Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-05-20

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 20
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
16 vs last sale 66 50 vs year ago 100 · 50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
16 vs last sale 13 10 vs year ago 39 · 25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 79.96 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$236.00
2 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.26
vs NC average
40.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538236.001,2692thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd
236.00
NC average9 barns · 241 hd
233.74
+2.26
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
−40.46
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−79.96
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
BullsAverage1,808154.412,7922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,127125.631,41721
CowsLean 85-90%Low922105.309704thin

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)1,000$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,127126.03/cwt120.00–131.001,42011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239135.35/cwt133.00–138.001,6775
CowsBoner 80-85%1,017115.05/cwt112.00–117.001,1705
CowsLean 85-90%98093.00/cwt93.00–93.009111
CowsLean 85-90%902109.40/cwt104.00–116.009873
Bulls1,808154.41/cwt150.00–158.002,7922
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423221.98/cwt210.00–235.009392
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6231
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3921
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533257.63/cwt215.00–280.001,3734
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478230.10/cwt220.00–235.001,1004
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4881
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0621
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2700900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6661
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420262.86/cwt255.00–270.001,1042
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330323.54/cwt305.00–340.001,0684
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007841

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.