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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 19

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 12Jan 19Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 81▼ 36 vs year ago 67 · −53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 53 vs year ago 66 · −80.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −15.96 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−43.78

vs NC average

−110.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

300.00

—

NC average9 barns · 284 hd

343.78

−43.78

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−110.87

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−15.96

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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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	1,752	177.74	3,114	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	143.54	1,790	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	116.98	1,214	4thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	356.46/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,344	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	332.08/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,395	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	324.97/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,586	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	487.06/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,300	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,710	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	422.50/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,753	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	375.00/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,781	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	171.56/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,591	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,955	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	127.96/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,318	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	106.00/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,108	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	132.93/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,549	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	150.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,961	3

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 81Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	377	320.00–380.00	356.46
2	400–450	420	315.00–350.00	332.08
4	450–500	488	300.00–340.00	324.97
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	470.00–500.00	487.06
2	350–400	393	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	415	395.00–450.00	422.50
2	450–500	475	345.00–405.00	375.00
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	124.00–144.00	132.93
3	—	1,302	148.00–154.00	150.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	90.00–120.00	106.00
2	—	1,030	124.00–132.00	127.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	187.00	187.00
3	—	1,510	166.00–174.00	171.56

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.