Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-04-01

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 1
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 203▼ 128 vs year ago 216 · −59.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 27▼ 4 vs year ago 38 · −10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 light 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 $175.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −140.46 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$175.50
4 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−59.71
vs NC average
−95.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548206.001,1282thin
Medium and Large 2533145.007722thin
One grade step is worth $61.00/cwt here — about $356 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale4 hd
175.50
—
NC average6 barns · 195 hd
235.21
−59.71
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−95.09
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−140.46
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—Average1,630150.722,4575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275133.271,69918

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)1,250$2,0601thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434298.55/cwt275.00–305.001,2966
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228237.31/cwt235.00–240.005412
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235210.00/cwt210.00–210.004941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1257274.42/cwt250.00–295.007053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313270.80/cwt255.00–300.008483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373274.22/cwt259.00–295.001,0238
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426264.06/cwt237.00–300.001,1255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470244.22/cwt235.00–255.001,1484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476187.24/cwt170.00–210.008914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0471
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240295.00/cwt295.00–295.007081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283254.56/cwt245.00–265.007202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1304291.26/cwt245.00–320.008854
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345207.50/cwt195.00–220.007162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376274.44/cwt255.00–305.001,0324
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423264.47/cwt220.00–295.001,1193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445205.00/cwt205.00–205.009121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477280.52/cwt240.00–300.001,3385
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520218.69/cwt205.00–230.001,1373
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595157.00/cwt157.00–157.009341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9301
Bulls——1,658159.35/cwt156.00–163.002,6422
Bulls——1,698150.45/cwt150.00–151.002,5552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165115.80/cwt110.00–119.001,3494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276147.86/cwt140.00–163.001,8877
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336128.66/cwt124.00–137.001,7197
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,060.00/head2,060.00–2,060.002,0601

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.