Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-09-11

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 11
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▲ 301 vs last sale 142▼ 388 vs year ago 831 · −46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 46▼ 66 vs year ago 167 · −39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher 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 $317.61/cwt on 36 head, up $8.38 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −25.24 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$317.61
▲ 8.38 vs prior sale
36 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.75
vs NC average
−20.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547320.261,75234
Medium and Large 2543272.501,4782thin
One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $274 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 sale36 hd
317.61
—
NC average7 barns · 166 hd
308.86
+8.75
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−20.18
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−25.24
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
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—High1,318200.142,6385thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225144.501,77157
CowsLean 85-90%Low936127.361,19213

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)1,130$2,7505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$1,4501thin

Every lot

62 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 1273409.72/cwt400.00–420.001,1192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324432.58/cwt430.00–445.001,4026
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365423.70/cwt380.00–450.001,5474
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425413.81/cwt405.00–420.001,7594
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463365.86/cwt360.00–380.001,6947
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523368.84/cwt342.50–385.001,92923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556356.65/cwt355.00–365.001,9836
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619337.06/cwt315.00–345.002,0868
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7341
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703294.96/cwt285.00–305.002,0742
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773288.42/cwt280.00–297.002,2292
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1879265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3298
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226469.56/cwt445.00–510.001,0614
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281415.71/cwt370.00–460.001,1685
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311290.95/cwt275.00–330.009057
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321404.72/cwt355.00–450.001,2999
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373375.06/cwt330.00–410.001,39920
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411363.90/cwt340.00–415.001,49616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467272.45/cwt235.00–300.001,2723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476346.00/cwt315.00–365.001,64726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522332.65/cwt300.00–355.001,73617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572307.87/cwt270.00–340.001,76117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626304.81/cwt270.00–330.001,9089
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667304.19/cwt260.00–320.002,0295
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766278.14/cwt215.00–300.002,1317
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4782
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228497.69/cwt460.00–510.001,1356
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269444.28/cwt400.00–490.001,1959
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327431.00/cwt385.00–460.001,40913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377407.62/cwt350.00–440.001,53716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417383.56/cwt330.00–415.001,59914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477337.38/cwt310.00–380.001,60927
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480290.33/cwt235.00–325.001,3946
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2503252.59/cwt235.00–270.001,2712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515327.69/cwt290.00–347.001,68812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571246.58/cwt200.00–285.001,4084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574307.93/cwt275.00–350.001,7688
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621297.25/cwt245.00–325.001,84611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673275.61/cwt230.00–310.001,8556
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716290.46/cwt282.00–305.002,0804
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765237.40/cwt230.00–245.001,8162
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,260212.86/cwt200.00–235.002,6823
Bulls——1,405181.06/cwt174.00–190.002,5442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%924122.26/cwt107.00–136.001,1308
Cows—Lean 85-90%956135.51/cwt132.00–140.001,2955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212148.48/cwt144.00–156.001,80038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252136.53/cwt130.00–142.001,70919
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,675.00/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.