Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-04-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 600▼ 241 vs year ago 696 · −34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 138▲ 0 vs year ago 104 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.95/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −50.90 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$291.95
40 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$811
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$145.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.56
vs NC average
−24.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548295.591,62139
Medium and Large 2540150.008101thin
One grade step is worth $145.59/cwt here — about $811 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 sale40 hd
291.95
—
NC average8 barns · 217 hd
286.38
+5.56
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−24.60
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−50.90
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—High1,676178.962,99919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249144.901,80955
CowsLean 85-90%Low85692.197896thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,4751thin

Every lot

61 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0531
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328420.60/cwt395.00–430.001,38011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382404.88/cwt340.00–435.001,5479
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430370.62/cwt320.00–425.001,5948
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474365.97/cwt350.00–390.001,7356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517329.27/cwt320.00–345.001,7026
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583338.25/cwt310.00–365.001,97213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640302.20/cwt255.00–314.001,9345
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685296.16/cwt290.00–302.502,0292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713296.25/cwt295.00–297.502,1122
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790268.63/cwt264.00–275.002,1223
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815265.49/cwt265.00–266.002,1642
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863258.94/cwt255.00–263.002,2352
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218342.53/cwt340.00–345.007472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283327.21/cwt300.00–365.009263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320240.00/cwt240.00–240.007681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326329.97/cwt285.00–360.001,07616
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377336.50/cwt270.00–360.001,26925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400205.00/cwt205.00–205.008201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421323.99/cwt270.00–355.001,36421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468329.88/cwt275.00–360.001,54424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521300.72/cwt250.00–340.001,56720
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577290.18/cwt250.00–300.001,67419
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7289
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618257.43/cwt240.00–275.001,5918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663224.91/cwt200.00–250.001,4912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2581
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7065
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774223.05/cwt215.00–225.001,7265
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1838225.99/cwt225.00–227.001,8942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240375.00/cwt375.00–375.009001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278374.35/cwt330.00–405.001,0416
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326381.28/cwt350.00–420.001,24314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381390.22/cwt350.00–430.001,48712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413383.26/cwt320.00–425.001,58311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469329.85/cwt295.00–365.001,54716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523302.10/cwt270.00–335.001,58013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571294.29/cwt220.00–325.001,68011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619296.17/cwt280.00–320.001,8338
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664286.06/cwt250.00–305.001,8996
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716246.84/cwt230.00–270.001,7675
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785255.46/cwt252.00–262.502,0053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,140122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3911
Bulls——1,463171.80/cwt169.00–178.002,5136
Bulls——1,827187.28/cwt180.00–195.003,42212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83880.79/cwt76.00–87.006774
Cows—Lean 85-90%885129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1421
Cows—Lean 85-90%900101.00/cwt101.00–101.009091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,089122.07/cwt120.00–129.001,3294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245140.76/cwt130.00–146.001,75226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278152.85/cwt148.00–166.001,95325
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.