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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 61▲ 5 vs year ago 140 · +3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 20▲ 20 vs year ago 35 · +57.1%

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

1 hog

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 $251.07/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −91.06 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$251.07

14 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$801

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

$139.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	269.16	1,457	12thin
Medium and Large 2	505	155.00	783	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	130.00	657	1thin

One grade step is worth $139.16/cwt here — about $801 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 sale14 hd

251.07

—

NC average8 barns · 283 hd

257.82

−6.76

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−91.06

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	—	High	1,925	156.29	3,009	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	129.16	1,535	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	95.31	879	4thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	566	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	314.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,172	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	298.95/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,420	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	867	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	240.88/cwt	220.00–265.00	870	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	184.30/cwt	150.00–200.00	686	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	157.58/cwt	145.00–170.00	635	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	250.03/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,043	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	810	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	243.79/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,141	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	167.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	846	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	258.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,343	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	232.93/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,304	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	592	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	267.36/cwt	250.00–300.00	861	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	591	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	276.11/cwt	225.00–335.00	1,019	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	296.21/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,226	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	287.51/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,363	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	271.99/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,428	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	263.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,512	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	247.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,567	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	140.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,013	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	—	2,094	158.86/cwt	156.00–161.00	3,327	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	98.41/cwt	95.00–101.00	868	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	111.58/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,158	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	899	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	130.02/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,532	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	143.62/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,926	10

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 61Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 35

1 hog

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	252.00	252.00
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	322	250.00–300.00	267.36
7	350–400	369	225.00–335.00	276.11
8	400–450	414	265.00–335.00	296.21
6	450–500	474	250.00–310.00	287.51
8	500–550	525	250.00–305.00	271.99
4	550–600	574	250.00–275.00	263.50
2	600–650	633	240.00–255.00	247.53
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	330	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	358	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	480	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00
2	700–750	723	130.00–150.00	140.17
1	750–800	770	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	260.00–261.00	260.50
6	350–400	361	220.00–265.00	240.88
7	400–450	417	240.00–265.00	250.03
6	450–500	468	235.00–262.00	243.79
3	500–550	520	255.00–260.00	258.35
7	550–600	560	217.00–250.00	232.93
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	180.00	180.00
3	350–400	372	150.00–200.00	184.30
2	400–450	403	145.00–170.00	157.58
2	450–500	463	170.00–180.00	174.97
2	500–550	505	160.00–175.00	167.57
2	600–650	620	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	314.09
2	450–500	475	275.00–325.00	298.95
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	283	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	375	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	95.00–101.00	98.41
1	—	1,045	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	100.00–120.00	111.58
16	—	1,178	121.00–136.00	130.02
10	—	1,341	139.00–148.00	143.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,094	156.00–161.00	158.86
1	—	1,250	146.00	146.00

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.