Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-08-02

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 2
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 458▼ 276 vs year ago 702 · −39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 126▲ 22 vs year ago 133 · +16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher 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 moderate with quality average .

7 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.37/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.48 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$224.37
54 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,227
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.03
vs NC average
−34.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546229.491,25348
Medium and Large 2553183.351,0146thin
One grade step is worth $46.14/cwt here — about $239 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 sale54 hd
224.37
—
NC average9 barns · 258 hd
224.33
+0.03
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−34.09
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−118.48
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—Low1,514155.842,35918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247140.321,749120
CowsLean 85-90%Low929107.519986thin

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)1,200$1,8572thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230282.66/cwt280.00–285.006502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280314.00/cwt314.00–314.008792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331297.54/cwt270.00–312.009857
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365292.78/cwt270.00–312.001,0695
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415244.40/cwt227.50–272.501,0145
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479273.16/cwt262.00–275.001,30813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510251.85/cwt230.00–272.001,28410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585242.18/cwt220.00–250.001,4176
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628246.69/cwt210.00–255.001,5496
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669228.69/cwt218.00–250.001,5305
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723227.77/cwt205.00–240.001,6473
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225253.19/cwt225.00–275.005703
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280252.49/cwt230.00–280.007074
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330255.34/cwt235.00–280.008436
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373259.46/cwt242.00–276.0096812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421241.87/cwt210.00–260.001,01827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473234.87/cwt207.50–256.001,11135
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477190.69/cwt190.00–192.009103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518179.35/cwt160.00–190.009293
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523231.54/cwt210.00–252.001,21128
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578226.63/cwt200.00–238.001,31020
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588187.35/cwt182.00–190.001,1023
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619221.58/cwt208.00–230.001,3728
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663225.07/cwt220.00–232.501,4925
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5551
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755189.88/cwt172.50–207.501,4342
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278271.46/cwt260.00–288.007553
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320272.74/cwt200.00–312.008736
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369276.69/cwt236.00–304.001,0218
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420257.16/cwt210.00–288.001,08014
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425187.50/cwt180.00–195.007972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470248.87/cwt210.00–284.001,17022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475190.03/cwt172.50–200.009034
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520238.68/cwt210.00–252.001,24115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571229.78/cwt210.00–245.001,31214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618233.14/cwt205.00–252.001,44116
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676218.75/cwt215.00–220.001,4796
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758174.74/cwt166.00–180.001,3254
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813153.67/cwt145.00–162.501,2492
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873213.39/cwt186.00–240.001,8632
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3620122.00/cwt122.00–122.007561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,073132.57/cwt125.00–140.001,4226
Bulls——1,686175.18/cwt170.00–185.002,9545
Bulls——1,769161.98/cwt157.00–166.002,8657
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88089.51/cwt89.00–90.007882
Cows—Lean 85-90%953116.51/cwt111.00–125.001,1104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130122.10/cwt110.00–129.001,38017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196136.52/cwt130.00–142.001,63350
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332149.76/cwt143.00–162.001,99553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,856.77/head1,375.00–2,300.001,8572

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.