Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 10.00 higher this sale week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last sale . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings light with quality average .

14 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $350.18/cwt on 10 head, up $11.88 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −21.94 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$350.18

▲ 11.88 vs prior sale

10 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.53

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	350.18	1,869	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $322.14, median $372.12 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

350.18

—

NC average2 barns · 17 hd

330.65

+19.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−21.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,742	202.39	3,526	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	173.95	2,230	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	119.09	1,098	3thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	408.87/cwt	330.00–500.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.41/cwt	330.00–435.00	1,811	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	377.33/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	409.94/cwt	330.00–445.00	1,750	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	267.45/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	243.92/cwt	210.00–285.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	351.31/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	310.28/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,958	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	143.24/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,475	10
Bulls	—	—	1,525	165.35/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	222.35/cwt	205.00–240.00	3,976	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	186.56/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,547	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	343.26/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	398.70/cwt	370.00–425.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	322.59/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	239.92/cwt	215.00–295.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	383.04/cwt	320.00–430.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	446.98/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	479.39/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	366.90/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	378.53/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	326.83/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	321.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	372.16/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	442.49/cwt	380.00–465.00	1,664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	422.91/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	201.02/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	288.63/cwt	215.00–340.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	213.72/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	251.02/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	234.84/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	386.99/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	370.88/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	387.74/cwt	340.00–435.00	1,233	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	167.40/cwt	151.00–177.00	2,099	32
Bulls	—	—	1,761	191.45/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	233.12/cwt	210.00–255.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	257.97/cwt	250.00–265.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 321Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 121Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

14 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
2	200–250	228	500.00	500.00
7	250–300	269	330.00–500.00	408.87
9	300–350	318	340.00–435.00	387.74
9	350–400	376	380.00–465.00	442.49
18	400–450	427	330.00–445.00	409.94
19	450–500	470	330.00–435.00	385.41
9	500–550	529	330.00–390.00	351.31
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	631	285.00–330.00	310.28
3	650–700	667	215.00–340.00	288.63
4	700–750	734	215.00–295.00	239.92
3	750–800	763	210.00–260.00	234.84
4	800–850	818	200.00–230.00	213.72
1	850–900	885	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	370	210.00–285.00	243.92
2	400–450	428	225.00–275.00	251.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	370.00–425.00	398.70
3	250–300	277	350.00–440.00	386.99
7	300–350	319	320.00–430.00	383.04
11	350–400	378	350.00–405.00	372.16
7	400–450	421	350.00–400.00	377.33
11	450–500	467	345.00–385.00	366.90
7	500–550	518	270.00–350.00	326.83
6	550–600	568	335.00–350.00	343.26
2	600–650	608	300.00–345.00	322.59
7	650–700	661	320.00–330.00	321.45
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	938	195.00–207.00	201.02
1	950–1000	980	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
2	250–300	273	210.00–255.00	233.12
2	300–350	320	250.00–265.00	257.97
2	350–400	378	260.00–275.00	267.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	470.00–500.00	479.39
3	350–400	367	425.00–460.00	446.98
3	400–450	427	375.00–450.00	422.91
3	450–500	463	375.00–385.00	378.53
4	500–550	524	355.00–395.00	370.88
2	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	344.96
2	600–650	613	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,030	134.00–150.00	143.24
41	—	1,365	179.00–200.00	186.56
32	—	1,254	151.00–177.00	167.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	120.00–127.00	123.63
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	160.00–172.00	165.35
7	—	1,788	205.00–240.00	222.35
6	—	1,761	180.00–197.00	191.45

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.

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Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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