Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-03-25

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 25
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 145▲ 101 vs year ago 102 · +99.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 55▼ 14 vs year ago 41 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were 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 $222.88/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −93.07 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$222.88
9 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,240
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$487
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$80.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.25
vs NC average
−43.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561240.851,3517thin
Medium and Large 2540160.008642thin
One grade step is worth $80.85/cwt here — about $487 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 sale9 hd
222.88
—
NC average9 barns · 448 hd
244.14
−21.25
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−43.99
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−93.07
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

3 sales
342326310294median 315.9604/2704/2706/2208/1008/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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—High1,656147.242,4384thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,178130.501,53716
CowsLean 85-90%Low86881.917112thin

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)800$1,0001thin

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1208299.94/cwt295.00–305.006242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390294.94/cwt290.00–300.001,1502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442292.86/cwt266.00–298.001,29413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557277.32/cwt272.00–280.001,5453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223247.28/cwt230.00–270.0055110
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270255.18/cwt250.00–275.006897
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337271.77/cwt235.00–295.0091615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379280.05/cwt240.00–289.001,06112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428267.72/cwt232.00–297.001,14621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475241.90/cwt220.00–265.001,1497
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523237.58/cwt235.00–240.001,2432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576242.16/cwt225.00–255.001,3955
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628223.46/cwt220.00–227.001,4032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228302.00/cwt302.00–302.006895
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283200.09/cwt190.00–210.005662
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1292293.38/cwt280.00–300.008573
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320291.54/cwt275.00–300.009338
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370297.98/cwt290.00–305.001,1036
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440287.65/cwt280.00–295.001,26613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474263.05/cwt215.00–285.001,2477
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518268.95/cwt220.00–280.001,3936
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575257.46/cwt255.00–260.001,4802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5361
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,428141.02/cwt138.00–144.002,0142
Bulls——1,883153.46/cwt150.00–158.002,8902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86881.91/cwt72.00–92.007112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088112.96/cwt108.00–116.001,2293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126128.96/cwt121.00–136.001,4528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315143.49/cwt137.00–147.001,8875
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.