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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 20▼ 8 vs year ago 87 · −9.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 18▲ 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.95/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −39.01 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$276.95

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$704

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

$120.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−97.90

vs NC average

−148.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	325.23	1,774	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	204.52	1,070	2thin

One grade step is worth $120.71/cwt here — about $704 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

276.95

—

NC average10 barns · 340 hd

374.85

−97.90

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−148.24

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−39.01

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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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	1,757	204.27	3,590	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	169.00	2,100	21

Every lot

39 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	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	419.01/cwt	390.00–450.00	955	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	390.26/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,112	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	384.43/cwt	345.00–420.00	1,246	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	416.64/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,704	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	204.52/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,070	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	325.35/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,750	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,038	230.02/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,388	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	471.42/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,273	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	408.62/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,291	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	324.12/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,378	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	439.56/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,886	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	397.37/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,888	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	343.41/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,796	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,843	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	322.82/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,995	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	274.75/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,978	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	192.91/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	208.81/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,711	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	167.69/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,970	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	144.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,791	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	182.26/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,338	10

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 20Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 18Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	270	465.00–480.00	471.42
4	300–350	316	375.00–440.00	408.62
4	400–450	429	420.00–460.00	439.56
3	450–500	475	370.00–410.00	397.37
3	500–550	523	325.00–355.00	343.41
2	550–600	585	300.00–330.00	315.00
3	600–650	618	285.00–345.00	322.82
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	720	250.00–290.00	274.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	324.12
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	390.00–450.00	419.01
2	250–300	285	375.00–405.00	390.26
5	300–350	324	345.00–420.00	384.43
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	409	385.00–430.00	416.64
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	538	300.00–350.00	325.35
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	935	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,038	220.00–240.00	230.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	523	185.00–225.00	204.52
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,283	175.00–194.00	182.26
6	—	1,175	155.00–172.00	167.69
5	—	1,243	140.00–150.00	144.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	185.00–200.00	192.91
5	—	1,777	205.00–213.00	208.81

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.