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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 88▲ 36 vs year ago 79 · +45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 31 vs year ago 60 · −51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 lower this week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

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 $221.13/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −120.99 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$221.13

7 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$65.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.62

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	249.16	1,333	4thin
Medium and Large 2	527	183.77	968	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.39/cwt here — about $365 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale7 hd

221.13

—

NC average8 barns · 320 hd

261.75

−40.62

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−120.99

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	1,525	149.17	2,274	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	130.53	1,565	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	765	98.56	754	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,424	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	274.85/cwt	250.00–290.00	778	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	272.96/cwt	260.00–300.00	906	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	268.62/cwt	242.00–300.00	1,021	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	231.11/cwt	215.00–255.00	973	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	176.38/cwt	150.00–195.00	743	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	239.24/cwt	215.00–277.00	1,120	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	206.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,054	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	211.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,221	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,206	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	181.54/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,231	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,240	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	613	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	181.70/cwt	155.00–205.00	400	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	269.36/cwt	240.00–300.00	843	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	295.93/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,119	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	288.08/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,198	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	271.67/cwt	224.00–300.00	1,280	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	257.21/cwt	225.00–291.00	1,350	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	183.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	968	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	174.96/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,055	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	210.91/cwt	192.00–227.00	1,301	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,445	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,546	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	148.73/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,485	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	754	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,161	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	128.90/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,533	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	141.76/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,941	5

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 88Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	250.00–290.00	274.85
6	300–350	332	260.00–300.00	272.96
4	350–400	380	242.00–300.00	268.62
6	400–450	421	215.00–255.00	231.11
6	450–500	468	215.00–277.00	239.24
3	500–550	510	205.00–210.00	206.70
3	550–600	577	200.00–225.00	211.53
1	600–650	645	187.00	187.00
2	650–700	678	180.00–183.00	181.54
1	700–750	725	171.00	171.00
1	750–800	780	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	330	175.00	175.00
4	400–450	421	150.00–195.00	176.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	260	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	313	240.00–300.00	269.36
6	350–400	378	275.00–305.00	295.93
6	400–450	416	270.00–305.00	288.08
5	450–500	471	224.00–300.00	271.67
3	500–550	525	225.00–291.00	257.21
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	617	192.00–227.00	210.91
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	192.00	192.00
1	800–850	840	172.00	172.00
1	900–950	920	168.00	168.00
1	950–1000	980	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	155.00–205.00	181.70
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	420	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	527	180.00–190.00	183.77
2	600–650	603	165.00–185.00	174.96
1	650–700	685	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	855	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	505	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	138.00–148.00	141.76
15	—	1,189	124.00–137.00	128.90
3	—	968	118.00–122.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	97.00–100.00	98.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,671	140.00–156.00	148.73
1	—	1,090	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,080	172.00	172.00

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.