Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-08-24

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 24
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 63▼ 83 vs year ago 119 · −69.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.25/cwt on 4 head, down $56.74 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −78.72 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$271.25
▼ 56.74 vs prior sale
4 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−56.98
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540290.001,5662thin
Medium and Large 2545252.501,3762thin
One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $190 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
271.25
—
NC average9 barns · 161 hd
328.23
−56.98
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−78.72
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
Bulls—Average1,330182.002,4211thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,273150.401,9159thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,085126.901,3772thin

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
Bulls——1,330182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,4211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,400140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9603
CowsLean 85-90%—1,085126.90/cwt124.00–130.001,3772
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,215150.61/cwt147.00–157.001,8304
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,200165.57/cwt160.00–171.001,9872
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485319.79/cwt310.00–330.001,5512
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528307.32/cwt300.00–315.001,6232
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718215.94/cwt210.00–222.001,5502
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4031
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6221
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6231
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358345.17/cwt320.00–370.001,2362
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8381
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419346.62/cwt335.00–360.001,4526
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1951
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501

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.