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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 27

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 78▼ 9 vs year ago 117 · −7.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 30▼ 8 vs year ago 34 · −23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 moderate 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 $308.29/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −7.67 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$308.29

11 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−51.06

vs NC average

−115.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	308.29	1,702	11thin

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 sale11 hd

308.29

—

NC average8 barns · 308 hd

359.35

−51.06

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−115.78

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−7.67

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	—	High	1,445	208.19	3,008	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	159.97	1,949	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	126.21	1,183	5thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	494.39/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,523	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	390.00/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,184	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	399.72/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,071	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	420.76/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,380	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,483	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,814	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	331.67/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,559	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	320.94/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,672	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	297.75/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,721	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	317.13/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,928	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,263	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,944	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,584	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,545	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	487.68/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,897	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	445.06/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,892	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,692	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	393.15/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,903	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	374.27/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,883	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	327.44/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,909	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	301.24/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,895	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,949	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.14/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,873	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	206.28/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	120.26/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,123	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	145.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,644	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	164.65/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,025	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,673	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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 78Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	390.00–410.00	399.72
2	300–350	328	400.00–440.00	420.76
2	350–400	373	395.00–400.00	397.52
2	400–450	448	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	470	290.00–360.00	331.67
5	500–550	521	300.00–350.00	320.94
6	550–600	578	270.00–330.00	297.75
7	600–650	608	315.00–330.00	317.13
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
11	750–800	794	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	896	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	300	515.00	515.00
6	350–400	389	450.00–495.00	487.68
2	400–450	425	440.00–450.00	445.06
9	450–500	484	385.00–425.00	393.15
7	500–550	503	340.00–380.00	374.27
6	550–600	583	315.00–350.00	327.44
5	600–650	629	280.00–325.00	301.24
2	650–700	655	290.00–305.00	297.50
3	700–750	720	235.00–275.00	260.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	350.00–355.00	352.45
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	470.00–520.00	494.39
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	560	370.00–410.00	390.00
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	100.00–130.00	120.26
1	—	950	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	180.00	180.00
8	—	1,230	160.00–173.00	164.65
4	—	1,129	140.00–150.00	145.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	212.00	212.00
2	—	1,300	204.00–210.00	206.28

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.