Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 4
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
105 head
3 vs last sale 108 29 vs year ago 76 · +38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
39 vs last sale 26 34 vs year ago 31 · +109.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
11 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 1 · +1,000.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 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 $336.73/cwt on 6 head, down $13.24 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits 13.24 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$336.73
13.24 vs prior sale
6 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
54.36
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543336.731,8306thin
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 sale6 hd
336.73
NC average9 barns · 234 hd
391.08
−54.36
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−13.24
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
BullsHigh1,522203.543,0985thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,262170.812,15624
CowsLean 85-90%Average946145.761,3798thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)881$2,9874thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$2,8167

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1350–400368483.71/cwt450.00–500.001,7803
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835234.82/cwt220.00–250.001,9612
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550530415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,815.29/head2,400.00–3,150.002,8154
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29253,024.32/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0242
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,565150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218170.24/cwt161.00–178.002,07420
Bulls1,725215.51/cwt215.00–216.003,7182
CowsLean 85-90%946145.76/cwt140.00–150.001,3798
CowsBoner 80-85%1,457181.52/cwt179.00–183.002,6453
Bulls1,387195.56/cwt190.00–203.002,7123
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350330560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8481
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500485470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573281.60/cwt270.00–305.001,6143
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585317.44/cwt310.00–325.001,8572
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600570365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0811
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668254.48/cwt235.00–275.001,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373451.44/cwt435.00–470.001,6842
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4311
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477371.45/cwt355.00–390.001,7723
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400360540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9441
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6651
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410427.68/cwt410.00–460.001,7534
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625284.68/cwt275.00–295.001,7792
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250233478.92/cwt460.00–500.001,1162
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6332
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520323.49/cwt315.00–330.001,6823
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723257.32/cwt250.00–265.001,8602
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350314494.65/cwt470.00–530.001,5535
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418444.43/cwt420.00–470.001,8584
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513355.07/cwt340.00–370.001,8222
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370344.02/cwt305.00–380.001,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,2941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29753,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000950170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6151
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430352.50/cwt335.00–370.001,5162

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.