Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2024-09-02

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 2
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
35 head
73 vs last sale 108 17 vs year ago 52 · 32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
10 vs last sale 28 21 vs year ago 39 · 53.8%
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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 light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $213.39/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 136.57 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$213.39
3 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.52
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548213.391,1703thin
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 sale3 hd
213.39
NC average8 barns · 161 hd
211.87
+1.52
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−136.57
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
BullsAverage1,757150.742,6493thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,294130.821,69214

Every lot, as filed

25 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
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325257.00/cwt257.00–257.008351
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418234.97/cwt230.00–240.009822
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480192.47/cwt190.00–195.009242
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,050141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368238.88/cwt220.00–257.008792
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423174.16/cwt170.00–182.007373
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2171
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000970150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0711
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1371
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2401
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560215.09/cwt205.00–225.001,2052
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
Bulls1,757150.74/cwt146.00–158.002,6493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118118.97/cwt115.00–124.001,3302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,349132.14/cwt125.00–136.001,78311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,035140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4491

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.