Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 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 .

10 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.97/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −111.17 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$240.97

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$57.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.29

vs NC average

−56.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	245.25	1,302	25
Medium and Large 2	565	187.46	1,059	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.79/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale27 hd

240.97

—

NC average8 barns · 207 hd

225.67

+15.29

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−56.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−111.17

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	—	High	1,812	174.35	3,159	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	138.76	1,835	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	101.30	973	7thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	196.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	229.36/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	253.05/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,058	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	230.24/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	266.23/cwt	240.00–295.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	184.46/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	195.86/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	258.31/cwt	230.00–275.00	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	286.27/cwt	265.00–315.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	250.46/cwt	245.00–262.50	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	297.50/cwt	285.00–310.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	262.32/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,267	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	339.65/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	288.30/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	317.83/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	310.63/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	312.66/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	252.51/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	300.40/cwt	250.00–365.00	1,096	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	299.48/cwt	250.00–320.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	94.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	921	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	118.18/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,346	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	137.95/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,742	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	148.31/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,182	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	110.18/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	179.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	167.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,939	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	262.73/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	308.07/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	284.23/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.15/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	271.73/cwt	220.00–315.00	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	249.00/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,290	20

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 695Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 145Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 2

10 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	326	250.00–320.00	299.48
11	350–400	365	250.00–365.00	300.40
7	400–450	423	240.00–315.00	284.23
9	450–500	479	220.00–315.00	271.73
10	500–550	522	265.00–325.00	308.07
7	550–600	577	220.00–290.00	252.51
5	600–650	621	220.00–290.00	262.73
2	650–700	655	230.00–270.00	250.15
3	700–750	715	190.00–200.00	196.71
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	610	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	685	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	245.00–262.50	250.46
7	250–300	273	265.00–315.00	286.27
6	300–350	319	240.00–295.00	266.23
10	350–400	379	230.00–275.00	258.31
16	400–450	418	220.00–275.00	253.05
22	450–500	483	220.00–277.50	262.32
20	500–550	518	200.00–265.00	249.00
5	550–600	582	200.00–245.00	230.24
5	600–650	614	210.00–260.00	229.36
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	715	192.50–200.00	195.86
3	750–800	780	177.50–188.00	184.46
2	800–850	823	170.00–180.00	174.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	395	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	468	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	565	185.00–190.00	187.46
1	600–650	630	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	725	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	285.00–310.00	297.50
1	300–350	335	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	431	295.00–355.00	339.65
3	450–500	468	285.00–330.00	310.63
9	500–550	516	260.00–330.00	312.66
13	550–600	570	285.00–322.00	317.83
6	650–700	670	278.00–298.00	288.30
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	855	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	970	210.00–220.00	215.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	580	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	90.00–100.00	94.64
3	—	945	103.00–119.00	110.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,139	104.00–123.00	118.18
29	—	1,263	130.00–143.00	137.95
24	—	1,471	144.00–159.00	148.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,853	177.00–185.00	179.67
3	—	1,757	160.00–170.00	167.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle