Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-11-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 1
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 737▲ 134 vs year ago 505 · +26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 146▲ 28 vs year ago 114 · +24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 lower 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 activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 70.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.33/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.52 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$210.33
74 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$520
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$101.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.01
vs NC average
−50.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545219.681,19864
Medium and Large 2551158.568738thin
Medium and Large 3573118.316782thin
One grade step is worth $101.37/cwt here — about $520 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd
210.33
—
NC average9 barns · 310 hd
199.32
+11.01
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−50.13
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−132.52
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

33 sales
404362320278median 342.8503/0605/0107/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,613140.192,26121
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,257119.081,49774
CowsLean 85-90%Average89599.6589216

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,5132thin

Every lot

86 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334283.17/cwt270.00–300.009464
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374254.49/cwt220.00–277.509528
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483270.53/cwt255.00–300.001,30719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518165.74/cwt157.50–170.008593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520241.72/cwt210.00–267.501,25715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565236.00/cwt225.00–247.001,3332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621231.60/cwt210.00–240.001,43815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668244.99/cwt210.00–290.001,6373
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2224190.87/cwt182.50–200.004284
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227228.36/cwt210.00–255.005183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282234.70/cwt210.00–250.006629
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319232.59/cwt212.50–270.007425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340172.61/cwt165.00–180.005872
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371233.82/cwt220.00–245.0086717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421227.98/cwt205.00–240.0096030
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425195.00/cwt195.00–195.008292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445142.00/cwt142.00–142.006321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462128.34/cwt125.00–130.005933
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464191.13/cwt180.00–200.008874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474232.48/cwt210.00–267.001,10229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520161.28/cwt150.00–180.008393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523221.67/cwt190.00–242.001,15937
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569156.92/cwt140.00–180.008935
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573118.31/cwt110.00–127.006782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576216.95/cwt200.00–252.001,25027
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622213.16/cwt205.00–227.501,32610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659205.42/cwt190.00–215.001,35411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770176.87/cwt172.00–182.001,3622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815175.00/cwt165.00–185.001,4264
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4441
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222267.37/cwt240.00–280.005943
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269274.71/cwt265.00–287.507395
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275212.13/cwt165.00–295.005836
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314179.14/cwt160.00–205.005624
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323269.08/cwt220.00–285.0086914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375249.12/cwt210.00–270.0093420
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393184.97/cwt180.00–190.007272
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426231.51/cwt200.00–250.0098612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471174.63/cwt150.00–200.008235
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475229.73/cwt200.00–275.001,09121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520220.47/cwt200.00–235.001,14622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525175.02/cwt155.00–185.009196
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568124.54/cwt110.00–140.007072
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570209.82/cwt200.00–247.501,19613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579170.25/cwt150.00–180.009869
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613164.94/cwt160.00–170.001,0114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626195.69/cwt180.00–215.001,22514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672189.35/cwt180.00–212.501,2728
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674156.82/cwt140.00–170.001,0575
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719175.37/cwt172.50–177.001,2614
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723154.97/cwt150.00–160.001,1206
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2769156.48/cwt150.00–160.001,2035
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825132.50/cwt115.00–150.001,0932
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1913155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4154
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513129.64/cwt110.00–137.001,9618
Bulls——1,661144.82/cwt139.00–148.002,40510
Bulls——1,717152.92/cwt151.00–155.002,6263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%889107.34/cwt100.00–111.009548
Cows—Lean 85-90%90191.95/cwt85.00–97.008288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221110.05/cwt90.00–114.001,34420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267119.22/cwt115.00–124.001,51136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279128.85/cwt126.00–134.001,64818
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.