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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 31

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 36▼ 26 vs year ago 76 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week . Feeder cattle were steady 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 $247.19/cwt on 8 head, down $80.80 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −94.93 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$247.19

▼ 80.80 vs prior sale

8 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$27.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−64.76

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	257.51	1,422	5thin
Medium and Large 2	567	230.00	1,303	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd

247.19

—

NC average9 barns · 210 hd

311.95

−64.76

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−94.93

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	153.11	1,857	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,690	140.00	2,366	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,156	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	315.02/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,358	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	300.07/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,554	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	248.20/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,308	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	239.45/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,509	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	261.71/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,356	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	254.71/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,465	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	222.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,291	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	247.74/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,536	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	248.47/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,789	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	153.11/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,857	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,366	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	151.00–155.00	153.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	518	230.00–295.00	261.71
3	550–600	575	230.00–270.00	254.71
2	600–650	620	240.00–255.00	247.74
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	720	225.00–265.00	248.47
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	580	215.00–230.00	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	431	290.00–322.00	315.02
2	500–550	518	295.00–305.00	300.07
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	630	227.00–260.00	239.45
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	265.00–275.00	270.03
3	500–550	527	240.00–252.00	248.20

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.