Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-06-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 28
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 540▼ 90 vs year ago 602 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 168▲ 68 vs year ago 119 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.88/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −105.97 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$236.88
37 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,305
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$704
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$128.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.98
vs NC average
−32.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552259.141,43030
Medium and Large 2533167.568932thin
Medium and Large 3554131.067265thin
One grade step is worth $128.08/cwt here — about $704 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 sale37 hd
236.88
—
NC average9 barns · 242 hd
224.90
+11.98
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−32.40
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−105.97
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—Average1,705176.633,01212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212153.671,863126
CowsLean 85-90%High826133.591,1037thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,5765

Every lot

85 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1298300.00/cwt300.00–300.008942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315265.24/cwt260.00–270.008362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380297.99/cwt285.00–310.001,1322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438281.62/cwt250.00–300.001,2336
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463283.42/cwt240.00–300.001,3129
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523281.97/cwt245.00–305.001,47512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555290.66/cwt275.00–294.001,61310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621242.90/cwt200.00–270.001,50812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,6872
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245240.00/cwt240.00–240.005881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271172.42/cwt155.00–200.004674
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274255.10/cwt220.00–320.006999
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318127.32/cwt120.00–135.004052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326279.57/cwt220.00–315.0091112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342183.46/cwt170.00–200.006273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372280.59/cwt240.00–325.001,04428
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383142.84/cwt125.00–160.005472
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390167.60/cwt160.00–175.006542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418278.16/cwt250.00–300.001,16312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437180.38/cwt150.00–200.007883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472262.49/cwt225.00–290.001,23931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488160.00/cwt150.00–170.007813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505125.20/cwt105.00–145.006322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523258.79/cwt220.00–270.001,35312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533167.56/cwt155.00–180.008932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571259.37/cwt240.00–285.001,48118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3587134.97/cwt125.00–145.007923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612158.40/cwt120.00–175.009697
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625239.72/cwt210.00–255.001,4989
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673204.87/cwt170.00–240.001,3792
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742202.37/cwt160.00–221.001,5026
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3131
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3862
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240265.00/cwt265.00–265.006361
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275261.33/cwt230.00–285.007193
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278186.49/cwt165.00–210.005182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329284.98/cwt270.00–300.009389
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330215.15/cwt210.00–220.007102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375268.96/cwt220.00–300.001,00915
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386195.02/cwt180.00–200.007534
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427272.45/cwt230.00–295.001,16314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427172.66/cwt160.00–200.007373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462180.69/cwt150.00–205.008357
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473273.50/cwt215.00–310.001,29420
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522240.26/cwt200.00–295.001,25417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526161.71/cwt135.00–200.008519
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535131.64/cwt130.00–135.007043
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2551167.00/cwt167.00–167.009204
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574247.05/cwt205.00–295.001,41811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619211.94/cwt175.00–265.001,31211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625157.56/cwt150.00–165.009852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670232.04/cwt205.00–250.001,5553
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2716143.97/cwt140.00–160.001,0315
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1991
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,130144.93/cwt140.00–150.001,6382
Bulls——1,528172.41/cwt171.00–174.002,6342
Bulls——1,893185.61/cwt180.00–194.003,5148
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%821131.19/cwt120.00–139.001,0776
Cows—Lean 85-90%855148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,004127.28/cwt116.00–135.001,2788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165148.62/cwt140.00–155.001,73159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288162.29/cwt155.00–175.002,09059
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,645.21/head1,350.00–1,800.001,6454
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.