Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-03-22

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 22
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 929▲ 153 vs year ago 838 · +18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 215▲ 33 vs year ago 150 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings were heavy with quality average .

Baby calves 200.00 to 250.00 2 head

5 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.18/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −103.67 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$239.18
108 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$612
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$104.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.57
vs NC average
−38.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545244.711,333101
Medium and Large 2558162.539066thin
Medium and Large 3515140.007211thin
One grade step is worth $104.71/cwt here — about $612 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale108 hd
239.18
—
NC average9 barns · 487 hd
244.75
−5.57
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−38.04
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−103.67
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—Low1,526144.402,20420
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223132.541,621114
CowsLean 85-90%Average83388.0273310

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)1,150$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$8251thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007291
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282337.60/cwt332.50–340.009525
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312316.77/cwt287.50–345.009885
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366325.32/cwt265.00–355.001,19113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422314.98/cwt270.00–350.001,32924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473313.17/cwt300.00–325.001,48124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513295.75/cwt270.00–315.001,5176
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574285.94/cwt250.00–300.001,64114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614265.88/cwt220.00–295.001,63325
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714233.82/cwt220.00–250.001,6695
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764234.31/cwt227.50–240.001,7905
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8701
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8631
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228283.64/cwt250.00–312.506477
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273271.35/cwt250.00–310.0074120
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322277.87/cwt240.00–310.0089531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328198.95/cwt195.00–202.506532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,1248
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365192.71/cwt185.00–200.007032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375274.47/cwt230.00–307.501,02946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422276.81/cwt235.00–305.001,16850
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428194.80/cwt190.00–200.008342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458185.25/cwt180.00–200.008484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475263.02/cwt212.50–290.001,24961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520245.34/cwt210.00–270.001,27651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566165.04/cwt150.00–180.009345
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570244.07/cwt215.00–265.001,39150
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624231.64/cwt220.00–240.001,44517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625138.79/cwt137.50–140.008672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662220.08/cwt211.00–240.001,4579
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722197.51/cwt170.00–220.001,4264
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773169.06/cwt150.00–192.501,3076
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1812179.08/cwt168.00–187.001,4543
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860168.33/cwt142.00–195.001,4483
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3991
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4111
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055160.02/cwt155.00–165.001,6882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225350.70/cwt335.00–370.007893
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273304.36/cwt265.00–327.5083116
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2308187.68/cwt165.00–210.005782
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322306.90/cwt245.00–330.0098829
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362184.82/cwt165.00–205.006693
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368297.55/cwt260.00–330.001,09527
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427286.82/cwt240.00–322.501,22538
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435195.00/cwt195.00–195.008481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472271.03/cwt230.00–310.001,27951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495132.50/cwt132.50–132.506561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529265.12/cwt220.00–300.001,40249
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575262.49/cwt215.00–290.001,50926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595165.00/cwt160.00–170.009822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626253.73/cwt220.00–277.501,58820
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675240.82/cwt225.00–265.001,62611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1729220.70/cwt210.00–245.001,60910
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775193.75/cwt190.00–197.501,5022
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810203.71/cwt197.50–210.001,6502
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7371
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358131.02/cwt125.00–134.001,7795
Bulls——1,474139.79/cwt130.00–150.002,0617
Bulls——1,677156.80/cwt150.00–160.002,6308
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81569.14/cwt60.00–77.505635
Cows—Lean 85-90%851106.89/cwt103.00–114.009105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148108.66/cwt100.00–118.001,24716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173129.79/cwt120.00–136.001,52256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318145.30/cwt137.00–154.001,91542
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.