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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 89▼ 62 vs year ago 120 · −51.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 37 · +8.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady 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 were light with quality average .

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 $214.64/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.32 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$214.64

7 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$40.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.23

vs NC average

−52.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	220.41	1,185	6thin
Medium and Large 2	535	180.00	963	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.41/cwt here — about $222 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 sale7 hd

214.64

—

NC average8 barns · 264 hd

228.87

−14.23

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−52.95

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−101.32

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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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	1,667	131.63	2,194	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	115.99	1,521	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	97.09	1,014	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	271.29/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,457	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	254.87/cwt	240.00–270.00	747	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	253.67/cwt	240.00–270.00	794	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	203.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	936	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	220.49/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,171	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	203.46/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,227	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,005	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,523	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	199.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	756	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	263.83/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,010	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	258.39/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,085	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	252.56/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,245	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,110	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	140.95/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,741	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,003	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	94.18/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,022	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	106.58/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,326	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	118.58/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,536	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	2,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,669	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 89Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	240.00–270.00	254.87
3	300–350	313	240.00–270.00	253.67
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	460	200.00–210.00	203.37
5	500–550	531	200.00–227.00	220.49
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	603	195.00–212.00	203.46
1	900–950	940	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	535	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	640	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	383	245.00–290.00	263.83
3	400–450	420	250.00–270.00	258.39
4	450–500	493	230.00–265.00	252.56
5	500–550	540	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	195.00–205.00	199.97
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	537	250.00–305.00	271.29
1	600–650	610	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,085	92.00–96.00	94.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	104.00–108.00	106.58
22	—	1,295	111.00–124.00	118.58
1	—	2,135	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	138.00–143.00	140.95
1	—	1,110	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.