Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-07-24

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 24
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 310▼ 141 vs year ago 458 · −30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 67▼ 34 vs year ago 104 · −32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 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 .

16 head of hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.24/cwt on 31 head, down $22.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −3.61 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$339.24
▼ 22.92 vs prior sale
31 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$680
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$123.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs NC average
−36.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544343.221,86830
Medium and Large 2540220.001,1881thin
One grade step is worth $123.22/cwt here — about $680 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 sale31 hd
339.24
—
NC average9 barns · 155 hd
338.18
+1.06
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−36.57
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−3.61
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

33 sales
404362320278median 342.8503/0605/0107/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 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—High1,706196.643,35510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,260164.742,07546
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,015155.593,1352thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low868130.851,1354thin

Every lot

71 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377441.62/cwt400.00–470.001,6659
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425303.09/cwt290.00–315.001,2882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445460.28/cwt460.00–465.002,04816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465423.58/cwt400.00–435.001,9703
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473359.63/cwt350.00–370.001,7012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527395.71/cwt375.00–410.002,0855
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626342.11/cwt305.00–375.002,14214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8631
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3641
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1212493.15/cwt490.00–500.001,0453
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275424.91/cwt410.00–440.001,1693
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288244.87/cwt230.00–260.007052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305263.03/cwt230.00–295.008022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329369.73/cwt350.00–395.001,2166
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369386.22/cwt340.00–425.001,42510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373312.42/cwt310.00–315.001,1652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,2852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427379.09/cwt320.00–405.001,61919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477357.39/cwt330.00–375.001,7058
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524342.93/cwt315.00–380.001,79717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571343.59/cwt300.00–370.001,96213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620313.19/cwt270.00–330.001,9425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664317.61/cwt275.00–335.002,1098
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715299.39/cwt250.00–305.002,14110
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780287.26/cwt275.00–300.002,2412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225468.81/cwt430.00–510.001,0553
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270464.44/cwt450.00–480.001,2542
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fleshy290395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315290.00/cwt290.00–290.009141
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318412.00/cwt385.00–450.001,3105
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368427.31/cwt400.00–455.001,5732
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377302.21/cwt260.00–345.001,1393
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428421.61/cwt390.00–440.001,8043
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445245.00/cwt220.00–270.001,0902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473260.48/cwt250.00–290.001,2324
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475375.11/cwt370.00–380.001,7823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523354.21/cwt310.00–370.001,8538
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528230.24/cwt220.00–240.001,2162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573320.57/cwt300.00–365.001,83712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625286.85/cwt245.00–320.001,79316
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673285.47/cwt270.00–312.001,9213
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724247.82/cwt235.00–260.001,7949
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7451
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638190.08/cwt185.00–195.003,1146
Bulls——1,808206.48/cwt200.00–210.003,7334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%817124.80/cwt120.00–133.001,0203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081148.88/cwt140.00–153.001,6096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268175.06/cwt170.00–190.002,22016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299161.83/cwt156.00–168.002,10224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,015155.59/cwt151.00–160.003,1352

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.