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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 17

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

776 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 670▲ 237 vs year ago 539 · +44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 155▼ 44 vs year ago 169 · −26.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 .

2 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 $370.06/cwt on 53 head, up $34.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.22 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$370.06

▲ 34.61 vs prior sale

53 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$866

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

$165.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.58

vs NC average

−57.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	385.18	2,089	45
Medium and Large 2	532	294.33	1,567	7thin
Medium and Large 3	556	220.00	1,223	1thin

One grade step is worth $165.18/cwt here — about $866 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 sale53 hd

370.06

—

NC average9 barns · 356 hd

382.64

−12.58

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−57.33

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

+27.22

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	—	Low	1,657	207.23	3,434	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	175.74	2,078	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	144.82	1,261	20

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$3,617	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$3,300	2thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	617.45/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,698	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	578.95/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,911	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	548.64/cwt	535.00–580.00	2,052	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	457.28/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,934	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	529.94/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,247	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,633	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	435.88/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,310	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	445.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,597	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	415.72/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,573	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	390.54/cwt	360.00–412.00	2,609	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	341.97/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,425	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,808	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	273	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,181	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	499.31/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,428	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	490.00/cwt	455.00–515.00	1,597	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,082	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	514.93/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,828	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	473.79/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,786	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	222.20/cwt	210.00–235.00	922	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	381.33/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,613	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	460.58/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,957	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	462	375.98/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,737	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	439.17/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,095	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,452	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,729	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	404.54/cwt	340.00–425.00	2,116	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	293.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,543	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	556	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,223	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	368.18/cwt	345.00–405.00	2,088	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	327.85/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,013	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	329.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,240	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	680	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,788	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	303.25/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,223	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,374	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	588.88/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,372	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	576.95/cwt	540.00–615.00	1,569	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	314	490.88/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,541	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	559.13/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,912	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	249.30/cwt	200.00–300.00	892	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	503.04/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,866	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	376	557.05/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,095	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	430.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,634	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	472.74/cwt	425.00–525.00	2,004	39
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,365	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	324.74/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,510	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	444.13/cwt	395.00–475.00	2,079	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	355.29/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,848	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	419.08/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,183	41
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	383.40/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,182	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	575	437.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,515	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	375.88/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,334	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	357.91/cwt	315.00–385.00	2,391	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	360.10/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,618	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	359.93/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,746	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,127	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,579	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	199.11/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,674	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	217.75/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,900	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	137.18/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,180	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	156.29/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,385	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	172.27/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,900	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	154.41/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,810	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	185.49/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,324	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	925	3,768.24/head	3,550.00–3,975.00	3,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	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 Apr 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 670Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 155Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 1

2 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,103	165.00–178.00	172.27
8	—	1,172	145.00–162.00	154.41
25	—	1,253	179.00–190.00	185.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	886	150.00–162.00	156.29
12	—	860	120.00–146.00	137.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,791	210.00–224.00	217.75
3	—	1,343	194.00–208.00	199.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	200.00–300.00	249.30
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	465	275.00–350.00	324.74
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	905	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
10	350–400	376	540.00–570.00	557.05
1	400–450	430	550.00	550.00
2	550–600	575	425.00–450.00	437.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	233	550.00–610.00	588.88
5	250–300	272	540.00–615.00	576.95
6	300–350	342	550.00–570.00	559.13
10	350–400	371	480.00–525.00	503.04
39	400–450	424	425.00–525.00	472.74
30	450–500	468	395.00–475.00	444.13
41	500–550	521	380.00–450.00	419.08
22	550–600	569	360.00–405.00	383.40
8	600–650	621	350.00–400.00	375.88
10	650–700	668	315.00–385.00	357.91
3	700–750	727	345.00–375.00	360.10
2	750–800	763	340.00–380.00	359.93
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	955	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	460.00–510.00	490.88
4	350–400	380	420.00–440.00	430.12
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	520	345.00–365.00	355.29
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	338	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	415	210.00–235.00	222.20
2	450–500	480	300.00–305.00	302.55
6	500–550	526	285.00–300.00	293.39
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	510.00–520.00	514.93
1	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	680	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	273	425.00–440.00	432.57
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	423	350.00–405.00	381.33
5	450–500	462	375.00–380.00	375.98
2	500–550	520	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
10	250–300	286	480.00–525.00	499.31
13	300–350	326	455.00–515.00	490.00
28	350–400	377	435.00–495.00	473.79
46	400–450	425	430.00–490.00	460.58
20	450–500	477	395.00–455.00	439.17
23	500–550	523	340.00–425.00	404.54
20	550–600	567	345.00–405.00	368.18
9	600–650	614	300.00–355.00	327.85
9	650–700	679	320.00–350.00	329.83
6	700–750	733	300.00–320.00	303.25
2	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	481	547.50	547.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	615.00–620.00	617.45
6	300–350	330	555.00–600.00	578.95
5	350–400	374	535.00–580.00	548.64
12	400–450	424	515.00–535.00	529.94
1	450–500	460	495.00	495.00
16	500–550	530	400.00–480.00	435.88
3	550–600	583	430.00–460.00	445.53
6	600–650	619	390.00–450.00	415.72
8	650–700	668	360.00–412.00	390.54
5	700–750	709	337.50–360.00	341.97
1	750–800	780	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	457.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	3,550.00–3,975.00	3,768.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.