Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-07-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 28
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
28 vs last sale 66 17 vs year ago 55 · 30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
15 vs last sale 23 12 vs year ago 20 · 60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 200.00 to 215.00 2 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 28.30 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$321.67
3 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.50
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528321.671,6993thin
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 sale3 hd
321.67
NC average9 barns · 182 hd
314.17
+7.50
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−28.30
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
BullsAverage1,735176.073,0552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,362151.532,0643thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average855140.001,1971thin

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)900$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,1501thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,362151.53/cwt150.00–154.002,0643
Bulls1,735176.07/cwt172.00–181.003,0552
CowsLean 85-90%855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3022
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6811
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500332.50/cwt330.00–335.001,6632
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2011
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2041
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620287.26/cwt280.00–295.001,7812
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5731
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368355.54/cwt305.00–400.001,3083
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678274.96/cwt265.00–285.001,8642
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007791
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413287.55/cwt285.00–290.001,1882
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513283.83/cwt270.00–297.001,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483310.05/cwt300.00–320.001,4982

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.