Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-08-22

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 22
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
732 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 613▲ 182 vs year ago 550 · +33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 97▲ 22 vs year ago 134 · +16.4%
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 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 heavy with quality average .

Hogs 17 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.49/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −29.35 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$313.49
66 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$604
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$108.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs NC average
−46.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555326.621,81358
Medium and Large 2554218.301,2098thin
One grade step is worth $108.33/cwt here — about $604 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 sale66 hd
313.49
—
NC average9 barns · 295 hd
311.76
+1.74
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−46.31
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−29.35
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—Average1,508182.472,75216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,215157.501,91394
CowsLean 85-90%High924132.151,22117

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)1,125$1,8512thin

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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273410.00/cwt365.00–445.001,1193
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333389.70/cwt360.00–420.001,2983
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364446.29/cwt440.00–450.001,6244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420425.08/cwt350.00–440.001,7858
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475401.52/cwt349.00–420.001,90710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527373.13/cwt340.00–400.001,96614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568368.79/cwt350.00–385.002,0955
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623366.44/cwt360.00–375.002,28320
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669347.95/cwt325.00–365.002,32812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715330.92/cwt295.00–345.002,3666
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770295.49/cwt270.00–320.002,2752
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223431.29/cwt390.00–480.009629
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272364.32/cwt330.00–410.0099110
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285267.76/cwt260.00–275.007632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316384.96/cwt335.00–425.001,21611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371421.49/cwt390.00–460.001,56427
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415393.68/cwt330.00–445.001,63418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432261.40/cwt225.00–285.001,1299
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473355.52/cwt300.00–385.001,68241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483241.20/cwt200.00–285.001,1656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523322.40/cwt275.00–350.001,68623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523229.98/cwt225.00–235.001,2033
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572211.29/cwt185.00–225.001,2095
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576329.40/cwt275.00–345.001,89735
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621316.72/cwt270.00–345.001,96725
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638232.53/cwt225.00–240.001,4842
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677307.92/cwt270.00–330.002,08514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723262.46/cwt230.00–290.001,8988
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218469.35/cwt410.00–501.001,0236
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281428.71/cwt360.00–450.001,20512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325413.59/cwt365.00–450.001,34412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364360.63/cwt325.00–420.001,31311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425380.39/cwt320.00–440.001,61725
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468351.17/cwt300.00–400.001,64323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516340.92/cwt300.00–395.001,75930
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525245.95/cwt225.00–265.001,2914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569250.76/cwt225.00–275.001,4276
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573321.42/cwt280.00–380.001,84231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616295.72/cwt260.00–350.001,82215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660207.50/cwt200.00–215.001,3702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665268.00/cwt215.00–280.001,78214
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3751
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723242.47/cwt225.00–255.001,7534
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758280.11/cwt275.00–290.002,1233
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7221
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,238166.09/cwt160.00–170.002,0564
Bulls——1,581185.40/cwt180.00–190.002,93110
Bulls——1,685200.57/cwt200.00–201.003,3802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%750166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2451
Cows—Lean 85-90%876117.94/cwt100.00–139.001,0337
Cows—Lean 85-90%981139.44/cwt130.00–148.001,3689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087138.93/cwt120.00–149.001,51013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208157.30/cwt150.00–165.001,90062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323170.88/cwt166.00–185.002,26119
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,851.11/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8512

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.