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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 16

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 96▼ 42 vs year ago 62 · −67.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 38▼ 11 vs year ago 29 · −37.9%

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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

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $325.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$325.00

1 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.13

vs NC average

−52.15 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	325.00	2,259	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

325.00

—

NC average8 barns · 117 hd

309.87

+15.13

National average158 barns · 9,105 hd

377.15

−52.15

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	—	High	1,895	197.00	3,733	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	149.13	1,663	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	132.65	1,154	5thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	391.82/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,618	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,327	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	377.94/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,221	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	348.15/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,507	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	337.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,748	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	322.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,831	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	305.00/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,983	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,453	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,020	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	126.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,083	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	142.24/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,263	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	123.23/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,321	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,850	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	158.11/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,836	4

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 96Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 38Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	120.00–130.00	126.26
2	—	888	134.00–151.00	142.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,161	151.00–165.00	158.11
3	—	1,072	116.00–130.00	123.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,780	194.00	194.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	350.00–395.00	377.94
3	400–450	433	320.00–400.00	348.15
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	413	370.00–415.00	391.82
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	330.00–345.00	337.54
2	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	322.42
2	650–700	650	285.00–325.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00

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.