Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-07-07

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 7
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
16 vs last sale 45 61 vs year ago 122 · 50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
22 vs last sale 8 77 vs year ago 107 · 72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were 4.00 lower this week compared to last sale. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Hogs 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.89/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 39.07 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$276.89
8 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.12
vs NC average
64.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550276.891,5238thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
342326310294median 315.9604/2704/2706/2208/1008/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale8 hd
276.89
NC average3 barns · 33 hd
284.01
−7.12
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−64.64
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−39.07
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
BullsHigh1,492199.462,9763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,370152.242,08516
CowsLean 85-90%Low953125.001,1914thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls1,240225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,7901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178176.71/cwt172.00–184.002,0822
CowsLean 85-90%1,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1171
CowsLean 85-90%932130.00/cwt128.00–132.001,2123
Bulls1,618186.69/cwt185.00–188.003,0212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,473139.36/cwt124.00–146.002,0537
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628270.03/cwt225.00–281.001,6965
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700656260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7064
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527273.07/cwt250.00–300.001,4393
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564279.18/cwt250.00–295.001,5755
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370301.28/cwt270.00–320.001,1153
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473287.54/cwt280.00–295.001,3602
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285325.35/cwt305.00–345.009272
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273309.17/cwt300.00–320.008442
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330285.15/cwt270.00–295.009414
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513286.49/cwt275.00–305.001,4703
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388279.89/cwt265.00–305.001,0863
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1812
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230300.00/cwt300.00–300.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,321158.12/cwt150.00–166.002,0897
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365227.19/cwt205.00–250.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450443217.99/cwt216.00–220.009662
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373234.97/cwt230.00–240.008762

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.