Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 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 .

1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.85/cwt on 35 head, up $3.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −9.29 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$342.85

▲ 3.61 vs prior sale

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$90.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.48

vs NC average

−17.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	348.02	1,893	33
Medium and Large 2	565	257.50	1,455	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.52/cwt here — about $438 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 sale35 hd

342.85

—

NC average9 barns · 189 hd

325.37

+17.48

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−17.67

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−9.29

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	—	Low	1,580	219.20	3,464	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	171.00	1,961	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,827	167.23	3,055	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	137.23	1,163	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	147.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	179.60/cwt	171.00–194.00	2,155	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	165.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,817	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,827	167.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,055	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	144.85/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,280	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	128.35/cwt	110.00–147.00	1,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	525.67/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	459.04/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	375.81/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,977	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	308.65/cwt	270.00–345.00	2,068	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	241.79/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	489.95/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	408.15/cwt	365.00–445.00	1,894	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	224.85/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	338.98/cwt	285.00–355.00	2,095	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	231.22/cwt	210.00–265.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	396.74/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,456	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	401.87/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,306	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	264.13/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	425.92/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,819	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	215.11/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	328.26/cwt	275.00–340.00	2,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	410.11/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	382.96/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	247.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,667	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	227.35/cwt	220.00–231.00	3,735	9
Bulls	—	—	1,245	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	311.58/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	337.54/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,289	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	386.80/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	317.57/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	257.50/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	300.62/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	309.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	291.15/cwt	275.00–300.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	412.04/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	774	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	293.39/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	278.28/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	449.43/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	375.71/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	443.70/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	274.91/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	347.98/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	266.09/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	256.54/cwt	240.00–280.00	2,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	337.83/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	337.89/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,946	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	393.76/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	356.46/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	293.72/cwt	275.00–337.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.32/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,216	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 317Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 70Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

1 hog

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	145.00–150.00	147.73
11	—	1,200	171.00–194.00	179.60
9	—	1,097	160.00–170.00	165.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,827	160.00–170.00	167.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	884	140.00–153.00	144.85
6	—	805	110.00–147.00	128.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	178.00	178.00
9	—	1,643	220.00–231.00	227.35
1	—	1,245	187.00	187.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	510.00–540.00	525.67
6	250–300	277	450.00–520.00	489.95
3	300–350	307	360.00–405.00	382.96
11	350–400	370	435.00–485.00	459.04
14	400–450	427	390.00–460.00	425.92
13	450–500	464	365.00–445.00	408.15
13	500–550	526	325.00–405.00	375.81
14	550–600	573	315.00–380.00	347.98
9	600–650	618	300.00–365.00	337.83
10	650–700	670	270.00–345.00	308.65
6	700–750	727	250.00–285.00	264.13
3	750–800	772	225.00–250.00	241.79
2	800–850	833	215.00–235.00	224.85
3	850–900	875	210.00–265.00	231.22
3	900–950	920	200.00–235.00	215.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	380.00–390.00	386.80
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	643	270.00–275.00	272.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
7	400–450	426	275.00–345.00	317.57
6	450–500	478	300.00–325.00	309.06
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	568	270.00–335.00	293.39
2	650–700	678	210.00–220.00	215.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	335	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	374	400.00–470.00	449.43
8	400–450	442	405.00–465.00	412.04
10	450–500	473	435.00–455.00	443.70
8	500–550	528	405.00–415.00	410.11
2	550–600	598	380.00	380.00
15	600–650	618	285.00–355.00	338.98
12	650–700	678	325.00–340.00	337.54
2	700–750	728	285.00–295.00	289.91
3	750–800	783	265.00–285.00	278.28
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	985	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	438	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	545	425.00	425.00
8	750–800	774	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
8	250–300	270	430.00–500.00	450.32
19	300–350	325	380.00–445.00	401.87
21	350–400	367	370.00–440.00	396.74
14	400–450	420	355.00–425.00	393.76
12	450–500	484	325.00–400.00	375.71
18	500–550	517	310.00–385.00	356.46
15	550–600	576	305.00–360.00	337.89
5	600–650	628	275.00–337.00	293.72
10	650–700	682	275.00–340.00	328.26
3	700–750	717	250.00–295.00	274.91
4	750–800	776	250.00–290.00	266.09
3	800–850	812	250.00	250.00
3	850–900	862	240.00–280.00	256.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	240.00–255.00	247.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	325	275.00–300.00	291.15
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
12	400–450	414	270.00–335.00	311.58
8	450–500	469	265.00–315.00	300.62
2	550–600	565	220.00–295.00	257.50
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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