Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-06-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jun 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 518▲ 66 vs year ago 466 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 94▲ 6 vs year ago 144 · +4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $357.69/cwt on 53 head, down $17.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.85 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$357.69
▼ 17.66 vs prior sale
53 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,926
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$504
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$100.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.61
vs NC average
−53.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537367.151,97248
Medium and Large 2550266.871,4685thin
One grade step is worth $100.29/cwt here — about $504 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 sale53 hd
357.69
—
NC average8 barns · 469 hd
391.30
−33.61
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−53.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
+14.85
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—High1,581194.343,07315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184160.901,90480
CowsLean 85-90%Low906141.751,28418

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)1,050$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)867$3,0973thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)967$3,0673thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1236560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3224
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325505.00/cwt475.00–535.001,6412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468451.31/cwt430.00–465.002,1124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522436.98/cwt420.00–450.002,2819
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570426.73/cwt420.00–430.002,4323
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609434.83/cwt415.00–440.002,6485
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676394.86/cwt375.00–408.002,6695
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706374.39/cwt315.00–385.002,6438
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1839330.66/cwt300.00–339.002,7747
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed215520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1181
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240477.99/cwt450.00–495.001,1473
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282466.44/cwt450.00–490.001,3159
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318455.36/cwt400.00–480.001,4487
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319272.82/cwt260.00–290.008704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374440.71/cwt405.00–470.001,64824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378377.48/cwt375.00–380.001,4272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423420.58/cwt380.00–455.001,77924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435325.00/cwt320.00–330.001,4142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476400.89/cwt350.00–430.001,90840
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523374.45/cwt335.00–405.001,95834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523292.39/cwt285.00–300.001,5292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575343.24/cwt300.00–370.001,97413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580262.28/cwt250.00–275.001,5212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625331.14/cwt305.00–345.002,07022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669324.90/cwt300.00–395.002,1748
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713311.12/cwt310.00–315.002,2189
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy728232.47/cwt225.00–240.001,6922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3732
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy825220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8151
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225521.17/cwt475.00–555.001,1734
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fleshy230440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271518.34/cwt470.00–540.001,4059
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328483.50/cwt460.00–515.001,5866
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330276.72/cwt250.00–300.009133
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374472.56/cwt450.00–495.001,76721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417440.20/cwt405.00–485.001,83619
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463287.81/cwt230.00–345.001,3332
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473413.43/cwt380.00–450.001,95621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518362.56/cwt350.00–375.001,8782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519409.41/cwt380.00–445.002,12518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530292.36/cwt285.00–300.001,5502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy567358.24/cwt350.00–375.002,0313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577417.23/cwt400.00–435.002,40715
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633391.08/cwt370.00–410.002,4766
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635322.54/cwt320.00–325.002,0482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671375.01/cwt360.00–400.002,51611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2892
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,085167.62/cwt157.00–175.001,8193
Bulls——1,210220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6621
Bulls——1,750199.30/cwt190.00–206.003,48811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%881135.63/cwt125.00–140.001,1958
Cows—Lean 85-90%926146.64/cwt142.00–152.001,35810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088147.79/cwt140.00–152.001,60816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200160.82/cwt154.00–169.001,93049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232175.13/cwt170.00–182.002,15815
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28753,045.71/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.