Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

16 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $413.75/cwt on 48 head, up $25.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +41.63 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$413.75

▲ 25.94 vs prior sale

48 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$615

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

$122.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	425.08	2,271	43
Medium and Large 2	530	325.55	1,725	3thin
Medium and Large 3	548	302.50	1,656	2thin

One grade step is worth $122.58/cwt here — about $615 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $322.14, median $372.12 across 32 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 sale48 hd

413.75

—

NC average9 barns · 242 hd

408.02

+5.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

+41.63

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	1,601	202.05	3,234	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	169.18	2,213	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	127.55	1,242	11

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)	1,300	$3,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	309.63/cwt	300.00–320.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	350.44/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	311.92/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	341.01/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	346.18/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	349.29/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	318.36/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	551.68/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	503.41/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	342.10/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,145	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	444.31/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,888	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	449.33/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,116	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	185.18/cwt	180.00–197.00	2,493	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	122.40/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,198	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	133.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,293	5
Bulls	—	—	1,343	196.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,638	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	207.68/cwt	204.00–216.00	3,859	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	171.19/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,268	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	149.78/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	512.36/cwt	500.00–524.00	2,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	373.74/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	428.75/cwt	375.00–440.00	2,693	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	290.78/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	278	630.97/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	259.51/cwt	257.00–267.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	427.73/cwt	390.00–455.00	2,002	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	579.97/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	621.84/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,046	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	469.66/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,991	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	467.58/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	471.54/cwt	430.00–504.00	2,433	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	480.18/cwt	440.00–502.00	2,756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	470.55/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	417.94/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,374	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	500.89/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	364.99/cwt	320.00–397.00	2,099	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	584.15/cwt	525.00–605.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	472.47/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	427.24/cwt	380.00–460.00	2,239	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.03/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	448.49/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,677	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	583.71/cwt	530.00–610.00	2,201	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	393	617.52/cwt	615.00–620.00	2,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	277.99/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	331.08/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,208	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	391.56/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,392	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	600.30/cwt	565.00–630.00	1,915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	584.21/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	402.53/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	260.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	318.51/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	381.21/cwt	335.00–407.00	1,986	32

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 666Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 128Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

16 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	372	500.00–510.00	503.41
6	400–450	437	400.00–410.00	402.53
4	450–500	461	325.00–370.00	346.18
3	500–550	530	300.00–350.00	325.55
3	600–650	608	300.00–330.00	318.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	620.00–640.00	630.97
2	350–400	393	615.00–620.00	617.52
3	400–450	407	530.00–575.00	551.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	565.00–600.00	584.21
5	250–300	272	525.00–605.00	584.15
7	300–350	319	565.00–630.00	600.30
14	350–400	377	530.00–610.00	583.71
18	400–450	424	420.00–500.00	469.66
29	450–500	471	400.00–480.00	449.33
33	500–550	524	380.00–460.00	427.24
10	550–600	568	395.00–455.00	417.94
14	600–650	611	375.00–410.00	391.56
7	650–700	667	300.00–365.00	331.08
6	700–750	717	270.00–305.00	290.78
5	750–800	759	270.00–305.00	277.99
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
3	850–900	885	255.00–265.00	260.03
1	900–950	905	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	975	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	300.00–320.00	309.63
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	363	335.00–375.00	350.44
2	400–450	420	320.00–380.00	349.29
4	450–500	473	305.00–375.00	341.01
3	500–550	520	285.00–325.00	311.92
2	550–600	565	305.00–310.00	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	470.00–530.00	500.89
11	300–350	327	445.00–500.00	470.55
25	350–400	374	400.00–465.00	448.49
21	400–450	425	400.00–470.00	444.31
18	450–500	468	390.00–455.00	427.73
32	500–550	521	335.00–407.00	381.21
12	550–600	575	320.00–397.00	364.99
19	600–650	627	320.00–375.00	342.10
4	650–700	673	300.00–340.00	318.51
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	375	470.00–475.00	472.47
2	450–500	470	465.00–470.00	467.58
1	500–550	535	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	320	700.00	700.00
6	500–550	518	518.00	518.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
9	300–350	329	600.00–660.00	621.84
5	350–400	376	600.00–610.00	605.00
6	400–450	403	555.00–600.00	579.97
10	450–500	488	500.00–524.00	512.36
23	500–550	516	430.00–504.00	471.54
13	550–600	574	440.00–502.00	480.18
42	600–650	628	375.00–440.00	428.75
5	650–700	672	350.00–395.00	373.74
6	700–750	715	340.00–370.00	360.03
4	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	863	257.00–267.00	259.51

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	—	1,300	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,346	180.00–197.00	185.18
35	—	1,325	160.00–179.00	171.19
16	—	1,236	144.00–157.00	149.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	979	110.00–132.00	122.40
5	—	967	130.00–138.00	133.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	190.00–200.00	196.43
6	—	1,858	204.00–216.00	207.68

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle