Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-01-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 19
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
50 vs last sale 81 36 vs year ago 67 · 53.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
2 vs last sale 15 53 vs year ago 66 · 80.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 15.96 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$300.00
1 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
43.78
vs NC average
110.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525300.001,5751thin
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 sale1 hd
300.00
NC average9 barns · 284 hd
343.78
−43.78
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−110.87
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
−15.96
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
BullsAverage1,752177.743,1145thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247143.541,7905thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,038116.981,2144thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377356.46/cwt320.00–380.001,3443
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500488324.97/cwt300.00–340.001,5864
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210470.00/cwt470.00–470.009871
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165132.93/cwt124.00–144.001,5492
CowsLean 85-90%1,045106.00/cwt90.00–120.001,1082
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400393435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7102
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415422.50/cwt395.00–450.001,7532
Bulls2,115187.00/cwt187.00–187.003,9552
CowsBoner 80-85%1,302150.62/cwt148.00–154.001,9613
CowsLean 85-90%1,030127.96/cwt124.00–132.001,3182
Bulls1,510171.56/cwt166.00–174.002,5913
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475375.00/cwt345.00–405.001,7812
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267487.06/cwt470.00–500.001,3003
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8021
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420332.08/cwt315.00–350.001,3952
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8801

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.