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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 27

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

675 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 836▲ 42 vs year ago 633 · +6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 144▲ 6 vs year ago 160 · +3.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $382.93/cwt on 39 head, up $10.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +30.27 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$382.93

▲ 10.89 vs prior sale

39 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$74.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.65

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	384.85	2,099	38
Medium and Large 2	590	310.00	1,829	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.85/cwt here — about $270 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 sale39 hd

382.93

—

NC average9 barns · 264 hd

395.58

−12.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

+30.27

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,682	203.55	3,425	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	169.05	2,071	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	150.00	2,700	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	128.83	1,156	22

Every lot

80 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,692	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	562.32/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,912	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	540.60/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,022	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	502.71/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,111	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	473.32/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,201	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	444.15/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,341	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,578	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,486	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	375.40/cwt	335.00–395.00	2,350	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,389	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	433.13/cwt	405.00–460.00	953	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	267.02/cwt	255.00–280.00	694	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	448.52/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,238	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	461.93/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,524	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	466.49/cwt	420.00–515.00	1,721	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	223.04/cwt	200.00–245.00	937	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	441.67/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,873	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	352.10/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,496	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	363.63/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,698	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,351	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	438.02/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,102	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	265.08/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,307	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	418.34/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,104	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	360.26/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,873	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	335.48/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,922	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	328.49/cwt	305.00–355.00	2,004	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	313.82/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,103	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	283.77/cwt	260.00–310.00	2,026	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	550.83/cwt	510.00–595.00	1,201	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	258	583.06/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,504	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	528.83/cwt	490.00–565.00	1,502	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,814	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	454.92/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,433	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	516.30/cwt	475.00–555.00	1,678	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	313.94/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,036	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	372	561.58/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,089	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	494.00/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,862	22
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,613	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	471.15/cwt	430.00–505.00	1,993	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,826	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	440.86/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,046	31
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	472.96/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,199	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.42/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,664	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	394.87/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,069	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,823	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	422.47/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,336	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	377.02/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,126	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	340.33/cwt	315.00–385.00	2,141	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	305.57/cwt	265.00–325.00	2,044	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,611	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	210.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,981	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,205	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	194.08/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,872	6
Bulls	—	—	1,856	211.67/cwt	203.00–225.00	3,929	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	851	123.62/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,052	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	134.03/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,264	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	150.70/cwt	134.00–160.00	1,662	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	168.35/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,047	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	181.68/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,389	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,700	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Mar 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 836Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 144Year ago 160

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,480	187.00–200.00	194.08
7	—	1,856	203.00–225.00	211.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,103	134.00–160.00	150.70
33	—	1,216	161.00–174.00	168.35
28	—	1,315	175.00–189.00	181.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	943	130.00–144.00	134.03
11	—	851	110.00–135.00	123.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	420	200.00–245.00	223.04
2	450–500	493	250.00–280.00	265.08
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	405.00–460.00	433.13
9	250–300	276	420.00–490.00	448.52
11	300–350	330	445.00–510.00	461.93
21	350–400	369	420.00–515.00	466.49
27	400–450	424	400.00–485.00	441.67
29	450–500	480	400.00–465.00	438.02
18	500–550	520	320.00–390.00	360.26
27	550–600	573	300.00–365.00	335.48
7	600–650	610	305.00–355.00	328.49
4	650–700	670	290.00–340.00	313.82
4	700–750	714	260.00–310.00	283.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	255.00–280.00	267.02
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	425	300.00–375.00	352.10
3	450–500	467	330.00–385.00	363.63
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	495.00	495.00
3	500–550	503	415.00–420.00	418.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	280.00–350.00	313.94
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	510.00–595.00	550.83
12	250–300	284	490.00–565.00	528.83
12	300–350	325	475.00–555.00	516.30
22	350–400	377	440.00–530.00	494.00
28	400–450	423	430.00–505.00	471.15
31	450–500	464	395.00–460.00	440.86
16	500–550	524	360.00–420.00	394.87
18	550–600	564	340.00–400.00	377.02
13	600–650	629	315.00–385.00	340.33
12	650–700	669	265.00–325.00	305.57
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	758	210.00–215.00	212.51
2	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	943	200.00–220.00	210.03
1	950–1000	980	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	575.00–600.00	583.06
2	300–350	310	585.00	585.00
7	350–400	372	545.00–575.00	561.58
5	450–500	465	470.00–480.00	472.96
2	550–600	553	415.00–430.00	422.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	315	450.00–460.00	454.92
3	350–400	378	425.00–430.00	426.72
2	400–450	440	410.00–420.00	415.00
3	450–500	475	305.00–375.00	350.42
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	335.00–340.00	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	340	550.00–575.00	562.32
9	350–400	374	520.00–550.00	540.60
6	400–450	420	475.00–530.00	502.71
6	450–500	465	470.00–475.00	473.32
23	500–550	527	435.00–460.00	444.15
2	550–600	565	440.00	440.00
15	600–650	626	335.00–395.00	375.40
2	650–700	673	350.00–360.00	354.98
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	537	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	590	355.00	355.00

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.