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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

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

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 90▼ 9 vs year ago 64 · −14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 35▼ 34 vs year ago 54 · −63.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 75.00 to 120.00

4 head of hogs

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 $196.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −145.88 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$196.25

4 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.62

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	227.50	1,257	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	165.00	941	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $316 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 sale4 hd

196.25

—

NC average9 barns · 201 hd

229.87

−33.62

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−145.88

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	1,430	152.83	2,185	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	128.15	1,660	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	102.07	887	3thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	258.22/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,227	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	246.40/cwt	215.00–256.00	1,513	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	221.69/cwt	210.00–230.00	787	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	175.04/cwt	155.00–195.00	735	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	207.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	986	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	214.81/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,102	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	215.93/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,263	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	791	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	241.78/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,035	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,058	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	183.80/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,231	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	152.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,185	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	98.11/cwt	96.00–100.00	876	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	116.68/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,345	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,829	6

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 90Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 54

Baby calves 75.00 to 120.00

4 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,366	130.00–137.00	133.89
3	—	1,153	116.00–118.00	116.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
2	—	893	96.00–100.00	98.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	150.00–155.00	152.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	340	230.00–235.00	232.54
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	428	225.00–260.00	241.78
1	450–500	465	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	670	170.00–200.00	183.80
1	750–800	780	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	570	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	210.00–230.00	221.69
1	400–450	425	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	475	205.00–210.00	207.58
3	500–550	513	207.00–220.00	214.81
2	550–600	585	212.00–220.00	215.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	180.00	180.00
4	400–450	420	155.00–195.00	175.04
1	750–800	760	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	250.00–272.00	258.22
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
8	600–650	614	215.00–256.00	246.40
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00

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.