Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-09-14

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 14
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 15▼ 30 vs year ago 70 · −42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 15▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.17/cwt on 4 head, down $61.83 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −83.80 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$266.17
▼ 61.83 vs prior sale
4 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,431
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−47.13
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553277.501,5332thin
Medium and Large 2523254.831,3332thin
One grade step is worth $22.67/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale4 hd
266.17
—
NC average8 barns · 150 hd
313.29
−47.13
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−83.80
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247144.531,80221
CowsLean 85-90%Low977126.671,2373thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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%—1,182136.62/cwt130.00–140.001,6159
CowsLean 85-90%—810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
CowsLean 85-90%—1,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3782
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,292149.59/cwt143.00–158.001,93311
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,340160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1441
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4675
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5871
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2511
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7471
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4461
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450403377.55/cwt370.00–385.001,5222
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460329.89/cwt325.00–335.001,5172
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6873
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4641
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475291.63/cwt265.00–320.001,3852
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379388.84/cwt360.00–415.001,4746
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5811
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4561
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523254.83/cwt250.00–260.001,3332

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.