Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.13/cwt on 56 head, down $22.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$352.13

▼ 22.71 vs prior sale

56 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$90.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.87

vs NC average

−64.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	355.36	1,905	54
Medium and Large 2	555	265.00	1,471	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.36/cwt here — about $434 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 sale56 hd

352.13

—

NC average9 barns · 293 hd

375.00

−22.87

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−64.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

+0.00

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	1,650	217.77	3,594	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	174.60	2,092	101
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,640	145.00	2,378	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	783	137.95	1,080	15

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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%	—	1,165	171.71/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,000	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	186.88/cwt	179.00–195.00	2,394	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	372.30/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	328	503.47/cwt	500.00–507.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	407.21/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,346	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	379	420.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	505.59/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,881	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	254.64/cwt	225.00–285.00	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	469.40/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,967	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	373.30/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	338.27/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	380.60/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	492.52/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	405.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	439.53/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,075	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	436.43/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,077	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	341.67/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,118	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	551.40/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	413.93/cwt	365.00–450.00	2,157	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	336.83/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	464.42/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	351.83/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,981	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	130.76/cwt	120.00–145.00	994	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	157.74/cwt	148.00–167.00	1,334	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,378	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	156.77/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,743	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	341.01/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,773	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,165	181.89/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	208.68/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,105	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	225.67/cwt	217.00–232.00	3,999	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	369	430.08/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	326.85/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	321.29/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	466.69/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	366.79/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	292.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	382.24/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	354.29/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	353.19/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	384.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	462.85/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	610.08/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	348.02/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,478	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.48/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	434.77/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	379.23/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	570.37/cwt	530.00–595.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	393.52/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	524.99/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	502.81/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	479.79/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,063	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	220	611.86/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	339.86/cwt	315.00–355.00	2,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	471.55/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,254	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	568.27/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	287.25/cwt	250.00–325.00	2,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	332.16/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	463.95/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,958	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	478.61/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	432.68/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	503.21/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	350.46/cwt	315.00–370.00	2,327	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	560.07/cwt	530.00–595.00	1,809	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	593.02/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	357.06/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,878	35

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 May 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 76Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 40Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 1

1 hog

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,165	164.00–178.00	171.71
37	—	1,281	179.00–195.00	186.88
18	—	1,112	140.00–163.00	156.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	760	120.00–145.00	130.76
4	—	846	148.00–167.00	157.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	175.00–190.00	181.89
6	—	1,488	200.00–215.00	208.68
16	—	1,772	217.00–232.00	225.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	500.00–507.00	503.47
4	350–400	369	405.00–455.00	430.08
2	400–450	418	400.00–410.00	405.15
2	450–500	463	360.00–385.00	372.30
5	500–550	520	340.00–345.00	341.01
3	550–600	572	325.00–350.00	338.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	540.00–575.00	551.40
8	250–300	271	570.00–610.00	593.02
13	300–350	323	530.00–595.00	560.07
17	350–400	372	475.00–540.00	505.59
20	400–450	419	430.00–495.00	469.40
15	450–500	472	405.00–465.00	439.53
28	500–550	521	365.00–450.00	413.93
14	550–600	576	370.00–440.00	407.21
7	600–650	628	365.00–400.00	380.60
7	650–700	664	315.00–370.00	350.46
5	700–750	733	320.00–355.00	336.83
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	830	225.00–285.00	254.64
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	315	340.00–385.00	354.29
2	350–400	358	370.00–395.00	382.24
2	400–450	420	330.00–350.00	340.48
3	450–500	480	325.00–380.00	353.19
2	500–550	525	285.00–300.00	292.71
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	605.00–620.00	611.86
2	300–350	303	600.00–620.00	610.08
1	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	379	400.00–430.00	420.50
2	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	470	365.00–380.00	373.30
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	470.00–510.00	492.52
4	250–300	276	480.00–520.00	503.21
8	300–350	327	430.00–485.00	464.42
13	350–400	377	450.00–500.00	478.61
25	400–450	422	425.00–500.00	463.95
43	450–500	476	400.00–465.00	436.43
35	500–550	526	320.00–395.00	357.06
15	550–600	563	320.00–370.00	351.83
11	600–650	620	320.00–355.00	341.67
5	650–700	665	305.00–345.00	332.16
2	750–800	765	250.00–325.00	287.25
2	800–850	815	270.00–300.00	285.00
3	850–900	888	280.00–290.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	258	380.00–390.00	384.85
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	363	350.00–380.00	366.79
2	400–450	433	305.00–350.00	326.85
3	450–500	470	300.00–335.00	321.29
2	550–600	555	240.00–290.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	500.00–510.00	502.81
2	500–550	503	400.00–410.00	404.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	450.00–485.00	466.69
3	350–400	368	450.00–470.00	462.85
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
9	450–500	493	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	530.00–595.00	570.37
3	300–350	328	560.00–575.00	568.27
6	350–400	366	520.00–540.00	524.99
21	400–450	430	445.00–500.00	479.79
22	450–500	478	445.00–485.00	471.55
9	500–550	521	420.00–450.00	432.68
8	550–600	567	395.00–450.00	434.77
7	600–650	630	375.00–405.00	393.52
7	650–700	669	360.00–400.00	379.23
8	700–750	712	300.00–360.00	348.02
4	750–800	768	315.00–355.00	339.86
1	950–1000	955	305.00	305.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	230.00–235.00	232.48

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	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00

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How this sale compares

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