Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

12 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.94/cwt on 20 head, down $5.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −10.20 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$341.94

▼ 5.53 vs prior sale

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.57

vs NC average

−68.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	341.94	1,844	20

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

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 sale20 hd

341.94

—

NC average9 barns · 129 hd

347.50

−5.57

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−68.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−10.20

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	—	Average	1,377	188.70	2,599	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	150.36	1,934	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	148.00	1,421	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,070	141.00	2,919	1thin

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)	850	$2,424	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	348.34/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	417.86/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	490.50/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.48/cwt	275.00–405.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	377.78/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,938	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	265.06/cwt	215.00–320.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	330.04/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	414.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	363.73/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.53/cwt	345.00–460.00	1,749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	370.60/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,393	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	227.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	242.45/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	464.12/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	392.48/cwt	315.00–440.00	1,845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	336.55/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	459.07/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	433.23/cwt	365.00–460.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	354.84/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	470.58/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	397.73/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.24/cwt	280.00–415.00	1,761	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	139.71/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,572	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	154.29/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,134	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,423.53/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,424	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	258.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,394	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,070	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,421	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,412	189.76/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,679	7
Bulls	—	—	1,160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,338	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	467.94/cwt	385.00–495.00	1,773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	343.40/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	268.54/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,807	4

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 568Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 91Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

12 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	325.00–390.00	363.73
5	300–350	335	300.00–385.00	336.55
14	350–400	376	325.00–405.00	370.60
5	400–450	419	370.00–415.00	397.73
19	450–500	473	280.00–415.00	372.24
13	500–550	522	300.00–410.00	348.34
7	550–600	571	275.00–360.00	330.04
6	600–650	611	215.00–320.00	265.06
2	650–700	675	275.00–405.00	340.48
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	810	235.00–240.00	237.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	395.00–440.00	417.86
2	350–400	373	475.00–505.00	490.50
6	400–450	435	415.00–500.00	459.07
8	450–500	488	415.00–475.00	464.12
9	500–550	509	400.00–420.00	414.46
2	600–650	630	350.00–360.00	355.12
5	650–700	668	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	733	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	885	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	985	250.00	250.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	545.00	545.00
3	250–300	272	440.00–520.00	470.58
9	300–350	333	365.00–460.00	433.23
9	350–400	379	385.00–495.00	467.94
6	400–450	423	345.00–460.00	413.53
12	450–500	470	315.00–440.00	392.48
11	500–550	513	335.00–400.00	377.78
4	550–600	576	340.00–380.00	354.84
3	600–650	625	310.00–365.00	343.40
4	650–700	673	250.00–325.00	268.54
2	700–750	720	300.00–305.00	302.55
2	750–800	768	220.00–235.00	227.62
2	850–900	858	225.00–260.00	242.45
1	900–950	935	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	955	210.00–220.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	250.00–275.00	258.18
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	128.00–147.00	139.71
15	—	1,383	150.00–165.00	154.29
1	—	960	166.00	166.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,412	185.00–195.00	189.76
1	—	1,160	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,350	170.00	170.00

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	2	—	850	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,423.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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