Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher 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 moderate with quality average .

24 hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $378.31/cwt on 25 head, down $15.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.19 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$378.31

▼ 15.02 vs prior sale

25 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$900

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

$157.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	397.03	2,203	21
Medium and Large 2	555	320.00	1,776	2thin
Medium and Large 3	543	240.00	1,303	2thin

One grade step is worth $157.03/cwt here — about $900 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 sale25 hd

378.31

—

NC average8 barns · 176 hd

387.64

−9.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

+6.19

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	1,787	219.24	3,919	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	183.24	2,447	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	153.00	2,440	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	142.31	1,326	10

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	450–500	460	409.55/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,884	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	508.49/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	334.88/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	558.13/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	615.85/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	599.80/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	401.32/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	523.21/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	381.48/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	326.08/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	449.96/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	539.32/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	510.81/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.32/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	3,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	512.85/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	383.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	422.84/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	362.27/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	348	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	378.54/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	318.43/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	270.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	376	411.54/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	306	459.12/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	417	359.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	223.81/cwt	218.00–234.00	4,163	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	173.65/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,377	21
Bulls	—	—	1,497	200.96/cwt	194.00–210.00	3,008	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	152.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,320	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,322	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	200.12/cwt	180.00–226.00	2,654	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	160.57/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	530.54/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	490.09/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,848	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	381.47/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	409.98/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	475.21/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,982	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	437.81/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	557.05/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	433.27/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,850	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	391.85/cwt	350.00–430.00	2,234	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	449.82/cwt	400.00–495.00	2,141	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	302.68/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	304.71/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	240.14/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	441.52/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	361.50/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,876	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	314.85/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	513.50/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	457.51/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	450.31/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	350.41/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,011	8

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 687Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 174Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 2

24 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	500.00–580.00	523.21
7	250–300	269	420.00–485.00	450.31
3	300–350	312	430.00–450.00	441.52
18	350–400	381	420.00–490.00	449.96
26	400–450	427	390.00–450.00	433.27
11	450–500	460	395.00–430.00	409.55
17	500–550	519	320.00–380.00	361.50
8	550–600	574	325.00–370.00	350.41
2	600–650	613	325.00–345.00	334.88
5	650–700	675	300.00–350.00	326.08
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	290.00–320.00	304.71
2	800–850	808	225.00–255.00	240.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	500.00–525.00	510.81
6	450–500	460	455.00–465.00	457.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	364	340.00–370.00	362.27
4	450–500	481	300.00–350.00	318.43
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	359.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	540.00–590.00	557.05
3	250–300	265	500.00–520.00	508.49
10	300–350	323	490.00–550.00	513.50
14	350–400	377	450.00–505.00	490.09
13	400–450	417	460.00–505.00	475.21
17	450–500	476	400.00–495.00	449.82
6	500–550	517	375.00–430.00	409.98
15	550–600	570	350.00–430.00	391.85
6	600–650	622	360.00–415.00	401.32
4	650–700	664	350.00–410.00	381.47
4	700–750	710	295.00–320.00	302.68
2	750–800	775	255.00–260.00	257.52
1	800–850	845	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	855	290.00–340.00	314.85
3	900–950	928	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	590.00–610.00	599.80
6	300–350	348	570.00	570.00
8	350–400	368	525.00–540.00	530.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	463	370.00–395.00	378.54
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	607	260.00–275.00	270.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	543	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	455.00–470.00	459.12
4	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	411.54
2	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	437.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	530.00–550.00	539.32
6	250–300	285	615.00–620.00	615.85
6	300–350	329	520.00–580.00	558.13
9	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	512.85
14	400–450	410	450.00–510.00	500.32
6	450–500	457	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	524	410.00–450.00	422.84
1	550–600	570	570.00	570.00
4	600–650	624	360.00–400.00	381.48
1	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	850	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	383.17
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00

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	1	—	1,050	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,860	218.00–234.00	223.81
3	—	1,497	194.00–210.00	200.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,369	166.00–178.00	173.65
20	—	1,326	180.00–226.00	200.12
6	—	1,251	150.00–164.00	160.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,720	158.00	158.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	150.00–157.00	152.57
6	—	976	130.00–140.00	135.47

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