Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-09-23

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 23
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 72▼ 50 vs year ago 161 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 48▼ 29 vs year ago 39 · −74.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Baby calves 85.00 to 90.00 5 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $183.02/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −132.94 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$183.02
15 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.94
vs NC average
−57.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557199.041,1109thin
Medium and Large 2537173.039284thin
Medium and Large 3580130.917592thin
One grade step is worth $68.13/cwt here — about $350 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 sale15 hd
183.02
—
NC average9 barns · 254 hd
200.96
−17.94
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−57.07
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−132.94
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—Average1,773146.752,6024thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,340113.031,5152thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08691.379924thin

Every lot

48 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
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515220.19/cwt200.00–240.001,1342
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3972
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3301
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318184.80/cwt180.00–190.005882
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385105.00/cwt105.00–105.004041
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415195.18/cwt180.00–207.008103
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424179.59/cwt165.00–194.007614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457179.91/cwt170.00–185.008223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470212.00/cwt212.00–212.009961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505177.09/cwt168.00–186.008942
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564200.17/cwt192.00–210.001,1298
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568168.96/cwt160.00–178.009602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580130.91/cwt120.00–142.007592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624175.03/cwt155.00–180.001,0925
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330225.15/cwt220.00–230.007432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370219.59/cwt200.00–235.008124
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470207.45/cwt205.00–210.009752
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513182.46/cwt175.00–190.009362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0341
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1592
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2091
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,773146.75/cwt141.00–153.002,6024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08691.37/cwt70.00–98.009924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340113.03/cwt112.00–114.001,5152

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.