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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 5

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 29Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 110▼ 7 vs year ago 68 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 30 vs year ago 12 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings 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 $299.84/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −42.29 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$299.84

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,036

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

$160.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−51.61

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	345.80	1,988	5thin
Medium and Large 2	533	261.52	1,394	3thin
Medium and Large 3	515	185.00	953	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.80/cwt here — about $1,036 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 sale9 hd

299.84

—

NC average5 barns · 125 hd

351.45

−51.61

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−42.29

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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $309.49, median $342.13 across 7 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	1,400	182.05	2,549	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	157.70	1,950	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	123.40	1,184	7thin

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	591	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	374.73/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,405	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,551	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	376.74/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,782	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	339.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,791	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	391.60/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,684	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	389.75/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,844	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	261.52/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,394	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	345.80/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,988	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,659	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	185.32/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,752	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	133.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,204	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	115.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,161	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	137.32/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,391	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	176.37/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,275	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	163.72/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,200	11

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 110Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 37Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	533	240.00–280.00	261.52
2	600–650	620	265.00–270.00	267.56
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	430	370.00–400.00	391.60
4	450–500	473	375.00–410.00	389.75
5	550–600	575	330.00–365.00	345.80
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	515	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	375	365.00–385.00	374.73
2	400–450	403	380.00–390.00	384.97
3	450–500	473	365.00–385.00	376.74
6	500–550	527	320.00–350.00	339.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	133.00–141.00	137.32
3	—	1,290	175.00–177.00	176.37
11	—	1,344	150.00–171.00	163.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	130.00–140.00	133.79
4	—	1,004	110.00–120.00	115.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,485	170.00–194.00	185.32
1	—	1,170	191.00	191.00

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.