Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-06-06

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 6
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
503 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 448▼ 57 vs year ago 560 · −10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 163▼ 27 vs year ago 168 · −16.1%
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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 moderate with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.87/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −15.98 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$326.87
25 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+29.23
vs NC average
−11.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547326.871,78725
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale25 hd
326.87
—
NC average8 barns · 269 hd
297.64
+29.23
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−11.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−15.98
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—High1,690189.413,20121
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225154.241,88976
CowsLean 85-90%Low873113.219899thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223378.54/cwt330.00–420.008442
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331432.57/cwt365.00–480.001,4326
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373407.79/cwt320.00–440.001,5219
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410385.20/cwt310.00–410.001,5796
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485376.80/cwt315.00–395.001,82713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516371.47/cwt360.00–375.001,91713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625325.96/cwt290.00–345.002,03710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718292.37/cwt285.00–300.002,0992
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235330.00/cwt330.00–330.007761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275348.21/cwt300.00–385.009587
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322347.90/cwt310.00–395.001,12015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361245.12/cwt230.00–255.008854
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375367.71/cwt305.00–400.001,37926
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424355.91/cwt295.00–390.001,50924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474357.84/cwt300.00–385.001,69625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519327.11/cwt280.00–345.001,69812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572326.65/cwt295.00–340.001,86813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637311.27/cwt290.00–322.001,98312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670284.90/cwt270.00–295.001,9095
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1743325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4151
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759220.78/cwt210.00–265.001,6769
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0202
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1882238.53/cwt235.00–255.002,10411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210373.81/cwt350.00–400.007852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270325.00/cwt300.00–350.008783
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324354.32/cwt315.00–395.001,14815
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375370.91/cwt325.00–415.001,39114
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388247.48/cwt245.00–250.009602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420384.39/cwt330.00–420.001,61424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476358.99/cwt350.00–375.001,70910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516321.19/cwt290.00–370.001,65714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574322.18/cwt285.00–350.001,84910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612315.09/cwt250.00–345.001,92821
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676297.15/cwt255.00–330.002,0097
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733247.37/cwt240.00–255.001,8132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1761241.15/cwt220.00–290.001,8354
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863278.20/cwt270.00–285.002,4013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,687195.40/cwt187.00–205.003,29613
Bulls——1,689183.33/cwt179.00–186.003,0967
Bulls——1,740154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,6801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870104.36/cwt102.00–107.009083
Cows—Lean 85-90%875117.63/cwt110.00–125.001,0296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176152.22/cwt145.00–156.001,79032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246127.75/cwt114.00–137.001,5927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263161.00/cwt157.00–167.002,03337

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.