Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-09-26

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 26
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 780▲ 472 vs year ago 141 · +334.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 108▲ 61 vs year ago 48 · +127.1%
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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 moderate with quality average .

14 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 $311.48/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −31.37 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$311.48
65 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$569
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$105.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.69
vs NC average
−54.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550315.511,73560
Medium and Large 2559276.371,5444thin
Medium and Large 3555210.001,1661thin
One grade step is worth $105.51/cwt here — about $569 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 sale65 hd
311.48
—
NC average10 barns · 445 hd
330.16
−18.69
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−54.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−31.37
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—Average1,431169.872,43017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220150.531,83669
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009126.481,2776thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260461.83/cwt445.00–480.001,2012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326458.24/cwt420.00–500.001,4945
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366460.38/cwt420.00–485.001,6858
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed408457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,8678
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425398.85/cwt385.00–410.001,6959
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470360.05/cwt350.00–370.001,6924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472246.68/cwt240.00–250.001,1643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531315.48/cwt300.00–340.001,6757
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565350.06/cwt300.00–360.001,97813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630342.53/cwt325.00–350.002,1586
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667336.38/cwt320.00–355.002,2443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723322.12/cwt315.00–340.002,3299
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778307.54/cwt305.00–310.002,3932
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4752
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,5441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218435.95/cwt400.00–465.009503
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270345.00/cwt345.00–345.009321
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277395.90/cwt370.00–430.001,0973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323390.23/cwt370.00–410.001,26016
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed331422.97/cwt420.00–425.001,4005
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379385.58/cwt350.00–405.001,46118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426383.69/cwt350.00–400.001,63518
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed431422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,8214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed468382.78/cwt375.00–390.001,7912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468303.24/cwt300.00–310.001,4193
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475337.70/cwt320.00–360.001,60424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483219.48/cwt200.00–240.001,0602
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526321.35/cwt300.00–335.001,69029
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3Fleshy555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572310.04/cwt295.00–335.001,77331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578276.83/cwt270.00–285.001,6003
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618305.96/cwt295.00–320.001,8916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658267.53/cwt265.00–270.001,7602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676300.42/cwt275.00–315.002,03112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775275.00/cwt260.00–290.002,1312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3805215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7311
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3880230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0241
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 3910190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233490.88/cwt465.00–500.001,1446
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1266452.11/cwt440.00–470.001,2035
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270415.09/cwt410.00–420.001,1212
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed273500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3652
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1311463.82/cwt440.00–495.001,4428
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312403.32/cwt400.00–410.001,2583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374416.74/cwt390.00–450.001,55917
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed403448.74/cwt440.00–450.001,8088
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424390.18/cwt370.00–425.001,65419
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438338.31/cwt325.00–345.001,4823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460385.11/cwt380.00–395.001,7724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476293.70/cwt275.00–315.001,3986
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477341.72/cwt320.00–370.001,63020
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed518352.61/cwt345.00–360.001,8272
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525311.83/cwt295.00–325.001,63716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571299.30/cwt275.00–320.001,70923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed587331.73/cwt325.00–340.001,9473
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed615302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,8602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627277.00/cwt250.00–295.001,7378
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675267.65/cwt250.00–285.001,8074
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720255.01/cwt245.00–275.001,8364
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1764211.00/cwt190.00–225.001,6125
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7261
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6641
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1972186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8083
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,175160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8801
Bulls——1,238162.05/cwt150.00–174.002,0069
Bulls——1,715181.34/cwt177.00–186.003,1107
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910134.89/cwt131.00–139.001,2272
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059122.27/cwt120.00–129.001,2954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178138.71/cwt123.00–144.001,63413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229152.29/cwt145.00–159.001,87253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232170.67/cwt167.00–175.002,1033

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.