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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 3

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 280 vs last sale 675▼ 205 vs year ago 600 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 166▼ 61 vs year ago 138 · −44.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

4 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 $382.11/cwt on 31 head, up $35.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +39.27 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$382.11

▲ 35.22 vs prior sale

31 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$100.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.53

vs NC average

−41.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	391.84	2,083	28
Medium and Large 2	530	291.32	1,544	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.52/cwt here — about $539 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 sale31 hd

382.11

—

NC average8 barns · 256 hd

374.58

+7.53

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−41.08

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

+39.27

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	—	Average	1,548	199.83	3,093	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	173.36	2,106	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	128.29	1,076	8thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,595	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	547.01/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,794	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	542.88/cwt	480.00–580.00	2,003	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	495.56/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,131	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	470.61/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,301	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	457.23/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,346	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,355	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,757	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	479.58/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,338	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	504.09/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,663	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	288.19/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,037	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	494.62/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,825	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	468.29/cwt	405.00–500.00	1,981	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	441.99/cwt	395.00–475.00	2,126	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	398.95/cwt	350.00–450.00	2,051	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	291.32/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,544	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	374.07/cwt	340.00–410.00	2,155	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	356.78/cwt	315.00–375.00	2,223	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	262.65/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,636	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	315.04/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,152	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,647	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	324.65/cwt	265.00–347.50	2,312	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	284.76/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,187	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	598.47/cwt	575.00–630.00	1,329	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	573.53/cwt	530.00–595.00	1,617	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	540.32/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,756	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	316.96/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,030	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	516.75/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,902	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	440.27/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,651	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	485.59/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,054	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	427	406.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,737	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	441.09/cwt	415.00–485.00	2,095	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	392.18/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,894	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	409.49/cwt	365.00–440.00	2,162	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	378.12/cwt	340.00–405.00	2,163	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	575	443.39/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,549	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,383	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	245.60/cwt	215.00–275.00	1,542	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	344.54/cwt	300.00–370.00	2,339	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	274.88/cwt	240.00–310.00	1,960	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	229.92/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,881	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	189.31/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,215	2
Bulls	—	—	1,223	172.20/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,782	212.54/cwt	204.00–221.00	3,787	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	110.63/cwt	100.00–120.00	880	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	134.18/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,145	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	169.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,901	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	183.96/cwt	178.00–195.00	2,368	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	152.11/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,977	5

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 Apr 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 675Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 166Year ago 138

4 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	575.00–630.00	598.47
7	250–300	282	530.00–595.00	573.53
13	300–350	325	500.00–570.00	540.32
9	350–400	368	500.00–540.00	516.75
22	400–450	423	455.00–505.00	485.59
12	450–500	475	415.00–485.00	441.09
12	500–550	528	365.00–440.00	409.49
8	550–600	572	340.00–405.00	378.12
3	600–650	627	380.00	380.00
7	650–700	679	300.00–370.00	344.54
2	700–750	713	240.00–310.00	274.88
1	750–800	770	235.00	235.00
3	800–850	818	210.00–240.00	229.92
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–335.00	316.96
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	628	215.00–275.00	245.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	430.00–450.00	440.27
3	400–450	427	400.00–415.00	406.84
2	450–500	483	380.00–405.00	392.18
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	430.00–460.00	443.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	450.00–520.00	479.58
11	300–350	330	440.00–530.00	504.09
12	350–400	369	450.00–530.00	494.62
30	400–450	423	405.00–500.00	468.29
13	450–500	481	395.00–475.00	441.99
20	500–550	514	350.00–450.00	398.95
8	550–600	576	340.00–410.00	374.07
5	600–650	623	315.00–375.00	356.78
2	650–700	683	305.00–325.00	315.04
10	700–750	712	265.00–347.50	324.65
2	750–800	768	270.00–300.00	284.76
1	800–850	845	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	945	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	260.00–330.00	288.19
3	500–550	530	270.00–305.00	291.32
2	600–650	623	250.00–275.00	262.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	328	500.00–600.00	547.01
16	350–400	369	480.00–580.00	542.88
7	400–450	430	475.00–520.00	495.56
11	450–500	489	450.00–475.00	470.61
7	500–550	513	445.00–485.00	457.23
2	600–650	628	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	745	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	853	122.00–140.00	134.18
2	—	795	100.00–120.00	110.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	149.00–159.00	152.11
17	—	1,287	178.00–195.00	183.96
18	—	1,123	160.00–177.00	169.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	184.00–195.00	189.31
6	—	1,782	204.00–221.00	212.54
2	—	1,223	170.00–174.00	172.20

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.