Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.84/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −50.13 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$299.84

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,036

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

$160.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−51.61

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	345.80	1,988	5thin
Medium and Large 2	533	261.52	1,394	3thin
Medium and Large 3	515	185.00	953	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.80/cwt here — about $1,036 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

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 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 sale9 hd

299.84

—

NC average5 barns · 125 hd

351.45

−51.61

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−50.13

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	1,400	182.05	2,549	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	157.70	1,950	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	123.40	1,184	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 2	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	261.52/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	137.32/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,391	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	176.37/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,275	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	163.72/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,200	11
Bulls	—	—	1,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,064	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	133.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	115.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	391.60/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	345.80/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	339.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	374.73/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	376.74/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	389.75/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	185.32/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,752	4
Bulls	—	—	1,170	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 110Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 37Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	533	240.00–280.00	261.52
2	600–650	620	265.00–270.00	267.56
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	430	370.00–400.00	391.60
4	450–500	473	375.00–410.00	389.75
5	550–600	575	330.00–365.00	345.80
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	515	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	375	365.00–385.00	374.73
2	400–450	403	380.00–390.00	384.97
3	450–500	473	365.00–385.00	376.74
6	500–550	527	320.00–350.00	339.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	133.00–141.00	137.32
3	—	1,290	175.00–177.00	176.37
11	—	1,344	150.00–171.00	163.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	130.00–140.00	133.79
4	—	1,004	110.00–120.00	115.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,485	170.00–194.00	185.32
1	—	1,170	191.00	191.00

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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