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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 2

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 107▼ 54 vs year ago 113 · −47.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 46▲ 17 vs year ago 34 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.11/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −105.85 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$210.11

8 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$57.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs NC average

−73.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	217.27	1,247	7thin
Medium and Large 2	590	160.00	944	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.27/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

210.11

—

NC average4 barns · 79 hd

215.07

−4.96

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−73.21

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−105.85

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	1,371	142.31	1,952	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	116.35	1,495	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	88.50	723	2thin

Every lot

33 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	268.88/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,124	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	230.32/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,083	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,511	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	231.99/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,455	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	225.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	723	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	221.92/cwt	220.00–224.00	950	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,183	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	217.31/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,258	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	197.00/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,221	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	203.42/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,402	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	178.51/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,362	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,251	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	226.93/cwt	212.00–242.00	1,175	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,213	151.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,843	5
Bulls	—	—	1,270	123.65/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,570	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	143.63/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,232	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	604	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	108.84/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,136	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	126.88/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,342	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	117.14/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,598	21

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 107Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 46Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	518	212.00–242.00	226.93
1	550–600	555	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	395	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	590	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	650	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	780	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	418	220.00–300.00	268.88
2	450–500	470	220.00–240.00	230.32
4	550–600	581	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	627	225.00–237.00	231.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	220.00–235.00	225.82
2	400–450	428	220.00–224.00	221.92
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	545	217.00	217.00
6	550–600	579	210.00–222.00	217.31
2	600–650	620	195.00–199.00	197.00
9	650–700	689	185.00–209.00	203.42
2	750–800	763	175.00–182.00	178.51
1	950–1000	985	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	118.00–129.00	123.65
5	—	1,213	150.00–156.00	151.91
6	—	1,554	136.00–149.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	126.00–128.00	126.88
5	—	1,044	106.00–110.00	108.84
21	—	1,364	112.00–123.00	117.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	76.00	76.00
1	—	840	101.00	101.00

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.