Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light offerings today unable to trend with this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $222.50/cwt on 2 head, down $62.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −62.50 against this barn's trailing median of $285.00.

Average price

$222.50

▼ 62.50 vs prior sale

2 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.30

vs NC average

−100.97 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	222.50	1,669	2thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

222.50

—

NC average7 barns · 21 hd

246.80

−24.30

National average114 barns · 3,765 hd

323.47

−100.97

This barn, trailing median1 sales

285.00

−62.50

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	1,610	176.94	2,849	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,408	143.62	2,022	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	139.00	2,071	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	115.39	1,087	3thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	228.40/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	176.94/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	108.08/cwt	103.00–115.00	965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,394	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,071	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	143.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,073	5

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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 24

Due to light offerings today unable to trend with this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	835	235.00–240.00	237.47
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	773	225.00–232.00	228.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
2	—	893	103.00–115.00	108.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,275	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,449	140.00–150.00	143.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	139.00	139.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	174.00–180.00	176.94

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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