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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 17

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 58▼ 60 vs year ago 123 · −48.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 33▼ 26 vs year ago 50 · −52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower 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 $302.49/cwt on 6 head, down $25.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −39.64 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$302.49

▼ 25.50 vs prior sale

6 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$45.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.80

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	317.52	1,638	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	272.43	1,430	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.09/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

302.49

—

NC average9 barns · 163 hd

342.29

−39.80

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−39.64

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	1,815	204.00	3,703	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	155.55	2,004	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	122.00	1,183	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,725	1thin

Every lot

34 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	924	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	372.51/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,393	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,208	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	340.81/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,431	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	315.34/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,473	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	338.16/cwt	300.00–375.00	964	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	425.00/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,254	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	400.56/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,354	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	361.41/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,283	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	270.64/cwt	210.00–305.00	1,020	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	372.68/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,606	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	350.90/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,663	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	317.52/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,638	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,430	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,703	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	144.37/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,672	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,021	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	167.60/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,335	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 58Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	380.00–390.00	385.10
4	350–400	374	350.00–390.00	372.51
5	400–450	420	315.00–355.00	340.81
3	450–500	467	275.00–340.00	315.34
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	690	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	945	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	413	290.00–295.00	292.55
1	450–500	485	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	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	295	410.00–440.00	425.00
2	300–350	338	375.00–425.00	400.56
3	350–400	355	330.00–405.00	361.41
4	400–450	431	355.00–400.00	372.68
4	450–500	474	320.00–385.00	350.90
4	500–550	516	305.00–335.00	317.52
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	300.00–375.00	338.16
3	350–400	377	210.00–305.00	270.64
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.43
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	139.00–149.00	144.37
5	—	1,393	163.00–176.00	167.60
8	—	1,304	150.00–160.00	155.00

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.