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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 5

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 58▼ 47 vs year ago 79 · −59.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 26▲ 21 vs year ago 16 · +131.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower 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 .

1 hog

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 $302.89/cwt on 5 head, down $25.10 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −39.24 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$302.89

▼ 25.10 vs prior sale

5 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

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

$97.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.19

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	322.36	1,775	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	225.00	1,249	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.36/cwt here — about $526 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 sale5 hd

302.89

—

NC average9 barns · 212 hd

330.08

−27.19

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−39.24

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	1,577	162.29	2,559	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	129.17	1,588	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	111.97	1,028	8thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	339.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,611	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	332.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,745	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,388	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	351.81/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,608	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	329.72/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,741	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,805	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	272.44/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,798	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	154.93/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	105.70/cwt	100.00–113.00	956	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	122.42/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,153	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,778	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,347	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	130.25/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,628	20

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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 58Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 16

1 hog

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	100.00–113.00	105.70
3	—	942	119.00–125.00	122.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,250	121.00–139.00	130.25
1	—	1,140	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,151	115.00–119.00	117.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,455	148.00–162.00	154.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	457	320.00–375.00	351.81
2	500–550	528	310.00–350.00	329.72
2	550–600	573	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	660	265.00–280.00	272.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	475	325.00–350.00	339.06
2	500–550	525	325.00–340.00	332.29
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	995	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00

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.