Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.35/cwt on 46 head, up $10.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −9.79 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$342.35

▲ 10.70 vs prior sale

46 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$870

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

$166.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.35

vs NC average

−73.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	351.48	1,943	43
Medium and Large 2	578	224.68	1,299	2thin
Medium and Large 3	580	185.00	1,073	1thin

One grade step is worth $166.48/cwt here — about $870 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.

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 sale46 hd

342.35

—

NC average8 barns · 239 hd

375.70

−33.35

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−73.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−9.79

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	1,728	201.84	3,487	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	170.18	2,051	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	130.30	1,231	23

Every lot, as filed

99 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	650–700	668	346.11/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,312	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	331.30/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	333.54/cwt	315.00–351.00	2,078	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	520.53/cwt	470.00–570.00	1,442	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	526.36/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,732	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	489.96/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	441.41/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.43/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	375.30/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,389	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	412.25/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	308.17/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	372.17/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	191.13/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	292.63/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	224.68/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	138.93/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,289	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	149.74/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,550	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	115.68/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,011	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,201	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	179.60/cwt	174.00–191.00	2,267	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	165.72/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,972	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	362.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	327	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,455	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	210.60/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,850	8
Bulls	—	—	1,637	190.74/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,972	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	243.47/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	385.16/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	371.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	414.79/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	527.25/cwt	470.00–595.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	299.56/cwt	250.00–325.00	2,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	547.79/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	446.11/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	367.02/cwt	340.00–405.00	2,088	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.52/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	252.54/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	290.94/cwt	275.00–293.00	2,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	388.20/cwt	365.00–435.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	334.74/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	351.69/cwt	320.00–385.00	2,001	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	459.20/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,511	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	370.98/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	497.69/cwt	460.00–530.00	2,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	600.11/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	444.86/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,650	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	469.63/cwt	430.00–505.00	1,982	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	332.56/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,218	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	450.85/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	484.21/cwt	445.00–515.00	1,056	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	385.98/cwt	340.00–405.00	2,046	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	446.34/cwt	410.00–480.00	2,075	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	488.23/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,357	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	556.65/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	351.23/cwt	315.00–385.00	1,851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	414.44/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,993	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	346.44/cwt	305.00–377.00	2,172	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	310.85/cwt	275.00–331.00	2,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	430.15/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,807	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	692	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	490.09/cwt	430.00–530.00	1,838	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	807	338.50/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,732	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1

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 →

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

Fri Mar 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 570Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 70Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	242	470.00–595.00	527.25
10	250–300	277	470.00–570.00	520.53
14	300–350	329	480.00–550.00	526.36
36	350–400	375	430.00–530.00	490.09
32	400–450	422	430.00–505.00	469.63
34	450–500	465	410.00–480.00	446.34
30	500–550	530	340.00–405.00	385.98
9	550–600	569	340.00–405.00	367.02
10	600–650	627	305.00–377.00	346.44
12	650–700	668	320.00–365.00	346.11
2	700–750	725	250.00–300.00	275.52
4	750–800	774	250.00–325.00	299.56
2	800–850	823	275.00–280.00	277.46
1	850–900	860	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00–395.00	372.17
2	350–400	378	360.00–390.00	375.30
2	450–500	473	300.00–365.00	331.30
2	500–550	520	250.00–280.00	265.43
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
4	500–550	513	420.00–465.00	441.41
1	550–600	555	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	300.00–305.00	302.50
2	450–500	478	237.00–250.00	243.47
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	440.00–450.00	444.90
2	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	414.79
3	450–500	478	360.00–380.00	371.52
2	550–600	593	325.00–330.00	327.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	692	372.00	372.00
12	700–750	724	360.00	360.00
27	800–850	807	336.00–340.00	338.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	485.00–495.00	489.96
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	590.00–610.00	600.11
5	300–350	322	520.00–570.00	556.65
7	350–400	372	500.00–570.00	547.79
6	400–450	410	460.00–530.00	497.69
7	450–500	463	430.00–475.00	450.85
4	500–550	520	425.00–485.00	446.11
3	550–600	568	365.00–435.00	388.20
3	600–650	610	360.00–400.00	385.16
5	650–700	677	370.00–375.00	370.98
1	750–800	780	339.00	339.00
4	800–850	810	334.00–335.00	334.74
1	850–900	860	300.00	300.00
9	950–1000	957	275.00–293.00	290.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	445.00–515.00	484.21
18	250–300	278	450.00–510.00	488.23
23	300–350	329	425.00–500.00	459.20
29	350–400	371	400.00–475.00	444.86
49	400–450	420	370.00–460.00	430.15
43	450–500	481	370.00–450.00	414.44
15	500–550	527	315.00–385.00	351.23
24	550–600	569	320.00–385.00	351.69
14	600–650	623	315.00–351.00	333.54
15	650–700	667	300.00–355.00	332.56
8	700–750	707	275.00–331.00	310.85
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	808	240.00–265.00	252.54
7	850–900	877	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	523	405.00–420.00	412.25
1	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	425	270.00–345.00	292.63
2	450–500	485	275.00–340.00	308.17
2	550–600	578	200.00–250.00	224.68
3	600–650	625	175.00–225.00	191.13
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	660	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	360.00–365.00	362.44
2	550–600	580	280.00–300.00	290.00
2	600–650	615	270.00–280.00	275.08
2	650–700	683	270.00–275.00	272.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	928	130.00–156.00	138.93
10	—	874	100.00–130.00	115.68
1	—	1,850	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,035	145.00–153.00	149.74
33	—	1,262	174.00–191.00	179.60
33	—	1,190	159.00–173.00	165.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,828	202.00–218.00	210.60
3	—	1,637	185.00–198.00	190.74
1	—	1,195	165.00	165.00

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