Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last sale . 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 $342.13/cwt on 14 head, down $26.98 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −7.84 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$342.13

▼ 26.98 vs prior sale

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$120.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.83

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	350.75	1,855	13thin
Medium and Large 2	550	230.00	1,265	1thin

One grade step is worth $120.75/cwt here — about $590 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

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 sale14 hd

342.13

—

NC average8 barns · 125 hd

356.96

−14.83

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−7.84

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	1,562	185.85	2,903	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	154.34	1,712	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	140.07	1,311	9thin

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	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	439.92/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	456.54/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	346.38/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	286.40/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	338.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	355.98/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,687	1
Bulls	—	—	2,163	208.44/cwt	207.00–210.00	4,509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,351	186.02/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,513	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	157.78/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,867	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	143.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,347	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	135.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	347.50/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	431.68/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	292.22/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	297.61/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	297.22/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	263.16/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	366.27/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	422.50/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	179.45/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,123	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	144.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,471	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	356.44/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	355.43/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 80Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 35Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	419	355.00–375.00	366.27
6	450–500	468	315.00–370.00	346.38
3	500–550	520	325.00–350.00	338.06
3	550–600	578	275.00–300.00	286.40
2	600–650	608	270.00–315.00	292.22
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	285.06
3	450–500	462	235.00–285.00	263.16
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	403	430.00–445.00	439.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	475.00	475.00
3	250–300	278	400.00–470.00	431.68
2	300–350	318	440.00–475.00	456.54
2	350–400	385	405.00–440.00	422.50
3	400–450	428	335.00–385.00	356.44
4	450–500	469	320.00–380.00	355.43
10	500–550	519	320.00–375.00	355.98
2	550–600	580	335.00–360.00	347.50
2	600–650	608	275.00–320.00	297.22
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	950	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.61
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	140.00	140.00
2	—	2,163	207.00–210.00	208.44
4	—	1,351	185.00–188.00	186.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	154.00–164.00	157.78
2	—	1,183	172.00–187.00	179.45
8	—	1,017	140.00–151.00	144.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	140.00–149.00	143.57
4	—	934	130.00–139.00	135.70

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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