Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.63/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.51 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$262.63

53 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$99.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.05

vs NC average

−44.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	264.51	1,432	52
Medium and Large 2	595	165.00	982	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.51/cwt here — about $450 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

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 sale53 hd

262.63

—

NC average8 barns · 253 hd

252.58

+10.05

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−44.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−89.51

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	1,315	179.00	2,354	1thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$1,659	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	800–850	838	210.95/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	373.07/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,377	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	338.94/cwt	284.00–360.00	1,603	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	312.58/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	376.26/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,573	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	309.18/cwt	250.00–370.00	1,738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	290.84/cwt	250.00–399.00	1,800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	248.38/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	365.67/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,218	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	274.79/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,426	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	222.48/cwt	200.00–245.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,354	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	1,562.86/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	975	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	317.22/cwt	252.50–385.00	1,507	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	258.51/cwt	227.50–285.00	1,486	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	219.81/cwt	217.00–222.50	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	247.65/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	252.82/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,567	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	331.66/cwt	290.00–375.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	308.39/cwt	250.00–355.00	1,314	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	317.83/cwt	265.00–385.00	1,186	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	324.92/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,092	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	216.43/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	232.44/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	216.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	341.95/cwt	310.00–370.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	248.37/cwt	200.00–277.00	1,421	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	297.69/cwt	265.00–360.00	819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	328.71/cwt	265.00–365.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	276.34/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,434	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	215.58/cwt	190.00–240.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	173.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	309.59/cwt	277.00–330.00	1,142	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	309.06/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,001	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	298.67/cwt	250.00–317.00	1,269	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	278.58/cwt	245.00–355.00	1,312	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	177.37/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	236.18/cwt	200.00–310.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	247.15/cwt	210.00–257.00	1,532	12

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 0Last week 28Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 15Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 1Year ago 3

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	228	265.00–365.00	328.71
18	250–300	275	265.00–360.00	297.69
24	300–350	324	260.00–340.00	309.06
24	350–400	369	277.00–330.00	309.59
35	400–450	425	250.00–317.00	298.67
32	450–500	471	245.00–355.00	278.58
30	500–550	519	235.00–290.00	276.34
22	550–600	572	200.00–277.00	248.37
12	600–650	620	210.00–257.00	247.15
5	650–700	673	200.00–310.00	236.18
4	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	838	205.00–217.00	210.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	323	190.00–240.00	215.58
3	400–450	408	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	490	175.00–180.00	177.50
1	550–600	595	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	680	160.00	160.00
4	700–750	715	170.00–180.00	173.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	333	310.00–400.00	365.67
11	350–400	369	325.00–400.00	373.07
21	400–450	418	325.00–395.00	376.26
8	450–500	473	284.00–360.00	338.94
14	500–550	528	270.00–350.00	312.58
17	550–600	562	250.00–370.00	309.18
16	600–650	619	250.00–399.00	290.84
13	650–700	690	240.00–272.00	248.38
1	950–1000	950	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	310.00–370.00	341.95
6	250–300	277	290.00–375.00	331.66
11	300–350	336	280.00–370.00	324.92
15	350–400	373	265.00–385.00	317.83
16	400–450	426	250.00–355.00	308.39
40	450–500	475	252.50–385.00	317.22
20	500–550	519	250.00–325.00	274.79
24	550–600	575	227.50–285.00	258.51
17	600–650	620	220.00–272.50	252.82
8	650–700	664	220.00–265.00	247.65
4	700–750	713	210.00–230.00	216.43
2	750–800	773	217.00–222.50	219.81
2	800–850	838	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	875	210.00–220.00	216.63
1	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	978	170.00–185.00	177.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	363	200.00–245.00	222.48
1	400–450	410	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	483	220.00–245.00	232.44
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	770	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	179.00	179.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,562.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,850.00	1,850.00

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

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