Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-06-29

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 29
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 105▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 35 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 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 $306.10/cwt on 4 head, down $9.86 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −9.86 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$306.10
▼ 9.86 vs prior sale
4 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−54.00
vs NC average
−115.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523306.101,5994thin
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 sale4 hd
306.10
—
NC average6 barns · 143 hd
360.10
−54.00
National average35 barns · 2,897 hd
421.17
−115.07
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−9.86
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—Low1,322198.412,6237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266161.912,04916
CowsLean 85-90%Low775132.391,0262thin

Every lot

36 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218529.66/cwt500.00–560.001,1552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1222450.00/cwt400.00–500.009993
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265444.91/cwt440.00–450.001,1792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328275.50/cwt225.00–330.009042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367391.77/cwt365.00–410.001,4383
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370303.58/cwt270.00–340.001,1232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425285.35/cwt270.00–300.001,2132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430360.47/cwt320.00–400.001,5502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470389.68/cwt375.00–405.001,8313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510294.80/cwt275.00–335.001,5033
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218562.82/cwt540.00–590.001,2273
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276517.17/cwt470.00–560.001,4275
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315471.72/cwt450.00–490.001,4863
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373425.17/cwt420.00–430.001,5862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465300.00/cwt250.00–350.001,3952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467399.80/cwt345.00–450.001,8673
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2791
Bulls——1,060175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8551
Bulls——1,427199.78/cwt190.00–205.002,8515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%775132.39/cwt130.00–135.001,0262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040170.38/cwt169.00–172.001,7722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298160.70/cwt154.00–165.002,08614

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.