Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-03-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
772 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 684▼ 157 vs year ago 929 · −16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 150▼ 80 vs year ago 215 · −37.2%
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 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.32/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −76.34 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.
Average price
$276.32
49 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$428
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$90.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.46
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543280.001,51947
Medium and Large 2575189.831,0922thin
One grade step is worth $90.17/cwt here — about $428 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 sale49 hd
276.32
—
NC average9 barns · 241 hd
287.78
−11.46
This barn, trailing median33 sales
352.66
−76.34
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—High1,553174.472,70926
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253142.461,78577
CowsLean 85-90%High82998.5581614

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,5001thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220300.23/cwt290.00–310.006612
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282364.10/cwt340.00–375.001,0276
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326375.67/cwt290.00–425.001,22510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376384.57/cwt270.00–425.001,44630
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418373.65/cwt300.00–430.001,56226
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430212.33/cwt205.00–220.009132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469333.88/cwt295.00–350.001,56611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525323.59/cwt315.00–345.001,69914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added539327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,76314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558212.33/cwt200.00–225.001,1852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585305.82/cwt270.00–335.001,78914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632283.19/cwt270.00–290.001,7903
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720236.15/cwt210.00–275.001,7003
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775242.90/cwt240.00–255.001,8825
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8231
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218277.93/cwt260.00–300.006066
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273310.51/cwt265.00–360.008487
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295235.00/cwt235.00–235.006931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326315.69/cwt235.00–375.001,02923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373308.57/cwt245.00–335.001,15122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388229.94/cwt220.00–240.008922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420287.68/cwt225.00–330.001,20843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433197.02/cwt170.00–225.008532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476284.20/cwt230.00–345.001,35342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,0752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526271.60/cwt225.00–300.001,42917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571265.07/cwt230.00–275.001,51422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620252.31/cwt205.00–275.001,56417
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676235.54/cwt220.00–245.001,5928
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728225.88/cwt195.00–240.001,6445
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760212.40/cwt205.00–220.001,6142
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223304.85/cwt270.00–355.006806
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230225.00/cwt225.00–225.005181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270333.11/cwt290.00–370.0089912
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310230.00/cwt225.00–235.007132
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326348.51/cwt285.00–395.001,13622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366233.74/cwt225.00–240.008554
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375370.28/cwt295.00–415.001,38930
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413227.19/cwt200.00–245.009385
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423328.45/cwt280.00–400.001,38929
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473208.00/cwt165.00–240.009846
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476306.15/cwt250.00–350.001,45740
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518279.45/cwt220.00–325.001,44826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573280.68/cwt225.00–315.001,60821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575189.83/cwt180.00–200.001,0922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616266.33/cwt215.00–300.001,6417
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668234.90/cwt210.00–255.001,5694
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714234.51/cwt190.00–265.001,6746
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771221.03/cwt200.00–240.001,7044
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,185152.60/cwt147.00–160.001,8083
Bulls——1,388168.31/cwt160.00–170.002,33610
Bulls——1,764184.26/cwt175.00–194.003,25013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%823106.12/cwt102.00–110.008736
Cows—Lean 85-90%82888.13/cwt82.00–99.007307
Cows—Lean 85-90%865126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085119.22/cwt110.00–126.001,2946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241140.70/cwt133.00–146.001,74646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315151.28/cwt147.00–156.001,98925
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.