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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 13

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

666 head

▲ 539 vs last sale 127▲ 397 vs year ago 269 · +147.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 72▲ 36 vs year ago 92 · +39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

6 head of hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.58/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +17.73 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$360.58

69 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$885

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$161.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.13

vs NC average

−63.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	366.46	2,012	65
Medium and Large 2	558	285.03	1,591	3thin
Medium and Large 3	550	205.00	1,128	1thin

One grade step is worth $161.46/cwt here — about $885 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

360.58

—

NC average9 barns · 284 hd

369.71

−9.13

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−63.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

+17.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,886	205.51	3,877	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	170.26	2,189	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	136.47	1,292	10

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,450	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	509.74/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,667	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	531.80/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,010	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	512.65/cwt	475.00–535.00	2,127	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	422.63/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,767	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	445.17/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,092	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,375	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	460.63/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,400	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	429.06/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,459	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	408.64/cwt	360.00–431.00	2,501	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	388.79/cwt	340.00–405.00	2,589	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	381.34/cwt	376.00–387.50	2,715	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,726	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	505.65/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,117	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	500.90/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,337	14
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	402.67/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,095	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	359.67/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,108	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	257.23/cwt	240.00–275.00	836	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	458.74/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,505	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	353	514.10/cwt	512.00–530.00	1,815	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	463.95/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,777	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	225.00/cwt	205.00–245.00	866	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	477.06/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,028	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	417.11/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,781	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	389.50/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,870	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	319.90/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,552	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	422.50/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,113	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	366.45/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,939	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	363.26/cwt	320.00–390.00	2,063	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,755	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	344.01/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,129	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	336.24/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,253	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,972	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	239	490.27/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,172	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	541.47/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,440	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	363.80/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,037	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	517.22/cwt	465.00–550.00	1,707	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	423.76/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,593	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	525.49/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,986	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	302.51/cwt	255.00–355.00	1,156	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	531.63/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,153	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	480.43/cwt	430.00–515.00	2,037	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	401.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,758	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	441.06/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,086	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	360.59/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,709	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,900	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	408.24/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,119	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,647	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	398.93/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,282	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	379.18/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,332	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	357.79/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,415	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	342.90/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,479	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	298.25/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,302	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,377	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	196.68/cwt	182.00–201.00	3,202	7
Bulls	—	—	2,063	216.32/cwt	209.00–223.00	4,463	9
Bulls	—	—	2,105	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	135.55/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,286	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	132.91/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,267	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	148.04/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,796	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	164.20/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,113	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	181.32/cwt	173.00–191.00	2,366	36

This sale against other markets

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Feb 13, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 127Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 72Year ago 92

6 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	353	512.00–530.00	514.10
2	400–450	425	465.00–490.00	477.06
2	500–550	500	400.00–445.00	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	490.00–520.00	505.65
14	250–300	267	450.00–525.00	500.90
10	300–350	328	425.00–500.00	458.74
12	350–400	383	430.00–495.00	463.95
19	400–450	427	390.00–450.00	417.11
21	450–500	480	350.00–430.00	389.50
28	500–550	529	320.00–390.00	366.45
35	550–600	568	320.00–390.00	363.26
19	600–650	619	320.00–375.00	344.01
7	650–700	670	315.00–360.00	336.24
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	830	235.00–240.00	237.55
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
6	250–300	272	350.00–440.00	402.67
2	300–350	308	320.00–400.00	359.67
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	485	295.00–340.00	319.90
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	580	300.00–305.00	302.54
2	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	325	240.00–275.00	257.23
2	350–400	385	205.00–245.00	225.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	525.00–535.00	531.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	340.00–400.00	363.80
8	350–400	376	400.00–450.00	423.76
4	400–450	438	400.00–405.00	401.26
4	450–500	474	320.00–385.00	360.59
2	500–550	510	370.00–375.00	372.52
2	550–600	568	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	460.00–530.00	490.27
5	250–300	266	510.00–600.00	541.47
16	300–350	330	465.00–550.00	517.22
7	350–400	378	495.00–535.00	525.49
20	400–450	424	430.00–515.00	480.43
15	450–500	473	400.00–480.00	441.06
9	500–550	519	395.00–460.00	408.24
18	550–600	572	370.00–415.00	398.93
12	600–650	615	350.00–395.00	379.18
4	650–700	675	340.00–375.00	357.79
5	700–750	723	320.00–365.00	342.90
3	750–800	772	290.00–305.00	298.25
2	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	382	255.00–355.00	302.51
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	418	415.00–430.00	422.63
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	327	490.00–540.00	509.74
8	350–400	378	500.00–555.00	531.80
14	400–450	415	475.00–535.00	512.65
5	450–500	470	420.00–475.00	445.17
21	500–550	521	420.00–480.00	460.63
21	550–600	573	395.00–445.00	429.06
27	600–650	612	360.00–431.00	408.64
8	650–700	666	340.00–405.00	388.79
15	700–750	712	376.00–387.50	381.34
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	940	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,213	140.00–159.00	148.04
36	—	1,305	173.00–191.00	181.32
29	—	1,287	157.00–172.00	164.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	150.00	150.00
7	—	949	130.00–142.00	135.55
2	—	953	120.00–150.00	132.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,063	209.00–223.00	216.32
1	—	2,105	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,628	182.00–201.00	196.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.