Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-10-21

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 21
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 67▼ 9 vs year ago 166 · −5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 43 · +14.0%
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 2.00 higher 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 moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $175.65/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −166.48 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.
Average price
$175.65
10 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.84
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568205.001,1642thin
Medium and Large 2565168.319518thin
One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd
175.65
—
NC average8 barns · 318 hd
209.49
−33.84
This barn, trailing median7 sales
342.13
−166.48
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

7 sales
399365330295median 342.1304/1304/2707/1310/1910/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $309.49, median $342.13 across 7 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—Low1,607142.852,2966thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,362120.421,64028
CowsLean 85-90%Low96791.738875thin

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)1,200$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)850$8401thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305280.00/cwt280.00–280.008541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445212.00/cwt212.00–212.009431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459200.00/cwt200.00–200.009184
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522231.97/cwt230.00–234.001,2113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220170.91/cwt150.00–190.003762
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310170.00/cwt160.00–180.005272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328134.20/cwt120.00–150.004402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340212.00/cwt212.00–212.007211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373213.57/cwt212.00–215.007972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405206.00/cwt200.00–212.008342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420169.52/cwt160.00–180.007122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440127.41/cwt120.00–135.005612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486216.43/cwt214.00–219.001,0525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520168.11/cwt150.00–180.008743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530193.22/cwt185.00–200.001,0243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568204.55/cwt190.00–228.001,1627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613144.90/cwt140.00–150.008882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620196.57/cwt185.00–205.001,2193
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725157.29/cwt150.00–165.001,1402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230105.00/cwt105.00–105.002421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1287259.77/cwt235.00–280.007463
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320234.15/cwt205.00–270.007495
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363224.04/cwt210.00–250.008138
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373178.61/cwt165.00–200.006665
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418129.79/cwt125.00–135.005432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424177.61/cwt150.00–190.007534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478125.00/cwt125.00–125.005982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480175.12/cwt170.00–180.008413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485218.37/cwt212.00–225.001,0592
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508157.49/cwt155.00–160.008002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1642
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2584171.92/cwt150.00–190.001,0046
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608206.68/cwt200.00–220.001,2573
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009841
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653175.02/cwt170.00–180.001,1432
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1931
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 3990125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8412
Bulls——1,713148.27/cwt147.00–149.002,5404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96791.73/cwt80.00–104.008875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287114.09/cwt104.00–118.001,46812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418125.17/cwt120.00–133.001,77516
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.