Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

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 moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $391.80/cwt on 8 head, up $22.69 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 5 comparable sales and sits +41.84 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$391.80

▲ 22.69 vs prior sale

8 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$658

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

$104.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.39

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	404.92	2,218	7thin
Medium and Large 2	520	300.00	1,560	1thin

One grade step is worth $104.92/cwt here — about $658 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 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 sale8 hd

391.80

—

NC average7 barns · 143 hd

376.41

+15.39

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

+41.84

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	1,578	197.15	3,110	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	157.71	1,774	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	142.68	1,253	5thin

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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	—	—	1,610	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,962	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	159.50/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,849	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	148.30/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,259	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	142.34/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,489	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	168.85/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	358.59/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	400.07/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	379.65/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	391.22/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	290.08/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	295.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	376.50/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	371.75/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	324.30/cwt	317.00–355.00	1,874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	201.53/cwt	195.00–209.00	3,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	420.95/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,277	2

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 91Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 16Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,567	195.00–209.00	201.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,159	153.00–165.00	159.50
5	—	1,046	130.00–150.00	142.34
4	—	1,068	167.00–172.00	168.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	147.00–150.00	148.30
2	—	938	130.00–138.00	134.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	558	395.00–405.00	400.07
2	600–650	643	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	683	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
7	350–400	367	360.00–395.00	379.65
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	480	350.00–375.00	358.59
1	500–550	540	352.00	352.00
5	550–600	578	317.00–355.00	324.30
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	418	285.00–305.00	295.42
2	450–500	468	275.00–305.00	290.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	385	417.00–425.00	420.95
7	400–450	430	355.00–405.00	391.22
3	450–500	462	355.00–385.00	371.75
3	500–550	538	355.00–390.00	376.50
2	550–600	560	385.00–390.00	387.46
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	660	325.00–365.00	345.00
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00

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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