Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-17

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 moderate with quality average .

2 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.06/cwt on 53 head, up $34.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.93 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$370.06

▲ 34.61 vs prior sale

53 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$866

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

$165.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.58

vs NC average

−57.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	385.18	2,089	45
Medium and Large 2	532	294.33	1,567	7thin
Medium and Large 3	556	220.00	1,223	1thin

One grade step is worth $165.18/cwt here — about $866 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $352.13 across 31 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 sale53 hd

370.06

—

NC average9 barns · 356 hd

382.64

−12.58

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−57.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

+17.93

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	1,657	207.23	3,434	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	175.74	2,078	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	144.82	1,261	20

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$3,617	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$3,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	172.27/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,900	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	222.20/cwt	210.00–235.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	324.74/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	376	557.05/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,095	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	444.13/cwt	395.00–475.00	2,079	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	360.10/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	559.13/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	481	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,633	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	437.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	503.04/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	383.40/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,182	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	419.08/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,183	41
Bulls	—	—	1,660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	217.75/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,900	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	156.29/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,385	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	137.18/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,180	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	154.41/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	249.30/cwt	200.00–300.00	892	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	3,768.24/head	3,550.00–3,975.00	3,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,343	199.11/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,674	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	185.49/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,324	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	293.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	273	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	588.88/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,372	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	430.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	314	490.88/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	355.29/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	381.33/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	529.94/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	390.54/cwt	360.00–412.00	2,609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	462	375.98/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	548.64/cwt	535.00–580.00	2,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	445.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	514.93/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	359.93/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	576.95/cwt	540.00–615.00	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	303.25/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	472.74/cwt	425.00–525.00	2,004	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	473.79/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,786	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	490.00/cwt	455.00–515.00	1,597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	439.17/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	368.18/cwt	345.00–405.00	2,088	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	357.91/cwt	315.00–385.00	2,391	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	375.88/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,334	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	327.85/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	329.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	617.45/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	404.54/cwt	340.00–425.00	2,116	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	415.72/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	578.95/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	460.58/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,957	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	499.31/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	435.88/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,310	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	457.28/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	341.97/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,425	5

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 →

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Fri Apr 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 670Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 155Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 1

2 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,103	165.00–178.00	172.27
8	—	1,172	145.00–162.00	154.41
25	—	1,253	179.00–190.00	185.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	886	150.00–162.00	156.29
12	—	860	120.00–146.00	137.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,791	210.00–224.00	217.75
3	—	1,343	194.00–208.00	199.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	200.00–300.00	249.30
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	465	275.00–350.00	324.74
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	905	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
10	350–400	376	540.00–570.00	557.05
1	400–450	430	550.00	550.00
2	550–600	575	425.00–450.00	437.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	233	550.00–610.00	588.88
5	250–300	272	540.00–615.00	576.95
6	300–350	342	550.00–570.00	559.13
10	350–400	371	480.00–525.00	503.04
39	400–450	424	425.00–525.00	472.74
30	450–500	468	395.00–475.00	444.13
41	500–550	521	380.00–450.00	419.08
22	550–600	569	360.00–405.00	383.40
8	600–650	621	350.00–400.00	375.88
10	650–700	668	315.00–385.00	357.91
3	700–750	727	345.00–375.00	360.10
2	750–800	763	340.00–380.00	359.93
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	955	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	460.00–510.00	490.88
4	350–400	380	420.00–440.00	430.12
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	520	345.00–365.00	355.29
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	338	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	415	210.00–235.00	222.20
2	450–500	480	300.00–305.00	302.55
6	500–550	526	285.00–300.00	293.39
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	510.00–520.00	514.93
1	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	680	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	273	425.00–440.00	432.57
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	423	350.00–405.00	381.33
5	450–500	462	375.00–380.00	375.98
2	500–550	520	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
10	250–300	286	480.00–525.00	499.31
13	300–350	326	455.00–515.00	490.00
28	350–400	377	435.00–495.00	473.79
46	400–450	425	430.00–490.00	460.58
20	450–500	477	395.00–455.00	439.17
23	500–550	523	340.00–425.00	404.54
20	550–600	567	345.00–405.00	368.18
9	600–650	614	300.00–355.00	327.85
9	650–700	679	320.00–350.00	329.83
6	700–750	733	300.00–320.00	303.25
2	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	481	547.50	547.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	615.00–620.00	617.45
6	300–350	330	555.00–600.00	578.95
5	350–400	374	535.00–580.00	548.64
12	400–450	424	515.00–535.00	529.94
1	450–500	460	495.00	495.00
16	500–550	530	400.00–480.00	435.88
3	550–600	583	430.00–460.00	445.53
6	600–650	619	390.00–450.00	415.72
8	650–700	668	360.00–412.00	390.54
5	700–750	709	337.50–360.00	341.97
1	750–800	780	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	457.28

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,750.00	3,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	3,550.00–3,975.00	3,768.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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