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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 26

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 63▲ 41 vs year ago 67 · +61.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 32▼ 3 vs year ago 31 · −9.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 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 .

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 $203.73/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −138.40 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$203.73

14 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$31.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	217.37	1,156	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	185.54	1,012	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.83/cwt here — about $144 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 sale14 hd

203.73

—

NC average9 barns · 228 hd

208.00

−4.27

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−138.40

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	1,635	151.61	2,479	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	129.77	1,620	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	764	112.69	861	3thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	401	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	291.80/cwt	285.00–295.00	837	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	241.97/cwt	222.00–267.00	900	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	223.91/cwt	215.00–239.00	963	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	215.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,002	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,211	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	160.77/cwt	152.00–170.00	924	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	285.32/cwt	275.00–295.00	665	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	299.96/cwt	295.00–310.00	792	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	239.55/cwt	220.00–270.00	915	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	248.92/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,026	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	207.42/cwt	200.00–215.00	954	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	230.37/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,076	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	219.14/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,146	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	184.56/cwt	155.00–205.00	980	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,078	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	167.70/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,040	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,182	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	168.44/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,145	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,301	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,383	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	145.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,000	2
Bulls	—	—	2,155	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,534	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	733	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	788	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	121.67/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,409	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	132.24/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,674	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,024	2

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 63Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 32Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	275.00–295.00	285.32
5	250–300	264	295.00–310.00	299.96
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
6	350–400	382	220.00–270.00	239.55
6	400–450	412	220.00–270.00	248.92
6	450–500	467	217.00–250.00	230.37
7	500–550	523	200.00–245.00	219.14
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	653	180.00–182.00	181.00
1	700–750	735	177.00	177.00
1	750–800	760	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	995	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	200.00–215.00	207.42
4	500–550	531	155.00–205.00	184.56
2	550–600	575	185.00–190.00	187.50
2	600–650	620	155.00–180.00	167.70
2	650–700	680	160.00–177.00	168.44
1	700–750	725	155.00	155.00
1	800–850	835	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
3	250–300	287	285.00–295.00	291.80
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
9	350–400	372	222.00–267.00	241.97
7	400–450	430	215.00–239.00	223.91
3	450–500	465	200.00–225.00	215.58
2	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	558	217.00	217.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	445	165.00	165.00
2	550–600	575	152.00–170.00	160.77
1	600–650	620	167.00	167.00
1	850–900	875	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	123.00	123.00
2	—	733	106.00–109.00	107.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	140.00–145.00	141.72
10	—	1,266	128.00–138.00	132.24
6	—	1,158	114.00–128.00	121.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,375	142.00–150.00	145.42

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.