Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 2
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
47 head
12 vs last sale 35 46 vs year ago 93 · 49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
11 vs last sale 14 24 vs year ago 49 · 49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $371.34/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 5 of 5 comparable sales and sits +21.38 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.
Average price
$371.34
7 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
23.45
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547371.342,0327thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales
399371342314median 349.9704/1304/2705/1107/1307/20
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 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 sale7 hd
371.34
NC average8 barns · 207 hd
394.79
−23.45
This barn, trailing median5 sales
349.97
+21.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,618184.452,9842thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238157.691,95210
CowsLean 85-90%Average862133.061,1477thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,618184.45/cwt180.00–190.002,9842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266161.02/cwt156.00–166.002,0398
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125144.37/cwt136.00–151.001,6242
CowsLean 85-90%770150.80/cwt144.00–157.001,1612
CowsLean 85-90%899125.96/cwt110.00–141.001,1325
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5561
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468438.15/cwt410.00–470.002,0513
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280412.99/cwt385.00–440.001,1562
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333459.10/cwt415.00–500.001,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400390440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7161
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7171
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450431432.07/cwt390.00–460.001,8624
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566338.72/cwt330.00–355.001,9174
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5531
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522414.84/cwt375.00–440.002,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400353225.11/cwt210.00–240.007952
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5641
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0981
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215517.29/cwt500.00–540.001,1123
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380455.39/cwt440.00–470.001,7302

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.