Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 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 light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.73/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −59.24 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$290.73

7 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$808

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

$134.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−60.52

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	329.02	1,852	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	195.00	1,043	2thin

One grade step is worth $134.02/cwt here — about $808 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 sale7 hd

290.73

—

NC average9 barns · 247 hd

351.24

−60.52

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−59.24

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	1,467	172.33	2,528	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	148.35	1,754	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	117.90	1,061	3thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	139.80/cwt	124.00–154.00	1,685	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,947	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	117.90/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	241.83/cwt	200.00–280.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	279.85/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	411.37/cwt	365.00–490.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.10/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	235.46/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	381.20/cwt	345.00–440.00	1,635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	399.80/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	337.53/cwt	280.00–375.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	338.52/cwt	295.00–370.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	435.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	323.70/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	328.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	389.05/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	352.71/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	316.94/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 61Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 42Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	183.00	183.00
6	—	1,205	124.00–154.00	139.80
1	—	1,180	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	110.00–130.00	117.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,805	157.00	157.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	435	215.00–255.00	235.46
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	255	390.00–410.00	399.80
3	300–350	317	365.00–490.00	411.37
4	350–400	363	325.00–400.00	352.71
6	400–450	429	345.00–440.00	381.20
2	450–500	475	360.00–420.00	389.05
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	571	325.00–335.00	328.77
2	600–650	603	245.00–315.00	279.85
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
5	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	200.00–280.00	241.83
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	280.00–375.00	337.53
3	400–450	407	295.00–370.00	338.52
8	450–500	473	300.00–370.00	323.70
3	500–550	515	285.00–340.00	316.94
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.10
2	400–450	413	430.00–440.00	435.15

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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