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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) · Mon, Nov 18

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Nov 11Nov 18Nov 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 85▲ 16 vs year ago 95 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 26▼ 29 vs year ago 51 · −56.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 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 light with quality average .

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

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 $196.52/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −119.44 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$196.52

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.77

vs NC average

−70.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	206.60	1,149	14thin
Medium and Large 2	539	176.35	951	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $198 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 sale21 hd

196.52

—

NC average10 barns · 439 hd

218.28

−21.77

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−70.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−119.44

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	—	Average	1,670	120.50	2,012	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	111.88	1,360	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	105.00	1,643	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	84.23	855	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,004	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	222.01/cwt	210.00–240.00	955	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 85Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 51

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	185.00–200.00	193.76
4	500–550	525	165.00–185.00	172.60
3	550–600	558	177.00–187.00	181.36
1	600–650	630	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	695	169.00	169.00
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Nov 11Nov 18Nov 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 85▲ 16 vs year ago 95 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 26▼ 29 vs year ago 51 · −56.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

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 $196.52/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −119.44 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$196.52

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.77

vs NC average

−70.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	206.60	1,149	14thin
Medium and Large 2	539	176.35	951	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $198 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 sale21 hd

196.52

—

NC average10 barns · 439 hd

218.28

−21.77

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−70.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−119.44

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	—	Average	1,670	120.50	2,012	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	111.88	1,360	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	105.00	1,643	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	84.23	855	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,004	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	222.01/cwt	210.00–240.00	955	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 85Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 51

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	185.00–200.00	193.76
4	500–550	525	165.00–185.00	172.60
3	550–600	558	177.00–187.00	181.36
1	600–650	630	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	695	169.00	169.00
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	217.23/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,021	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	183.66/cwt	172.00–195.00	988	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,140	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,257	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	160.61/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,180	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,240	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,090	1
Bulls	—	—	2,250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	3,173	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	470	205.00–230.00	217.23
2	500–550	543	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	198.00	198.00
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	172.00–195.00	183.66
1	550–600	595	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	675	182.00	182.00
3	700–750	735	150.00–167.00	160.61
1	750–800	790	157.00	157.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	226.92/cwt	220.00–237.00	951	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	193.76/cwt	185.00–200.00	839	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	211.31/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,019	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	172.60/cwt	165.00–185.00	906	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	205.68/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,084	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	181.36/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,012	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	207.11/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,185	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	195.85/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,236	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	190.80/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,265	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,175	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	84.23/cwt	80.00–89.00	855	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	117.05/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,373	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	109.01/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,351	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,643	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	255.00–260.00	257.50
3	400–450	430	210.00–240.00	222.01
5	450–500	478	215.00–245.00	227.65
2	500–550	513	225.00–238.00	231.40
6	550–600	579	210.00–225.00	216.66
2	600–650	605	218.00–230.00	224.05
6	650–700	667	200.00–230.00	214.78
2	700–750	738	208.00–212.00	210.01
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	663	160.00–190.00	174.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,090	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	80.00–89.00	84.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	114.00–121.00	117.05
9	—	1,239	104.00–113.00	109.01

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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) · Mon, Nov 18

Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle