Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.08/cwt on 56 head, down $10.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.06 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$350.08

▼ 10.69 vs prior sale

56 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$74.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.50

vs NC average

−73.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	364.74	2,016	45
Medium and Large 2	534	290.10	1,549	11thin

One grade step is worth $74.63/cwt here — about $466 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

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 sale56 hd

350.08

—

NC average9 barns · 366 hd

361.58

−11.50

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−73.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−2.06

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	1,501	210.44	3,158	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	167.88	2,033	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	896	142.50	1,276	17

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)	1,100	$3,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$3,161	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	400–450	433	353.09/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,492.11/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	306.37/cwt	240.00–340.00	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	230	628.21/cwt	595.00–660.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	514.02/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	529.85/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	283.84/cwt	250.00–305.00	2,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	554.92/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	337.87/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,085	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	524.51/cwt	470.00–560.00	1,956	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	614	381.97/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	315.24/cwt	275.00–350.00	2,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	455.36/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,163	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	504.44/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,826	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	321.17/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	204.68/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	150.53/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,841	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,786	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	162.19/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	136.51/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,216	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	166.30/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,921	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	184.58/cwt	176.00–194.00	2,385	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	246.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	357.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,716	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,050	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,516	215.33/cwt	207.00–225.00	3,264	9
Bulls	—	—	1,455	195.77/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	381	434.20/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	326.67/cwt	300.00–350.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	323.60/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	407.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	377.61/cwt	340.00–420.00	2,156	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	468.17/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,985	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	373.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	394.84/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	432	406.60/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	440.36/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	310.99/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	663	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	374.73/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	462.58/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,405	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	422.13/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	563.11/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	489.90/cwt	450.00–540.00	1,558	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	629.24/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	520.47/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,212	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	464.70/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	429.39/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	361.83/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,088	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	524.93/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,958	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	347.36/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	265.00/cwt	245.00–285.00	2,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	525.61/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,435	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	513.36/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	594.11/cwt	540.00–620.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	447.73/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,104	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	596.68/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	270.40/cwt	220.00–305.00	2,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	307.13/cwt	260.00–330.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	420.99/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	374.53/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	332.69/cwt	285.00–350.00	2,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	455.50/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,909	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	554.76/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,809	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	503.43/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	452.21/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	370.92/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,970	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	394.04/cwt	350.00–435.00	2,017	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	322.12/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,293	7

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 May 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 827Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 191Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year 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	200–250	225	300.00–350.00	326.67
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	370	300.00–350.00	323.60
4	400–450	433	320.00–380.00	353.09
4	450–500	480	350.00–360.00	357.50
8	500–550	516	240.00–340.00	306.37
3	550–600	582	240.00–250.00	246.73
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	550.00–560.00	554.92
5	400–450	403	510.00–520.00	514.02
5	500–550	507	415.00–430.00	420.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	490.00–520.00	503.43
11	250–300	273	500.00–560.00	525.61
14	300–350	318	450.00–540.00	489.90
31	350–400	362	450.00–530.00	504.44
32	400–450	419	425.00–500.00	455.50
34	450–500	470	400.00–470.00	447.73
13	500–550	531	360.00–405.00	370.92
20	550–600	577	345.00–385.00	361.83
15	600–650	631	285.00–350.00	332.69
6	650–700	664	260.00–330.00	307.13
7	700–750	712	315.00–330.00	322.12
6	750–800	778	220.00–305.00	270.40
1	800–850	805	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	935	245.00–285.00	265.00
1	950–1000	985	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	400.00–420.00	410.00
2	350–400	370	415.00–445.00	429.39
4	400–450	405	400.00–415.00	407.56
4	450–500	468	370.00–375.00	373.72
2	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.36
5	550–600	568	300.00–320.00	310.99
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	360.00–370.00	364.91
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	513	185.00–225.00	204.68
1	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	980	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	595.00–660.00	628.21
1	250–300	255	650.00	650.00
2	500–550	525	445.00–460.00	452.21
2	550–600	580	435.00–440.00	437.52
3	600–650	614	380.00–386.00	381.97
2	650–700	675	355.00–365.00	359.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	510.00–520.00	513.36
15	250–300	281	550.00–620.00	596.68
22	300–350	326	520.00–590.00	554.76
41	350–400	373	470.00–560.00	524.51
24	400–450	424	420.00–500.00	468.17
28	450–500	475	415.00–475.00	455.36
17	500–550	512	350.00–435.00	394.04
17	550–600	571	340.00–420.00	377.61
13	600–650	617	300.00–365.00	337.87
9	650–700	665	300.00–340.00	321.17
7	700–750	724	275.00–350.00	315.24
4	750–800	768	250.00–305.00	283.84
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	915	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	381	400.00–460.00	434.20
3	400–450	432	400.00–410.00	406.60
3	450–500	470	380.00–410.00	394.84
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	728	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	500.00–545.00	529.85
1	550–600	585	525.00	525.00
1	600–650	610	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	413	420.00–460.00	440.36
5	500–550	522	410.00–425.00	422.13
2	650–700	663	330.00–335.00	332.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	229	540.00–620.00	594.11
8	250–300	270	610.00–670.00	629.24
8	300–350	325	530.00–600.00	563.11
14	350–400	373	500.00–550.00	524.93
13	400–450	425	500.00–560.00	520.47
12	450–500	468	435.00–485.00	464.70
21	500–550	520	430.00–495.00	462.58
1	550–600	595	415.00	415.00
7	600–650	629	350.00–385.00	374.53
9	650–700	685	350.00–400.00	374.73
2	700–750	723	345.00–355.00	350.09

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,492.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,975.00	2,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,223	140.00–159.00	150.53
44	—	1,155	160.00–175.00	166.30
27	—	1,292	176.00–194.00	184.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	187.00	187.00
2	—	898	160.00–164.00	162.19
14	—	891	126.00–150.00	136.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,516	207.00–225.00	215.33
3	—	1,455	188.00–200.00	195.77

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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Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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