Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-07-27

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 27
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
44 head
29 vs last sale 73 6 vs year ago 38 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
10 vs last sale 14 16 vs year ago 8 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
0 vs last sale 1 1 vs year ago 2 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower 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 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb bulls averaged $210.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$210.00
1 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,449
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
84.95
vs NC average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2690210.001,4491thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
210.00
NC average8 barns · 86 hd
294.95
−84.95
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%Average1,149163.181,87514
CowsLean 85-90%Average964129.531,2494thin

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)1,100$2,8751thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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%1,101161.58/cwt158.00–167.001,7795
CowsLean 85-90%1,043140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4602
CowsLean 85-90%885119.05/cwt111.00–126.001,0542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336176.27/cwt170.00–190.002,3555
CowsBoner 80-85%976148.81/cwt144.00–156.001,4524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7641
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423353.87/cwt330.00–395.001,4975
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325414.77/cwt410.00–420.001,3482
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850845195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6481
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350338369.81/cwt345.00–395.001,2502
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713197.54/cwt190.00–205.001,4084
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417343.36/cwt340.00–345.001,4323
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428236.93/cwt225.00–250.001,0143
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1691
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525307.45/cwt305.00–310.001,6142
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,000185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6692

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.