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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 2

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 510▼ 283 vs year ago 656 · −43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 89▼ 30 vs year ago 101 · −29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

12 head of hogs

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 $300.53/cwt on 36 head, down $12.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −52.13 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$300.53

▼ 12.16 vs prior sale

36 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$761

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$126.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.93

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	311.13	1,686	27
Medium and Large 2	545	279.20	1,520	8thin
Medium and Large 3	500	185.00	925	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.13/cwt here — about $761 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 sale36 hd

300.53

—

NC average9 barns · 236 hd

332.46

−31.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−52.13

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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	—	Low	1,521	166.04	2,526	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	143.25	1,842	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	136.00	2,047	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	129.37	1,275	8thin

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)	1,400	$4,200	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	348.21/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,863	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	351.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,987	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,291	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,518	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	422.62/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,374	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	393.07/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,498	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	373.33/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,587	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	337.68/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,614	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	327.99/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,709	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	316.63/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,811	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	300.90/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,863	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	277.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,854	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	281.77/cwt	260.00–300.00	2,003	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	432.60/cwt	400.00–465.00	965	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	332.22/cwt	300.00–360.00	897	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	461.48/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,255	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	430.95/cwt	390.00–475.00	1,401	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	420.45/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,581	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	356.07/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,528	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	332.45/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,572	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,439	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	276.19/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,428	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	318.48/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,659	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	281.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,576	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	300.43/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,718	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	324.36/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,985	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	321.53/cwt	295.00–335.00	2,138	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,825	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	215.03/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,677	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,737	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	161.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	173.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,931	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,265	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,322	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	145.45/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,809	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	129.99/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,704	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	159.64/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,205	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,047	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 Oct 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 510Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 89Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

12 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	400.00–465.00	432.60
10	250–300	272	420.00–480.00	461.48
8	300–350	325	390.00–475.00	430.95
15	350–400	376	380.00–455.00	420.45
8	400–450	429	340.00–370.00	356.07
20	450–500	473	310.00–355.00	332.45
16	500–550	521	290.00–330.00	318.48
11	550–600	572	275.00–330.00	300.43
16	600–650	612	300.00–340.00	324.36
12	650–700	665	295.00–335.00	321.53
2	700–750	718	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	780	200.00–230.00	215.03
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	300.00–360.00	332.22
3	450–500	488	290.00–300.00	294.95
3	500–550	517	264.00–285.00	276.19
5	550–600	561	275.00–295.00	281.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	965	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–275.00	272.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	420.00–425.00	422.62
5	350–400	381	375.00–400.00	393.07
13	400–450	425	360.00–410.00	373.33
19	450–500	478	310.00–350.00	337.68
19	500–550	521	300.00–355.00	327.99
8	550–600	572	300.00–325.00	316.63
15	600–650	619	280.00–325.00	300.90
4	650–700	668	275.00–285.00	277.57
5	700–750	711	260.00–300.00	281.77
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	535	335.00–355.00	348.21
3	550–600	565	350.00–355.00	351.62
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
6	700–750	707	324.00	324.00
5	800–850	815	309.00	309.00

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	—	1,400	4,200.00	4,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	157.00–163.00	159.64
17	—	1,244	140.00–153.00	145.45
9	—	1,311	124.00–137.00	129.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	120.00–127.00	123.41
2	—	885	140.00–146.00	142.97
1	—	760	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,688	170.00–180.00	173.63
3	—	1,443	160.00–164.00	161.27

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.