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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 18

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

344 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 443▼ 436 vs year ago 780 · −55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 101▼ 46 vs year ago 108 · −42.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 to 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate 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 $311.73/cwt on 54 head, up $8.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −40.93 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$311.73

▲ 8.38 vs prior sale

54 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$39.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	315.38	1,712	49
Medium and Large 2	543	276.01	1,499	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.36/cwt here — about $213 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 sale54 hd

311.73

—

NC average8 barns · 200 hd

317.02

−5.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−40.93

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	1,712	186.84	3,199	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	148.02	2,613	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	146.55	1,956	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	137.63	1,445	7thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,985	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,850	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	453.64/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,497	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	417.31/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,607	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	389.19/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,674	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	387.81/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,838	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	331.40/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,766	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	324.99/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,859	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	335.63/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,071	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	309.39/cwt	250.00–325.00	2,113	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	446.67/cwt	410.00–480.00	938	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	422.83/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,120	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	375.76/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,266	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	375.55/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,412	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	360.57/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,561	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,194	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	346.15/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,648	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	332.39/cwt	292.00–360.00	1,765	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	320.02/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,824	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	310.51/cwt	240.00–325.00	1,944	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	283.86/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,905	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,770	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	515.12/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,108	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	453.42/cwt	405.00–495.00	1,279	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	427.09/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,350	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	399.05/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,520	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	361.99/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,549	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	331.96/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,577	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	290.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,387	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	312.99/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,637	33
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	275.13/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,439	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	277.34/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,589	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	320.30/cwt	280.00–344.00	1,871	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	289.15/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,799	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	282.59/cwt	255.00–322.00	1,924	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	272.09/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,975	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	260.45/cwt	230.00–290.00	2,170	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	217.38/cwt	195.00–240.00	2,033	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,191	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	185.27/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,300	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,318	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	139.23/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,466	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	138.80/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,634	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	169.38/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,376	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	151.14/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,258	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,613	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,985.00/head	3,985.00–3,985.00	3,985	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 Sep 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 443Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 101Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	410.00–480.00	446.67
3	250–300	265	370.00–450.00	422.83
5	300–350	337	340.00–415.00	375.76
4	350–400	376	325.00–405.00	375.55
18	400–450	433	340.00–390.00	360.57
13	450–500	476	320.00–370.00	346.15
14	500–550	531	292.00–360.00	332.39
10	550–600	570	280.00–345.00	320.02
8	600–650	626	240.00–325.00	310.51
4	650–700	671	267.00–300.00	283.86
2	700–750	708	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	255.13
1	550–600	580	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	330	425.00–485.00	453.64
2	350–400	385	410.00–425.00	417.31
6	400–450	430	360.00–410.00	389.19
9	450–500	474	360.00–405.00	387.81
4	500–550	533	315.00–350.00	331.40
3	550–600	572	322.00–331.00	324.99
16	600–650	617	325.00–340.00	335.63
9	650–700	683	250.00–325.00	309.39
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	575	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	510.00–520.00	515.12
5	250–300	282	405.00–495.00	453.42
10	300–350	316	400.00–475.00	427.09
14	350–400	381	350.00–445.00	399.05
15	400–450	428	325.00–410.00	361.99
16	450–500	475	300.00–385.00	331.96
33	500–550	523	285.00–335.00	312.99
16	550–600	584	280.00–344.00	320.30
18	600–650	622	250.00–345.00	289.15
6	650–700	681	255.00–322.00	282.59
8	700–750	726	240.00–285.00	272.09
2	800–850	833	230.00–290.00	260.45
2	900–950	935	195.00–240.00	217.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	478	285.00–295.00	290.13
3	500–550	523	265.00–285.00	275.13
2	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	277.34
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	147.00–149.00	148.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,177	130.00–144.00	138.80
2	—	1,403	167.00–171.00	169.38
12	—	1,494	147.00–159.00	151.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,053	134.00–145.00	139.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,781	180.00–198.00	185.27
1	—	1,090	201.00	201.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,985.00	3,985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,850.00	3,850.00

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.