Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-10-30

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 30
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
← Oct 23Oct 30latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 557▼ 223 vs year ago 628 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 73▲ 8 vs year ago 98 · +8.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 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 steady to 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

2 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 $320.47/cwt on 39 head, down $10.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −32.19 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.
Average price
$320.47
▼ 10.05 vs prior sale
39 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$733
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$141.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543331.591,80234
Medium and Large 2532281.521,4973thin
Medium and Large 3563189.781,0682thin
One grade step is worth $141.81/cwt here — about $733 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale39 hd
320.47
—
NC average9 barns · 291 hd
333.36
−12.89
This barn, trailing median33 sales
352.66
−32.19
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
428379330281median 352.6603/0605/0106/2608/2810/30
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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—Average1,825161.492,94710
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190125.571,49447
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,670123.982,0706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low934117.811,1006thin

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$2,5522thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320477.89/cwt465.00–490.001,5292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370436.44/cwt420.00–470.001,6153
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413442.55/cwt435.00–450.001,8282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480431.19/cwt405.00–455.002,07010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522358.23/cwt350.00–375.001,8703
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,24120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583355.57/cwt340.00–371.002,0732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638324.03/cwt315.00–340.002,0673
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675312.86/cwt305.00–337.002,1125
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820239.88/cwt235.00–245.001,9672
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235393.03/cwt380.00–405.009242
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240340.00/cwt340.00–340.008161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275395.27/cwt380.00–405.001,0876
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275348.39/cwt335.00–360.009583
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318388.87/cwt370.00–400.001,2376
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy338336.50/cwt330.00–350.001,1373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369287.29/cwt250.00–300.001,0604
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383371.57/cwt345.00–385.001,4234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415217.95/cwt205.00–230.009042
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417353.22/cwt330.00–380.001,47321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463346.18/cwt325.00–360.001,60312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519333.35/cwt310.00–360.001,73024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy533286.02/cwt285.00–287.001,5242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573322.11/cwt310.00–337.001,8469
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578262.77/cwt250.00–275.001,5192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614311.96/cwt295.00–345.001,91513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8234
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9085
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220415.15/cwt400.00–450.009133
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed228494.95/cwt490.00–500.001,1282
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320457.67/cwt440.00–490.001,46510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365372.47/cwt370.00–375.001,3602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376432.64/cwt400.00–460.001,62714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420386.45/cwt370.00–415.001,62316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430337.10/cwt330.00–345.001,4505
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468378.62/cwt350.00–405.001,77212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478321.65/cwt300.00–335.001,5374
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510297.28/cwt275.00–320.001,5162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524337.50/cwt310.00–360.001,76916
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563189.78/cwt180.00–200.001,0682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564325.57/cwt300.00–345.001,83616
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613309.56/cwt295.00–332.001,8988
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625280.08/cwt275.00–285.001,7512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659265.09/cwt250.00–300.001,74710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,6812
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7641
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768249.90/cwt220.00–265.001,9194
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1451
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8282
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,721155.30/cwt140.00–165.002,6736
Bulls——1,837175.69/cwt175.00–177.003,2273
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,410156.00/cwt156.00–156.003,7601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%855129.89/cwt127.00–132.001,1113
Cows—Boner 80-85%925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012105.74/cwt102.00–110.001,0703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193120.19/cwt110.00–125.001,43422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198129.91/cwt126.00–136.001,55624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670123.98/cwt120.00–127.002,0706
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,552.27/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5522

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.