Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 8.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.12/cwt on 33 head, down $56.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.01 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$292.12

▼ 56.66 vs prior sale

33 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$628

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

$106.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.56

vs NC average

−74.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	301.83	1,665	30
Medium and Large 3	532	195.07	1,037	3thin

One grade step is worth $106.76/cwt here — about $628 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 sale33 hd

292.12

—

NC average10 barns · 367 hd

346.68

−54.56

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−74.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−60.01

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	—	High	1,773	189.15	3,354	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	155.00	2,689	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	153.56	1,947	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	132.03	1,304	8thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	200–250	223	461.69/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	354.90/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	200.07/cwt	190.00–210.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	416.32/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	271.82/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	255.91/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	384.16/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,070	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	277.70/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	358.89/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.26/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	314.35/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,666	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	438.81/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	251.00/cwt	240.00–262.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	458.14/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	334.80/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	572	311.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	448.33/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	242.50/cwt	200.00–285.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	368	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	192.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	275.09/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,329	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,956	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	168.60/cwt	162.00–184.00	2,472	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	204.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,086	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	142.60/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,686	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	130.18/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,300	7
Bulls	—	—	1,783	186.37/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,323	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	435.03/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	321.73/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	301.67/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,904	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	435.68/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	427.26/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	426.92/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	368.38/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,728	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	344.30/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,804	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	469.39/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.63/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,566	3

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 408Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 93Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	430.00–490.00	461.69
3	250–300	275	445.00–485.00	469.39
6	300–350	314	415.00–455.00	435.03
8	350–400	368	400.00–460.00	426.92
5	400–450	436	400.00–455.00	435.68
13	450–500	469	345.00–400.00	368.38
13	500–550	524	310.00–365.00	344.30
5	550–600	558	300.00–335.00	321.73
14	600–650	631	260.00–330.00	301.67
4	650–700	673	270.00–295.00	277.70
3	700–750	712	215.00–225.00	219.96
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	820	215.00–220.00	217.52
2	850–900	860	220.00–235.00	227.50
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
2	1000–1050	1,008	190.00–210.00	200.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	425.00–430.00	427.51
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	540	200.00–285.00	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	370.00–375.00	372.53
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	247.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	288	400.00–455.00	427.26
8	300–350	325	390.00–405.00	400.63
7	350–400	384	350.00–405.00	384.16
11	400–450	421	315.00–385.00	354.90
9	450–500	475	325.00–375.00	358.89
13	500–550	530	300.00–340.00	314.35
12	550–600	573	260.00–305.00	290.26
5	600–650	626	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	678	255.00–290.00	271.82
6	700–750	719	245.00–275.00	255.91
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	810	240.00–262.00	251.00
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	572	310.00–315.00	311.72
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	405	245.00	245.00
4	450–500	483	255.00–290.00	275.09
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	190.00–195.00	192.60
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	330.00–335.00	332.55
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	533	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	410.00–465.00	438.81
3	300–350	340	415.00–465.00	448.33
3	350–400	368	450.00–475.00	458.14
4	450–500	465	390.00–430.00	416.32
3	500–550	528	365.00	365.00
8	550–600	567	365.00	365.00
12	600–650	616	300.00–350.00	334.80
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,263	150.00–160.00	154.84
5	—	1,466	162.00–184.00	168.60
10	—	1,182	135.00–149.00	142.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	145.00	145.00
7	—	999	110.00–140.00	130.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	200.00–210.00	204.29
4	—	1,783	184.00–190.00	186.37
1	—	1,280	170.00	170.00

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	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

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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Slaughter Cattle

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