Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-05-06

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 6
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
58 head
31 vs last sale 89 62 vs year ago 120 · 51.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
9 vs last sale 31 3 vs year ago 37 · +8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady 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 were light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.64/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 101.32 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$214.64
7 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,153
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.23
vs NC average
52.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538220.411,1856thin
Medium and Large 2535180.009631thin
One grade step is worth $40.41/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
214.64
NC average8 barns · 264 hd
228.87
−14.23
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−52.95
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−101.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,667131.632,1943thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,311115.991,52130
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04497.091,0144thin

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)1,400$3,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650603203.46/cwt195.00–212.001,2272
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300293254.87/cwt240.00–270.007472
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460203.37/cwt200.00–210.009363
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500493252.56/cwt230.00–265.001,2454
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420258.39/cwt250.00–270.001,0853
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
CowsLean 85-90%1,003100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244106.58/cwt104.00–108.001,3267
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295118.58/cwt111.00–124.001,53622
CowsLean 85-90%1,08594.18/cwt92.00–96.001,0222
Bulls1,945140.95/cwt138.00–143.002,7412
CowsBoner 80-85%2,135125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,6691
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350313253.67/cwt240.00–270.007943
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550537271.29/cwt250.00–305.001,4573
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008203
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5231
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378199.97/cwt195.00–205.007562
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0051
Bulls1,110113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383263.83/cwt245.00–290.001,0105
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550540242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3075
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3541
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531220.49/cwt200.00–227.001,1715

How this sale compares

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.