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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) · Mon, Mar 24

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 24

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 62▼ 116 vs year ago 203 · −57.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 29▼ 5 vs year ago 27 · −18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $281.66/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −60.47 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$281.66

6 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$85.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.74

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	295.99	1,631	5thin
Medium and Large 2	520	210.00	1,092	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.99/cwt here — about $539 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 sale6 hd

281.66

—

NC average9 barns · 276 hd

301.40

−19.74

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−60.47

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,321	135.38	1,788	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	134.22	1,610	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	106.94	917	6thin

Every lot

36 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	353.25/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,530	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Mar 24, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 62Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	253	275.00–335.00	305.30
7	300–350	313	280.00–375.00	328.86
2	350–400	373	325.00–360.00	342.15
4	400–450	430	320.00–340.00	328.82
7	450–500	494	325.00–330.00	329.33
3	500–550	532	295.00–300.00	298.29
2	550–600	580	290.00–295.00	292.54
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 24

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 62▼ 116 vs year ago 203 · −57.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 29▼ 5 vs year ago 27 · −18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $281.66/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −60.47 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$281.66

6 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$85.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.74

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	295.99	1,631	5thin
Medium and Large 2	520	210.00	1,092	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.99/cwt here — about $539 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 sale6 hd

281.66

—

NC average9 barns · 276 hd

301.40

−19.74

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−60.47

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,321	135.38	1,788	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	134.22	1,610	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	106.94	917	6thin

Every lot

36 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	353.25/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,530	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Mar 24, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 62Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	253	275.00–335.00	305.30
7	300–350	313	280.00–375.00	328.86
2	350–400	373	325.00–360.00	342.15
4	400–450	430	320.00–340.00	328.82
7	450–500	494	325.00–330.00	329.33
3	500–550	532	295.00–300.00	298.29
2	550–600	580	290.00–295.00	292.54
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,196	126.98/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,519	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,076	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	94.44/cwt	88.00–100.00	739	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	109.58/cwt	103.00–117.00	970	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,147	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	128.35/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,405	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	117.48/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,384	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	151.25/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,993	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	235.00	235.00
3	250–300	260	250.00–325.00	281.54
3	300–350	322	300.00–325.00	313.45
10	400–450	430	250.00–330.00	310.62
8	450–500	467	280.00–340.00	306.08
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	555	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	103.00–117.00	109.58
2	—	783	88.00–100.00	94.44
1	—	925	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	125.00–133.00	128.35
2	—	1,178	114.00–120.00	117.48
3	—	1,318	145.00–158.00	151.25

Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	305.30/cwt	275.00–335.00	772	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	328.86/cwt	280.00–375.00	1,029	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	342.15/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,276	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	328.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,414	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	329.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,627	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	298.29/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,587	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,697	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	177.53/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,301	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,346	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	733	170.00–185.00	177.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	220.00–230.00	224.65
1	700–750	725	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	345.00–360.00	353.25
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	120.00–136.00	126.98
1	—	1,820	169.00	169.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle