Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-07-31

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 31
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
481 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 317▲ 25 vs year ago 456 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 70▼ 34 vs year ago 106 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

1 hog

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.85/cwt on 35 head, up $3.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$342.85
▲ 3.61 vs prior sale
35 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$438
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$90.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.48
vs NC average
−17.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544348.021,89333
Medium and Large 2565257.501,4552thin
One grade step is worth $90.52/cwt here — about $438 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 sale35 hd
342.85
—
NC average9 barns · 189 hd
325.37
+17.48
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−17.67
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
+0.00
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—Low1,580219.203,46411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,147171.001,96122
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,827167.233,0556thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average848137.231,16313

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$2,9001thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2371
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260270.00/cwt270.00–270.007021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0202
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374449.43/cwt400.00–470.001,6814
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442412.04/cwt405.00–465.001,8218
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473443.70/cwt435.00–455.002,09910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528410.11/cwt405.00–415.002,1658
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,31611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1598380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2722
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618338.98/cwt285.00–355.002,09515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678337.54/cwt325.00–340.002,28912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728289.91/cwt285.00–295.002,1112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added774330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5548
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783278.28/cwt265.00–285.002,1793
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2681
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0951
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270450.32/cwt430.00–500.001,2168
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325401.87/cwt380.00–445.001,30619
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325291.15/cwt275.00–300.009463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367396.74/cwt370.00–440.001,45621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414311.58/cwt270.00–335.001,29012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420393.76/cwt355.00–425.001,65414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469300.62/cwt265.00–315.001,4108
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484375.71/cwt325.00–400.001,81812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517356.46/cwt310.00–385.001,84318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565257.50/cwt220.00–295.001,4552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576337.89/cwt305.00–360.001,94615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628293.72/cwt275.00–337.001,8455
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy673247.75/cwt240.00–255.001,6672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682328.26/cwt275.00–340.002,23910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717274.91/cwt250.00–295.001,9713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776266.09/cwt250.00–290.002,0654
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1812250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0303
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1862256.54/cwt240.00–280.002,2113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225525.67/cwt510.00–540.001,1832
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270340.00/cwt340.00–340.009181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277489.95/cwt450.00–520.001,3576
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307382.96/cwt360.00–405.001,1763
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370459.04/cwt435.00–485.001,69811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380386.80/cwt380.00–390.001,4703
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426317.57/cwt275.00–345.001,3537
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427425.92/cwt390.00–460.001,81914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464408.15/cwt365.00–445.001,89413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478309.06/cwt300.00–325.001,4776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526375.81/cwt325.00–405.001,97713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568293.39/cwt270.00–335.001,6663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573347.98/cwt315.00–380.001,99414
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618337.83/cwt300.00–365.002,0889
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy643272.49/cwt270.00–275.001,7522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670308.65/cwt270.00–345.002,06810
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678215.06/cwt210.00–220.001,4582
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727264.13/cwt250.00–285.001,9206
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772241.79/cwt225.00–250.001,8673
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833224.85/cwt215.00–235.001,8732
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875231.22/cwt210.00–265.002,0233
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920215.11/cwt200.00–235.001,9793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,3281
Bulls——1,350178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4031
Bulls——1,643227.35/cwt220.00–231.003,7359
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%805128.35/cwt110.00–147.001,0336
Cows—Lean 85-90%884144.85/cwt140.00–153.001,2807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078147.73/cwt145.00–150.001,5932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097165.65/cwt160.00–170.001,8179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200179.60/cwt171.00–194.002,15511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,827167.23/cwt160.00–170.003,0556
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.