Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

12 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $300.53/cwt on 36 head, down $12.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −71.51 against this barn's trailing median of $372.04.

Average price

$300.53

▼ 12.16 vs prior sale

36 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$761

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

$126.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.93

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	311.13	1,686	27
Medium and Large 2	545	279.20	1,520	8thin
Medium and Large 3	500	185.00	925	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.13/cwt here — about $761 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $372.04 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

300.53

—

NC average9 barns · 236 hd

332.46

−31.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.04

−71.51

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	1,521	166.04	2,526	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	143.25	1,842	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	136.00	2,047	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	129.37	1,275	8thin

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)	1,400	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 3	500–550	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	173.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,931	4
Bulls	—	—	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	161.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,322	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	281.77/cwt	260.00–300.00	2,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	276.19/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	233.41/cwt	200.00–290.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	360.70/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	318.15/cwt	220.00–340.00	1,950	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	414.27/cwt	320.00–455.00	1,558	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	422.62/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	351.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	348.21/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	318.48/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	310.68/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	277.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	327.99/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,709	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	337.68/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,614	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.95/cwt	390.00–475.00	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	393.07/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	300.90/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,863	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	373.33/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,368	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	461.48/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	314.47/cwt	270.00–335.00	2,094	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	300.43/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	281.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,576	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	334.17/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,577	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	432.60/cwt	400.00–465.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,278	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	332.22/cwt	300.00–360.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	129.99/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,704	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	145.45/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,809	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	159.64/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,205	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,265	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

Fri Oct 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 510Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 89Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

12 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	500	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	400.00–465.00	432.60
10	250–300	272	420.00–480.00	461.48
8	300–350	325	390.00–475.00	430.95
16	350–400	376	320.00–455.00	414.27
9	400–450	427	340.00–400.00	360.70
21	450–500	472	310.00–370.00	334.17
16	500–550	521	290.00–330.00	318.48
11	550–600	572	275.00–330.00	300.43
17	600–650	613	220.00–340.00	318.15
14	650–700	666	270.00–335.00	314.47
2	700–750	718	310.00	310.00
4	750–800	775	200.00–290.00	233.41
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	300.00–360.00	332.22
3	450–500	488	290.00–300.00	294.95
3	500–550	517	264.00–285.00	276.19
5	550–600	561	275.00–295.00	281.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	965	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	420.00–425.00	422.62
5	350–400	381	375.00–400.00	393.07
13	400–450	425	360.00–410.00	373.33
19	450–500	478	310.00–350.00	337.68
19	500–550	521	300.00–355.00	327.99
9	550–600	574	265.00–325.00	310.68
15	600–650	619	280.00–325.00	300.90
4	650–700	668	275.00–285.00	277.57
5	700–750	711	260.00–300.00	281.77
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
2	1250–1300	1,278	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	535	335.00–355.00	348.21
3	550–600	565	350.00–355.00	351.62
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
6	700–750	707	324.00	324.00
5	800–850	815	309.00	309.00
2	1350–1400	1,368	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	170.00–180.00	173.63
1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,443	160.00–164.00	161.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	120.00–127.00	123.41
1	—	760	132.00	132.00
2	—	885	140.00–146.00	142.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,311	124.00–137.00	129.99
17	—	1,244	140.00–153.00	145.45
5	—	1,381	157.00–163.00	159.64

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	—	1,400	4,200.00	4,200.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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