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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 25

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 344▼ 103 vs year ago 613 · −16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 62▼ 20 vs year ago 109 · −18.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 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 .

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 $320.06/cwt on 53 head, down $2.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −22.78 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$320.06

▼ 2.76 vs prior sale

53 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$639

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

$114.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.80

vs NC average

−36.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	324.38	1,773	51
Medium and Large 2	540	210.00	1,134	2thin

One grade step is worth $114.38/cwt here — about $639 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 sale53 hd

320.06

—

NC average10 barns · 415 hd

338.86

−18.80

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−36.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−22.78

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 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	1,770	175.77	3,111	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	139.23	1,744	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	134.82	2,359	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	120.09	1,114	17

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)	1,125	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	477.37/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,337	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	409.55/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,352	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	435.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,649	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	359.77/cwt	352.00–385.00	1,720	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	378.88/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,925	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	358.37/cwt	322.00–375.00	2,071	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	336.84/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,075	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	322.94/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,164	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	311.09/cwt	296.00–322.50	2,206	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	293.47/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,257	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	417.75/cwt	395.00–440.00	932	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	834	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	438.05/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,297	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	404.85/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,316	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	388.69/cwt	347.50–407.50	1,450	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	357.88/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,503	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	280.46/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,220	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	336.30/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,591	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	279.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,323	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	328.85/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,710	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	273.74/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,451	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	323.73/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,871	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	317.84/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,993	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	313.26/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,086	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	276.67/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,964	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	253.61/cwt	232.50–275.00	1,965	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,743	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	491.98/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,122	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	253	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,265	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	432.68/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,212	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	442.09/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,388	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	323	483.30/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,561	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	420.00/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,558	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	402	425.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,709	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	375.64/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,574	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	434	330.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,432	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	344.22/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,608	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	307.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,454	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	283.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,370	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	322.21/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,682	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	282.57/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,503	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	313.84/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,795	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	264.13/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,521	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	617	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,135	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	299.54/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,866	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,742	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	311.52/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,118	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	299.87/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,126	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	240.88/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,874	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,927	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	178.30/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,131	9
Bulls	—	—	1,813	168.16/cwt	160.00–171.00	3,049	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	837	128.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,075	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	118.31/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,120	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	131.74/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,599	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	143.45/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,830	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	162.78/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,227	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	134.82/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,359	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Sep 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 344Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 62Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	837	125.00–135.00	128.41
14	—	947	110.00–130.00	118.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	158.00–165.00	162.78
19	—	1,214	124.00–138.00	131.74
17	—	1,276	140.00–152.00	143.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	132.00–138.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,756	174.00–185.00	178.30
3	—	1,813	160.00–171.00	168.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	483	270.00–300.00	283.55
3	500–550	532	267.50–295.00	282.57
4	550–600	576	240.00–285.00	264.13
1	650–700	665	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	228	465.00–505.00	491.98
3	250–300	280	410.00–450.00	432.68
7	300–350	314	425.00–455.00	442.09
10	350–400	371	405.00–445.00	420.00
7	400–450	419	360.00–405.00	375.64
18	450–500	467	320.00–380.00	344.22
19	500–550	522	302.50–335.00	322.21
21	550–600	572	300.00–340.00	313.84
12	600–650	623	270.00–330.00	299.54
10	650–700	680	295.00–320.00	311.52
8	700–750	709	270.00–315.00	299.87
6	750–800	778	210.00–250.00	240.88
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	880	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	988	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	323	480.00–490.00	483.30
3	400–450	402	415.00–435.00	425.00
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	617	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	520	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	434	325.00–335.00	330.01
2	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	307.30
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	435	260.00–300.00	280.46
2	450–500	473	275.00–285.00	279.76
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	985	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	272.50–275.00	273.74
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	845	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	395.00–440.00	417.75
5	250–300	296	430.00–450.00	438.05
9	300–350	325	390.00–415.00	404.85
19	350–400	373	347.50–407.50	388.69
24	400–450	420	325.00–390.00	357.88
26	450–500	473	300.00–355.00	336.30
26	500–550	520	295.00–350.00	328.85
23	550–600	578	300.00–340.00	323.73
15	600–650	627	300.00–335.00	317.84
8	650–700	666	305.00–320.00	313.26
6	700–750	710	240.00–315.00	276.67
2	750–800	775	232.50–275.00	253.61
2	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	850	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	475.00–480.00	477.37
2	300–350	330	380.00–440.00	409.55
4	350–400	379	430.00–440.00	435.07
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	478	352.00–385.00	359.77
12	500–550	508	370.00–395.00	378.88
13	550–600	578	322.00–375.00	358.37
16	600–650	616	315.00–350.00	336.84
8	650–700	670	315.00–330.00	322.94
7	700–750	709	296.00–322.50	311.09
4	750–800	769	275.00–315.00	293.47
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00

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	—	1,100	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.