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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 4

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 56▼ 42 vs year ago 121 · −34.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 46▼ 38 vs year ago 57 · −66.7%

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

Baby calves 80.00

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 $243.10/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −99.03 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$243.10

9 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$583

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

$108.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	255.12	1,443	8thin
Medium and Large 2	585	147.00	860	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.12/cwt here — about $583 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 sale9 hd

243.10

—

NC average4 barns · 84 hd

245.58

−2.48

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−99.03

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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $309.49, median $342.13 across 7 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	—	Average	1,955	139.50	2,727	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	120.31	1,407	14

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	295.44/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,108	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	327.86/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,354	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	314.14/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,486	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	431	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	228.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	634	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	735	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	242.29/cwt	226.00–255.00	896	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	232.80/cwt	227.00–240.00	982	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	224.08/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,143	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	193.47/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,186	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,193	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	280.82/cwt	265.00–305.00	769	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	296.90/cwt	285.00–305.00	974	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	299.65/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,106	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,245	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	284.31/cwt	240.00–297.00	1,336	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,258	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	256.99/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,470	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	187.47/cwt	172.00–195.00	1,384	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,575	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,671	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,525	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,933	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	113.85/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,279	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	129.62/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,566	8

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 56Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 46Year ago 57

Baby calves 80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	265.00–305.00	280.82
3	300–350	328	285.00–305.00	296.90
6	350–400	369	285.00–325.00	299.65
2	400–450	408	300.00–310.00	305.03
5	450–500	470	240.00–297.00	284.31
1	500–550	520	242.00	242.00
7	550–600	572	225.00–285.00	256.99
1	650–700	670	205.00	205.00
3	700–750	738	172.00–195.00	187.47
1	850–900	880	179.00	179.00
2	900–950	918	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	220.00–240.00	228.98
2	300–350	313	230.00–240.00	234.88
6	350–400	370	226.00–255.00	242.29
4	400–450	422	227.00–240.00	232.80
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	510	215.00–230.00	224.08
2	600–650	613	187.00–200.00	193.47
1	800–850	840	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	725	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	275.00–317.00	295.44
3	400–450	413	305.00–340.00	327.86
2	450–500	473	307.00–322.00	314.14
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	138.00	138.00
1	—	2,080	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	110.00–118.00	113.85
8	—	1,208	125.00–141.00	129.62
2	—	1,110	96.00	96.00

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.