Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-03-17

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 17
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
62 head
15 vs last sale 77 83 vs year ago 145 · 57.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
14 vs last sale 15 26 vs year ago 55 · 47.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 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 class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.70/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 85.26 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$230.70
5 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
36.09
vs NC average
83.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543230.701,2535thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
230.70
NC average8 barns · 263 hd
266.79
−36.09
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−83.88
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−85.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,720170.132,9263thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653127.032,1002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,131123.721,39910
CowsLean 85-90%Average811102.508318thin

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$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367191.84/cwt185.00–200.007043
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383279.54/cwt250.00–295.001,0713
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475246.60/cwt240.00–260.001,1713
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7101
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522232.45/cwt225.00–242.001,2133
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268282.99/cwt265.00–290.007585
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6821
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813242.51/cwt238.00–247.001,9722
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432263.47/cwt250.00–271.001,1383
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575228.07/cwt212.00–245.001,3112
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623218.92/cwt190.00–250.001,3642
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415259.04/cwt220.00–300.001,0752
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250200310.00/cwt300.00–320.006202
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381270.79/cwt250.00–285.001,0324
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bulls1,720170.13/cwt167.00–173.002,9263
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653127.03/cwt125.00–129.002,1002
CowsLean 85-90%809110.52/cwt101.00–117.008945
CowsLean 85-90%81389.13/cwt81.00–95.007253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365136.64/cwt135.00–139.001,8653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,031118.18/cwt111.00–129.001,2187

How this sale compares

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.