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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 20

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 94▲ 15 vs year ago 63 · +23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 34▲ 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%

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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 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were light with quality average .

1 hog

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 $384.25/cwt on 7 head, down $1.01 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +42.12 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$384.25

▼ 1.01 vs prior sale

7 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,089

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

$185.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.61

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	410.79	2,259	6thin
Medium and Large 2	520	225.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $185.79/cwt here — about $1,089 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 sale7 hd

384.25

—

NC average9 barns · 271 hd

414.85

−30.61

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

+42.12

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	1,347	204.09	2,749	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	176.16	2,376	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	140.02	1,305	3thin

Every lot

45 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	592.42/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,896	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	467.75/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,277	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	444.17/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,421	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	458.82/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,748	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	411.98/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,907	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,481	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	500.29/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,701	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	559.73/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,043	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	442.40/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,637	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	449.64/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,938	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,262	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	443.70/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,130	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	412.47/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,219	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	389.93/cwt	350.00–445.00	2,215	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	325.56/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,045	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	214.03/cwt	212.00–216.00	2,814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,701	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,387	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	171.78/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,175	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,163	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	186.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,834	7

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 94Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 29

1 hog

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	195.00–200.00	197.46
2	—	1,315	212.00–216.00	214.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	180.00–195.00	186.93
1	—	1,335	162.00	162.00
14	—	1,266	165.00–177.00	171.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	142.00–146.00	144.03
1	—	870	132.00	132.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	420.00–490.00	467.75
3	300–350	320	410.00–475.00	444.17
4	350–400	381	440.00–475.00	458.82
1	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	463	385.00–445.00	411.98
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	470	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	340	480.00–520.00	500.29
2	350–400	365	550.00–570.00	559.73
5	400–450	431	425.00–475.00	449.64
4	450–500	480	420.00–460.00	443.70
2	500–550	538	405.00–420.00	412.47
3	550–600	568	350.00–445.00	389.93
2	600–650	628	305.00–345.00	325.56
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	370	440.00–445.00	442.40
1	450–500	465	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	320	590.00–595.00	592.42

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.