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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 122▲ 0 vs year ago 134 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 107▲ 30 vs year ago 25 · +120.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower 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 .

Baby calves 75.00

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 $175.26/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −140.69 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$175.26

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$74.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.30

vs NC average

−82.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	196.89	1,049	7thin
Medium and Large 2	562	166.00	933	5thin
Medium and Large 3	525	122.71	644	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.18/cwt here — about $405 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

175.26

—

NC average8 barns · 306 hd

210.56

−35.30

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−82.54

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−140.69

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	—	Low	1,309	143.31	1,876	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	124.18	1,473	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	847	103.43	876	7thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,124	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	209.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,312	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	183.76/cwt	160.00–205.00	410	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	215.88/cwt	200.00–230.00	717	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	191.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	700	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	112.25/cwt	100.00–125.00	424	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	211.01/cwt	205.00–220.00	806	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	208.10/cwt	200.00–215.00	882	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	188.18/cwt	175.00–195.00	800	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	209.86/cwt	205.00–215.00	972	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	176.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	836	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	201.55/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,036	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	122.71/cwt	100.00–145.00	644	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	896	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	190.68/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,064	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	166.67/cwt	150.00–180.00	958	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	287.47/cwt	270.00–305.00	756	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	165.12/cwt	150.00–180.00	500	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	236.94/cwt	210.00–250.00	775	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	247.04/cwt	225.00–270.00	909	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	213.19/cwt	200.00–225.00	902	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	180.47/cwt	170.00–190.00	767	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	180.63/cwt	160.00–200.00	867	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,336	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	175.03/cwt	165.00–185.00	936	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,031	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	175.10/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,336	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	147.19/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,958	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	89.74/cwt	80.00–100.00	695	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	108.91/cwt	101.00–118.00	954	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	112.62/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,170	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	127.72/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,547	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	141.73/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,197	3

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 122Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 107Year ago 25

Baby calves 75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	80.00–100.00	89.74
5	—	876	101.00–118.00	108.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,211	122.00–138.00	127.72
11	—	1,039	100.00–121.00	112.62
3	—	1,550	139.00–146.00	141.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,330	142.00–153.00	147.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	270.00–305.00	287.47
3	300–350	327	210.00–250.00	236.94
2	350–400	368	225.00–270.00	247.04
5	400–450	423	200.00–225.00	213.19
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
5	500–550	528	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	555	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	763	165.00–185.00	175.10
1	950–1000	965	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	150.00–180.00	165.12
2	350–400	368	170.00–180.00	175.03
2	400–450	425	170.00–190.00	180.47
2	450–500	480	160.00–200.00	180.63
3	500–550	535	165.00–185.00	175.03
2	550–600	565	180.00–185.00	182.52
1	600–650	610	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	135.00	135.00
1	300–350	335	135.00	135.00
1	350–400	380	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	510	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	630	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
6	300–350	332	200.00–230.00	215.88
5	350–400	382	205.00–220.00	211.01
7	400–450	424	200.00–215.00	208.10
2	450–500	463	205.00–215.00	209.86
4	500–550	514	197.00–215.00	201.55
3	550–600	558	185.00–195.00	190.68
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	160.00–205.00	183.76
1	250–300	260	185.00	185.00
4	350–400	366	185.00–195.00	191.18
3	400–450	425	175.00–195.00	188.18
4	450–500	474	170.00–180.00	176.36
2	500–550	543	165.00	165.00
3	550–600	575	150.00–180.00	166.67
1	600–650	615	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	110.00	110.00
2	350–400	378	100.00–125.00	112.25
2	500–550	525	100.00–145.00	122.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	530	212.00	212.00
2	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	625	200.00–220.00	209.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	150.00	150.00

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.