Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $382.93/cwt on 39 head, up $10.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +10.81 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$382.93

▲ 10.89 vs prior sale

39 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$74.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.65

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	384.85	2,099	38
Medium and Large 2	590	310.00	1,829	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.85/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $322.14, median $372.12 across 32 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 sale39 hd

382.93

—

NC average9 barns · 264 hd

395.58

−12.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

+10.81

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	—	Average	1,682	203.55	3,425	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	169.05	2,071	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	150.00	2,700	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	128.83	1,156	22

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,480	194.08/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.26/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,873	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	540.60/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	335.48/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,922	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	433.13/cwt	405.00–460.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	438.02/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,102	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	528.83/cwt	490.00–565.00	1,502	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	283.77/cwt	260.00–310.00	2,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	516.30/cwt	475.00–555.00	1,678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	210.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	313.82/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	550.83/cwt	510.00–595.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	561.58/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,578	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	440.86/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,046	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	472.96/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	258	583.06/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	441.67/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,873	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	444.15/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,341	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	461.93/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	562.32/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	448.52/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,238	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	473.32/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	502.71/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	340.33/cwt	315.00–385.00	2,141	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	394.87/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,069	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	375.40/cwt	335.00–395.00	2,350	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	466.49/cwt	420.00–515.00	1,721	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	377.02/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,126	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	494.00/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,862	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	223.04/cwt	200.00–245.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	471.15/cwt	430.00–505.00	1,993	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	305.57/cwt	265.00–325.00	2,044	12
Bulls	—	—	1,856	211.67/cwt	203.00–225.00	3,929	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	150.70/cwt	134.00–160.00	1,662	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	168.35/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,047	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	181.68/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,389	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	134.03/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,264	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	123.62/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,052	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	265.08/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	267.02/cwt	255.00–280.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	454.92/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.42/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	352.10/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	313.94/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	363.63/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	418.34/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	328.49/cwt	305.00–355.00	2,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	422.47/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 836Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 144Year ago 160

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,480	187.00–200.00	194.08
7	—	1,856	203.00–225.00	211.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,103	134.00–160.00	150.70
33	—	1,216	161.00–174.00	168.35
28	—	1,315	175.00–189.00	181.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	943	130.00–144.00	134.03
11	—	851	110.00–135.00	123.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	420	200.00–245.00	223.04
2	450–500	493	250.00–280.00	265.08
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	405.00–460.00	433.13
9	250–300	276	420.00–490.00	448.52
11	300–350	330	445.00–510.00	461.93
21	350–400	369	420.00–515.00	466.49
27	400–450	424	400.00–485.00	441.67
29	450–500	480	400.00–465.00	438.02
18	500–550	520	320.00–390.00	360.26
27	550–600	573	300.00–365.00	335.48
7	600–650	610	305.00–355.00	328.49
4	650–700	670	290.00–340.00	313.82
4	700–750	714	260.00–310.00	283.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	255.00–280.00	267.02
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	425	300.00–375.00	352.10
3	450–500	467	330.00–385.00	363.63
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	495.00	495.00
3	500–550	503	415.00–420.00	418.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	280.00–350.00	313.94
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	510.00–595.00	550.83
12	250–300	284	490.00–565.00	528.83
12	300–350	325	475.00–555.00	516.30
22	350–400	377	440.00–530.00	494.00
28	400–450	423	430.00–505.00	471.15
31	450–500	464	395.00–460.00	440.86
16	500–550	524	360.00–420.00	394.87
18	550–600	564	340.00–400.00	377.02
13	600–650	629	315.00–385.00	340.33
12	650–700	669	265.00–325.00	305.57
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	758	210.00–215.00	212.51
2	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	943	200.00–220.00	210.03
1	950–1000	980	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	575.00–600.00	583.06
2	300–350	310	585.00	585.00
7	350–400	372	545.00–575.00	561.58
5	450–500	465	470.00–480.00	472.96
2	550–600	553	415.00–430.00	422.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	315	450.00–460.00	454.92
3	350–400	378	425.00–430.00	426.72
2	400–450	440	410.00–420.00	415.00
3	450–500	475	305.00–375.00	350.42
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	335.00–340.00	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	340	550.00–575.00	562.32
9	350–400	374	520.00–550.00	540.60
6	400–450	420	475.00–530.00	502.71
6	450–500	465	470.00–475.00	473.32
23	500–550	527	435.00–460.00	444.15
2	550–600	565	440.00	440.00
15	600–650	626	335.00–395.00	375.40
2	650–700	673	350.00–360.00	354.98
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	537	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	590	355.00	355.00

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.

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