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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 12

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 94▼ 45 vs year ago 99 · −45.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 8 vs year ago 25 · −32.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were were 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

5 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 $212.15/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −129.98 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$212.15

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$36.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	224.48	1,185	4thin
Medium and Large 2	558	187.50	1,045	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.98/cwt here — about $140 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 sale6 hd

212.15

—

NC average8 barns · 115 hd

215.33

−3.18

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−129.98

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	—	High	1,288	161.67	2,083	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	141.55	1,710	14

Every lot

28 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	230.23/cwt	220.00–240.00	744	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	813	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	966	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,134	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	226.60/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,264	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,188	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	778	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	252.01/cwt	240.00–280.00	922	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	254.70/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,052	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	226.08/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,081	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	224.48/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,185	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,367	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,025	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	122.93/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,291	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	138.12/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,638	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	161.53/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,203	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 94Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 30Year ago 25

5 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	366	240.00–280.00	252.01
2	400–450	413	245.00–265.00	254.70
4	450–500	478	222.00–230.00	226.08
4	500–550	528	222.00–227.00	224.48
6	650–700	675	200.00–205.00	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	170.00	170.00
3	450–500	468	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	570	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	680	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	323	220.00–240.00	230.23
1	400–450	445	217.00	217.00
2	500–550	520	218.00	218.00
5	550–600	558	225.00–227.00	226.60
4	700–750	703	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	155.00–175.00	161.53
3	—	1,050	121.00–125.00	122.93
7	—	1,186	130.00–145.00	138.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,210	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,025	165.00	165.00

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.