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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 63▼ 83 vs year ago 119 · −69.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 24▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 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 $271.25/cwt on 4 head, down $56.74 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −70.88 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$271.25

▼ 56.74 vs prior sale

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.98

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	290.00	1,566	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	252.50	1,376	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $190 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 sale4 hd

271.25

—

NC average9 barns · 161 hd

328.23

−56.98

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−70.88

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	1,330	182.00	2,421	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	150.40	1,915	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	126.90	1,377	2thin

Every lot

27 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	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,623	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	345.17/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,236	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	346.62/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,452	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	319.79/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,551	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	215.94/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,550	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,421	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	126.90/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,377	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	165.57/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,987	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	150.61/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,830	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,960	3

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 63Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,215	147.00–157.00	150.61
2	—	1,200	160.00–171.00	165.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	124.00–130.00	126.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	320.00–370.00	345.17
6	400–450	419	335.00–360.00	346.62
2	450–500	485	310.00–330.00	319.79
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	718	210.00–222.00	215.94
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	528	300.00–315.00	307.32
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	855	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

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.