Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

8 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.80/cwt on 17 head, up $19.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +35.66 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$387.80

▲ 19.64 vs prior sale

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$845

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

$172.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs NC average

−42.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	397.97	2,161	16thin
Medium and Large 3	585	225.00	1,316	1thin

One grade step is worth $172.97/cwt here — about $845 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 sale17 hd

387.80

—

NC average8 barns · 260 hd

387.44

+0.36

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−42.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

+35.66

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	1,534	196.20	3,010	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	162.10	2,141	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	140.00	2,492	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	138.53	1,267	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	503.42/cwt	460.00–525.00	2,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	305.06/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	467.47/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,543	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	279.03/cwt	245.00–315.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	443.54/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	429.09/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	580.23/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	431.05/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,069	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	232.73/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	279	632.49/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	355.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	451.19/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	325.80/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	400.15/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	319.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	327.03/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	438.68/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	239.91/cwt	200.00–265.00	904	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	205.99/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,376	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	162.04/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,123	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	148.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,887	9
Bulls	—	—	1,429	186.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	173.41/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,412	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	140.54/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,353	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	126.65/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	593.47/cwt	570.00–630.00	2,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	543.15/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	239.90/cwt	220.00–260.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	469.45/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,488	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	477.39/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	529	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	325.40/cwt	316.00–350.00	2,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	438.14/cwt	395.00–475.00	2,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	401.21/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	503.47/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	358.24/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	629.80/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	364.92/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	442.54/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	359.32/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	381.60/cwt	325.00–390.00	2,389	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	336.21/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	370.07/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	469.21/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,196	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	456.12/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	403.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,111	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	472.89/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,005	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,286	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 Feb 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 672Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 128Year ago 0

8 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	313	625.00–635.00	629.80
5	350–400	369	570.00–630.00	593.47
7	400–450	416	460.00–525.00	503.42
4	450–500	474	450.00–490.00	477.39
19	500–550	530	425.00–490.00	469.45
4	550–600	568	395.00–475.00	438.14
7	600–650	622	325.00–385.00	359.32
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
5	700–750	715	316.00–350.00	325.40
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	880	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
1	600–650	610	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	363	340.00–370.00	355.52
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00–420.00	410.00
4	250–300	283	415.00–460.00	443.54
16	300–350	330	430.00–480.00	467.47
17	350–400	371	410.00–480.00	456.12
15	400–450	416	395.00–450.00	429.09
19	450–500	480	400.00–455.00	431.05
10	500–550	523	380.00–425.00	403.72
5	550–600	580	340.00–395.00	370.07
11	600–650	626	325.00–390.00	381.60
3	650–700	677	300.00–360.00	336.21
3	750–800	759	295.00–310.00	305.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	413	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	560	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	316	305.00–375.00	327.03
5	350–400	362	290.00–360.00	325.80
2	450–500	465	315.00–325.00	319.89
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	395.00–405.00	400.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	325	220.00–260.00	239.90
3	350–400	377	200.00–265.00	239.91
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	625.00–635.00	632.49
3	300–350	345	575.00	575.00
5	350–400	366	565.00–590.00	580.23
1	400–450	410	540.00	540.00
1	550–600	585	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	500.00–550.00	525.00
3	250–300	280	520.00–560.00	543.15
6	300–350	322	490.00–530.00	503.47
11	350–400	381	430.00–500.00	451.19
11	400–450	424	420.00–495.00	472.89
10	450–500	468	440.00–490.00	469.21
9	500–550	523	395.00–465.00	442.54
7	550–600	567	380.00–435.00	401.21
3	600–650	622	335.00–380.00	358.24
2	650–700	660	355.00–375.00	364.92
2	700–750	725	245.00–315.00	279.03
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	823	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	850–900	895	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	415.00–455.00	438.68
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	470	205.00–255.00	232.73
1	500–550	540	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	203.00–207.00	205.99
4	—	1,429	180.00–195.00	186.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,310	152.00–169.00	162.04
9	—	1,271	140.00–150.00	148.47
11	—	1,391	170.00–179.00	173.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	180.00	180.00
3	—	963	139.00–143.00	140.54
4	—	878	120.00–132.00	126.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	140.00	140.00

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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