Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-08-30

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 30
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 550▲ 20 vs year ago 419 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 134▲ 4 vs year ago 112 · +3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Baby calves 150.00 to 185.00 8 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $207.21/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −135.64 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$207.21
52 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,123
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$649
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$118.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs NC average
−34.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544218.671,18940
Medium and Large 2535175.2793811thin
Medium and Large 3540100.005401thin
One grade step is worth $118.67/cwt here — about $649 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 sale52 hd
207.21
—
NC average9 barns · 284 hd
205.98
+1.22
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−34.67
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−135.64
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—Average1,449146.732,12613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238127.791,58283
CowsLean 85-90%Low85799.178497thin

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)1,350$1,9182thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220215.00/cwt215.00–215.004731
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360268.73/cwt267.50–270.009672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418223.31/cwt210.00–240.009333
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460259.09/cwt242.00–267.501,1923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505187.50/cwt187.50–187.509471
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519246.06/cwt232.50–252.501,2777
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574251.10/cwt240.00–260.001,4417
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625231.96/cwt225.00–245.001,4504
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670238.47/cwt235.00–242.001,5982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708219.72/cwt210.00–222.501,5565
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260202.50/cwt202.50–202.505271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318164.96/cwt160.00–170.005252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330236.87/cwt210.00–260.0078223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372241.80/cwt230.00–257.0089913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375178.03/cwt150.00–200.006684
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421233.93/cwt210.00–250.0098520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428188.95/cwt175.00–200.008096
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472229.39/cwt205.00–250.001,08323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472186.59/cwt170.00–200.008816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518174.16/cwt150.00–182.509028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522221.78/cwt200.00–240.001,15821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568215.23/cwt200.00–232.001,22319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580178.23/cwt170.00–185.001,0343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624213.57/cwt200.00–230.001,3338
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663212.45/cwt210.00–215.001,4092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2693152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0572
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5012
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5152
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5481
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255287.25/cwt275.00–300.007322
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323173.51/cwt170.00–180.005603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327268.84/cwt212.50–295.008799
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379262.17/cwt230.00–290.0099417
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388194.97/cwt180.00–200.007564
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424247.23/cwt217.50–280.001,04816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430182.59/cwt150.00–200.007855
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469246.27/cwt215.00–270.001,15518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488192.58/cwt185.00–200.009404
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513179.98/cwt175.00–185.009232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525232.93/cwt210.00–260.001,22318
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565189.37/cwt180.00–197.501,0703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572223.13/cwt205.00–237.501,27614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625219.57/cwt200.00–255.001,37219
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667230.91/cwt220.00–245.001,5405
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682179.91/cwt175.00–185.001,2273
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723211.41/cwt195.00–217.501,5285
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2764163.72/cwt160.00–165.001,2514
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810154.28/cwt142.50–165.001,2504
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4321
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930162.92/cwt156.00–170.001,5152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190135.07/cwt132.00–139.001,6072
Bulls——1,496148.85/cwt145.00–159.002,22711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%808104.37/cwt101.00–109.008433
Cows—Lean 85-90%89395.27/cwt90.00–101.008514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092117.24/cwt100.00–124.001,28024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288131.26/cwt126.00–137.001,69154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,402141.01/cwt138.00–147.001,9775
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,917.59/head1,775.00–2,050.001,9182

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.