Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 .

5 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.86/cwt on 6 head, down $48.43 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −56.10 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$259.86

▼ 48.43 vs prior sale

6 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$618

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

$103.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−114.23

vs NC average

−158.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	303.11	1,628	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	250.00	1,325	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	199.90	1,009	2thin

One grade step is worth $103.21/cwt here — about $618 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale6 hd

259.86

—

NC average9 barns · 295 hd

374.09

−114.23

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−158.40

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−56.10

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	1,285	183.01	2,352	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	162.85	1,896	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	131.62	1,146	5thin

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)	800	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	349.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	391.12/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	304.63/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	467.16/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.79/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	328.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	415.84/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	183.01/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	124.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,070	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	152.21/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	166.40/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	297.17/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	375.26/cwt	350.00–400.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	333.76/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	299.81/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	339.84/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.43/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	199.90/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	344.73/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	427.92/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	439.66/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	384.84/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,636	3

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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 76Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 40Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

5 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	350.00–400.00	375.26
2	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	323	360.00–430.00	391.12
5	350–400	375	340.00–380.00	360.79
2	400–450	418	395.00–435.00	415.84
4	450–500	479	320.00–365.00	333.76
2	500–550	518	275.00–320.00	297.17
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	615	290.00–320.00	304.63
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	890	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	407	300.00–365.00	339.84
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	190.00–210.00	199.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	368	425.00–450.00	439.66
3	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	427.92
2	500–550	543	350.00–360.00	354.98
2	550–600	558	325.00–365.00	344.73
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	535	280.00–320.00	299.81
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	330	460.00–475.00	467.16
2	350–400	365	435.00–440.00	437.50
3	400–450	425	375.00–400.00	384.84
2	450–500	478	340.00–360.00	349.63
3	500–550	517	320.00–340.00	328.31
3	600–650	625	322.00–345.00	330.43
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	178.00–187.00	183.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	120.00–130.00	124.70
2	—	890	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	146.00–159.00	152.21
6	—	1,184	160.00–173.00	166.40

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

Heifers · 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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle