Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-07-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 27
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 73▲ 6 vs year ago 38 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 14▲ 16 vs year ago 8 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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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 .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb bulls averaged $210.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$210.00
1 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,449
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−84.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2690210.001,4491thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
210.00
—
NC average8 barns · 86 hd
294.95
−84.95
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,149163.181,87514
CowsLean 85-90%Average964129.531,2494thin

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$2,8751thin

Every lot

30 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325414.77/cwt410.00–420.001,3482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417343.36/cwt340.00–345.001,4323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428236.93/cwt225.00–250.001,0143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,6142
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338369.81/cwt345.00–395.001,2502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423353.87/cwt330.00–395.001,4975
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713197.54/cwt190.00–205.001,4084
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885119.05/cwt111.00–126.001,0542
Cows—Boner 80-85%976148.81/cwt144.00–156.001,4524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101161.58/cwt158.00–167.001,7795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336176.27/cwt170.00–190.002,3555
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751

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.