Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-07-25

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 25
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 529▲ 0 vs year ago 458 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 124▼ 22 vs year ago 126 · −17.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 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 $321.64/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −21.20 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$321.64
77 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$508
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$95.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.53
vs NC average
−18.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544325.371,76874
Medium and Large 2548229.881,2613thin
One grade step is worth $95.49/cwt here — about $508 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale77 hd
321.64
—
NC average9 barns · 273 hd
320.12
+1.53
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
−18.54
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−21.20
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—Average1,562177.042,76511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,187154.591,83554
CowsLean 85-90%Average917136.801,2549thin

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)875$2,0252thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235395.00/cwt395.00–395.009282
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323415.50/cwt400.00–435.001,3427
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372428.69/cwt400.00–455.001,59510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418378.15/cwt325.00–420.001,5813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471381.32/cwt365.00–390.001,7966
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534347.57/cwt340.00–350.001,8564
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618334.93/cwt330.00–340.002,0703
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663322.58/cwt300.00–345.002,1392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2571
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4611
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226353.30/cwt320.00–395.007985
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235230.00/cwt230.00–230.005411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276355.42/cwt325.00–390.0098110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331341.21/cwt300.00–375.001,12917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372334.54/cwt295.00–380.001,24412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423318.85/cwt300.00–335.001,34911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470327.40/cwt300.00–350.001,53920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520329.11/cwt300.00–350.001,71137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567321.62/cwt275.00–337.501,82437
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570219.82/cwt200.00–240.001,2532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619302.24/cwt270.00–315.001,87111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656253.65/cwt225.00–315.001,6644
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713220.07/cwt200.00–240.001,5692
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764239.82/cwt220.00–250.001,8324
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217345.12/cwt300.00–370.007495
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285378.72/cwt345.00–400.001,0795
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317347.74/cwt315.00–385.001,1026
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377372.35/cwt335.00–410.001,4049
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418359.03/cwt300.00–390.001,50112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468227.43/cwt215.00–240.001,0642
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470358.79/cwt330.00–395.001,68625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522337.42/cwt280.00–365.001,76119
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538235.21/cwt220.00–250.001,2652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573316.82/cwt290.00–350.001,81513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579244.79/cwt225.00–255.001,4174
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4383
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625292.59/cwt250.00–315.001,8298
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668264.84/cwt225.00–310.001,7696
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724264.06/cwt200.00–312.501,9125
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5462
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3992
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5661
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5751
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1963183.30/cwt180.00–185.001,7653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,497153.51/cwt134.00–170.002,2983
Bulls——1,586185.86/cwt180.00–190.002,9488
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%855171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4621
Cows—Lean 85-90%903117.73/cwt110.00–125.001,0632
Cows—Lean 85-90%932137.45/cwt130.00–151.001,2816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111139.68/cwt120.00–151.001,55217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208158.22/cwt153.00–165.001,91128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265171.46/cwt167.00–187.002,1699
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.