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Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 31
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 584▼ 11 vs year ago 639 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 146▼ 44 vs year ago 142 · −31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 lower 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 $295.89/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.96 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$295.89
56 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$879
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$169.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.48
vs NC average
−79.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535312.551,67249
Medium and Large 2579206.241,1944thin
Medium and Large 3554143.337943thin
One grade step is worth $169.21/cwt here — about $879 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 sale56 hd
295.89
—
NC average9 barns · 286 hd
300.37
−4.48
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−79.00
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−46.96
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—Average1,664177.962,96113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,302143.381,86754
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,825130.002,3731thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low919122.951,13012

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)1,000$2,1001thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323314.65/cwt300.00–330.001,0162
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325383.02/cwt360.00–400.001,2454
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378384.87/cwt370.00–400.001,4553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423391.11/cwt365.00–425.001,6548
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464391.67/cwt375.00–425.001,8178
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517349.23/cwt325.00–360.001,8065
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added524396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,07563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557345.13/cwt325.00–365.001,9224
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630293.15/cwt265.00–320.001,8472
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232405.29/cwt385.00–430.009403
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250290.00/cwt290.00–290.007251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263359.71/cwt350.00–370.009462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319359.59/cwt325.00–380.001,1477
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330254.92/cwt250.00–260.008412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377343.11/cwt300.00–360.001,29431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405147.50/cwt130.00–165.005972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420312.43/cwt275.00–345.001,31215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438237.29/cwt225.00–250.001,0392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470175.00/cwt175.00–175.008231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475322.57/cwt280.00–350.001,53219
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517319.69/cwt250.00–345.001,65332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563135.00/cwt135.00–135.007602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569299.10/cwt230.00–325.001,70217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579206.24/cwt200.00–220.001,1944
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610301.41/cwt270.00–317.501,83926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665291.26/cwt250.00–320.001,93721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728276.62/cwt270.00–285.002,0146
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1958203.36/cwt190.00–210.001,9483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230364.78/cwt360.00–370.008392
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272371.08/cwt345.00–405.001,0095
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300320.00/cwt320.00–320.009601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318366.47/cwt330.00–395.001,16514
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376376.47/cwt330.00–397.501,41617
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421355.02/cwt320.00–395.001,49521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445303.33/cwt300.00–310.001,3503
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461350.27/cwt330.00–385.001,61518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485223.38/cwt220.00–225.001,0833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489270.71/cwt230.00–300.001,3247
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526316.63/cwt305.00–370.001,66515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533230.64/cwt220.00–275.001,2299
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2556227.48/cwt220.00–250.001,2654
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570302.76/cwt265.00–335.001,72620
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573163.19/cwt130.00–175.009355
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619275.22/cwt255.00–300.001,70421
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632221.65/cwt220.00–225.001,4013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663259.91/cwt250.00–275.001,7235
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710205.46/cwt195.00–220.001,4594
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2242
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767209.91/cwt200.00–215.001,6103
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8151
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1868213.22/cwt200.00–225.001,8513
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1933201.59/cwt195.00–210.001,8813
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 3975142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,265165.57/cwt160.00–170.002,0942
Bulls——1,722179.03/cwt172.00–182.003,0839
Bulls——1,800185.51/cwt185.00–186.003,3392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%906115.64/cwt108.00–129.001,0487
Cows—Lean 85-90%937133.18/cwt130.00–137.001,2485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264134.14/cwt125.00–139.001,69621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316148.10/cwt140.00–158.001,94930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,435160.94/cwt160.00–163.002,3093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,825130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3731
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.