Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this compared to last week . 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 $287.58/cwt on 7 head, down $40.41 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −62.39 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$287.58

▼ 40.41 vs prior sale

7 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.14

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	287.58	1,576	7thin

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 sale7 hd

287.58

—

NC average9 barns · 215 hd

320.72

−33.14

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−62.39

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	1,614	171.98	2,775	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	147.08	1,896	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	123.42	1,240	2thin

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)	1,200	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	350–400	365	343.29/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	302.90/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	271.58/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	413.73/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	357.73/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	285.23/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	444.47/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	291.48/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,705	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,962	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	132.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,520	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	123.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	174.47/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	149.07/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,978	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	299.58/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	257.58/cwt	245.00–270.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	250.28/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	326.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	244.70/cwt	220.00–270.00	2,019	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 40Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 28Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	315.00–320.00	317.56
3	350–400	365	325.00–365.00	343.29
2	400–450	435	285.00–320.00	302.90
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	585	260.00–315.00	291.48
4	600–650	614	325.00–330.00	326.75
2	650–700	660	270.00–300.00	285.23
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	925	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	245.00–270.00	257.58
2	400–450	440	225.00–275.00	250.28
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	330	415.00–470.00	444.47
4	350–400	380	400.00–425.00	413.73
4	400–450	428	340.00–395.00	357.73
3	500–550	517	265.00–275.00	271.58
4	550–600	571	270.00–310.00	299.58
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	825	220.00–270.00	244.70
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	995	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	825	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,833	174.00–175.00	174.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,145	130.00–137.00	132.78
8	—	1,327	140.00–157.00	149.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	122.00–125.00	123.42

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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