Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-06-17

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 17
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 74▲ 12 vs year ago 76 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 43▼ 51 vs year ago 85 · −60.0%
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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 were moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $247.39/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −94.74 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.
Average price
$247.39
8 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,334
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.00
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539247.391,3348thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
247.39
—
NC average9 barns · 202 hd
240.38
+7.00
This barn, trailing median7 sales
342.13
−94.74
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
399365330295median 342.1304/1304/2707/1310/1910/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,643170.242,7983thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,325133.981,77627

Every lot

39 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,1241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310240.62/cwt232.00–250.007463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362251.00/cwt251.00–251.009093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430192.59/cwt185.00–200.008282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437265.27/cwt262.00–266.001,1595
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471244.33/cwt220.00–257.001,1516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518247.72/cwt217.00–259.001,2836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575165.00/cwt165.00–165.009491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582243.32/cwt240.00–250.001,4163
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316295.67/cwt255.00–315.009347
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365283.63/cwt270.00–295.001,0353
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373184.70/cwt180.00–190.006892
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427271.70/cwt270.00–275.001,1603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443192.54/cwt185.00–200.008532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475240.00/cwt220.00–260.001,1402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490195.00/cwt195.00–195.009561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529248.64/cwt240.00–255.001,3156
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570243.62/cwt240.00–247.001,3892
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613215.27/cwt200.00–239.001,3203
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1709230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6315
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9561
Bulls——1,830178.36/cwt176.00–181.003,2642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119121.20/cwt110.00–128.001,3565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360134.59/cwt129.00–140.001,83015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399141.82/cwt141.00–145.001,9847

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.