Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-05-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 19
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
36 head
1 vs last sale 37 14 vs year ago 50 · 28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
3 vs last sale 10 22 vs year ago 29 · 75.9%
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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 light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $279.19/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 70.78 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$279.19
4 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
41.22
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563279.191,5704thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales
399371342314median 349.9704/1304/2705/1107/1307/20
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 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 sale4 hd
279.19
NC average9 barns · 170 hd
320.41
−41.22
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−70.78
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
BullsAverage1,200175.002,1001thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255144.671,8163thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7841
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370337.88/cwt327.00–350.001,2502
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528303.74/cwt290.00–322.001,6043
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633263.21/cwt240.00–275.001,6663
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435332.59/cwt325.00–340.001,4472
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6901
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585270.85/cwt220.00–320.001,5842
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440345.11/cwt330.00–365.001,5184
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9771
Bulls1,200175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,1511
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467337.06/cwt305.00–350.001,5745
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363382.34/cwt360.00–405.001,3882
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550540287.52/cwt285.00–290.001,5532

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.