Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-09-28

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 28
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 65▼ 2 vs year ago 60 · −3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 7 vs year ago 19 · +36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 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 .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.49/cwt on 8 head, down $28.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −50.48 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$299.49
▼ 28.50 vs prior sale
8 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.23
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540303.701,6407thin
Medium and Large 2575270.001,5531thin
One grade step is worth $33.70/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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
299.49
—
NC average9 barns · 253 hd
331.72
−32.23
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−50.48
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—Average1,716175.983,0205thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,236142.921,76713
CowsLean 85-90%Low955112.001,0701thin

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)950$1,6252thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
CowsLean 85-90%—955112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433342.00/cwt325.00–365.001,4813
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433349.10/cwt340.00–362.001,5123
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5531
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6091
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7431
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680270.91/cwt267.00–275.001,8422
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620259.92/cwt255.00–270.001,6123
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600593295.08/cwt275.00–315.001,7502
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478382.46/cwt380.00–385.001,8282
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370351.67/cwt345.00–355.001,3013
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718245.55/cwt220.00–272.001,7632
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377401.37/cwt375.00–445.001,5133
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330369.24/cwt345.00–395.001,2182
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468351.11/cwt325.00–370.001,6435
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519307.15/cwt277.00–350.001,5945
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325383.08/cwt370.00–395.001,2452
Bulls——1,967181.81/cwt180.00–185.003,5763
Bulls——1,340167.23/cwt160.00–172.002,2412
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,167147.02/cwt140.00–157.001,7166
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,380167.57/cwt160.00–180.002,3122
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,262128.13/cwt121.00–135.001,6175
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—7501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950915165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5101
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700682273.35/cwt270.00–275.001,8643
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477340.60/cwt305.00–360.001,6255

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.