Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-04-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 7
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
62 head
11 vs last sale 73 53 vs year ago 115 · 46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
34 vs last sale 47 16 vs year ago 29 · 55.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.19/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 90.77 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$225.19
7 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$66.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
59.16
vs NC average
91.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562244.261,3735thin
Medium and Large 2560177.509942thin
One grade step is worth $66.76/cwt here — about $379 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale7 hd
225.19
NC average8 barns · 247 hd
284.35
−59.16
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−91.36
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−90.77
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
BullsHigh1,552163.722,5403thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,188137.511,6336thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average815100.008151thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
CowsLean 85-90%815100.00/cwt100.00–100.008151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,025126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2921
CowsBoner 80-85%990159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278135.01/cwt134.00–136.001,7254
Bulls1,395157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,1901
Bulls1,630167.08/cwt164.00–170.002,7232
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323319.66/cwt260.00–355.001,0333
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560177.50/cwt165.00–190.009942
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550539331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7847
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900895259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385273.40/cwt235.00–295.001,0534
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617229.46/cwt205.00–242.001,4163
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455202.53/cwt200.00–205.009222
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285267.94/cwt255.00–280.007642
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210240.00/cwt240.00–240.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575244.08/cwt217.00–255.001,4034
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300258289.35/cwt250.00–320.007473
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533252.63/cwt225.00–280.001,3472
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423313.95/cwt290.00–345.001,3284
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572241.94/cwt210.00–290.001,3843
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500488298.57/cwt270.00–315.001,4573

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.