Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-08-31

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 31
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 36▼ 26 vs year ago 76 · −34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this 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 $247.19/cwt on 8 head, down $80.80 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −102.77 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$247.19
▼ 80.80 vs prior sale
8 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−64.76
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552257.511,4225thin
Medium and Large 2567230.001,3033thin
One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd
247.19
—
NC average9 barns · 210 hd
311.95
−64.76
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−102.77
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%Average1,213153.111,8572thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,690140.002,3661thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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%—1,213153.11/cwt151.00–155.001,8572
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,690140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3661
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2231
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630239.45/cwt227.00–260.001,5094
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575254.71/cwt230.00–270.001,4653
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518300.07/cwt295.00–305.001,5542
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431315.02/cwt290.00–322.001,3585
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5604
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7341
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0341
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720248.47/cwt225.00–265.001,7893
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428270.03/cwt265.00–275.001,1562
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580222.50/cwt215.00–230.001,2912
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527248.20/cwt240.00–252.001,3083
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5931
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2452
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1031
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2421
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518261.71/cwt230.00–295.001,3562
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620247.74/cwt240.00–255.001,5362

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.