Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-06-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 7
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 270▲ 560 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 115▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 lower . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate 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 $254.95/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −87.90 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$254.95
83 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$657
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$123.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.47
vs NC average
−18.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542260.521,41378
Medium and Large 2549175.609634thin
Medium and Large 3550137.507561thin
One grade step is worth $123.02/cwt here — about $657 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 sale83 hd
254.95
—
NC average9 barns · 346 hd
247.48
+7.47
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−18.08
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−87.90
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—Low1,647160.262,63924
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,258137.561,731100
CowsLean 85-90%Average916101.1892711

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)1,113$1,7484thin

Every lot

76 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 2235240.00/cwt240.00–240.005641
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337324.44/cwt282.50–340.001,0938
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361329.16/cwt300.00–340.001,1887
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429316.39/cwt290.00–332.501,35713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473303.61/cwt260.00–317.001,43615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485193.69/cwt187.50–200.009392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520303.72/cwt295.00–310.001,5796
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565300.52/cwt250.00–308.001,69828
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633279.51/cwt257.50–300.001,76913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670228.95/cwt202.50–255.001,5342
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718231.02/cwt200.00–275.001,6596
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282290.72/cwt250.00–335.008209
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324290.55/cwt235.00–325.0094114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328215.04/cwt210.00–220.007052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376212.52/cwt200.00–220.007994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380275.02/cwt220.00–310.001,04524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426275.92/cwt230.00–300.001,17520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435184.83/cwt170.00–200.008042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472276.59/cwt240.00–300.001,30625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520152.50/cwt152.50–152.507931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522261.08/cwt220.00–290.001,36345
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550137.50/cwt137.50–137.507561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558183.30/cwt170.00–195.001,0233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570259.76/cwt230.00–270.001,48133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625226.75/cwt192.50–247.001,41715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667239.01/cwt232.50–250.001,5945
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240260.00/cwt260.00–260.006241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273295.74/cwt250.00–340.008079
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285232.50/cwt232.50–232.506631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322298.80/cwt240.00–375.0096210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379307.26/cwt240.00–332.501,16512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383210.50/cwt180.00–227.508063
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422300.33/cwt250.00–347.501,26711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432215.06/cwt200.00–225.009293
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464284.49/cwt240.00–315.001,32017
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475143.82/cwt137.50–150.006832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479198.85/cwt185.00–220.009524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521268.60/cwt220.00–295.001,39910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525204.50/cwt200.00–212.501,0745
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572257.92/cwt220.00–295.001,47510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580192.72/cwt180.00–210.001,1183
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612257.61/cwt200.00–280.001,57712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615166.91/cwt155.00–185.001,0263
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669217.91/cwt190.00–270.001,4587
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723163.02/cwt150.00–172.001,1794
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3101
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4141
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1908177.71/cwt172.50–183.001,6142
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5181
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010180.68/cwt177.00–186.001,8253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353133.83/cwt115.00–148.001,8115
Bulls——1,596161.75/cwt146.00–170.002,5829
Bulls——1,754175.15/cwt171.00–181.003,0729
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,605145.00/cwt145.00–145.003,7771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85081.22/cwt78.00–85.006903
Cows—Lean 85-90%941108.66/cwt100.00–120.001,0228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084119.39/cwt103.00–126.001,29412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242134.61/cwt128.00–140.001,67250
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335147.17/cwt141.00–160.001,96538
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,201.56/head850.00–1,475.001,2022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,294.74/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2952

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.