Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-11-25

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 25
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
4 vs last sale 111 31 vs year ago 138 · 22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
24 vs last sale 22 26 vs year ago 72 · 36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 100.00 to 110.00

23 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $193.44/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 122.51 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$193.44
8 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,093
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$437
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.19
vs NC average
87.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565205.091,1596thin
Medium and Large 2595182.001,0831thin
Medium and Large 3535135.007221thin
One grade step is worth $70.09/cwt here — about $437 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd
193.44
NC average6 barns · 176 hd
210.63
−17.19
National average40 barns · 6,153 hd
280.90
−87.46
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−122.51
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
BullsAverage1,720133.042,2889thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,251112.581,40827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,810110.001,9911thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89089.377959thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600566133.79/cwt130.00–135.007574
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485220.10/cwt215.00–230.001,0673
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735165.57/cwt160.00–171.001,2172
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550545157.00/cwt157.00–157.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420269.05/cwt235.00–300.001,1302
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4211
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625201.94/cwt185.00–220.001,2622
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250233279.19/cwt265.00–295.006512
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460167.47/cwt165.00–170.007702
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763212.51/cwt210.00–215.001,6212
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5711
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04898.96/cwt92.00–107.001,0375
CowsLean 85-90%88782.49/cwt70.00–91.007326
CowsLean 85-90%895103.12/cwt99.00–106.009233
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,810110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,455124.07/cwt121.00–131.001,8053
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272114.35/cwt110.00–120.001,45519
Bulls1,872138.21/cwt131.00–148.002,5876
Bulls1,415122.70/cwt118.00–127.001,7363
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612214.92/cwt200.00–230.001,3153
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600552206.66/cwt200.00–215.001,1413
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,2502
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528212.46/cwt205.00–220.001,1222
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578205.11/cwt185.00–210.001,1865
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425224.47/cwt205.00–250.009543
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323259.85/cwt240.00–290.008393
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722186.70/cwt180.00–190.001,3483
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395205.00/cwt205.00–205.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427168.54/cwt155.00–190.007203
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464206.10/cwt200.00–220.009567
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345217.00/cwt217.00–217.007491

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.