Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady to 3,00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest was active . Offerings were heavy with quality average .

36 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.94/cwt on 63 head, down $4.48 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.20 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$329.94

▼ 4.48 vs prior sale

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

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

$114.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.42

vs NC average

−80.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	334.18	1,816	59
Medium and Large 2	542	283.14	1,534	3thin
Medium and Large 3	510	220.00	1,122	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.18/cwt here — about $694 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $352.13 across 31 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 sale63 hd

329.94

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

338.36

−8.42

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−80.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−22.20

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	—	High	1,795	201.68	3,619	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	165.22	2,039	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,915	153.00	2,930	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	126.16	1,227	18

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	250–300	275	429.09/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	271	594.87/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	361.73/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	230.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	249.78/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	348.26/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	259.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	284.71/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	337.59/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	264.98/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	227.63/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	196.38/cwt	170.00–220.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	202.55/cwt	195.00–210.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	220.14/cwt	210.00–250.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	160.70/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,912	35
Bulls	—	—	1,843	210.69/cwt	192.00–225.00	3,883	14
Bulls	—	—	1,794	185.12/cwt	177.00–191.00	3,321	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	116.80/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,140	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	140.86/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,362	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,915	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	403.96/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	180.31/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	517.77/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,973	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	455.13/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	179.30/cwt	171.00–195.00	2,386	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	145.41/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,623	24
Bulls	—	—	1,120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	184.88/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	432.73/cwt	410.00–475.00	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	529.45/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	595.18/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	309.91/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	525.74/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	450.94/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,422	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	325.26/cwt	265.00–330.00	2,833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	375.05/cwt	352.00–390.00	2,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	429.34/cwt	410.00–450.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	380.27/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,616	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	447.42/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,490	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,139	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	416.42/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	476.15/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	230	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	240	580.00/cwt	565.00–595.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	415.22/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	458.83/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,941	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	361.89/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,904	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	473.36/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	402.13/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,548	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	324.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	317	560.13/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,776	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	336.74/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,253	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	340.14/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,102	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	487.75/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,829	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	488.38/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,353	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	341.48/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,974	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	404.86/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,899	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	432.40/cwt	400.00–465.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	325.44/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	501.54/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,116	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	327.22/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,865	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	338.89/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,759	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	355.92/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,676	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 771Last week 257Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 117Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

36 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	400.00–450.00	429.09
8	350–400	383	400.00–430.00	416.42
2	400–450	420	360.00–420.00	390.00
3	450–500	472	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	525	245.00–300.00	264.98
3	550–600	572	235.00–270.00	249.78
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	770	220.00–240.00	230.19
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	565.00–595.00	580.00
7	250–300	271	570.00–610.00	594.87
25	300–350	317	545.00–590.00	560.13
2	500–550	513	400.00–430.00	415.22
2	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	195.00–210.00	202.55
3	450–500	483	170.00–220.00	196.38
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	450.00–490.00	473.36
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	333	460.00–490.00	476.15
23	350–400	375	440.00–510.00	487.75
25	400–450	423	420.00–495.00	458.83
38	450–500	469	370.00–450.00	404.86
25	500–550	526	320.00–395.00	361.89
21	550–600	578	315.00–365.00	341.48
20	600–650	618	300.00–365.00	340.14
9	650–700	669	320.00–355.00	336.74
5	700–750	730	320.00–330.00	324.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	355.00–375.00	361.73
2	350–400	373	335.00–360.00	348.26
2	400–450	435	330.00–345.00	337.59
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	515	270.00–300.00	284.71
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	615	250.00–270.00	260.08
2	650–700	663	250.00–270.00	259.89
2	700–750	700	255.00–265.00	260.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	210.00–250.00	220.14
2	450–500	475	215.00–240.00	227.63
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	620	170.00–200.00	184.88
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	723	170.00–190.00	180.31
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	471	410.00–475.00	432.73
2	550–600	555	350.00–365.00	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	400.00–465.00	432.40
14	250–300	277	470.00–525.00	488.38
21	300–350	333	400.00–465.00	447.42
18	350–400	385	385.00–415.00	402.13
48	400–450	425	360.00–410.00	380.27
32	450–500	471	330.00–380.00	355.92
30	500–550	519	320.00–360.00	338.89
27	550–600	570	300.00–345.00	327.22
9	600–650	616	300.00–345.00	325.44
6	650–700	675	300.00–325.00	309.91
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	445	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	410.00–450.00	429.34
2	250–300	280	590.00–600.00	595.18
5	300–350	335	505.00–555.00	529.45
12	350–400	381	490.00–540.00	517.77
15	400–450	422	485.00–530.00	501.54
7	450–500	486	500.00–535.00	525.74
10	500–550	537	440.00–455.00	450.94
9	550–600	564	385.00–425.00	403.96
7	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	345.06
12	650–700	676	352.00–390.00	375.05
2	700–750	725	300.00–310.00	304.93
8	750–800	776	355.00	355.00
14	850–900	871	265.00–330.00	325.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	450.00–460.00	455.13
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	458	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,190	151.00–169.00	160.70
45	—	1,331	171.00–195.00	179.30
24	—	1,116	130.00–170.00	145.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	976	105.00–125.00	116.80
7	—	967	130.00–155.00	140.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,843	192.00–225.00	210.69
6	—	1,794	177.00–191.00	185.12
1	—	1,120	175.00	175.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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