Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Offerings to light to trend due to weather

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.80/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −111.32 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$260.80

3 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+21.50

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	260.80	1,444	3thin

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

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 sale3 hd

260.80

—

NC average5 barns · 68 hd

239.30

+21.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−111.32

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	1,636	175.32	2,868	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	135.16	1,756	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	83.84	812	2thin

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)	1,050	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	500–550	543	263.70/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	232.64/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	218.73/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	287.20/cwt	245.00–330.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	135.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,873	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	171.65/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,734	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	184.48/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,215	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	83.84/cwt	78.00–91.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,663	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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Feb 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 66Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Offerings to light to trend due to weather

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	358	245.00–330.00	287.20
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	543	252.50–275.00	263.70
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	227.50	227.50
2	800–850	823	227.50–237.50	232.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	738	212.50–225.00	218.73
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	130.00–138.00	135.26
1	—	1,260	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,080	154.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	78.00–91.00	83.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	165.00–174.00	171.65
2	—	1,743	179.00–189.00	184.48

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle