Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-02-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 7
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 937▼ 148 vs year ago 843 · −17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 229▼ 10 vs year ago 155 · −6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings 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 $258.20/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −94.46 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.
Average price
$258.20
66 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,407
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$390
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$74.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.31
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545262.721,43162
Medium and Large 2553188.171,0414thin
One grade step is worth $74.55/cwt here — about $390 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale66 hd
258.20
—
NC average9 barns · 340 hd
265.51
−7.31
This barn, trailing median33 sales
352.66
−94.46
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

33 sales
428379330281median 352.6603/0605/0106/2608/2810/30
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 across 33 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—Low1,536163.052,50421
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205138.261,66684
CowsLean 85-90%High927104.9197213

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,2751thin

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220310.00/cwt310.00–310.006821
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275334.50/cwt320.00–347.509202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329346.56/cwt325.00–370.001,1404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380378.55/cwt300.00–425.001,43818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417348.88/cwt300.00–397.501,45520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468338.46/cwt290.00–375.001,58416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519308.33/cwt275.00–325.001,6009
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583289.89/cwt250.00–335.001,6908
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614299.97/cwt270.00–315.001,8428
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670268.30/cwt265.00–270.001,7986
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8441
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8861
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2208200.00/cwt200.00–200.004162
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233322.55/cwt300.00–335.007524
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269301.10/cwt285.00–310.008105
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283188.00/cwt170.00–205.005323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319284.68/cwt240.00–310.0090817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328212.40/cwt210.00–215.006972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360200.12/cwt185.00–215.007205
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374287.21/cwt230.00–320.001,07418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422270.10/cwt240.00–300.001,14030
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425195.71/cwt150.00–220.008324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479263.44/cwt225.00–280.001,26227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482193.10/cwt160.00–220.009316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515183.14/cwt170.00–200.009433
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523256.58/cwt235.00–272.501,34215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573245.94/cwt215.00–270.001,40929
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623239.42/cwt212.00–262.001,49227
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668182.53/cwt180.00–185.001,2192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675220.98/cwt210.00–232.501,4926
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716219.32/cwt210.00–252.501,5709
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774208.66/cwt200.00–213.001,6153
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4081
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883182.52/cwt175.00–190.001,6122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235326.67/cwt320.00–340.007683
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268311.97/cwt275.00–340.0083610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323303.92/cwt250.00–350.0098220
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2353219.93/cwt210.00–230.007762
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375306.71/cwt255.00–375.001,15032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424228.11/cwt200.00–260.009674
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433296.86/cwt265.00–350.001,28522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472185.47/cwt150.00–205.008756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473296.72/cwt240.00–355.001,40330
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524266.89/cwt230.00–300.001,39936
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533200.35/cwt185.00–215.001,0682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573256.94/cwt220.00–280.001,47226
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573175.98/cwt150.00–200.001,0082
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627257.53/cwt217.00–305.001,61522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676244.13/cwt225.00–265.001,6505
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716227.32/cwt200.00–247.501,62811
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1774218.44/cwt210.00–225.001,6915
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832210.83/cwt210.00–212.501,7543
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8021
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,273142.91/cwt130.00–148.001,8196
Bulls——1,428161.58/cwt156.00–169.002,3076
Bulls——1,783177.45/cwt170.00–185.003,1649
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88892.18/cwt80.00–98.008196
Cows—Lean 85-90%896111.13/cwt102.00–121.009966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139114.09/cwt101.00–120.001,2998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144134.24/cwt125.00–141.001,53640
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288148.09/cwt142.00–158.001,90736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,345144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9371
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.