Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

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 light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.90/cwt on 5 head, down $20.09 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −42.06 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$307.90

▼ 20.09 vs prior sale

5 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$53.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.07

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	318.63	1,745	4thin
Medium and Large 2	530	265.00	1,405	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.63/cwt here — about $341 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

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 sale5 hd

307.90

—

NC average9 barns · 167 hd

341.97

−34.07

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−42.06

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	153.70	1,864	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	138.52	1,227	7thin

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)	950	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	134.67/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,224	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	164.57/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	142.83/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,461	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	365.23/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	354.82/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	331.22/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	215.06/cwt	205.00–225.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	350.06/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	319.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	277.40/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 44Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	140.00–150.00	143.65
4	—	909	129.00–138.00	134.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	164.00–165.00	164.57
2	—	1,023	141.00–145.00	142.83

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	385	335.00–370.00	350.06
2	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	354.82
4	450–500	476	320.00–345.00	331.22
3	500–550	532	310.00–330.00	319.84
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	738	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	205.00–225.00	215.06
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	320	350.00–380.00	365.23
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	415	320.00–325.00	322.44
2	500–550	518	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	913	265.00–290.00	277.40

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

Bulls · 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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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