Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 4.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

7 head of hogs

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.13/cwt on 45 head, down $18.56 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −23.54 against this barn's trailing median of $433.66.

Average price

$410.13

▼ 18.56 vs prior sale

45 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.36

vs NC average

−61.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	410.13	2,306	45

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.85, low $365.00, median $433.66 across 21 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 sale45 hd

410.13

—

NC average7 barns · 165 hd

389.77

+20.36

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−61.85

This barn, trailing median21 sales

433.66

−23.54

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	1,791	185.49	3,321	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	155.51	2,001	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	129.68	1,193	15

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)	1,200	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	163.79/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,357	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	118.83/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,053	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	173.38/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,107	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	160.44/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,211	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	146.75/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,704	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	239.69/cwt	200.00–280.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	228.32/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	393.60/cwt	325.00–420.00	2,440	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	305.01/cwt	270.00–325.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	450.51/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	555.52/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	490.05/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	360.19/cwt	300.00–395.00	2,049	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	518.24/cwt	425.00–565.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	406.28/cwt	355.00–445.00	2,088	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	341.60/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	341.18/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,265	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	395.47/cwt	335.00–460.00	1,819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	297.20/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	537.09/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,181	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	405.59/cwt	350.00–470.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	411.37/cwt	300.00–450.00	2,378	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	368.73/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,943	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	366.45/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,733	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	312.05/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	413.98/cwt	345.00–435.00	1,540	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	349.95/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,792	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	365.48/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	521.55/cwt	475.00–550.00	1,659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	416.18/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,361	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	483.90/cwt	405.00–555.00	1,800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	343.45/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	480.93/cwt	430.00–515.00	2,222	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	354.63/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,273	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	319.68/cwt	290.00–350.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	543.91/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	222.05/cwt	200.00–255.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	555.58/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	393.75/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,662	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	220.09/cwt	210.00–230.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	314.96/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	135.10/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,266	10
Bulls	—	—	1,912	190.59/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,644	6
Bulls	—	—	2,045	207.78/cwt	204.00–212.00	4,249	2

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 771Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 185Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 2

7 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	530.00–580.00	555.58
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	328	425.00–565.00	518.24
6	350–400	356	510.00–565.00	543.91
25	400–450	406	500.00–560.00	537.09
28	450–500	462	430.00–515.00	480.93
11	500–550	514	355.00–445.00	406.28
34	550–600	578	300.00–450.00	411.37
35	600–650	620	325.00–420.00	393.60
12	650–700	664	300.00–365.00	341.18
11	700–750	725	320.00–375.00	365.48
2	750–800	770	295.00–330.00	312.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	470.00–540.00	490.05
5	250–300	288	500.00–600.00	555.52
8	300–350	318	475.00–550.00	521.55
12	350–400	372	405.00–555.00	483.90
12	400–450	423	400.00–495.00	450.51
14	450–500	460	335.00–460.00	395.47
16	500–550	527	330.00–400.00	368.73
14	550–600	569	300.00–395.00	360.19
9	600–650	641	330.00–365.00	354.63
2	650–700	673	305.00–325.00	314.96
2	700–750	713	290.00–350.00	319.68
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	810	245.00	245.00
2	850–900	873	280.00–290.00	285.10
1	900–950	905	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	210.00–230.00	220.09
2	300–350	328	200.00–280.00	239.69
1	350–400	355	230.00	230.00
4	400–450	415	200.00–255.00	222.05
2	450–500	478	205.00–250.00	228.32
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
4	250–300	275	350.00–470.00	405.59
11	300–350	327	365.00–450.00	416.18
29	350–400	372	345.00–435.00	413.98
20	400–450	422	365.00–420.00	393.75
16	450–500	473	325.00–395.00	366.45
21	500–550	512	300.00–370.00	349.95
13	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	343.45
10	600–650	612	330.00–352.00	341.60
3	650–700	665	270.00–325.00	305.01
2	700–750	718	285.00–310.00	297.20
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,439	159.00–170.00	163.79
2	—	1,215	171.00–176.00	173.38
23	—	1,161	140.00–153.00	146.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	110.00–124.00	118.83
10	—	937	130.00–146.00	135.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	152.00–166.00	160.44
6	—	1,912	180.00–197.00	190.59
2	—	2,045	204.00–212.00	207.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,675.00	2,675.00

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

Steers · 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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