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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 6

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 35▼ 7 vs year ago 62 · −11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 34▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 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 $407.24/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 8 of 7 comparable sales and sits +65.11 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$407.24

2 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.59

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	407.24	2,118	2thin

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 sale2 hd

407.24

—

NC average8 barns · 146 hd

403.65

+3.59

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

+65.11

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	—	High	1,773	199.05	3,528	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	170.82	1,913	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	803	143.17	1,150	3thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	547.40/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,288	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,366	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	457.50/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,784	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	449.70/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,902	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	443.21/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,039	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	352.50/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,115	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	537.94/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,544	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	456.78/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,914	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	463.17/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,191	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	407.24/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,118	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	357.40/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,252	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	256.67/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,105	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,012	195.56/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,979	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	208.06/cwt	199.00–215.00	3,637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	209.39/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,905	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	147.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,311	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,640	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	184.13/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,338	2

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,865	205.00–214.00	209.39
2	—	1,748	199.00–215.00	208.06
1	—	1,545	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
2	—	890	145.00–150.00	147.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,270	175.00–191.00	184.13
1	—	915	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	287	515.00–560.00	537.94
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	419	435.00–470.00	456.78
3	450–500	473	450.00–480.00	463.17
2	500–550	520	380.00–435.00	407.24
2	600–650	630	345.00–370.00	357.40
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	820	250.00–265.00	256.67
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
3	1000–1050	1,012	185.00–215.00	195.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	390	435.00–480.00	457.50
2	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	449.70
3	450–500	460	430.00–455.00	443.21
2	600–650	600	335.00–370.00	352.50
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	530.00–565.00	547.40
1	450–500	455	520.00	520.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00

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.