Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-05-30

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 30
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 473▲ 178 vs year ago 270 · +65.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 152▲ 48 vs year ago 115 · +41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

15 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.48/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −28.37 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$314.48
59 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$665
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$120.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.65
vs NC average
−18.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546320.601,74956
Medium and Large 2542200.131,0843thin
One grade step is worth $120.48/cwt here — about $665 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale59 hd
314.48
—
NC average8 barns · 197 hd
296.82
+17.65
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−18.21
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−28.37
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
404362320278median 342.8503/0605/0107/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 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—High1,617181.042,92723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,241149.851,86095
CowsLean 85-90%High862116.111,00015

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)1,225$2,7492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,2001thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339424.96/cwt420.00–430.001,4418
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388401.70/cwt395.00–405.001,5593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432376.41/cwt365.00–390.001,6263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481381.07/cwt320.00–400.001,8337
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515357.18/cwt330.00–360.001,83927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1593330.52/cwt317.00–400.001,9606
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1604332.02/cwt295.00–337.002,00514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670321.38/cwt295.00–340.002,1536
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1476
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245380.00/cwt380.00–380.009311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287361.04/cwt330.00–395.001,0367
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325374.87/cwt350.00–420.001,21811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370399.32/cwt315.00–420.001,47719
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424360.46/cwt300.00–390.001,52813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466343.78/cwt300.00–380.001,60223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473159.95/cwt150.00–170.007572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515190.19/cwt180.00–200.009792
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526324.88/cwt277.50–358.001,70930
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568315.67/cwt270.00–345.001,79326
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621303.92/cwt250.00–325.001,88714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658284.92/cwt275.00–295.001,8753
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,9142
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233375.00/cwt375.00–375.008742
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285371.03/cwt355.00–395.001,0574
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326390.44/cwt365.00–420.001,2734
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373392.12/cwt345.00–430.001,46312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425374.08/cwt315.00–420.001,59015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475349.30/cwt305.00–380.001,65917
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519323.28/cwt280.00–350.001,67815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574311.19/cwt280.00–365.001,78613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624278.80/cwt255.00–300.001,7408
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665281.37/cwt275.00–300.001,8717
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719263.64/cwt250.00–285.001,8964
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770235.00/cwt225.00–245.001,8102
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1856247.99/cwt242.00–255.002,1234
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3608270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,249155.64/cwt120.00–169.001,9446
Bulls——1,613177.69/cwt170.00–184.002,8665
Bulls——1,802195.14/cwt185.00–210.003,51612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%853115.58/cwt110.00–127.009869
Cows—Lean 85-90%855104.35/cwt100.00–106.008924
Cows—Lean 85-90%913142.04/cwt140.00–144.001,2972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125133.87/cwt115.00–140.001,50621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220150.15/cwt145.00–154.001,83244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354160.59/cwt155.00–176.002,17430
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,748.98/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7492

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.