Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher compared to last Monday sale . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher compared to last Monday sale . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −15.96 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−75.86

vs NC average

−123.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	300.00	1,680	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale1 hd

300.00

—

NC average6 barns · 85 hd

375.86

−75.86

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−123.95

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−15.96

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	—	Average	2,047	188.37	3,856	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	167.23	1,938	22

Every lot, as filed

22 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%	—	1,153	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,098	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	150.04/cwt	130.00–162.00	1,661	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	172.48/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,039	14
Bulls	—	—	2,080	195.28/cwt	188.00–199.00	4,062	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,850	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	365.76/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	407.14/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	435.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	438.29/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 13Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	182.00	182.00
6	—	1,107	130.00–162.00	150.04
14	—	1,182	166.00–179.00	172.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,080	188.00–199.00	195.28
1	—	1,925	200.00	200.00
1	—	2,070	156.00	156.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	430.00–440.00	435.07
3	400–450	433	435.00–440.00	438.29
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	608	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	385	380.00–435.00	407.14
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	470	345.00–375.00	365.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00

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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