Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.64/cwt on 12 head, down $53.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −19.48 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$352.64

▼ 53.57 vs prior sale

12 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$99.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.58

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	369.16	2,016	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	270.00	1,472	2thin

One grade step is worth $99.16/cwt here — about $545 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

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 sale12 hd

352.64

—

NC average8 barns · 222 hd

403.21

−50.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−19.48

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	1,462	191.00	2,792	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	157.66	1,883	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	142.95	1,323	13

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,007	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	165.79/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,883	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	151.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,876	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	153.38/cwt	140.00–176.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	443.92/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	525.40/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	382.95/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	427.89/cwt	360.00–450.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	335.21/cwt	300.00–362.00	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	280.08/cwt	230.00–340.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	386.66/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	357.22/cwt	305.00–410.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	342.92/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	133.23/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,271	8
Bulls	—	—	1,045	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	326.58/cwt	300.00–350.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	255.00/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,020	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

Mon May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 614Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 221Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,945	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,045	177.00	177.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,136	160.00–178.00	165.79
10	—	1,241	150.00–155.00	151.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	179.00	179.00
4	—	855	140.00–176.00	153.38
8	—	954	120.00–150.00	133.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	283	510.00–540.00	525.40
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	418	410.00–470.00	443.92
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	531	350.00–420.00	386.66
4	550–600	569	305.00–385.00	342.92
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	673	230.00–340.00	280.08
2	700–750	705	260.00–265.00	262.50
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	435.23
6	350–400	374	360.00–450.00	427.89
4	400–450	433	350.00–435.00	382.95
2	450–500	468	305.00–410.00	357.22
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
7	550–600	565	300.00–362.00	335.21
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–350.00	326.58
2	400–450	400	240.00–270.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	570.00	570.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

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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

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