Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-04-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 12
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▼ 358 vs last sale 1,054▼ 54 vs year ago 750 · −7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 203▼ 47 vs year ago 151 · −31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 200.00 to 245.00

2 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.12/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −129.73 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$213.12
79 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$556
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$95.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.43
vs NC average
−50.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544220.921,20269
Medium and Large 2537167.809028thin
Medium and Large 3515125.296452thin
One grade step is worth $95.63/cwt here — about $556 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale79 hd
213.12
—
NC average7 barns · 311 hd
217.54
−4.43
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−50.84
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−129.73
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—High1,479141.892,09915
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,228123.671,51955
CowsLean 85-90%Average86592.6880113

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)1,075$1,5502thin

Every lot

78 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245302.50/cwt300.00–305.007412
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278295.87/cwt260.00–332.508233
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316302.45/cwt270.00–340.009567
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375299.16/cwt277.50–330.001,1227
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385182.50/cwt182.50–182.507031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419292.37/cwt272.00–310.001,22514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467286.24/cwt240.00–312.501,33716
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476302.38/cwt295.00–315.001,4398
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525261.04/cwt250.00–275.001,3705
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0372
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565263.48/cwt215.00–285.001,48911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620224.84/cwt220.00–230.001,3942
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685226.13/cwt200.00–235.001,5495
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5401
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7511
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,068169.51/cwt169.00–170.001,8102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215230.00/cwt230.00–230.004951
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273198.72/cwt180.00–220.005432
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274262.22/cwt220.00–292.507189
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327255.97/cwt230.00–280.0083711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371197.16/cwt167.50–210.007315
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372245.48/cwt220.00–275.0091321
Heifers350–400Medium 1385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420242.07/cwt220.00–262.501,01732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428202.72/cwt200.00–210.0086810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471240.08/cwt210.00–260.001,13139
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472189.16/cwt160.00–210.0089313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515125.29/cwt115.00–135.006452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519216.86/cwt200.00–235.001,12635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522169.21/cwt150.00–180.008836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added539240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2946
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576221.90/cwt195.00–235.001,27828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583163.57/cwt150.00–177.509542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620217.61/cwt197.00–232.501,34914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677212.37/cwt200.00–222.501,4389
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720178.29/cwt170.00–202.501,2844
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725152.24/cwt140.00–165.001,1042
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233301.24/cwt270.00–325.007024
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280272.23/cwt250.00–300.007623
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326298.94/cwt250.00–330.009758
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373288.12/cwt230.00–325.001,07530
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381203.70/cwt165.00–230.007764
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415190.30/cwt165.00–200.007904
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421279.97/cwt220.00–330.001,17932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470266.02/cwt200.00–292.001,25031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475204.74/cwt200.00–220.009734
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517247.15/cwt200.00–282.501,27827
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570233.50/cwt205.00–255.001,33120
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578178.56/cwt170.00–187.501,0322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605185.21/cwt160.00–210.001,1212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628230.67/cwt200.00–242.501,44910
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666217.85/cwt195.00–241.001,45111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3831
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770194.62/cwt185.00–200.001,49912
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823186.66/cwt185.00–190.001,5363
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873185.98/cwt185.00–187.001,6242
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5931
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,042130.49/cwt128.00–135.001,3605
Bulls——1,618144.96/cwt139.00–148.002,3457
Bulls——1,885153.72/cwt153.00–155.002,8983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82588.71/cwt70.00–97.007329
Cows—Lean 85-90%954101.61/cwt94.00–105.009694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175114.02/cwt106.00–119.001,34013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212124.67/cwt120.00–130.001,51134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382135.10/cwt131.00–145.001,8678
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.