Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 6
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
55 head
20 vs last sale 35 7 vs year ago 62 · 11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
16 vs last sale 34 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower 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 .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $407.24/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 6 of 5 comparable sales and sits +57.27 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$407.24
2 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.59
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520407.242,1182thin
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 sale2 hd
407.24
NC average8 barns · 146 hd
403.65
+3.59
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
+57.27
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
BullsHigh1,773199.053,5286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,120170.821,9134thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low803143.171,1503thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls1,865209.39/cwt205.00–214.003,9053
CowsLean 85-90%630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
CowsLean 85-90%890147.26/cwt145.00–150.001,3112
Bulls1,748208.06/cwt199.00–215.003,6372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,025160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270184.13/cwt175.00–191.002,3382
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390457.50/cwt435.00–480.001,7842
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1891
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,012195.56/cwt185.00–215.001,9793
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3661
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630357.40/cwt345.00–370.002,2522
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8151
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900865265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460443.21/cwt430.00–455.002,0393
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520407.24/cwt380.00–435.002,1182
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1781
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473463.17/cwt450.00–480.002,1913
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820256.67/cwt250.00–265.002,1053
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423449.70/cwt440.00–460.001,9022
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600352.50/cwt335.00–370.002,1152
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418547.40/cwt530.00–565.002,2882
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6581
CowsBoner 80-85%915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4181
Bulls1,545150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300287537.94/cwt515.00–560.001,5443
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419456.78/cwt435.00–470.001,9145

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.