Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-07-21

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 21
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
34 vs last sale 100 24 vs year ago 90 · 26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
1 vs last sale 22 12 vs year ago 35 · 34.3%
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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 $286.10/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 63.87 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$286.10
7 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
16.22
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532286.101,5227thin
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 sale7 hd
286.10
NC average9 barns · 194 hd
302.32
−16.22
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−63.87
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
BullsLow1,515165.912,5143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,018149.551,52212
CowsLean 85-90%Average875142.001,2431thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,393158.87/cwt140.00–171.002,2132
CowsBoner 80-85%990145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,020149.96/cwt146.00–154.001,53011
Bulls1,760180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,1681
CowsLean 85-90%875142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2431
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1271
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508319.93/cwt305.00–335.001,6252
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628250.05/cwt230.00–260.001,5703
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473326.01/cwt295.00–367.001,5425
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485357.24/cwt345.00–370.001,7332
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3771
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7401
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450443330.28/cwt285.00–350.001,4636
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555275.00/cwt260.00–290.001,5262
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400353345.14/cwt315.00–370.001,2183
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450403298.22/cwt285.00–315.001,2023
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373314.93/cwt305.00–325.001,1752
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523290.54/cwt220.00–335.001,5205
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463315.29/cwt290.00–325.001,46013
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423340.47/cwt295.00–365.001,4404
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623282.11/cwt250.00–315.001,7582

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.