Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-12-15

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 15
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
55 head
9 vs last sale 46 82 vs year ago 137 · 59.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
16 vs last sale 18 2 vs year ago 32 · +6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3,00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings moderate with quality average .

1 hog

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $240.71/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits 109.25 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$240.71
3 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,365
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
94.63
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567240.711,3653thin
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
240.71
NC average8 barns · 158 hd
335.34
−94.63
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−109.25
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
BullsAverage1,779172.523,0694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212140.361,70118
CowsLean 85-90%Low944112.431,0615thin

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)1,075$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1700–750710242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7181
CowsLean 85-90%936109.54/cwt102.00–116.001,0254
CowsLean 85-90%975124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,310153.72/cwt149.00–159.002,0144
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151126.84/cwt118.00–131.001,4604
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197140.42/cwt134.00–146.001,68110
Bulls1,705169.70/cwt165.00–174.002,8933
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368217.41/cwt205.00–230.008002
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600588232.57/cwt215.00–250.001,3682
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468362.33/cwt335.00–405.001,6963
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465382.10/cwt370.00–395.001,7772
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550545395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1531
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335235.00/cwt235.00–235.007871
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
Bulls2,000181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0641
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6131
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5581
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4081
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3491
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400359323.44/cwt275.00–365.001,1615
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340287.39/cwt280.00–295.009772
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0521
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330357.61/cwt350.00–365.001,1802
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320421.28/cwt412.00–430.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525339.71/cwt300.00–360.001,7834
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0811

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.