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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 30

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 79▼ 38 vs year ago 73 · −52.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 13 vs year ago 47 · −27.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 lower 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 $202.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$202.50

2 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−136.29

vs NC average

−184.30 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	215.00	1,387	1thin
Medium and Large 2	650	190.00	1,235	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

202.50

—

NC average9 barns · 146 hd

338.79

−136.29

National average167 barns · 10,430 hd

386.80

−184.30

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	1,745	212.00	3,699	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	164.45	2,021	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	821	129.05	1,059	8thin

Every lot

26 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	377.00/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,037	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	243.41/cwt	205.00–280.00	998	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	926	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,917	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	393.05/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,064	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,664	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	116.97/cwt	105.00–125.00	942	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	836	141.12/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,180	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	162.63/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,740	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	146.19/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,665	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	179.28/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,503	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 79Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	495	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	410	205.00–280.00	243.41
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	350.00–405.00	377.00
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	730	260.00–265.00	262.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	525	385.00–405.00	393.05
1	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	805	105.00–125.00	116.97
4	—	836	135.00–147.00	141.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	160.00–168.00	162.63
8	—	1,396	175.00–190.00	179.28
6	—	1,139	139.00–151.00	146.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	212.00	212.00

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.