Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 1.00 to 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

8 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.72/cwt on 90 head, down $16.08 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +19.58 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$371.72

▼ 16.08 vs prior sale

90 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$715

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$138.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs NC average

−49.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	373.25	2,031	89
Medium and Large 3	560	235.00	1,316	1thin

One grade step is worth $138.25/cwt here — about $715 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $352.13 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale90 hd

371.72

—

NC average9 barns · 322 hd

373.25

−1.54

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−49.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

+19.58

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	—	Low	1,668	188.22	3,140	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	154.18	1,917	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	128.19	1,236	26

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	262.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	571.27/cwt	535.00–600.00	1,548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	282	627.10/cwt	615.00–645.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	550.19/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,217	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	431.42/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	319.06/cwt	285.00–342.50	2,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	426.71/cwt	380.00–455.00	2,001	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	479.95/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	310.37/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	309.82/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	328.70/cwt	295.00–365.00	2,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	495.52/cwt	465.00–535.00	1,908	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	298	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	465.09/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	312.94/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	506.84/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	428.22/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	320.10/cwt	310.00–330.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	330.03/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	322.26/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	323.40/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	153.49/cwt	130.00–171.00	2,445	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	138.95/cwt	130.00–163.00	1,388	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	173.34/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,295	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	141.72/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,681	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	118.96/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,111	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	267.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	205.15/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,820	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	186.79/cwt	160.00–197.00	2,905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	599.29/cwt	575.00–625.00	1,912	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	370.19/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	340.19/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	438.93/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	310.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	413.22/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	484.03/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	452.71/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	587.15/cwt	570.00–605.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	357.58/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	442.72/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,360	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	359.15/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,054	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	276.41/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	414.54/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	353.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	379.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	385.03/cwt	340.00–415.00	2,010	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	437.40/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,658	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	469.42/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,000	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	436.07/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,395	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	492.21/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,092	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	506.12/cwt	410.00–550.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	358.93/cwt	320.00–395.00	2,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	224.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	326.96/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	386.33/cwt	370.00–400.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	318.57/cwt	280.00–330.00	2,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	397.98/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,272	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	579.09/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,842	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	322.99/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,006	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	248.93/cwt	215.00–275.00	2,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	411.49/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,169	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	457.30/cwt	400.00–485.00	2,154	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	566.99/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	159.06/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,015	44

How this sale compares

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 416Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 99Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

8 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	234	410.00–550.00	506.12
8	250–300	271	535.00–600.00	571.27
19	300–350	318	540.00–610.00	579.09
11	350–400	385	465.00–535.00	495.52
15	400–450	426	445.00–495.00	469.42
33	450–500	471	400.00–485.00	457.30
24	500–550	527	375.00–450.00	411.49
15	550–600	571	375.00–415.00	397.98
6	600–650	618	320.00–395.00	358.93
7	650–700	679	295.00–365.00	328.70
4	700–750	723	285.00–342.50	319.06
2	750–800	770	250.00–275.00	262.66
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
4	850–900	893	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	615.00–645.00	627.10
6	350–400	373	550.00–585.00	566.99
2	400–450	403	520.00–580.00	550.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	317	500.00–520.00	506.84
4	350–400	375	375.00–450.00	428.22
3	400–450	432	290.00–350.00	310.37
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	565	290.00–330.00	309.82
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	305.00–360.00	340.19
5	350–400	374	295.00–350.00	322.26
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	400.00–425.00	413.22
2	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	409.70
2	450–500	473	365.00–375.00	370.19
2	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	298	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	323	470.00–490.00	479.95
3	350–400	360	460.00–470.00	465.09
7	500–550	508	430.00–440.00	431.42
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	370.00–400.00	386.33
10	250–300	280	400.00–460.00	414.54
16	300–350	320	380.00–455.00	436.07
25	350–400	379	375.00–460.00	437.40
16	400–450	427	400.00–480.00	438.93
25	450–500	469	380.00–455.00	426.71
38	500–550	522	340.00–415.00	385.03
38	550–600	572	325.00–385.00	359.15
11	600–650	621	300.00–345.00	322.99
5	650–700	670	315.00–335.00	326.96
6	700–750	726	280.00–330.00	318.57
3	750–800	780	265.00–290.00	276.41
5	800–850	817	215.00–275.00	248.93
2	850–900	888	220.00–230.00	224.99
1	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	310.00–330.00	320.10
2	300–350	328	320.00–325.00	322.44
7	350–400	365	285.00–360.00	323.40
6	400–450	421	290.00–360.00	312.94
3	450–500	493	320.00–340.00	330.03
2	650–700	670	260.00–270.00	265.15
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	818	200.00–210.00	205.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	328	260.00–275.00	267.67
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	357.58
2	500–550	518	300.00–320.00	310.34
3	550–600	573	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	545.00	545.00
6	350–400	397	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	875	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	600.00–650.00	625.00
10	300–350	319	575.00–625.00	599.29
2	350–400	378	570.00–605.00	587.15
13	400–450	425	460.00–520.00	492.21
13	450–500	473	475.00–525.00	484.03
11	500–550	533	400.00–475.00	442.72
9	550–600	571	445.00–470.00	452.71
2	600–650	603	370.00–390.00	379.96
3	700–750	718	340.00–370.00	353.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	130.00–171.00	153.49
7	—	1,862	202.00–211.00	205.15
10	—	1,555	160.00–197.00	186.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	999	130.00–163.00	138.95
14	—	934	108.00–130.00	118.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	170.00–176.00	173.34
28	—	1,186	130.00–149.00	141.72
44	—	1,267	150.00–169.00	159.06

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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

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