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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 50▼ 16 vs year ago 105 · −15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 42▼ 12 vs year ago 43 · −27.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate 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 $225.04/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −117.09 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$225.04

9 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$78.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.96

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	251.30	1,376	6thin
Medium and Large 2	533	172.52	920	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.78/cwt here — about $456 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

225.04

—

NC average7 barns · 271 hd

262.00

−36.96

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−117.09

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	1,810	141.02	2,552	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	120.58	1,441	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	85.00	737	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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	287.73/cwt	275.00–302.50	777	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	276.17/cwt	265.00–287.50	975	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	236.22/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,424	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	606	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	221.52/cwt	207.50–230.00	928	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	221.64/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,059	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	203.56/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,073	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	200.89/cwt	177.50–215.00	1,179	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	189.14/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,290	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,015	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	680	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	264.60/cwt	240.00–302.50	974	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	246.27/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,022	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	254.54/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,196	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	253.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,304	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	172.52/cwt	167.50–180.00	920	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	249.30/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,446	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,371	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,400	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	141.02/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,552	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	996	120.34/cwt	98.00–180.00	1,199	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	117.94/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,451	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	128.78/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,727	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 50Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 42Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	405	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	520	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
5	400–450	419	207.50–230.00	221.52
3	450–500	478	210.00–235.00	221.64
3	500–550	527	190.00–225.00	203.56
3	550–600	587	177.50–215.00	200.89
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	682	185.00–192.50	189.14
1	900–950	915	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	315	192.50	192.50
1	350–400	360	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	430	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	368	240.00–302.50	264.60
2	400–450	415	210.00–280.00	246.27
5	450–500	470	250.00–262.50	254.54
3	500–550	515	250.00–260.00	253.30
3	550–600	580	240.00–257.50	249.30
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	795	172.50	172.50
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	135.00–137.50	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	205.00	205.00
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	320	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	480	185.00	185.00
3	500–550	533	167.50–180.00	172.52
1	600–650	635	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	275.00–302.50	287.73
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	353	265.00–287.50	276.17
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	603	230.00–242.50	236.22
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	128.00–130.00	128.78
5	—	996	98.00–180.00	120.34
12	—	1,230	112.00–125.00	117.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	64.00	64.00
1	—	950	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,810	139.00–144.00	141.02

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.