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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 11

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 538 vs last sale 614▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 221▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 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 light with quality average .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.64/cwt on 12 head, down $53.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −0.02 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$352.64

▼ 53.57 vs prior sale

12 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$99.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.58

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	369.16	2,016	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	270.00	1,472	2thin

One grade step is worth $99.16/cwt here — about $545 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 sale12 hd

352.64

—

NC average8 barns · 222 hd

403.21

−50.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−0.02

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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	1,462	191.00	2,792	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	157.66	1,883	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	142.95	1,323	13

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 (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	326.58/cwt	300.00–350.00	908	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	435.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,436	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	427.89/cwt	360.00–450.00	1,600	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	255.00/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,020	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	382.95/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,658	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	357.22/cwt	305.00–410.00	1,672	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	335.21/cwt	300.00–362.00	1,894	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	525.40/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,487	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	443.92/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,856	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	386.66/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,053	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	342.92/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,951	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	280.08/cwt	230.00–340.00	1,885	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,851	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,045	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,007	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	153.38/cwt	140.00–176.00	1,311	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	133.23/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,271	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,754	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	165.79/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,883	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	151.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,876	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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

Mon May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 614Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 221Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,945	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,045	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,136	160.00–178.00	165.79
10	—	1,241	150.00–155.00	151.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	179.00	179.00
4	—	855	140.00–176.00	153.38
8	—	954	120.00–150.00	133.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	283	510.00–540.00	525.40
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	418	410.00–470.00	443.92
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	531	350.00–420.00	386.66
4	550–600	569	305.00–385.00	342.92
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	673	230.00–340.00	280.08
2	700–750	705	260.00–265.00	262.50
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	435.23
6	350–400	374	360.00–450.00	427.89
4	400–450	433	350.00–435.00	382.95
2	450–500	468	305.00–410.00	357.22
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
7	550–600	565	300.00–362.00	335.21
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	880	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–350.00	326.58
2	400–450	400	240.00–270.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	570.00	570.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.