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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 19

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 40▲ 42 vs year ago 64 · +65.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 17▼ 7 vs year ago 23 · −30.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $309.49/cwt on 24 head, down $18.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −32.64 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$309.49

▼ 18.50 vs prior sale

24 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$48.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.32

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	315.51	1,755	21
Medium and Large 2	558	267.35	1,493	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.16/cwt here — about $262 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

309.49

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

329.80

−20.32

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−32.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $309.49, median $342.13 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,893	167.90	3,178	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	133.50	1,628	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	111.50	1,238	2thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,640	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,681	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	301.72/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,856	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	356.67/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,213	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	351.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,286	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	328.38/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,415	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	332.65/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,593	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,650	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	309.50/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,811	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	293.24/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,809	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	289.08/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,934	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,925	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	395.21/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,549	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	330.45/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,527	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	318.73/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,664	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,543	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	313.09/cwt	287.00–319.00	1,822	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	286.60/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,783	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,844	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	239.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,759	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,893	167.90/cwt	166.00–170.00	3,178	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,652	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	124.40/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,505	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	132.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,653	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,587	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 Oct 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 40Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	580	265.00–267.00	266.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	392	375.00–400.00	395.21
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
8	450–500	462	300.00–345.00	330.45
9	500–550	522	300.00–330.00	318.73
12	550–600	582	287.00–319.00	313.09
3	600–650	622	275.00–295.00	286.60
2	650–700	683	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	733	235.00–245.00	239.95
1	750–800	765	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	340	355.00–360.00	356.67
7	350–400	366	350.00–355.00	351.39
4	400–450	431	305.00–360.00	328.38
4	450–500	479	310.00–365.00	332.65
4	500–550	528	310.00–315.00	312.58
2	550–600	585	309.00–310.00	309.50
3	600–650	617	275.00–304.00	293.24
5	650–700	669	270.00–300.00	289.08
3	700–750	713	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	398.00	398.00
2	500–550	513	320.00–335.00	327.68
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	615	300.00–305.00	301.72
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	145.00–147.00	145.79
2	—	1,210	121.00–127.00	124.40
7	—	1,247	130.00–136.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,290	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	166.00–170.00	167.90

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.