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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 16

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 32▼ 56 vs year ago 66 · −84.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 33▲ 12 vs year ago 33 · +36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $329.96/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −12.17 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$329.96

6 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$83.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−63.47

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	343.95	1,913	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	260.00	1,417	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.95/cwt here — about $496 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

329.96

—

NC average9 barns · 263 hd

393.43

−63.47

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−12.17

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	—	Average	2,358	189.00	4,456	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	155.49	2,092	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	100.00	1,055	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	354.94/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,491	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	353.62/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,857	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	541.94/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,236	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	525.80/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,420	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	504.96/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,631	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	426.39/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,795	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	393.21/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,836	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,940	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	328.25/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,887	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,090	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,243	1
Bulls	—	—	2,625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	4,594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,763	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	137.47/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,826	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,650	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,020	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 32Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 33Year ago 33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,625	175.00	175.00
1	—	2,090	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	130.00–146.00	137.47
1	—	1,075	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,650	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	420	325.00–400.00	354.94
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	525	347.00–360.00	353.62
2	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	520.00–580.00	541.94
3	250–300	270	500.00–560.00	525.80
2	300–350	323	500.00–510.00	504.96
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	421	405.00–435.00	426.39
3	450–500	467	385.00–400.00	393.21
2	500–550	528	365.00–370.00	367.51
3	550–600	575	300.00–345.00	328.25
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00

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.