Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-03-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 11
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
18 vs last sale 79 7 vs year ago 54 · +13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
1 vs last sale 19 1 vs year ago 19 · +5.3%
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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 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 100.00 to 190.00 2 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.53/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 121.43 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$228.53
11 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
18.71
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564228.531,28911thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales
399371342314median 349.9704/1304/2705/1107/1307/20
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 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 sale11 hd
228.53
NC average8 barns · 195 hd
247.24
−18.71
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−121.43
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
BullsHigh1,735148.962,5842thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,935124.002,3991thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235121.461,50117

Every lot, as filed

32 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
CowsBoner 80-85%855106.00/cwt106.00–106.009061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,935124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251119.66/cwt114.00–128.001,49713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295134.44/cwt133.00–138.001,7413
Bulls1,735148.96/cwt148.00–150.002,5842
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412240.30/cwt237.00–242.009903
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470255.82/cwt232.00–280.001,2023
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469226.70/cwt210.00–240.001,0634
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576232.25/cwt220.00–245.001,3388
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2282
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550532218.62/cwt200.00–230.001,1633
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420289.29/cwt265.00–305.001,2154
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009311
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565137.00/cwt137.00–137.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324228.45/cwt213.00–257.007405
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528224.07/cwt221.00–227.001,1832
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323301.50/cwt301.00–302.009742
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575167.00/cwt167.00–167.009601
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290315.00/cwt315.00–315.009141
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0271
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2291
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0071

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.