Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-03-13

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 13
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 702▼ 202 vs year ago 772 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 166▼ 65 vs year ago 135 · −48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher 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 .

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.65/cwt on 34 head, down $40.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −11.20 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$331.65
▼ 40.07 vs prior sale
34 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$62.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.18
vs NC average
−82.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536340.881,82629
Medium and Large 2543278.091,5115thin
One grade step is worth $62.79/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
331.65
—
NC average9 barns · 262 hd
351.83
−20.18
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−82.13
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−11.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
404362320278median 342.8503/0605/0107/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,646186.713,07316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276163.352,08524
CowsLean 85-90%Average928130.611,2118thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)800$1,9501thin

Every lot

88 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283559.12/cwt540.00–580.001,5822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328543.36/cwt520.00–565.001,7822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380539.19/cwt505.00–570.002,0494
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417485.25/cwt450.00–520.002,0238
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425407.59/cwt400.00–415.001,7322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470467.79/cwt440.00–490.002,19910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515424.96/cwt375.00–445.002,18918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630398.31/cwt395.00–400.002,5093
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672394.95/cwt375.00–405.002,6543
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6461
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823286.55/cwt275.00–305.002,3583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232527.52/cwt500.00–560.001,2248
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed235480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1281
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238345.16/cwt340.00–350.008212
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277495.44/cwt475.00–510.001,37218
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283362.41/cwt320.00–390.001,0263
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325450.78/cwt425.00–480.001,46512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325388.62/cwt375.00–400.001,2633
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328247.21/cwt240.00–255.008112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377421.21/cwt370.00–460.001,58832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379339.92/cwt335.00–350.001,2884
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419430.24/cwt390.00–475.001,80325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420342.17/cwt315.00–370.001,4372
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009871
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469407.36/cwt350.00–430.001,91126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470296.60/cwt270.00–320.001,3943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed495485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed502390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9583
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520288.45/cwt265.00–300.001,5003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522344.34/cwt320.00–375.001,79716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568320.61/cwt300.00–350.001,82110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578262.55/cwt250.00–275.001,5182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633291.03/cwt265.00–325.001,8429
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668288.97/cwt250.00–325.001,9306
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734283.03/cwt235.00–315.002,0777
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769275.71/cwt250.00–310.002,1205
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819247.89/cwt235.00–270.002,0307
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865241.93/cwt225.00–270.002,0933
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210370.00/cwt370.00–370.007771
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1221556.66/cwt510.00–595.001,2306
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed274593.59/cwt585.00–595.001,6267
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279546.60/cwt500.00–565.001,5258
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2282334.70/cwt310.00–350.009443
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313465.35/cwt430.00–490.001,4573
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329536.43/cwt500.00–560.001,76521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3358262.24/cwt225.00–300.009392
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364428.32/cwt375.00–470.001,5598
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374535.86/cwt495.00–565.002,00422
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408383.59/cwt340.00–410.001,5653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425455.48/cwt420.00–505.001,93632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470487.42/cwt480.00–495.002,2912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475430.14/cwt395.00–470.002,04322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483359.78/cwt350.00–375.001,7383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed503420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524371.38/cwt330.00–405.001,94624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556334.81/cwt310.00–360.001,8627
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed583429.98/cwt425.00–435.002,5072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631342.61/cwt310.00–395.002,16211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed653370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4162
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680328.11/cwt285.00–355.002,2313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723255.31/cwt225.00–285.001,8462
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3451
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,2791
Bulls——1,396167.85/cwt151.00–180.002,3434
Bulls——1,718193.30/cwt185.00–199.003,32110
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,520166.00/cwt166.00–166.004,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905139.70/cwt130.00–155.001,2643
Cows—Lean 85-90%941125.15/cwt120.00–128.001,1785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115146.20/cwt136.00–152.001,6304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230160.51/cwt156.00–167.001,97410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,387173.05/cwt170.00–185.002,40010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 28001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

This sale against other markets

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.