Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.61/cwt on 36 head, up $8.38 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −33.96 against this barn's trailing median of $351.57.

Average price

$317.61

▲ 8.38 vs prior sale

36 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$47.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs NC average

−20.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	320.26	1,752	34
Medium and Large 2	543	272.50	1,478	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $274 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $351.57 across 33 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 sale36 hd

317.61

—

NC average7 barns · 166 hd

308.86

+8.75

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−20.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

351.57

−33.96

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	1,318	200.14	2,638	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	144.50	1,771	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	127.36	1,192	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)	1,130	$2,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	497.69/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	297.25/cwt	245.00–325.00	1,846	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	383.56/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,599	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	337.38/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,609	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	431.00/cwt	385.00–460.00	1,409	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	278.14/cwt	215.00–300.00	2,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	404.72/cwt	355.00–450.00	1,299	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	275.61/cwt	230.00–310.00	1,855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	407.62/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,537	16
Bulls	—	—	1,260	212.86/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	181.06/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	122.26/cwt	107.00–136.00	1,130	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	135.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,295	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	148.48/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,800	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	136.53/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,709	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,675.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	290.33/cwt	235.00–325.00	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	290.95/cwt	275.00–330.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	368.84/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,929	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	363.90/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,496	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	332.65/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	272.45/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	246.58/cwt	200.00–285.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	252.59/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	413.81/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	365.86/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	346.00/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,647	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	288.42/cwt	280.00–297.00	2,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	409.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	356.65/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	432.58/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	444.28/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,195	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	294.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	304.81/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	307.93/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	337.06/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	237.40/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	415.71/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	469.56/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	290.46/cwt	282.00–305.00	2,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	304.19/cwt	260.00–320.00	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	327.69/cwt	290.00–347.00	1,688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	423.70/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	375.06/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,399	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	307.87/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,761	17

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 Sep 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 142Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 46Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	460.00–510.00	497.69
9	250–300	269	400.00–490.00	444.28
13	300–350	327	385.00–460.00	431.00
16	350–400	377	350.00–440.00	407.62
14	400–450	417	330.00–415.00	383.56
27	450–500	477	310.00–380.00	337.38
12	500–550	515	290.00–347.00	327.69
8	550–600	574	275.00–350.00	307.93
11	600–650	621	245.00–325.00	297.25
6	650–700	673	230.00–310.00	275.61
4	700–750	716	282.00–305.00	290.46
2	750–800	765	230.00–245.00	237.40
1	950–1000	995	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
6	450–500	480	235.00–325.00	290.33
2	500–550	503	235.00–270.00	252.59
4	550–600	571	200.00–285.00	246.58
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	445.00–510.00	469.56
5	250–300	281	370.00–460.00	415.71
9	300–350	321	355.00–450.00	404.72
20	350–400	373	330.00–410.00	375.06
16	400–450	411	340.00–415.00	363.90
26	450–500	476	315.00–365.00	346.00
17	500–550	522	300.00–355.00	332.65
17	550–600	572	270.00–340.00	307.87
9	600–650	626	270.00–330.00	304.81
5	650–700	667	260.00–320.00	304.19
7	750–800	766	215.00–300.00	278.14
2	850–900	885	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	275.00–330.00	290.95
3	450–500	467	235.00–300.00	272.45
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–420.00	409.72
6	300–350	324	430.00–445.00	432.58
4	350–400	365	380.00–450.00	423.70
4	400–450	425	405.00–420.00	413.81
7	450–500	463	360.00–380.00	365.86
23	500–550	523	342.50–385.00	368.84
6	550–600	556	355.00–365.00	356.65
8	600–650	619	315.00–345.00	337.06
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	703	285.00–305.00	294.96
2	750–800	773	280.00–297.00	288.42
8	850–900	879	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	200.00–235.00	212.86
2	—	1,405	174.00–190.00	181.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	924	107.00–136.00	122.26
5	—	956	132.00–140.00	135.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,212	144.00–156.00	148.48
19	—	1,252	130.00–142.00	136.53

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	2	—	1,150	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	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

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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