Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

7 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.78/cwt on 27 head, up $5.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.07 against this barn's trailing median of $351.85.

Average price

$348.78

▲ 5.93 vs prior sale

27 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.79

vs NC average

−25.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	348.78	1,911	27

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $351.85 across 32 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 sale27 hd

348.78

—

NC average9 barns · 198 hd

342.99

+5.79

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−25.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

351.85

−3.07

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	1,602	223.56	3,580	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	166.65	1,958	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	149.15	1,353	10

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	532.91/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	387.66/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,027	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	345.07/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	351.23/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	508.89/cwt	475.00–545.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	313.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	456.01/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,870	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	288.55/cwt	270.00–320.00	2,069	3
Bulls	—	—	1,105	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,696	217.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,693	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,404	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	178.82/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,106	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	137.95/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	383.82/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,192	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	372	351.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,308	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	240.69/cwt	225.00–265.00	3,813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	167.24/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,886	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	150.96/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	487.39/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	426.77/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.47/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,749	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	467.72/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	307	519.95/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	366.21/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	320.84/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,999	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	408.34/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	275.14/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	456.96/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	311.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,273	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	509.59/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	283.17/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	303.13/cwt	260.00–307.00	2,380	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	453.38/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	418.31/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,351	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	464.86/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,753	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	442.09/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,892	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	272.10/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	416.97/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,135	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	370.24/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	336.54/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,918	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	413.80/cwt	365.00–440.00	1,945	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	396.93/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,885	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	444.53/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,085	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	368.95/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,276	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 →

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

Fri Aug 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 481Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 72Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

7 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	475.00–545.00	508.89
6	250–300	277	515.00–550.00	532.91
3	300–350	330	420.00–440.00	426.77
16	350–400	377	420.00–500.00	464.86
15	400–450	428	400.00–465.00	442.09
27	450–500	470	365.00–440.00	413.80
19	500–550	523	360.00–425.00	387.66
17	550–600	571	360.00–395.00	383.82
4	600–650	623	345.00–355.00	351.23
4	650–700	670	325.00–365.00	345.07
3	700–750	717	270.00–320.00	288.55
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	290.00–300.00	294.90
2	350–400	360	300.00–305.00	302.47
2	400–450	443	250.00–300.00	275.14
3	450–500	463	270.00–300.00	283.17
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	510.00–525.00	519.95
3	450–500	468	450.00–460.00	453.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	485.00–490.00	487.39
8	250–300	267	430.00–510.00	456.96
8	300–350	323	400.00–435.00	418.31
11	350–400	372	380.00–440.00	408.34
25	400–450	423	380.00–435.00	413.47
20	450–500	475	370.00–420.00	396.93
10	500–550	514	350.00–400.00	370.24
16	550–600	570	320.00–360.00	336.54
11	600–650	623	300.00–330.00	320.84
3	650–700	672	310.00–320.00	313.42
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
16	750–800	785	260.00–307.00	303.13
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	995	260.00	260.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	350.00–355.00	351.59
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	265.00–280.00	272.10
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	530.00	530.00
5	300–350	317	485.00–540.00	509.59
3	350–400	365	430.00–500.00	467.72
14	400–450	410	430.00–475.00	456.01
20	450–500	469	410.00–460.00	444.53
10	500–550	512	395.00–430.00	416.97
5	600–650	617	360.00–380.00	368.95
4	650–700	672	355.00–375.00	366.21
8	700–750	729	310.00–325.00	311.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,696	215.00–220.00	217.74
4	—	1,584	225.00–265.00	240.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	150.00–160.00	154.94
5	—	897	127.00–145.00	137.95
1	—	960	182.00	182.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	175.00–188.00	178.82
24	—	1,128	162.00–174.00	167.24
11	—	1,273	135.00–160.00	150.96

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	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

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