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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 2

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 35▼ 46 vs year ago 93 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 14▼ 24 vs year ago 49 · −49.0%

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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 — 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 $371.34/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +29.21 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$371.34

7 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.45

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	371.34	2,032	7thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

371.34

—

NC average8 barns · 207 hd

394.79

−23.45

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

+29.21

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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $309.49, median $342.13 across 7 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	1,618	184.45	2,984	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	157.69	1,952	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	133.06	1,147	7thin

Every lot

28 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. 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	225.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	795	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	517.29/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,112	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	412.99/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,156	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	459.10/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,529	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	455.39/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,730	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	432.07/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,862	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	438.15/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,051	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	414.84/cwt	375.00–440.00	2,165	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	338.72/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,917	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	184.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,984	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	150.80/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	125.96/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,132	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	144.37/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,624	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	161.02/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,039	8

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year ago 49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	180.00–190.00	184.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,266	156.00–166.00	161.02
2	—	1,125	136.00–151.00	144.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	144.00–157.00	150.80
5	—	899	110.00–141.00	125.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	500.00–540.00	517.29
2	250–300	280	385.00–440.00	412.99
2	300–350	333	415.00–500.00	459.10
2	350–400	380	440.00–470.00	455.39
4	400–450	431	390.00–460.00	432.07
3	450–500	468	410.00–470.00	438.15
3	500–550	522	375.00–440.00	414.84
4	550–600	566	330.00–355.00	338.72
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	353	210.00–240.00	225.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00

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.