Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-03-31

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 31
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
73 head
14 vs last sale 87 15 vs year ago 88 · 17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
25 vs last sale 22 13 vs year ago 34 · +38.2%
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 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $196.31/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 119.65 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$196.31
4 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
83.09
vs NC average
125.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545210.071,1463thin
Medium and Large 3500155.007751thin
One grade step is worth $55.07/cwt here — about $371 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.

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 sale4 hd
196.31
NC average9 barns · 326 hd
279.40
−83.09
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−125.07
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−119.65
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
BullsHigh1,785172.113,0735thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,082135.381,46525
CowsLean 85-90%Average865107.029266thin

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)900$1,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1500–550518291.27/cwt270.00–310.001,5094
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628210.12/cwt200.00–220.001,3202
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,5082
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378372.58/cwt370.00–380.001,4084
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2581
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6871
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568205.11/cwt200.00–210.001,1652
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215330.00/cwt330.00–330.007101
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255212.94/cwt190.00–235.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419285.72/cwt255.00–315.001,1974
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323312.60/cwt310.00–315.001,0102
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468283.55/cwt250.00–300.001,3275
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4761
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260267.50/cwt255.00–280.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008921
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370299.35/cwt265.00–320.001,1085
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7681
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416343.80/cwt285.00–370.001,4306
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561267.51/cwt250.00–280.001,5014
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bulls2,070185.25/cwt181.00–189.003,8352
Bulls1,808168.03/cwt167.00–169.003,0382
Bulls1,170154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8021
CowsLean 85-90%857118.38/cwt116.00–122.001,0153
CowsLean 85-90%87395.65/cwt75.00–118.008353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,000157.58/cwt156.00–159.001,5762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,132121.71/cwt114.00–124.001,3787
CowsBoner 80-85%1,070138.59/cwt131.00–145.001,48316

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.