Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-06-08

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 8
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
15 vs last sale 76 11 vs year ago 80 · +13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
10 vs last sale 26 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 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 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 .

15 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $399.52/cwt on 8 head, up $30.41 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 5 comparable sales and sits +49.55 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$399.52
30.41 vs prior sale
8 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,154
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+15.26
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539399.522,1548thin
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 sale8 hd
399.52
NC average7 barns · 148 hd
384.26
+15.26
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
+49.55
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
BullsAverage1,593196.683,1345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,065156.211,6644thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average973144.211,4043thin

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)800$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1350–400355495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7571
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515316.32/cwt305.00–320.001,6294
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4141
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428443.15/cwt430.00–460.001,8973
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270474.20/cwt440.00–500.001,2803
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450435365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5881
Bulls1,679198.85/cwt194.00–203.003,3394
Bulls1,250188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,3501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6961
CowsLean 85-90%1,060156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6541
CowsLean 85-90%930138.32/cwt134.00–142.001,2862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,067154.95/cwt153.00–158.001,6533
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630362.52/cwt360.00–365.002,2842
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328487.48/cwt470.00–500.001,5996
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419393.12/cwt365.00–430.001,6474
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474413.02/cwt385.00–450.001,9585
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9271
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500453205.00/cwt205.00–205.009292
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255280.00/cwt280.00–280.007141
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568388.20/cwt380.00–400.002,2053
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3461
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350317453.68/cwt400.00–490.001,4383
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0431
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300255275.00/cwt275.00–275.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565323.67/cwt300.00–345.001,8294
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522406.31/cwt375.00–425.002,1215
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373302.52/cwt300.00–305.001,1282
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490325.20/cwt305.00–345.001,5932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378439.07/cwt420.00–460.001,6602
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615288.60/cwt270.00–295.001,7754

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.