Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-06-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 27
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 466▼ 210 vs year ago 512 · −41.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 144▼ 81 vs year ago 187 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 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 .

2 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 $298.78/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −44.07 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$298.78
29 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.48
vs NC average
−37.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541298.781,61629
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 sale29 hd
298.78
—
NC average10 barns · 290 hd
310.25
−11.48
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−37.13
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−44.07
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—Average1,526190.222,90215
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213166.932,02568
CowsLean 85-90%Low886124.251,1007thin

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 (2-4 yrs)750$1,1001thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245255.00/cwt255.00–255.006251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322363.01/cwt310.00–450.001,1693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366422.48/cwt400.00–435.001,5466
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423424.70/cwt415.00–435.001,7962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476365.09/cwt320.00–395.001,7384
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511348.39/cwt335.00–360.001,78010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570361.61/cwt355.00–365.002,0613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9364
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667320.38/cwt305.00–330.002,1377
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5091
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225325.00/cwt325.00–325.007311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270351.45/cwt345.00–360.009493
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295245.00/cwt245.00–245.007231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331370.38/cwt315.00–375.001,22614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360234.88/cwt220.00–250.008465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364318.77/cwt275.00–350.001,1607
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429339.54/cwt280.00–375.001,45714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468313.13/cwt295.00–325.001,4658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483200.00/cwt200.00–200.009662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521296.36/cwt260.00–330.001,54418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573302.73/cwt275.00–320.001,73511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629279.86/cwt245.00–305.001,7606
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674252.73/cwt240.00–270.001,7034
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9644
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3081
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,4541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275395.58/cwt345.00–445.001,0886
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322398.46/cwt350.00–430.001,2836
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384403.27/cwt350.00–425.001,54915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426368.64/cwt320.00–395.001,57010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471338.41/cwt285.00–380.001,59419
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517223.42/cwt200.00–240.001,1553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531310.49/cwt265.00–340.001,6498
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574313.23/cwt265.00–340.001,79810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600297.50/cwt280.00–315.001,7852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725271.48/cwt245.00–285.001,9683
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,407174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,4483
Bulls——1,534187.53/cwt180.00–195.002,8778
Bulls——1,598207.75/cwt200.00–220.003,3204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870109.34/cwt108.00–111.009512
Cows—Lean 85-90%892130.21/cwt121.00–146.001,1615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175165.77/cwt158.00–170.001,94844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204148.60/cwt145.00–150.001,7895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303174.43/cwt171.00–180.002,27319
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.