Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-07-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 7
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 45▼ 61 vs year ago 122 · −50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 8▼ 77 vs year ago 107 · −72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were 4.00 lower this week compared to last sale. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Hogs 2 head

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.89/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −39.07 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$276.89
8 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−7.12
vs NC average
−64.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550276.891,5238thin
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 sale8 hd
276.89
—
NC average3 barns · 33 hd
284.01
−7.12
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−64.64
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−39.07
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

3 sales
342326310294median 315.9604/2704/2706/2208/1008/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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—High1,492199.462,9763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,370152.242,08516
CowsLean 85-90%Low953125.001,1914thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285325.35/cwt305.00–345.009272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330285.15/cwt270.00–295.009414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365227.19/cwt205.00–250.008292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388279.89/cwt265.00–305.001,0863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443217.99/cwt216.00–220.009662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473287.54/cwt280.00–295.001,3602
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527273.07/cwt250.00–300.001,4393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564279.18/cwt250.00–295.001,5755
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628270.03/cwt225.00–281.001,6965
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230300.00/cwt300.00–300.006901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273309.17/cwt300.00–320.008442
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370301.28/cwt270.00–320.001,1153
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373234.97/cwt230.00–240.008762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513286.49/cwt275.00–305.001,4703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7064
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,7901
Bulls——1,618186.69/cwt185.00–188.003,0212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%932130.00/cwt128.00–132.001,2123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178176.71/cwt172.00–184.002,0822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321158.12/cwt150.00–166.002,0897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,473139.36/cwt124.00–146.002,0537

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.