Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.95/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −39.01 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$276.95

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$704

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

$120.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−97.90

vs NC average

−148.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	325.23	1,774	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	204.52	1,070	2thin

One grade step is worth $120.71/cwt here — about $704 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale5 hd

276.95

—

NC average10 barns · 340 hd

374.85

−97.90

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−148.24

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−39.01

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	1,757	204.27	3,590	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	169.00	2,100	21

Every lot, as filed

39 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	408.62/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	439.56/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	204.52/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	182.26/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,338	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	167.69/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,970	6
Bulls	—	—	1,708	192.91/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	208.81/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,711	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	144.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	324.12/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	416.64/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	471.42/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	384.43/cwt	345.00–420.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	419.01/cwt	390.00–450.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.82/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	325.35/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	397.37/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	274.75/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	230.02/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	390.26/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	343.41/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 20Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 18Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	270	465.00–480.00	471.42
4	300–350	316	375.00–440.00	408.62
4	400–450	429	420.00–460.00	439.56
3	450–500	475	370.00–410.00	397.37
3	500–550	523	325.00–355.00	343.41
2	550–600	585	300.00–330.00	315.00
3	600–650	618	285.00–345.00	322.82
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	720	250.00–290.00	274.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	324.12
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	390.00–450.00	419.01
2	250–300	285	375.00–405.00	390.26
5	300–350	324	345.00–420.00	384.43
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	409	385.00–430.00	416.64
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	538	300.00–350.00	325.35
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	935	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,038	220.00–240.00	230.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	523	185.00–225.00	204.52
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,283	175.00–194.00	182.26
6	—	1,175	155.00–172.00	167.69
5	—	1,243	140.00–150.00	144.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	185.00–200.00	192.91
5	—	1,777	205.00–213.00	208.81

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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