Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-09-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 27
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 331 vs last sale 472▼ 609 vs year ago 750 · −81.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 69▼ 81 vs year ago 129 · −62.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 70.00 1 head

3 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 $218.58/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −124.26 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$218.58
19 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$575
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$96.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.95
vs NC average
−21.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567223.671,26718thin
Medium and Large 3545127.006921thin
One grade step is worth $96.67/cwt here — about $575 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 sale19 hd
218.58
—
NC average10 barns · 378 hd
212.64
+5.95
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−21.51
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−124.26
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—High1,333167.612,2347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,321128.831,70231
CowsLean 85-90%Low90497.218799thin

Every lot

55 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385272.73/cwt255.00–290.001,0502
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2741
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503212.56/cwt200.00–225.001,0692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574227.78/cwt217.00–235.001,3075
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718205.98/cwt205.00–207.001,4792
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790192.48/cwt190.00–195.001,5212
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333231.74/cwt200.00–250.007729
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384240.37/cwt200.00–290.009238
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414219.31/cwt200.00–240.009086
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480220.60/cwt200.00–245.001,0595
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527223.68/cwt220.00–230.001,1794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545127.00/cwt127.00–127.006921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578223.67/cwt220.00–231.001,29314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680142.00/cwt142.00–142.009661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825182.70/cwt149.00–200.001,5073
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371282.83/cwt270.00–295.001,0497
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415241.01/cwt210.00–275.001,0006
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430192.76/cwt185.00–200.008292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481236.26/cwt225.00–240.001,1364
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490165.00/cwt155.00–175.008092
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523217.13/cwt200.00–230.001,1365
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565227.71/cwt205.00–245.001,2879
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620218.27/cwt210.00–230.001,3533
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678207.58/cwt200.00–215.001,4072
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,055236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,4901
Bulls——1,334153.10/cwt150.00–155.002,0424
Bulls——1,470162.42/cwt160.00–164.002,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90092.11/cwt89.00–95.008295
Cows—Lean 85-90%909103.58/cwt100.00–109.009424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260110.63/cwt110.00–112.001,3943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266135.83/cwt131.00–140.001,72014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,389125.73/cwt121.00–130.001,74614

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.