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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 70▲ 8 vs year ago 114 · +7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 63▲ 53 vs year ago 54 · +98.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

baby calves 75.00 to 100.00

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 $188.23/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −153.90 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$188.23

10 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$66.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.37

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	234.55	1,283	3thin
Medium and Large 2	554	168.38	932	7thin

One grade step is worth $66.16/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

188.23

—

NC average4 barns · 107 hd

228.60

−40.37

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−153.90

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	1,751	148.03	2,592	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	133.10	1,595	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	105.59	918	9thin

Every lot

56 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	313	275.12/cwt	260.00–290.00	861	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	181.34/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,202	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	175.53/cwt	150.00–200.00	412	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	184.87/cwt	170.00–200.00	532	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	720	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	230.98/cwt	227.00–235.00	989	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	127.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	547	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	214.31/cwt	200.00–230.00	990	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	165.73/cwt	150.00–195.00	794	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	907	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	218.22/cwt	190.00–233.00	1,213	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,069	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,261	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	240.15/cwt	220.00–260.00	788	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	182.26/cwt	170.00–190.00	674	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	228.64/cwt	215.00–240.00	853	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	258.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,098	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	162.47/cwt	150.00–170.00	690	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	246.32/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,168	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	231.82/cwt	212.00–250.00	1,212	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	161.40/cwt	150.00–180.00	852	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	173.62/cwt	160.00–192.00	995	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	156.90/cwt	145.00–175.00	977	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	153.57/cwt	135.00–172.00	1,034	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	149.72/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,912	3
Bulls	—	—	2,140	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,338	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	83.98/cwt	82.00–86.00	658	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	116.39/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,063	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	122.95/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,415	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	134.76/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,614	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	146.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,891	11

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 70Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 63Year ago 54

baby calves 75.00 to 100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	260.00–290.00	275.12
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	663	173.00–190.00	181.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	328	220.00–260.00	240.15
3	350–400	373	215.00–240.00	228.64
3	400–450	425	250.00–270.00	258.29
8	450–500	474	210.00–270.00	246.32
2	500–550	523	212.00–250.00	231.82
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	805	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	167.00	167.00
3	350–400	370	170.00–190.00	182.26
4	400–450	425	150.00–170.00	162.47
1	450–500	475	190.00	190.00
3	500–550	528	150.00–180.00	161.40
4	550–600	573	160.00–192.00	173.62
3	600–650	623	145.00–175.00	156.90
2	650–700	673	135.00–172.00	153.57
1	750–800	785	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	935	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	150.00–200.00	175.53
2	250–300	288	170.00–200.00	184.87
1	300–350	335	160.00	160.00
2	400–450	400	175.00–185.00	180.00
5	450–500	479	150.00–195.00	165.73
3	500–550	523	170.00–175.00	173.36
1	650–700	660	162.00	162.00
2	700–750	740	128.00	128.00
1	750–800	760	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	365	222.00	222.00
2	400–450	428	227.00–235.00	230.98
5	450–500	462	200.00–230.00	214.31
4	550–600	556	190.00–233.00	218.22
1	750–800	755	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	100.00	100.00
2	400–450	428	120.00–135.00	127.81
1	450–500	480	122.00	122.00
1	500–550	500	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	595	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00
1	—	2,140	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,945	149.00–150.00	149.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,151	115.00–126.00	122.95
11	—	1,295	142.00–150.00	146.03
49	—	1,198	128.00–141.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	82.00–86.00	83.98
6	—	913	110.00–123.00	116.39

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.