Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-10-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 4
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▲ 547 vs last sale 141▼ 58 vs year ago 746 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 48▲ 39 vs year ago 111 · +35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $203.37/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.28 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.
Average price
$203.37
72 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$455
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$90.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536215.631,15752
Medium and Large 2544179.7197817thin
Medium and Large 3562125.007023thin
One grade step is worth $90.63/cwt here — about $455 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale72 hd
203.37
—
NC average4 barns · 110 hd
202.81
+0.56
This barn, trailing median33 sales
352.66
−149.28
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
428379330281median 352.6603/0605/0106/2608/2810/30
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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—Average1,575131.102,06410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219122.191,490104
CowsLean 85-90%Low93294.8888414

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)1,250$1,3001thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200265.00/cwt265.00–265.005301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320196.72/cwt195.00–200.006303
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327250.99/cwt245.00–265.008215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408257.08/cwt245.00–270.001,0493
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488247.94/cwt220.00–270.001,2104
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523150.00/cwt150.00–150.007852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530250.63/cwt240.00–260.001,32818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579225.94/cwt220.00–270.001,30812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619227.46/cwt220.00–235.001,40812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657216.71/cwt207.00–232.001,4243
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733180.09/cwt175.00–185.001,3202
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755182.55/cwt180.00–190.001,3784
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5973
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278181.73/cwt170.00–200.005054
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288224.87/cwt220.00–230.006482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322234.88/cwt220.00–250.007569
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325168.71/cwt150.00–195.005484
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370155.07/cwt120.00–235.005744
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005552
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375240.76/cwt215.00–275.0090325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415167.13/cwt150.00–190.006945
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424237.71/cwt220.00–275.001,00812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429126.97/cwt100.00–140.005455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470233.37/cwt220.00–255.001,09724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479170.10/cwt150.00–185.008156
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513162.54/cwt155.00–170.008342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528226.90/cwt210.00–247.001,19824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3536127.13/cwt115.00–150.006815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572217.57/cwt210.00–227.001,24512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579171.08/cwt150.00–185.009915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581112.46/cwt100.00–130.006534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614211.24/cwt185.00–220.001,29715
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618108.79/cwt100.00–120.006724
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623165.47/cwt140.00–180.001,0313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674212.86/cwt197.00–220.001,43510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688150.11/cwt140.00–160.001,0332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004402
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230241.34/cwt220.00–255.005553
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283195.06/cwt185.00–200.005523
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284241.04/cwt210.00–255.006855
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312194.54/cwt180.00–200.006074
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325120.31/cwt115.00–125.003912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329253.31/cwt210.00–275.0083312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371261.36/cwt225.00–285.0097022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383186.29/cwt150.00–200.007138
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420171.71/cwt150.00–195.007216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423261.79/cwt210.00–290.001,10719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468184.84/cwt157.00–200.008659
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473228.00/cwt200.00–255.001,07826
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522179.53/cwt155.00–190.009379
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524216.33/cwt200.00–242.001,13438
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569179.91/cwt150.00–190.001,0248
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570213.74/cwt200.00–230.001,21814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3603114.98/cwt110.00–120.006932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617164.22/cwt150.00–175.001,0136
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622193.86/cwt185.00–215.001,20612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679188.76/cwt185.00–200.001,2824
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679170.66/cwt145.00–185.001,15910
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2709154.97/cwt140.00–165.001,0995
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2756164.29/cwt160.00–165.001,2427
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,038116.20/cwt104.00–125.001,2062
Bulls——1,709134.82/cwt130.00–142.002,3048
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%856104.20/cwt100.00–115.008927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00785.57/cwt70.00–95.008627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110107.84/cwt100.00–114.001,19713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198121.20/cwt115.00–125.001,45257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297129.34/cwt126.00–134.001,67834
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,300.00/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.