Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 14
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 61▼ 34 vs year ago 134 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 33 vs year ago 55 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 lower this week compared to last sale . 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 .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.44/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −27.52 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$288.44
13 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.87
vs NC average
−50.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550288.441,58713thin
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 sale13 hd
288.44
—
NC average9 barns · 264 hd
300.30
−11.87
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−50.30
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−27.52
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—Average1,867183.763,4304thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189143.401,70413
CowsLean 85-90%Low818123.001,0073thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9494
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1698297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0736
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265289.15/cwt275.00–305.007662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353287.38/cwt270.00–305.001,0142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425285.35/cwt270.00–300.001,2132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490296.34/cwt270.00–305.001,45210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529297.66/cwt270.00–305.001,5758
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584273.68/cwt230.00–287.001,5985
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624271.02/cwt215.00–285.001,6918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1902
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288339.22/cwt300.00–365.009773
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322344.06/cwt330.00–355.001,1083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370358.67/cwt325.00–390.001,3273
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418301.93/cwt235.00–365.001,2623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470344.00/cwt325.00–365.001,6175
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525330.05/cwt325.00–335.001,7332
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570302.94/cwt260.00–337.001,7273
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623264.17/cwt220.00–295.001,6464
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6762
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1071
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3211
Bulls——1,923185.51/cwt180.00–190.003,5672
Bulls——2,205200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,4101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800127.50/cwt120.00–135.001,0202
Cows—Lean 85-90%855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062134.03/cwt121.00–142.001,4236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297151.44/cwt147.00–157.001,9647

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.