 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$63.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.44

vs NC average

−38.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	244.64	1,308	41
Medium and Large 2	535	181.25	970	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.39/cwt here — about $338 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 sale43 hd

241.69

—

NC average8 barns · 195 hd

233.25

+8.44

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−38.61

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−101.15

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	1,641	130.04	2,133	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	103.04	1,324	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	99.50	1,226	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	86.70	812	14

Every lot

68 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	228	309.42/cwt	300.00–317.50	705	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	353.01/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,176	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	334.54/cwt	290.00–362.50	1,241	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	331.76/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,380	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	306.27/cwt	246.00–345.00	1,461	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	316.82/cwt	252.50–350.00	1,638	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	300.94/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,721	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	289.19/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,781	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	279.60/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,896	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	261.02/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,856	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,638	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,925	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	219.86/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,930	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	282.77/cwt	250.00–300.00	622	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	285.10/cwt	267.50–315.00	801	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	287.95/cwt	252.50–300.00	939	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	292.07/cwt	240.00–312.50	1,069	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	713	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	276.23/cwt	242.00–300.00	1,157	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	253.90/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,209	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	188.81/cwt	185.00–192.50	903	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	982	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	244.73/cwt	200.00–310.00	1,280	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	244.37/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,393	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	232.55/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,449	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,517	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,230	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	203.75/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,463	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	197.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,561	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	208.86/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,692	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,615	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,122	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	312.24/cwt	300.00–325.00	749	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	301.55/cwt	272.50–337.50	826	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	328.54/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,071	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	276.19/cwt	247.50–300.00	1,008	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	297.62/cwt	240.00–335.00	1,265	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	272.88/cwt	200.00–345.00	1,291	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	284.87/cwt	250.00–317.50	1,350	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	277.31/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,442	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	178.72/cwt	150.00–197.50	954	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	275.96/cwt	232.50–305.00	1,587	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,126	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	255.04/cwt	215.00–287.50	1,597	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	170.00/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,097	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	165.39/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,105	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	250.41/cwt	215.00–277.00	1,688	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	159.01/cwt	140.00–177.50	1,137	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	232.22/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,674	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	213.77/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,753	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	855	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,047	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,275	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	805	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,425	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	116.63/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	136.74/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,263	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	83.99/cwt	72.00–94.00	772	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	102.94/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,071	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	93.27/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,117	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,374	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,411	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,607	1

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 Dec 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 598Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 174Year ago 129

Baby calves 45.00 to 105.00 17 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	300.00–325.00	312.24
4	250–300	274	272.50–337.50	301.55
4	300–350	326	285.00–350.00	328.54
7	350–400	365	247.50–300.00	276.19
10	400–450	425	240.00–335.00	297.62
14	450–500	474	250.00–317.50	284.87
19	500–550	520	250.00–330.00	277.31
11	550–600	575	232.50–305.00	275.96
12	600–650	626	215.00–287.50	255.04
17	650–700	674	215.00–277.00	250.41
5	700–750	721	220.00–245.00	232.22
2	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	820	212.50–215.00	213.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	200.00–345.00	272.88
6	500–550	534	150.00–197.50	178.72
1	550–600	585	192.50	192.50
2	600–650	645	150.00–190.00	170.00
2	650–700	668	150.00–180.00	165.39
2	700–750	715	140.00–177.50	159.01
1	850–900	895	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	250.00–300.00	282.77
5	250–300	281	267.50–315.00	285.10
15	300–350	326	252.50–300.00	287.95
34	350–400	366	240.00–312.50	292.07
21	400–450	419	242.00–300.00	276.23
29	450–500	476	220.00–275.00	253.90
31	500–550	523	200.00–310.00	244.73
10	550–600	570	220.00–258.00	244.37
11	600–650	623	217.50–238.00	232.55
2	650–700	663	227.50–230.00	228.76
2	700–750	718	202.50–205.00	203.75
5	750–800	792	185.00–200.00	197.06
2	800–850	810	200.00–217.50	208.86
2	850–900	873	180.00–190.00	185.04
1	900–950	935	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	180.00–200.00	190.00
2	450–500	478	185.00–192.50	188.81
1	500–550	510	192.50	192.50
1	550–600	560	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	695	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	300.00–317.50	309.42
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	333	340.00–370.00	353.01
13	350–400	371	290.00–362.50	334.54
6	400–450	416	300.00–350.00	331.76
31	450–500	477	246.00–345.00	306.27
6	500–550	517	252.50–350.00	316.82
6	550–600	572	280.00–312.50	300.94
9	600–650	616	255.00–315.00	289.19
7	650–700	678	272.50–285.00	279.60
7	700–750	711	251.00–265.00	261.02
1	750–800	795	206.00	206.00
7	800–850	809	238.00	238.00
2	850–900	878	210.00–230.00	219.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	105.00–121.00	116.63
6	—	1,655	131.00–143.00	136.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	919	72.00–94.00	83.99
2	—	1,040	102.00–104.00	102.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	112.00–116.00	113.97
11	—	1,198	78.00–98.00	93.27
24	—	1,341	100.00–110.00	105.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	105.00	105.00
1	—	935	94.00	94.00

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.