Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-02-02

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 2
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 329▲ 409 vs year ago 220 · +185.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 125▲ 136 vs year ago 66 · +206.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 165.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.52/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.33 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$210.52
48 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,141
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$428
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$86.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.00
vs NC average
−47.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541223.791,21138
Medium and Large 2539165.738948thin
Medium and Large 3570137.507842thin
One grade step is worth $86.29/cwt here — about $428 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd
210.52
—
NC average1 barns · 48 hd
210.52
−0.00
National average182 barns · 25,377 hd
257.91
−47.39
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−132.33
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

33 sales
404362320278median 342.8503/0605/0107/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 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—Average1,616124.142,00619
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235104.961,296114
CowsLean 85-90%Average88881.0571930

Every lot

86 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333260.45/cwt240.00–280.008672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390324.77/cwt317.00–332.001,2674
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1392300.88/cwt295.00–307.501,1793
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416270.06/cwt215.00–315.001,1239
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418310.58/cwt307.50–315.001,2984
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470261.25/cwt205.00–292.001,2288
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy487314.68/cwt310.00–318.001,5326
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523245.96/cwt210.00–277.001,2866
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568257.11/cwt240.00–272.501,4609
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614224.06/cwt200.00–240.001,3765
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671212.04/cwt200.00–225.001,4236
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733210.46/cwt185.00–224.001,5437
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1803206.23/cwt200.00–212.501,6562
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1919208.11/cwt202.50–210.001,9134
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010172.43/cwt165.00–180.001,7422
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,109176.34/cwt175.00–177.001,9569
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273177.77/cwt150.00–195.004855
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278145.00/cwt145.00–145.004032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284239.39/cwt200.00–295.0068013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312164.68/cwt150.00–190.005143
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318233.30/cwt217.50–260.0074214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323140.00/cwt140.00–140.004522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376230.05/cwt210.00–260.0086514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382188.57/cwt170.00–197.007206
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421236.06/cwt210.00–260.0099425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421175.03/cwt150.00–192.007379
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy464260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,20610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468227.16/cwt200.00–251.001,06330
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468175.73/cwt150.00–192.0082210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524170.07/cwt150.00–187.508915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528223.24/cwt200.00–245.001,17926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565158.50/cwt150.00–165.008963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570224.99/cwt197.50–240.001,28212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620208.57/cwt187.50–217.501,2938
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627160.84/cwt150.00–175.001,0083
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666184.52/cwt170.00–195.001,2297
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added709201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4256
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720173.33/cwt160.00–190.001,2483
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758172.59/cwt150.00–182.501,3085
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6251
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1986179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7655
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240200.98/cwt200.00–202.004822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281231.78/cwt200.00–260.006514
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327111.22/cwt100.00–122.503643
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331260.65/cwt210.00–290.008639
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355175.35/cwt150.00–200.006222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371264.83/cwt215.00–310.0098314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421182.15/cwt170.00–190.007675
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422246.09/cwt207.00–292.501,03814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470259.12/cwt200.00–297.001,21831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484183.86/cwt167.50–195.008904
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517237.59/cwt202.00–280.001,22817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525178.94/cwt160.00–197.509393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568177.11/cwt160.00–185.001,0064
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575229.90/cwt202.00–262.501,32231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618197.93/cwt182.50–222.501,22314
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2661152.48/cwt150.00–160.001,0084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673197.25/cwt185.00–220.001,3278
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680123.19/cwt110.00–130.008383
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710159.26/cwt150.00–167.001,1314
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713180.98/cwt180.00–182.001,2902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768178.30/cwt175.00–180.001,3693
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870159.72/cwt150.00–169.001,3902
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,574122.89/cwt114.00–128.001,93417
Bulls——1,975134.78/cwt132.00–137.002,6622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88691.16/cwt87.00–96.008087
Cows—Lean 85-90%88877.97/cwt66.00–92.0069223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05691.88/cwt85.00–95.0097014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234103.24/cwt96.00–109.001,27468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314114.34/cwt110.00–125.001,50232

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.