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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 10

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 44▼ 12 vs year ago 70 · −17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 3 vs year ago 30 · +10.0%

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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 $328.05/cwt on 12 head, up $12.10 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +12.10 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$328.05

▲ 12.10 vs prior sale

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$63.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

vs NC average

−38.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	333.33	1,843	11thin
Medium and Large 2	590	270.00	1,593	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.33/cwt here — about $250 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 sale12 hd

328.05

—

NC average9 barns · 187 hd

344.20

−16.15

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−38.60

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

+12.10

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	1,660	217.48	3,610	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	165.19	1,929	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	128.43	1,351	3thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	308.50/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,360	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,315	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	393.08/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,686	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	362.75/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,734	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	338.23/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,769	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	329.25/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,903	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	278.28/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,870	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	412.47/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,794	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	389.24/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,857	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	354.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,832	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	290.14/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,779	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	237.08/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,714	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,610	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	128.43/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,351	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	160.75/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,783	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	183.92/cwt	174.00–197.00	2,167	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	144.65/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,753	6

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 44Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	215.00–220.00	217.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	136.00–152.00	144.65
6	—	1,109	154.00–167.00	160.75
8	—	1,178	174.00–197.00	183.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	120.00–136.00	128.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	435	405.00–420.00	412.47
6	450–500	477	375.00–405.00	389.24
4	500–550	516	350.00–360.00	354.99
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	613	280.00–300.00	290.14
2	700–750	723	220.00–255.00	237.08
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	429	385.00–400.00	393.08
5	450–500	478	330.00–395.00	362.75
5	500–550	523	330.00–360.00	338.23
6	550–600	578	305.00–350.00	329.25
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	672	270.00–285.00	278.28
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	302.00–315.00	308.50

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.