Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-11-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 4
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 198▼ 18 vs year ago 101 · −17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 36▼ 34 vs year ago 54 · −63.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were down 4.00 this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 45.00 to 55.00 2 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $151.31/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −164.65 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$151.31
14 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−46.84
vs NC average
−107.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530192.001,0181thin
Medium and Large 2551160.838858thin
Medium and Large 3548127.937015thin
One grade step is worth $64.07/cwt here — about $317 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 sale14 hd
151.31
—
NC average9 barns · 318 hd
198.15
−46.84
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−107.08
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−164.65
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
342326310294median 315.9604/2704/2706/2208/1008/10
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,571141.042,2168thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250117.531,46913
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03598.061,0153thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285265.00/cwt265.00–265.007551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383244.96/cwt240.00–250.009383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0071
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4711
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7141
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373187.55/cwt185.00–190.007002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523155.10/cwt145.00–170.008113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523129.83/cwt122.00–137.006793
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567164.27/cwt155.00–175.009315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585125.09/cwt120.00–130.007322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610142.62/cwt135.00–150.008702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657140.67/cwt140.00–142.009243
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1251
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335225.00/cwt225.00–225.007541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426223.40/cwt200.00–235.009524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495195.00/cwt195.00–195.009651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528197.56/cwt195.00–200.001,0432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565158.05/cwt152.00–170.008934
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605195.17/cwt175.00–215.001,1812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708145.02/cwt140.00–150.001,0272
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,005131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3171
Bulls——1,200120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4401
Bulls——1,675151.17/cwt150.00–153.002,5322
Bulls——1,754143.75/cwt136.00–148.002,5214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03598.06/cwt90.00–102.001,0153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145111.98/cwt111.00–113.001,2823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281118.44/cwt114.00–122.001,5179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6251

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.