Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison is due this week due to limited receipts and no sale coverage the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.20/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −115.93 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$236.20

30 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NC average

−57.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	236.20	1,285	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale30 hd

236.20

—

NC average1 barns · 30 hd

236.20

+0.00

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−57.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−115.93

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	—	Low	1,741	143.54	2,499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	127.88	1,691	121
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,940	118.00	2,289	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	99.25	968	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	114.53/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,382	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	134.36/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,839	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	126.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,658	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,289	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	103.85/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,005	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	86.99/cwt	77.00–98.00	864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	151.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,510	3
Bulls	—	—	1,764	141.90/cwt	134.00–149.00	2,503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	269.03/cwt	257.50–285.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	290.84/cwt	235.00–347.50	1,094	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	268.63/cwt	250.00–285.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	239.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	204.25/cwt	160.00–235.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	246.28/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,423	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	230.79/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	168.05/cwt	140.00–195.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	242.76/cwt	230.00–255.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.42/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,318	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	242.19/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,269	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	279.41/cwt	250.00–312.50	905	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	223.68/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,510	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	986	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	261.99/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	283.20/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,059	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	226.25/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	162.91/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	278.71/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	233.50/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,429	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	214.17/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	281.87/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,198	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	246.76/cwt	220.00–262.50	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	258.88/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	341.66/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,291	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	228.37/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,302	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	308.36/cwt	287.00–345.00	1,323	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	326.90/cwt	255.00–370.00	1,036	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	188.92/cwt	177.50–200.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	242.43/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	253.50/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	243.29/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	306.30/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,311	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	265.41/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,372	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	291.39/cwt	260.00–340.00	935	9

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 Jan 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 535Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 100Year ago 201

No price comparison is due this week due to limited receipts and no sale coverage the previous week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,207	110.00–119.00	114.53
34	—	1,369	131.00–143.00	134.36
80	—	1,313	120.00–130.00	126.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	968	100.00–111.00	103.85
3	—	993	77.00–98.00	86.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,652	150.00–156.00	151.94
12	—	1,764	134.00–149.00	141.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	235.00–245.00	239.95
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
4	400–450	423	160.00–235.00	204.25
2	450–500	490	210.00–215.00	212.50
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	585	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	850	172.00	172.00
5	950–1000	986	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	257.50–285.00	269.03
7	250–300	268	250.00–285.00	268.63
9	300–350	321	260.00–340.00	291.39
8	350–400	376	235.00–347.50	290.84
16	400–450	428	270.00–340.00	306.30
16	450–500	470	250.00–310.00	280.42
15	500–550	517	240.00–290.00	265.41
12	550–600	578	230.00–285.00	246.28
5	600–650	623	235.00–260.00	243.29
7	650–700	674	215.00–235.00	230.79
1	700–750	700	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	785	202.00	202.00
1	800–850	815	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	375	200.00–210.00	205.07
1	400–450	405	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	485	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	620	170.00–180.00	175.04
3	650–700	668	140.00–195.00	168.05
2	700–750	715	150.00–176.00	162.91
1	750–800	750	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	230.00–255.00	242.76
4	250–300	290	220.00–262.50	246.76
14	300–350	324	250.00–312.50	279.41
19	350–400	374	240.00–315.00	283.20
16	400–450	425	240.00–300.00	281.87
8	450–500	483	250.00–295.00	261.99
17	500–550	524	230.00–270.00	242.19
13	550–600	570	200.00–252.50	228.37
16	600–650	612	200.00–260.00	233.50
9	650–700	675	200.00–232.50	223.68
2	700–750	720	222.50–230.00	226.25
9	750–800	770	200.00–216.00	214.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	317	255.00–370.00	326.90
12	350–400	378	300.00–355.00	341.66
6	400–450	429	287.00–345.00	308.36
2	450–500	453	320.00–325.00	322.49
5	500–550	516	260.00–290.00	278.71
8	550–600	584	245.00–285.00	258.88
2	600–650	625	252.00–255.00	253.50
3	650–700	684	240.00–247.50	242.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	522	177.50–200.00	188.92

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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