Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

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 heavy with quality average .

18 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.77/cwt on 74 head, down $9.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.63 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$360.77

▼ 9.30 vs prior sale

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$756

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

$139.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs NC average

−61.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	364.54	1,983	72
Medium and Large 2	545	225.00	1,226	2thin

One grade step is worth $139.54/cwt here — about $756 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale74 hd

360.77

—

NC average7 barns · 285 hd

360.86

−0.10

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−61.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

+8.63

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	1,547	208.34	3,223	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	169.53	2,011	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	141.77	1,280	26

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)	850	$3,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$3,063	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	Lean 85-90%	—	912	137.01/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,250	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,375	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	183.52/cwt	179.00–193.00	2,255	25
Bulls	—	—	1,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	197.54/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,894.44/head	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	359.25/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	286.13/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	215	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	466.80/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,138	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	272	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	268	544.86/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	393.04/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	556.41/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,276	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	431.02/cwt	390.00–460.00	2,267	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	520.98/cwt	475.00–560.00	1,954	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	515.80/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	411.58/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,354	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	444.10/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,087	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	593.61/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,365	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	169.91/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,019	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	154.81/cwt	138.00–160.00	1,766	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	219.82/cwt	214.00–225.00	3,713	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	199.94/cwt	192.00–210.00	2,869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	260	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	403.33/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	335.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	301.48/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	357	406.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	360.13/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	405.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	480.15/cwt	440.00–515.00	2,247	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	621.10/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	360.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	315.52/cwt	312.00–319.00	2,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	237.42/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	346.15/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	293.50/cwt	292.00–295.00	2,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	519.33/cwt	470.00–540.00	2,181	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	504.74/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,661	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	464.05/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,972	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	461.91/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	479.84/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	412.56/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	526.34/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	369.92/cwt	335.00–390.00	2,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	552.52/cwt	500.00–610.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	328.63/cwt	305.00–337.50	2,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	355.47/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,058	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.25/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,944	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	420.95/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,978	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	553.12/cwt	548.00–590.00	2,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	494.64/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,875	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	441.78/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	305.88/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	327.88/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,036	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	390.72/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	450.23/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,350	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	356.97/cwt	327.00–375.00	2,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	462.49/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,975	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	590.26/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,889	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	332	406.63/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,036	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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Apr 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 776Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 125Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 1

18 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	912	120.00–145.00	137.01
6	—	872	155.00–160.00	157.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,229	179.00–193.00	183.52
48	—	1,188	162.00–178.00	169.91
25	—	1,141	138.00–160.00	154.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,689	214.00–225.00	219.82
5	—	1,435	192.00–210.00	199.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	338.00	338.00
2	300–350	333	340.00–380.00	359.25
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	468	295.00–305.00	301.48
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
2	950–1000	970	190.00–205.00	197.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	670.00	670.00
1	300–350	315	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	412	515.00–540.00	526.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	550.00–630.00	593.61
4	250–300	274	600.00–650.00	621.10
6	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	515.80
18	350–400	375	475.00–560.00	520.98
20	400–450	425	425.00–500.00	464.05
33	450–500	470	400.00–470.00	444.10
20	500–550	526	390.00–460.00	431.02
13	550–600	572	395.00–430.00	411.58
10	600–650	628	370.00–415.00	393.04
6	650–700	672	335.00–390.00	369.92
4	700–750	725	327.00–375.00	356.97
3	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	820	225.00–250.00	237.42
2	850–900	865	312.00–319.00	315.52
1	900–950	930	215.00	215.00
2	950–1000	970	292.00–295.00	293.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	260	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	373	400.00–410.00	405.98
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	518	350.00–375.00	360.13
2	550–600	583	365.00–370.00	367.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	330.00–340.00	335.28
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	489	250.00–315.00	286.13
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	540.00–550.00	544.86
14	450–500	458	465.00–470.00	466.80
4	500–550	506	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	400.00–410.00	406.63
3	350–400	357	400.00–420.00	406.64
3	400–450	418	400.00–405.00	403.33
4	450–500	478	350.00–375.00	360.17
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	217	450.00–505.00	479.84
5	250–300	278	440.00–480.00	461.91
20	300–350	329	450.00–530.00	504.74
31	350–400	379	440.00–520.00	494.64
49	400–450	427	420.00–500.00	462.49
31	450–500	470	380.00–460.00	420.95
38	500–550	525	330.00–390.00	370.25
26	550–600	579	335.00–370.00	355.47
12	600–650	621	300.00–345.00	327.88
5	650–700	663	305.00–337.50	328.63
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
8	850–900	875	305.00–306.00	305.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	665.00	665.00
7	400–450	409	555.00–565.00	556.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	278	500.00–610.00	552.52
9	300–350	320	560.00–620.00	590.26
9	350–400	381	548.00–590.00	553.12
40	400–450	420	470.00–540.00	519.33
20	450–500	468	440.00–515.00	480.15
23	500–550	522	420.00–480.00	450.23
14	550–600	567	425.00–450.00	441.78
4	600–650	614	400.00–425.00	412.56
6	650–700	665	385.00–405.00	390.72
2	700–750	738	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	763	342.50–360.00	346.15
7	850–900	880	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	920	330.00	330.00
5	950–1000	964	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00

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	2	—	1,125	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,894.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,650.00	3,650.00

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

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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