Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 5.00 lower 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 $258.20/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −113.92 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$258.20

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$74.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

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	262.72	1,431	62
Medium and Large 2	553	188.17	1,041	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.55/cwt here — about $390 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 sale66 hd

258.20

—

NC average9 barns · 340 hd

265.51

−7.31

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−113.92

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	1,536	163.05	2,504	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	138.26	1,666	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	927	104.91	972	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	245.94/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,409	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	270.10/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,140	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	188.00/cwt	170.00–205.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	200.12/cwt	185.00–215.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	212.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	195.71/cwt	150.00–220.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	322.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	183.14/cwt	170.00–200.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	219.32/cwt	210.00–252.50	1,570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	263.44/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,262	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	284.68/cwt	240.00–310.00	908	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	301.10/cwt	285.00–310.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	182.52/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	239.42/cwt	212.00–262.00	1,492	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	287.21/cwt	230.00–320.00	1,074	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	208.66/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	338.46/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	346.56/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	193.10/cwt	160.00–220.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	308.33/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	289.89/cwt	250.00–335.00	1,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	268.30/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	348.88/cwt	300.00–397.50	1,455	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	334.50/cwt	320.00–347.50	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	299.97/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	378.55/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,438	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	311.97/cwt	275.00–340.00	836	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	256.94/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,472	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	227.32/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	228.11/cwt	200.00–260.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	306.71/cwt	255.00–375.00	1,150	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	266.89/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,399	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	148.09/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,907	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	134.24/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,536	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	114.09/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,299	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	326.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	219.93/cwt	210.00–230.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.58/cwt	235.00–272.50	1,342	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	220.98/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	257.53/cwt	217.00–305.00	1,615	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	303.92/cwt	250.00–350.00	982	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	175.98/cwt	150.00–200.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	200.35/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	185.47/cwt	150.00–205.00	875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	210.83/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	218.44/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	296.72/cwt	240.00–355.00	1,403	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	244.13/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	296.86/cwt	265.00–350.00	1,285	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	142.91/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,819	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	177.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,164	9
Bulls	—	—	1,428	161.58/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,307	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	92.18/cwt	80.00–98.00	819	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	111.13/cwt	102.00–121.00	996	6

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 Feb 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 937Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 229Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	300.00–335.00	322.55
5	250–300	269	285.00–310.00	301.10
17	300–350	319	240.00–310.00	284.68
18	350–400	374	230.00–320.00	287.21
30	400–450	422	240.00–300.00	270.10
27	450–500	479	225.00–280.00	263.44
15	500–550	523	235.00–272.50	256.58
29	550–600	573	215.00–270.00	245.94
27	600–650	623	212.00–262.00	239.42
6	650–700	675	210.00–232.50	220.98
9	700–750	716	210.00–252.50	219.32
3	750–800	774	200.00–213.00	208.66
2	850–900	883	175.00–190.00	182.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	200.00	200.00
3	250–300	283	170.00–205.00	188.00
2	300–350	328	210.00–215.00	212.40
5	350–400	360	185.00–215.00	200.12
4	400–450	425	150.00–220.00	195.71
6	450–500	482	160.00–220.00	193.10
3	500–550	515	170.00–200.00	183.14
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
2	650–700	668	180.00–185.00	182.53
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	320.00–340.00	326.67
10	250–300	268	275.00–340.00	311.97
20	300–350	323	250.00–350.00	303.92
32	350–400	375	255.00–375.00	306.71
22	400–450	433	265.00–350.00	296.86
30	450–500	473	240.00–355.00	296.72
36	500–550	524	230.00–300.00	266.89
26	550–600	573	220.00–280.00	256.94
22	600–650	627	217.00–305.00	257.53
5	650–700	676	225.00–265.00	244.13
11	700–750	716	200.00–247.50	227.32
5	750–800	774	210.00–225.00	218.44
3	800–850	832	210.00–212.50	210.83
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	970	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	353	210.00–230.00	219.93
4	400–450	424	200.00–260.00	228.11
6	450–500	472	150.00–205.00	185.47
2	500–550	533	185.00–215.00	200.35
2	550–600	573	150.00–200.00	175.98
1	600–650	615	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	275	320.00–347.50	334.50
4	300–350	329	325.00–370.00	346.56
18	350–400	380	300.00–425.00	378.55
20	400–450	417	300.00–397.50	348.88
16	450–500	468	290.00–375.00	338.46
9	500–550	519	275.00–325.00	308.33
8	550–600	583	250.00–335.00	289.89
8	600–650	614	270.00–315.00	299.97
6	650–700	670	265.00–270.00	268.30
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,288	142.00–158.00	148.09
40	—	1,144	125.00–141.00	134.24
8	—	1,139	101.00–120.00	114.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	144.00	144.00
6	—	888	80.00–98.00	92.18
6	—	896	102.00–121.00	111.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	130.00–148.00	142.91
9	—	1,783	170.00–185.00	177.45
6	—	1,428	156.00–169.00	161.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

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