Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-06-20

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 20
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
466 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 543▼ 74 vs year ago 540 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 125▼ 24 vs year ago 168 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −20.86 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$321.99
28 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$773
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$147.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.50
vs NC average
−12.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539332.531,79126
Medium and Large 2550185.001,0182thin
One grade step is worth $147.53/cwt here — about $773 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 sale28 hd
321.99
—
NC average9 barns · 246 hd
300.49
+21.50
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−12.12
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−20.86
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—Low1,582182.782,8929thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243160.171,991101
CowsLean 85-90%Average882102.3290212

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$8751thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1238435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268435.25/cwt425.00–440.001,1663
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328401.18/cwt390.00–425.001,3164
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374392.33/cwt335.00–420.001,4678
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420391.20/cwt335.00–410.001,6437
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431276.60/cwt230.00–300.001,1925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471346.82/cwt330.00–385.001,6348
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521359.14/cwt300.00–370.001,87120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558356.98/cwt340.00–360.001,99210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621338.22/cwt335.00–355.002,1006
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4941
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930261.40/cwt250.00–272.002,4313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210320.12/cwt315.00–325.006722
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279351.75/cwt310.00–375.009814
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329382.33/cwt370.00–395.001,2585
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338222.33/cwt215.00–230.007512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377375.32/cwt300.00–400.001,41527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431343.96/cwt300.00–390.001,48226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470356.99/cwt300.00–375.001,67831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488211.74/cwt190.00–225.001,0333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517334.06/cwt300.00–365.001,72716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573330.08/cwt300.00–340.001,89110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618329.92/cwt315.00–342.502,03910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678308.60/cwt295.00–320.002,0924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703266.67/cwt250.00–285.001,8753
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235387.34/cwt380.00–395.009102
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275391.99/cwt350.00–435.001,0787
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324406.76/cwt335.00–440.001,31822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379368.32/cwt310.00–410.001,39615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408232.58/cwt220.00–245.009492
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418369.71/cwt345.00–395.001,54514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468344.25/cwt300.00–375.001,61113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519329.95/cwt290.00–365.001,71222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565316.92/cwt290.00–345.001,79117
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614312.66/cwt270.00–340.001,9207
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678266.53/cwt225.00–280.001,8077
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773253.98/cwt220.00–290.001,9632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3831
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2551
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170150.77/cwt134.00–170.001,7642
Bulls——1,586188.38/cwt180.00–190.002,9884
Bulls——1,852196.64/cwt195.00–200.003,6423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86988.04/cwt75.00–100.007658
Cows—Lean 85-90%908130.87/cwt122.00–139.001,1884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,107135.78/cwt130.00–141.001,50310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163156.24/cwt145.00–163.001,81743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343168.78/cwt164.00–178.002,26748
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2950875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.