Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-04-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,054 head
▲ 662 vs last sale 392▲ 688 vs year ago 366 · +188.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 114▲ 129 vs year ago 74 · +174.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 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 heavy with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.96/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −104.88 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$237.96
85 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,305
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.37
vs NC average
−32.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548242.761,33179
Medium and Large 2550174.799626thin
One grade step is worth $67.98/cwt here — about $369 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale85 hd
237.96
—
NC average8 barns · 232 hd
232.59
+5.37
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−32.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−104.88
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—High1,566153.012,39620
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,205131.551,585127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,523125.161,9062thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low85898.3084413

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265227.50/cwt210.00–245.006032
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280319.76/cwt302.50–352.508953
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327319.13/cwt295.00–340.001,0448
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373312.27/cwt250.00–337.501,16527
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419309.95/cwt275.00–335.001,29931
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463202.49/cwt200.00–205.009382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477300.75/cwt290.00–312.501,43513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added490322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,5784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531286.23/cwt270.00–300.001,52029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564294.88/cwt287.50–300.001,66322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573276.44/cwt240.00–300.001,58436
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625247.24/cwt240.00–257.501,5459
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665250.91/cwt240.00–252.501,66911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added675241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,62713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6381
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763214.09/cwt210.00–222.501,6345
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818212.46/cwt195.00–220.001,7385
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added851219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,86414
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1864216.93/cwt210.00–219.001,8747
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235246.97/cwt235.00–262.505803
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2237212.46/cwt200.00–227.505043
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271220.07/cwt200.00–235.005966
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276260.88/cwt250.00–287.507209
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323203.60/cwt160.00–235.006588
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324257.62/cwt230.00–282.5083535
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375263.21/cwt225.00–365.0098725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382196.77/cwt180.00–210.007523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422197.96/cwt190.00–210.008355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425258.64/cwt222.50–290.001,09943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467253.62/cwt210.00–277.501,18437
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473189.31/cwt172.50–210.008954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513176.20/cwt165.00–187.509042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524245.70/cwt212.50–277.501,28738
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569174.08/cwt165.00–195.009914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571240.04/cwt200.00–257.501,37141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4997
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618226.15/cwt200.00–237.501,39825
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665218.08/cwt180.00–232.501,45014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721196.71/cwt180.00–210.001,4187
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2759162.96/cwt160.00–170.001,2376
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765192.38/cwt180.00–240.001,47216
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added813185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5048
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870172.49/cwt170.00–175.001,5012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215222.50/cwt222.50–222.504781
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1224308.24/cwt250.00–347.506906
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264307.23/cwt277.50–340.008118
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295217.50/cwt217.50–217.506421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326302.29/cwt250.00–340.0098526
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368213.91/cwt200.00–232.507874
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377304.46/cwt245.00–332.501,14841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420225.30/cwt200.00–245.009463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421296.09/cwt242.50–327.501,24738
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473283.97/cwt235.00–307.501,34335
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515186.38/cwt172.50–200.009602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522276.21/cwt252.50–297.501,44243
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570260.92/cwt230.00–290.001,48724
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2053
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616240.07/cwt207.50–265.001,47917
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670228.90/cwt207.50–252.501,5348
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723206.79/cwt200.00–220.001,4958
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768213.57/cwt195.00–220.001,6406
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6271
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885187.56/cwt177.50–197.501,6602
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965191.83/cwt179.00–200.001,8515
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8291
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,8201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
Bulls——1,427150.16/cwt140.00–158.002,14313
Bulls——1,952162.20/cwt159.00–166.003,1666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84889.37/cwt80.00–94.007586
Cows—Lean 85-90%867105.95/cwt100.00–115.009197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,017113.80/cwt100.00–120.001,15718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194132.16/cwt122.00–157.001,57879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347140.58/cwt138.00–147.001,89430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523125.16/cwt120.00–130.001,9062

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.