Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light 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 $318.97/cwt on 20 head, down $16.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −32.59 against this barn's trailing median of $351.57.

Average price

$318.97

▼ 16.95 vs prior sale

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$64.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs NC average

−19.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	331.79	1,797	16thin
Medium and Large 2	536	267.69	1,435	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.10/cwt here — about $361 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $351.57 across 33 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 sale20 hd

318.97

—

NC average9 barns · 181 hd

322.12

−3.14

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−19.05

This barn, trailing median33 sales

351.57

−32.59

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	—	Average	1,629	181.29	2,953	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	151.95	1,922	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	132.72	1,185	4thin

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	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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%	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	165.67/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,006	8
Bulls	—	—	1,754	188.59/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	331.19/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	268.27/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	384.72/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	266.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.40/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	456.54/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	325.71/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	345.81/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,625	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	386.61/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,260	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	332.96/cwt	315.00–350.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	260.01/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	389.07/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,226	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	305.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	366.67/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,771	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	344.49/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,468	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,239	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	153.61/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,974	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	143.54/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,819	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	289.45/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,429	169.62/cwt	154.00–176.00	2,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	261.92/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	322.60/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	221.23/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	270.17/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	267.90/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	265.41/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	321.67/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	276.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	384.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,480	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	360.13/cwt	327.00–366.00	2,042	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	340.54/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,611	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	277.56/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	276.17/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	337.25/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	407.95/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	302.15/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	272.63/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	244.89/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	315.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	323.91/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,377	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,728	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	315.64/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	366.36/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	354.58/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	609	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.12/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	225.11/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,078	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 305Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 76Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 5

2 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
3	—	905	135.00–139.00	136.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,211	163.00–169.00	165.67
20	—	1,285	150.00–161.00	153.61
17	—	1,267	136.00–149.00	143.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,754	180.00–195.00	188.59
5	—	1,429	154.00–176.00	169.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	288	315.00–350.00	332.96
11	300–350	326	360.00–395.00	386.61
17	350–400	385	370.00–400.00	384.48
21	400–450	425	300.00–355.00	323.91
36	450–500	473	310.00–370.00	340.54
8	500–550	516	310.00–350.00	332.40
8	550–600	567	300.00–350.00	331.19
7	600–650	630	300.00–320.00	305.17
4	650–700	681	250.00–275.00	266.18
2	700–750	705	230.00–260.00	244.89
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
4	800–850	826	200.00–245.00	221.23
3	900–950	923	215.00–235.00	225.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	285.00–320.00	302.15
3	400–450	420	265.00–285.00	276.87
4	450–500	474	245.00–285.00	270.17
3	500–550	525	235.00–275.00	261.92
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	660	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	920	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	468	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	420.00	420.00
8	250–300	278	420.00–480.00	456.54
10	300–350	315	365.00–410.00	389.07
7	350–400	367	370.00–400.00	384.72
11	400–450	426	325.00–370.00	344.49
15	450–500	470	310.00–365.00	345.81
11	500–550	520	300.00–360.00	325.71
8	550–600	567	305.00–350.00	315.64
6	600–650	625	255.00–290.00	268.27
5	650–700	664	270.00–302.00	289.45
5	700–750	714	255.00–280.00	260.01
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	825	200.00–240.00	220.12
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	215.00	215.00
2	1050–1100	1,050	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	370	320.00–325.00	322.60
3	400–450	428	250.00–280.00	265.41
4	450–500	465	230.00–295.00	267.90
6	500–550	522	255.00–295.00	277.56
4	550–600	580	270.00–290.00	276.17
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	245.00–250.00	247.52
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	405	390.00–395.00	392.47
4	600–650	609	315.00–325.00	320.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	381	355.00–385.00	366.36
3	400–450	422	340.00–385.00	354.58
13	450–500	483	330.00–375.00	366.67
10	500–550	511	315.00–365.00	337.25
17	550–600	567	327.00–366.00	360.13
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	684	320.00–325.00	321.67
5	700–750	711	300.00–320.00	315.81
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	250.00–295.00	272.63
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	407.95
14	400–450	409	422.50	422.50

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	—	1,075	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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