Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $209.41/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −162.71 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$209.41

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$618

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$121.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.66

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	251.46	1,372	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	165.00	903	2thin
Medium and Large 3	580	130.00	754	1thin

One grade step is worth $121.46/cwt here — about $618 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

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 sale7 hd

209.41

—

NC average7 barns · 130 hd

241.07

−31.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−162.71

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	1,812	156.11	2,829	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	139.90	1,884	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	101.33	973	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	250–300	270	209.72/cwt	205.00–215.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	187.32/cwt	170.00–205.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	255.29/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	219.74/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	216.64/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	237.37/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	282.77/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	223.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	249.34/cwt	232.00–275.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	243.44/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	242.92/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	145.47/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,939	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	138.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,886	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	162.17/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	280.17/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,336	3

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

Mon Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 92Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	205.00–215.00	209.72
1	400–450	405	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	490	170.00–205.00	187.32
1	500–550	545	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	550	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
2	800–850	830	150.00–165.00	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	425	245.00–260.00	255.29
3	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	280.17
2	500–550	518	230.00–255.00	242.92
2	550–600	573	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	638	227.00–260.00	243.44
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	232.00–275.00	249.34
2	400–450	423	235.00–240.00	237.37
3	450–500	478	220.00–230.00	223.94
8	500–550	529	210.00–232.00	219.74
3	550–600	568	200.00–225.00	216.64
2	650–700	655	200.00–205.00	202.52
1	700–750	720	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	695	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	478	265.00–300.00	282.77
2	500–550	520	280.00–290.00	284.90
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,333	144.00–147.00	145.47
14	—	1,366	130.00–142.00	138.09
1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
2	—	970	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,853	160.00–164.00	162.17

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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