Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-05-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 117▲ 18 vs year ago 58 · +31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 34▼ 9 vs year ago 40 · −22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.50/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −42.63 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.
Average price
$299.50
7 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−23.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564299.501,6907thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
299.50
—
NC average9 barns · 227 hd
323.03
−23.52
This barn, trailing median7 sales
342.13
−42.63
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

7 sales
399365330295median 342.1304/1304/2707/1310/1910/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $309.49, median $342.13 across 7 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—Low1,430167.332,3933thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194134.201,60220

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)1,100$2,2001thin

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0471
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425355.00/cwt285.00–395.001,5093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503330.02/cwt325.00–335.001,6602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0703
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233259.89/cwt250.00–270.006062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380331.55/cwt320.00–340.001,2606
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425316.00/cwt300.00–340.001,3435
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270302.41/cwt270.00–340.008172
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323344.90/cwt320.00–390.001,1143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428361.99/cwt345.00–380.001,5492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469347.94/cwt325.00–365.001,6327
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543294.86/cwt265.00–325.001,6012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573301.36/cwt275.00–324.001,7275
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632286.70/cwt285.00–290.001,8123
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8551
Bulls——1,380178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4561
Bulls——1,585184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,9161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,047120.06/cwt119.00–121.001,2573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169145.70/cwt144.00–148.001,7034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235133.93/cwt126.00–140.001,65413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.