Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-06-03

Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 80▼ 88 vs year ago 161 · −54.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 10▼ 24 vs year ago 47 · −51.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.39/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −105.56 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$210.39

10 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$52.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.40

vs NC average

−62.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	220.86	1,192	8thin
Medium and Large 2	560	168.53	944	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.33/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

210.39

—

NC average8 barns · 158 hd

240.79

−30.40

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−62.64

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−105.56

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

3 sales

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.

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	—	Average	1,771	169.69	3,005	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	141.20	1,634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	85.00	740	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	267.89/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,393	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	224.70/cwt	220.00–227.00	888	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	237.90/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,132	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	219.19/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,151	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	944	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	225.87/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,317	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	228.03/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,437	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,103	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	254.38/cwt	245.00–265.00	814	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,012	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	284.73/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,318	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	944	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	204.94/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,318	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	173.92/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,077	6
Bulls	—	—	1,888	168.14/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,174	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	133.80/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,416	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	143.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,719	8

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 80Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 10Year ago 47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	132.00–136.00	133.80
8	—	1,194	140.00–152.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	165.00–171.00	168.14
6	—	1,769	172.00–176.00	173.92
1	—	1,430	149.00	149.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	245.00–265.00	254.38
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	435	230.00–235.00	232.56
2	450–500	463	275.00–295.00	284.73
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	643	190.00–220.00	204.94
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	478	195.00–200.00	197.57
1	700–750	715	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	395	220.00–227.00	224.70
4	450–500	476	220.00–250.00	237.90
6	500–550	525	205.00–225.00	219.19
2	550–600	583	220.00–232.00	225.87
15	600–650	630	210.00–231.00	228.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	560	167.00–170.00	168.53
2	600–650	630	170.00–180.00	175.04
1	750–800	765	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	520	250.00–290.00	267.89
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.