Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.57/cwt on 12 head, up $9.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −0.57 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$351.57

▲ 9.63 vs prior sale

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$736

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

$152.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs NC average

−79.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	372.65	2,023	9thin
Medium and Large 2	510	322.48	1,645	2thin
Medium and Large 3	585	220.00	1,287	1thin

One grade step is worth $152.65/cwt here — about $736 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

351.57

—

NC average2 barns · 17 hd

355.87

−4.30

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−79.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−0.57

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	1,674	201.98	3,381	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	180.05	2,190	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	149.00	1,274	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	379.84/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	420.59/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	219.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	203.72/cwt	196.00–214.00	2,567	9
Bulls	—	—	1,762	193.86/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,416	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	182.78/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,290	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	162.81/cwt	131.00–174.00	1,854	16
Bulls	—	—	1,516	216.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	364.44/cwt	325.00–390.00	2,096	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	458.11/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	422.46/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	975	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	429.57/cwt	410.00–450.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	375.75/cwt	375.00–376.00	2,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	380.94/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	364.49/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	388.69/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	413.15/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	313.39/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	429.02/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	397.37/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	398.02/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	366.02/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	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 Feb 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 110Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 53Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

1 hog

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	300.00–310.00	304.97
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	510	320.00–325.00	322.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	408	210.00–220.00	215.03
1	450–500	490	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	673	210.00–230.00	219.74
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	410.00–450.00	429.57
1	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	371	335.00–375.00	364.49
3	400–450	418	370.00–400.00	388.69
5	450–500	462	380.00–415.00	398.02
4	500–550	528	350.00–405.00	380.94
5	550–600	555	345.00–395.00	366.02
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	662	305.00–325.00	313.39
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	405.00–435.00	420.59
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	418	350.00–405.00	379.84
8	450–500	473	380.00–435.00	413.15
2	500–550	513	370.00–425.00	397.37
5	550–600	575	325.00–390.00	364.44
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	570	290.00–300.00	295.09
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	440	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	450.00–480.00	458.11
3	350–400	390	375.00–455.00	429.02
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	493	415.00–430.00	422.46
1	500–550	500	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	609	375.00–376.00	375.75
2	650–700	678	345.00–350.00	347.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,260	196.00–214.00	203.72
23	—	1,253	175.00–192.00	182.78
16	—	1,139	131.00–174.00	162.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,762	180.00–200.00	193.86
5	—	1,516	210.00–230.00	216.60

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,925.00	1,925.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle