Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-06-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 13
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 503▲ 137 vs year ago 406 · +33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 141▲ 4 vs year ago 121 · +3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher 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 $314.11/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −28.74 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$314.11
39 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$622
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$101.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.69
vs NC average
−26.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539316.721,70838
Medium and Large 2505215.001,0861thin
One grade step is worth $101.72/cwt here — about $622 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 sale39 hd
314.11
—
NC average8 barns · 273 hd
308.42
+5.69
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−26.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−28.74
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—Average1,643194.253,19216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223158.331,93776
CowsLean 85-90%Low91592.478462thin

Every lot

64 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 1205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318434.26/cwt415.00–440.001,3818
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364417.01/cwt410.00–420.001,5185
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412410.90/cwt380.00–445.001,6939
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458384.47/cwt360.00–405.001,7616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529360.09/cwt320.00–373.001,9054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568334.27/cwt275.00–390.001,8992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4017
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9661
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980220.00/cwt210.00–230.002,1562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1239346.86/cwt300.00–370.008294
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278368.81/cwt315.00–400.001,0258
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280240.00/cwt240.00–240.006721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329367.60/cwt300.00–390.001,20924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335245.30/cwt225.00–265.008222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358244.97/cwt240.00–250.008772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376387.40/cwt320.00–405.001,45739
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420220.54/cwt205.00–235.009262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422363.27/cwt315.00–405.001,53325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468343.09/cwt280.00–370.001,60622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475232.39/cwt230.00–235.001,1042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519326.30/cwt300.00–340.001,69321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564304.88/cwt260.00–335.001,72017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614303.44/cwt280.00–325.001,8637
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692258.12/cwt210.00–270.001,7865
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1971
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6921
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,1001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217421.15/cwt405.00–455.009145
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274386.63/cwt365.00–430.001,0596
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325403.17/cwt350.00–445.001,31016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377376.28/cwt330.00–400.001,4197
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431337.60/cwt300.00–400.001,45517
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477346.92/cwt305.00–380.001,65522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520314.13/cwt295.00–340.001,63315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570304.21/cwt280.00–315.001,73412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622293.25/cwt285.00–335.001,8249
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671259.86/cwt240.00–285.001,7447
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722246.58/cwt240.00–250.001,7803
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833254.84/cwt230.00–275.002,1233
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3415260.24/cwt250.00–270.001,0802
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3515262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3491
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,622202.91/cwt193.00–208.003,2917
Bulls——1,660187.51/cwt184.00–190.003,1139
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91592.47/cwt90.00–95.008462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083135.58/cwt130.00–140.001,4686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203153.63/cwt145.00–159.001,84835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268166.92/cwt160.00–176.002,11735

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.