Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 16
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
20 head
76 vs last sale 96 42 vs year ago 62 · 67.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
20 vs last sale 38 11 vs year ago 29 · 37.9%
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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

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $325.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$325.00
1 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+15.13
vs NC average
52.15 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1695325.002,2591thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
325.00
NC average8 barns · 117 hd
309.87
+15.13
National average158 barns · 9,105 hd
377.15
−52.15
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
BullsHigh1,895197.003,7332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,115149.131,6639thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low870132.651,1545thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsLean 85-90%858126.26/cwt120.00–130.001,0833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,088170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161158.11/cwt151.00–165.001,8364
Bulls2,010200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,0201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,072123.23/cwt116.00–130.001,3213
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450433348.15/cwt320.00–400.001,5073
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323377.94/cwt350.00–395.001,2213
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518337.54/cwt330.00–345.001,7482
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568322.42/cwt320.00–325.001,8312
Bulls1,780194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,4531
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650305.00/cwt285.00–325.001,9832
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2591
CowsLean 85-90%888142.24/cwt134.00–151.001,2632
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,3271
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6131
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413391.82/cwt370.00–415.001,6182
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681

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.