Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8 .00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.53/cwt on 6 head, down $63.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.61 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$278.53

▼ 63.41 vs prior sale

6 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$729

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$146.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.66

vs NC average

−159.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	351.91	1,894	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	205.15	1,165	3thin

One grade step is worth $146.76/cwt here — about $729 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 sale6 hd

278.53

—

NC average2 barns · 8 hd

299.19

−20.66

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−159.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−73.61

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	1,438	210.49	3,027	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	180.06	2,324	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	135.88	1,278	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,316	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	189.13/cwt	180.00–205.00	2,606	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	148.16/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	173.14/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,038	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	140.44/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	210.49/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	254	334.83/cwt	320.00–370.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	380.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	205.15/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	381.28/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	344.27/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	321.15/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	382.24/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	405.83/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	311.11/cwt	280.00–342.00	2,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	378.28/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	376.59/cwt	310.00–440.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	352.86/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	450.42/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	342.68/cwt	320.00–357.50	2,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	193.61/cwt	190.00–197.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 234Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 39Year ago 229

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	128.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	888	132.00–147.00	140.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,378	180.00–205.00	189.13
5	—	1,087	130.00–158.00	148.16
11	—	1,177	162.00–178.00	173.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	204.00–218.00	210.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	310.00–440.00	376.59
4	250–300	254	320.00–370.00	334.83
5	350–400	364	325.00–415.00	382.24
5	400–450	413	345.00–405.00	381.28
3	450–500	465	370.00–390.00	378.28
2	500–550	520	340.00–365.00	352.86
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	615	210.00–220.00	215.04
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	250	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	310	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	205.00	205.00
3	550–600	568	195.00–215.00	205.15
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	130.00	130.00
2	450–500	475	190.00–197.00	193.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	430.00–470.00	450.42
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	323	360.00–445.00	405.83
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	458	370.00–390.00	380.05
3	500–550	523	320.00–380.00	344.27
4	550–600	571	250.00–350.00	321.15
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	910	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	629	320.00–357.50	342.68
1	650–700	695	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	708	280.00–342.00	311.11
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	205.00	205.00

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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