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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, May 22

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← May 15May 22Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

415 head

▼ 272 vs last sale 687▼ 58 vs year ago 473 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 174▼ 36 vs year ago 152 · −23.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher 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 .

24 hogs

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 $378.31/cwt on 25 head, down $15.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +25.65 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$378.31

▼ 15.02 vs prior sale

25 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$900

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

$157.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	397.03	2,203	21
Medium and Large 2	555	320.00	1,776	2thin
Medium and Large 3	543	240.00	1,303	2thin

One grade step is worth $157.03/cwt here — about $900 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 sale25 hd

378.31

—

NC average8 barns · 176 hd

387.64

−9.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

+25.65

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	—	High	1,787	219.24	3,919	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	183.24	2,447	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	153.00	2,440	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	142.31	1,326	10

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)	1,050	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	539.32/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,187	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	615.85/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,755	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	558.13/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,836	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	512.85/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,903	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	500.32/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,051	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	383.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,621	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,102	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	422.84/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,216	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	3,249	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	381.48/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,380	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	523.21/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,224	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	450.31/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,211	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	441.52/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,378	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	510.81/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,635	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	362.27/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,319	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	449.96/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,714	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	417	359.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,501	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	433.27/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,850	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	457.51/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,105	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	409.55/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,884	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	318.43/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,532	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	361.50/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,876	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	350.41/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,011	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	334.88/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,053	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	326.08/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,201	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	304.71/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,331	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	240.14/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,940	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	557.05/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,226	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	255	599.80/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,529	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	508.49/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,347	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	306	459.12/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,405	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	513.50/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,659	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	348	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,984	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	368	530.54/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,952	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	376	411.54/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,547	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	490.09/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,848	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	475.21/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,982	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	437.81/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,852	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	378.54/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,753	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	449.82/cwt	400.00–495.00	2,141	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	409.98/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,120	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	391.85/cwt	350.00–430.00	2,234	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	270.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,639	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	401.32/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,496	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	381.47/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,533	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	302.68/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,149	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,996	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,577	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	314.85/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,692	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,784	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,497	200.96/cwt	194.00–210.00	3,008	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	223.81/cwt	218.00–234.00	4,163	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	152.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,320	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,322	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	160.57/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,009	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	200.12/cwt	180.00–226.00	2,654	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	173.65/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,377	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,176	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,718	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 May 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 687Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 174Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 2

24 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	500.00–580.00	523.21
7	250–300	269	420.00–485.00	450.31
3	300–350	312	430.00–450.00	441.52
18	350–400	381	420.00–490.00	449.96
26	400–450	427	390.00–450.00	433.27
11	450–500	460	395.00–430.00	409.55
17	500–550	519	320.00–380.00	361.50
8	550–600	574	325.00–370.00	350.41
2	600–650	613	325.00–345.00	334.88
5	650–700	675	300.00–350.00	326.08
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	290.00–320.00	304.71
2	800–850	808	225.00–255.00	240.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	500.00–525.00	510.81
6	450–500	460	455.00–465.00	457.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	364	340.00–370.00	362.27
4	450–500	481	300.00–350.00	318.43
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	359.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	540.00–590.00	557.05
3	250–300	265	500.00–520.00	508.49
10	300–350	323	490.00–550.00	513.50
14	350–400	377	450.00–505.00	490.09
13	400–450	417	460.00–505.00	475.21
17	450–500	476	400.00–495.00	449.82
6	500–550	517	375.00–430.00	409.98
15	550–600	570	350.00–430.00	391.85
6	600–650	622	360.00–415.00	401.32
4	650–700	664	350.00–410.00	381.47
4	700–750	710	295.00–320.00	302.68
2	750–800	775	255.00–260.00	257.52
1	800–850	845	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	855	290.00–340.00	314.85
3	900–950	928	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	590.00–610.00	599.80
6	300–350	348	570.00	570.00
8	350–400	368	525.00–540.00	530.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	463	370.00–395.00	378.54
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	607	260.00–275.00	270.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	543	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	455.00–470.00	459.12
4	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	411.54
2	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	437.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	530.00–550.00	539.32
6	250–300	285	615.00–620.00	615.85
6	300–350	329	520.00–580.00	558.13
9	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	512.85
14	400–450	410	450.00–510.00	500.32
6	450–500	457	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	524	410.00–450.00	422.84
1	550–600	570	570.00	570.00
4	600–650	624	360.00–400.00	381.48
1	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	850	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	383.17
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	—	800	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,860	218.00–234.00	223.81
3	—	1,497	194.00–210.00	200.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,369	166.00–178.00	173.65
20	—	1,326	180.00–226.00	200.12
6	—	1,251	150.00–164.00	160.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,720	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	150.00–157.00	152.57
6	—	976	130.00–140.00	135.47

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.