Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-11-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 10
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 117▲ 0 vs year ago 85 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 27▲ 8 vs year ago 26 · +30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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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 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate .Offerings light with quality average .

5 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.50/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −93.63 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.
Average price
$248.50
15 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,363
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$754
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$127.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.70
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552272.051,50111thin
Medium and Large 2547196.671,0753thin
Medium and Large 3515145.007471thin
One grade step is worth $127.05/cwt here — about $754 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd
248.50
—
NC average9 barns · 254 hd
287.20
−38.70
This barn, trailing median7 sales
342.13
−93.63
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—Average1,965174.003,4191thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193132.321,57817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025122.271,2543thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,8001thin

Every lot

45 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 · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325279.38/cwt270.00–290.009082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390278.40/cwt250.00–300.001,0863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483276.67/cwt275.00–280.001,3363
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538255.02/cwt250.00–260.001,3722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200240.00/cwt240.00–240.004801
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280342.46/cwt340.00–345.009592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327320.10/cwt310.00–330.001,0473
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355250.00/cwt250.00–250.008881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420222.50/cwt205.00–240.009352
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425286.14/cwt270.00–312.001,2166
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463207.57/cwt195.00–220.009612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474300.09/cwt270.00–325.001,4226
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530284.13/cwt270.00–310.001,5065
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570261.98/cwt220.00–315.001,4936
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611244.17/cwt235.00–255.001,4926
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1562
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1688200.11/cwt190.00–210.001,3772
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770167.18/cwt155.00–180.001,2872
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5311
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,965174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938110.40/cwt110.00–111.001,0362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093125.63/cwt115.00–131.001,3739
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267138.39/cwt134.00–145.001,7537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,570150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.