Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-29

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.10/cwt on 4 head, down $9.86 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −9.86 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$306.10

▼ 9.86 vs prior sale

4 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−54.00

vs NC average

−115.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	306.10	1,599	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale4 hd

306.10

—

NC average6 barns · 143 hd

360.10

−54.00

National average35 barns · 2,897 hd

421.17

−115.07

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−9.86

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	1,322	198.41	2,623	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	161.91	2,049	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	775	132.39	1,026	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	425.17/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	170.38/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	160.70/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,086	14
Bulls	—	—	1,427	199.78/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,851	5
Bulls	—	—	1,060	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	471.72/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	360.47/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	517.17/cwt	470.00–560.00	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	450.00/cwt	400.00–500.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	294.80/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	529.66/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	399.80/cwt	345.00–450.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	391.77/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	275.50/cwt	225.00–330.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	303.58/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	285.35/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	562.82/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	389.68/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	540.00–590.00	562.82
5	250–300	276	470.00–560.00	517.17
3	300–350	315	450.00–490.00	471.72
2	350–400	373	420.00–430.00	425.17
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	467	345.00–450.00	399.80
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	465	250.00–350.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00–560.00	529.66
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	400.00–500.00	450.00
2	250–300	265	440.00–450.00	444.91
2	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	367	365.00–410.00	391.77
2	400–450	430	320.00–400.00	360.47
3	450–500	470	375.00–405.00	389.68
3	500–550	510	275.00–335.00	294.80
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	225.00–330.00	275.50
2	350–400	370	270.00–340.00	303.58
2	400–450	425	270.00–300.00	285.35
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	169.00–172.00	170.38
14	—	1,298	154.00–165.00	160.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	130.00–135.00	132.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,427	190.00–205.00	199.78
1	—	1,060	215.00	215.00

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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