Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-09-12

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 12
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
▲ 227 vs last sale 604▲ 227 vs year ago 604 · +37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 101▲ 45 vs year ago 122 · +36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last sale . 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 .

12 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $303.42/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.24 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.
Average price
$303.42
78 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$836
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$146.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.82
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558316.671,76667
Medium and Large 2563234.411,3209thin
Medium and Large 3548170.009312thin
One grade step is worth $146.67/cwt here — about $836 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale78 hd
303.42
—
NC average9 barns · 365 hd
328.24
−24.82
This barn, trailing median33 sales
352.66
−49.24
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
428379330281median 352.6603/0605/0106/2608/2810/30
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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—Average1,756179.293,14820
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,180155.191,83175
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,755150.002,6331thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low961128.631,23615

Every lot

76 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278446.58/cwt420.00–470.001,2412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318449.97/cwt400.00–500.001,4318
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370433.36/cwt400.00–460.001,60310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431410.99/cwt375.00–470.001,7719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474402.63/cwt340.00–440.001,90811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516372.90/cwt335.00–400.001,92433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528245.53/cwt205.00–255.001,2965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570347.49/cwt300.00–365.001,98112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622332.62/cwt300.00–345.002,0699
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677326.77/cwt300.00–335.002,21215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705305.72/cwt295.00–320.002,1557
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776320.01/cwt300.00–330.002,4838
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7791
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228401.90/cwt340.00–440.009163
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1262432.34/cwt400.00–450.001,1337
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325246.51/cwt205.00–275.008013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331385.21/cwt315.00–440.001,2759
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369391.73/cwt310.00–435.001,44525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430372.31/cwt320.00–415.001,60133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473358.12/cwt300.00–390.001,69447
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489236.27/cwt175.00–270.001,1554
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518228.01/cwt215.00–250.001,1813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523312.97/cwt250.00–370.001,63739
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568219.31/cwt175.00–265.001,2463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571306.16/cwt250.00–340.001,74821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620297.14/cwt250.00–315.001,84224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658288.24/cwt185.00–315.001,89718
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725240.31/cwt200.00–260.001,7424
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768252.33/cwt220.00–280.001,9388
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6401
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2681
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1963250.57/cwt242.00–265.002,4133
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035237.48/cwt235.00–240.002,4582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223472.04/cwt430.00–505.001,05310
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228266.92/cwt240.00–290.006092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278475.62/cwt440.00–520.001,3226
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321405.16/cwt310.00–495.001,30114
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387380.28/cwt310.00–435.001,47217
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424396.13/cwt300.00–450.001,68036
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435264.54/cwt215.00–295.001,1513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465259.35/cwt245.00–275.001,2065
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476354.81/cwt300.00–440.001,68937
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525215.24/cwt200.00–230.001,1303
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528323.97/cwt290.00–370.001,71130
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570175.00/cwt175.00–175.009981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582310.75/cwt265.00–345.001,80937
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582244.00/cwt200.00–265.001,4206
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622292.72/cwt250.00–320.001,82117
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672275.19/cwt250.00–325.001,84920
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713282.97/cwt240.00–300.002,0189
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770220.05/cwt210.00–230.001,6944
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1829198.76/cwt185.00–210.001,6484
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2873185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6152
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1963195.04/cwt190.00–200.001,8782
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388160.18/cwt140.00–170.002,2234
Bulls——1,848184.07/cwt180.00–191.003,40216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944136.59/cwt130.00–140.001,2897
Cows—Lean 85-90%976121.67/cwt110.00–141.001,1878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162139.11/cwt120.00–146.001,61617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180156.42/cwt149.00–165.001,84642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198169.05/cwt165.00–175.002,02516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,755150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6331

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.