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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 27

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

416 head

▼ 256 vs last sale 672▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 128▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

8 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 $387.80/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +44.95 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$387.80

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$845

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

$172.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs NC average

−42.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	397.97	2,161	16thin
Medium and Large 3	585	225.00	1,316	1thin

One grade step is worth $172.97/cwt here — about $845 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

387.80

—

NC average8 barns · 260 hd

387.44

+0.36

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−42.61

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

+44.95

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	1,534	196.20	3,010	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	162.10	2,141	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	140.00	2,492	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	138.53	1,267	8thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,838	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	629.80/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,971	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	355.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,291	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	593.47/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,190	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	503.42/cwt	460.00–525.00	2,094	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	477.39/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,263	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,590	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	469.45/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,488	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	438.14/cwt	395.00–475.00	2,489	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	610	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,928	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	359.32/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,235	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	325.40/cwt	316.00–350.00	2,327	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	984	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	443.54/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,255	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	327.03/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,033	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	400.15/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,300	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	239.90/cwt	220.00–260.00	780	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	467.47/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,543	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	325.80/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,179	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	456.12/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,692	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	239.91/cwt	200.00–265.00	904	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,941	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	429.09/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,785	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,302	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	319.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,487	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	431.05/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,069	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	403.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,111	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,688	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	370.07/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,146	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	381.60/cwt	325.00–390.00	2,389	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	336.21/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,276	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	305.06/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,315	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,286	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	279	632.49/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,765	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	543.15/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,521	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	503.47/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,621	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	438.68/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,413	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,984	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	366	580.23/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,124	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	451.19/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,719	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,214	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	472.89/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,005	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	469.21/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,196	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	232.73/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,094	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	442.54/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,314	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,746	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	401.21/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,275	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	585	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,837	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	358.24/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,228	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	364.92/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,408	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	279.03/cwt	245.00–315.00	2,023	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,687	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,835	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,429	186.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	205.99/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,376	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	126.65/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,112	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	140.54/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,353	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	148.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,887	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	162.04/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,123	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	173.41/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,412	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,492	1

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 672Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 128Year ago 0

8 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	313	625.00–635.00	629.80
5	350–400	369	570.00–630.00	593.47
7	400–450	416	460.00–525.00	503.42
4	450–500	474	450.00–490.00	477.39
19	500–550	530	425.00–490.00	469.45
4	550–600	568	395.00–475.00	438.14
7	600–650	622	325.00–385.00	359.32
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
5	700–750	715	316.00–350.00	325.40
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	880	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
1	600–650	610	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	363	340.00–370.00	355.52
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00–420.00	410.00
4	250–300	283	415.00–460.00	443.54
16	300–350	330	430.00–480.00	467.47
17	350–400	371	410.00–480.00	456.12
15	400–450	416	395.00–450.00	429.09
19	450–500	480	400.00–455.00	431.05
10	500–550	523	380.00–425.00	403.72
5	550–600	580	340.00–395.00	370.07
11	600–650	626	325.00–390.00	381.60
3	650–700	677	300.00–360.00	336.21
3	750–800	759	295.00–310.00	305.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	413	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	560	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	316	305.00–375.00	327.03
5	350–400	362	290.00–360.00	325.80
2	450–500	465	315.00–325.00	319.89
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	395.00–405.00	400.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	325	220.00–260.00	239.90
3	350–400	377	200.00–265.00	239.91
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	625.00–635.00	632.49
3	300–350	345	575.00	575.00
5	350–400	366	565.00–590.00	580.23
1	400–450	410	540.00	540.00
1	550–600	585	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	500.00–550.00	525.00
3	250–300	280	520.00–560.00	543.15
6	300–350	322	490.00–530.00	503.47
11	350–400	381	430.00–500.00	451.19
11	400–450	424	420.00–495.00	472.89
10	450–500	468	440.00–490.00	469.21
9	500–550	523	395.00–465.00	442.54
7	550–600	567	380.00–435.00	401.21
3	600–650	622	335.00–380.00	358.24
2	650–700	660	355.00–375.00	364.92
2	700–750	725	245.00–315.00	279.03
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	823	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	850–900	895	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	415.00–455.00	438.68
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	470	205.00–255.00	232.73
1	500–550	540	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	668	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	203.00–207.00	205.99
4	—	1,429	180.00–195.00	186.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,310	152.00–169.00	162.04
9	—	1,271	140.00–150.00	148.47
11	—	1,391	170.00–179.00	173.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	180.00	180.00
3	—	963	139.00–143.00	140.54
4	—	878	120.00–132.00	126.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	140.00	140.00

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.