Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were down 2.00 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 $358.47/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +8.50 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$358.47

3 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.03

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	358.47	2,001	3thin

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

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 sale3 hd

358.47

—

NC average7 barns · 258 hd

411.50

−53.03

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

+8.50

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	1,359	195.76	2,660	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	163.92	2,013	10

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	308.45/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	200.02/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,670	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	161.90/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,042	8
Bulls	—	—	1,270	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	419.65/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	397.58/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	347.70/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	337.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,104	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 45Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	433	400.00–440.00	419.65
2	450–500	480	395.00–400.00	397.58
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	575	340.00–355.00	347.70
2	600–650	623	330.00–345.00	337.65
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	878	230.00–240.00	235.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–400.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	625	290.00–330.00	308.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	198.00–202.00	200.02
1	—	1,270	209.00	209.00
1	—	1,495	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	158.00–168.00	161.90
2	—	1,095	172.00	172.00

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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