Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-06-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 10
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
74 head
1 vs last sale 73 56 vs year ago 130 · 43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
20 vs last sale 23 6 vs year ago 37 · +16.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

11 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 79.95 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$236.00
5 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,305
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
10.16
vs NC average
29.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553236.001,3055thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd
236.00
NC average9 barns · 362 hd
246.16
−10.16
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−29.37
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−79.95
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
BullsHigh1,650174.172,8743thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233137.031,69036

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270227.00/cwt227.00–227.006131
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655260.08/cwt250.00–270.001,7042
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520274.81/cwt270.00–280.001,4292
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4921
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,056119.37/cwt114.00–123.001,2617
Bulls1,820186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,3851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,345147.30/cwt141.00–154.001,98116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191133.91/cwt127.00–140.001,59513
Bulls1,565168.26/cwt166.00–170.002,6332
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1311
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265270.00/cwt270.00–270.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515240.00/cwt230.00–250.001,2362
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615233.10/cwt215.00–245.001,4343
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380266.61/cwt245.00–290.001,0132
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571254.23/cwt245.00–260.001,4524
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330242.54/cwt240.00–245.008002
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820211.97/cwt207.00–217.001,7382
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418303.55/cwt280.00–315.001,2694
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413239.98/cwt230.00–245.009915
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005131
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558273.29/cwt242.00–295.001,5253
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500489213.95/cwt200.00–232.001,0464
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624222.48/cwt197.00–260.001,3884
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417274.47/cwt225.00–300.001,1457
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578233.34/cwt220.00–250.001,3493
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400379238.87/cwt235.00–242.009055
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340300.22/cwt285.00–315.001,0213

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.