Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 10
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
58 head
14 vs last sale 44 12 vs year ago 70 · 17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
15 vs last sale 18 3 vs year ago 30 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.05/cwt on 12 head, up $12.10 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +12.10 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.
Average price
$328.05
12.10 vs prior sale
12 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$63.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.15
vs NC average
38.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553333.331,84311thin
Medium and Large 2590270.001,5931thin
One grade step is worth $63.33/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
342326310294median 315.9604/2704/2706/2208/1008/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale12 hd
328.05
NC average9 barns · 187 hd
344.20
−16.15
National average162 barns · 7,051 hd
366.69
−38.64
This barn, trailing median3 sales
315.96
+12.10
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
BullsHigh1,660217.483,6102thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,168165.191,92920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,052128.431,3513thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5621
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672278.28/cwt270.00–285.001,8703
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613290.14/cwt280.00–300.001,7793
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765308.50/cwt302.00–315.002,3602
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435412.47/cwt405.00–420.001,7944
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578329.25/cwt305.00–350.001,9036
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523338.23/cwt330.00–360.001,7695
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478362.75/cwt330.00–395.001,7345
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429393.08/cwt385.00–400.001,6864
Bulls1,660217.48/cwt215.00–220.003,6102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212144.65/cwt136.00–152.001,7536
CowsLean 85-90%1,052128.43/cwt120.00–136.001,3513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,109160.75/cwt154.00–167.001,7836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178183.92/cwt174.00–197.002,1678
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6311
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9601
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723237.08/cwt220.00–255.001,7142
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516354.99/cwt350.00–360.001,8324
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7461
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3152
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477389.24/cwt375.00–405.001,8576
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5931

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.