Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-10-05

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 5
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
← Sep 28Oct 5latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 58▼ 47 vs year ago 79 · −59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 26▲ 21 vs year ago 16 · +131.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower 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 .

1 hog

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $302.89/cwt on 5 head, down $25.10 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −47.08 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$302.89
▼ 25.10 vs prior sale
5 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$526
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$97.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.17
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551322.361,7754thin
Medium and Large 2555225.001,2491thin
One grade step is worth $97.36/cwt here — about $526 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 sale5 hd
302.89
—
NC average6 barns · 158 hd
327.06
−24.17
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
−47.08
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—Average1,577162.292,5593thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230129.171,58825
CowsLean 85-90%Low918111.971,0288thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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%—904105.70/cwt100.00–113.009565
CowsLean 85-90%—942122.42/cwt119.00–125.001,1533
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,250130.25/cwt121.00–139.001,62820
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,140156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7781
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,151117.05/cwt115.00–119.001,3474
Bulls——1,820177.00/cwt177.00–177.003,2211
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660272.44/cwt265.00–280.001,7982
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528329.72/cwt310.00–350.001,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0341
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4911
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8052
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475339.06/cwt325.00–350.001,6115
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500457351.81/cwt320.00–375.001,6083
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Bulls——1,455154.93/cwt148.00–162.002,2542
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300250280.00/cwt280.00–280.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525332.29/cwt325.00–340.001,7452

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.