Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-07-17

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jul 17
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
94 vs last sale 404 219 vs year ago 529 · 41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
41 vs last sale 108 57 vs year ago 124 · 46.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
3 vs last sale 4 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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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 .

9 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.16/cwt on 29 head, down $28.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.02 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.
Average price
$362.16
28.33 vs prior sale
29 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.28
vs NC average
33.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537362.161,94529
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
404362320278median 352.1312/1902/2004/1706/1908/14
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $352.13 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
362.16
NC average8 barns · 252 hd
359.88
+2.28
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−33.89
This barn, trailing median31 sales
352.13
+10.02
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
BullsLow1,730194.633,3677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,151157.091,80837
CowsLean 85-90%Low986142.331,4036thin

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)800$1,8501thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472401.16/cwt375.00–425.001,89313
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300283479.91/cwt470.00–490.001,3582
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482387.29/cwt330.00–407.001,86719
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578326.59/cwt275.00–355.001,8888
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300276468.46/cwt460.00–480.001,2934
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,5582
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615296.83/cwt270.00–325.001,8262
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550524365.24/cwt320.00–400.001,91414
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235405.11/cwt400.00–410.009522
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320397.58/cwt395.00–400.001,2722
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365430.87/cwt410.00–455.001,57310
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400390365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,104173.04/cwt170.00–179.001,9105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185158.61/cwt154.00–168.001,88021
Bulls1,300180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,107146.95/cwt140.00–153.001,62711
CowsLean 85-90%1,040141.03/cwt132.00–152.001,4674
CowsLean 85-90%878144.93/cwt140.00–150.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy250–300275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450435368.68/cwt360.00–375.001,6044
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500488354.92/cwt350.00–360.001,7322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bulls1,890204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,8561
Bulls1,784195.68/cwt185.00–200.003,4915
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385441.22/cwt425.00–450.001,6995
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422418.83/cwt390.00–455.001,76712
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1091
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6563
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280362.44/cwt310.00–400.001,0153
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583260.21/cwt250.00–270.001,5172
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4412
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200–250215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518405.79/cwt385.00–420.002,10215
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550530450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3851
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370275.68/cwt250.00–300.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623375.06/cwt350.00–390.002,3378
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500483429.27/cwt420.00–455.002,0736
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625324.96/cwt320.00–330.002,0312
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426428.34/cwt400.00–450.001,82520
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350330480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850829274.99/cwt225.00–285.002,2806
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628331.96/cwt325.00–342.002,0856
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500468437.22/cwt430.00–445.002,0462
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950935200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8701
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733269.80/cwt250.00–290.001,9782
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670319.85/cwt315.00–325.002,1432
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550512366.48/cwt330.00–395.001,87615
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240410.00/cwt410.00–410.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568352.72/cwt325.00–380.002,00313
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800753277.49/cwt275.00–280.002,0892
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321451.18/cwt400.00–470.001,4485
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570401.75/cwt395.00–430.002,2905
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373460.10/cwt455.00–465.001,7162

How this sale compares

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.