Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.73/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −95.41 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$256.73

65 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$86.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

vs NC average

−48.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	259.40	1,430	63
Medium and Large 2	555	172.50	957	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.90/cwt here — about $473 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale65 hd

256.73

—

NC average9 barns · 283 hd

256.32

+0.40

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−48.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−95.41

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	1,726	172.73	2,981	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	139.53	1,749	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	104.18	984	14

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	209.91/cwt	195.00–240.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	337.23/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,123	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	242.18/cwt	215.00–290.00	1,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	319.67/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,202	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	240.35/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	173.80/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	264.52/cwt	210.00–285.00	1,354	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	282.41/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,339	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	596	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,550	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	408.33/cwt	345.00–450.00	1,319	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	385.85/cwt	339.00–425.00	1,447	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	275.38/cwt	232.00–300.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	364.18/cwt	320.00–425.00	1,562	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	835	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	379.77/cwt	325.00–420.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	414.29/cwt	395.00–440.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.47/cwt	250.00–322.00	1,659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	276.75/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	337.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,583	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	284.20/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,816	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	489	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	292.49/cwt	250.00–355.00	1,258	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	243.61/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,367	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	316.41/cwt	265.00–370.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	191.17/cwt	150.00–230.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	239.72/cwt	200.00–330.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	160.20/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	138.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,688	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	123.18/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	152.33/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,090	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	319.68/cwt	245.00–380.00	854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	293.15/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,249	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	251.78/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,443	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	167.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	199.78/cwt	180.00–210.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	229.57/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	276.90/cwt	245.00–325.00	1,310	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	178.52/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	276.24/cwt	235.00–325.00	1,417	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	178.43/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	323.42/cwt	285.00–395.00	1,038	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	363.11/cwt	330.00–410.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	319.49/cwt	255.00–410.00	1,201	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	268.63/cwt	235.00–295.00	1,652	14
Bulls	—	—	1,769	174.30/cwt	167.00–178.00	3,083	7
Bulls	—	—	1,777	182.52/cwt	178.00–193.00	3,243	8
Bulls	—	—	1,487	142.96/cwt	128.00–160.00	2,126	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	94.07/cwt	81.00–104.00	901	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	117.67/cwt	106.00–135.00	1,090	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 Mar 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 0Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 0Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	395.00–440.00	414.29
5	250–300	282	325.00–420.00	379.77
22	300–350	323	345.00–450.00	408.33
16	350–400	375	339.00–425.00	385.85
25	400–450	429	320.00–425.00	364.18
14	450–500	469	320.00–350.00	337.52
4	500–550	508	232.00–300.00	275.38
12	550–600	575	250.00–322.00	288.47
10	600–650	630	260.00–290.00	276.75
1	650–700	650	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	715	216.00	216.00
4	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	489	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	516	352.00	352.00
5	600–650	612	305.00	305.00
16	650–700	671	272.00–290.00	284.20
5	700–750	703	236.00	236.00
9	800–850	835	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	210.00	210.00
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	340	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	424	195.00–240.00	209.91
1	500–550	515	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	835	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	870	162.00–165.00	163.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	267	245.00–380.00	319.68
25	300–350	333	290.00–350.00	337.23
26	350–400	376	280.00–350.00	319.67
15	400–450	426	260.00–320.00	293.15
31	450–500	474	245.00–300.00	282.41
28	500–550	512	210.00–285.00	264.52
20	550–600	573	210.00–280.00	251.78
5	600–650	613	215.00–260.00	240.35
8	650–700	671	215.00–290.00	242.18
4	800–850	839	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	865	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	910	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	596	260.00	260.00
8	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	180.00–210.00	199.78
2	400–450	428	150.00–230.00	191.17
5	450–500	474	200.00–330.00	239.72
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	580	160.00–175.00	167.50
4	600–650	616	150.00–190.00	173.80
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	873	150.00–170.00	160.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	265.00–370.00	316.41
3	250–300	260	330.00–410.00	363.11
7	300–350	321	285.00–395.00	323.42
17	350–400	376	255.00–410.00	319.49
12	400–450	430	250.00–355.00	292.49
13	450–500	473	245.00–325.00	276.90
12	500–550	513	235.00–325.00	276.24
7	550–600	561	220.00–295.00	243.61
14	600–650	615	235.00–295.00	268.63
3	650–700	663	200.00–255.00	229.57
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	895	175.00	175.00
2	900–950	923	170.00–187.00	178.52
2	950–1000	958	170.00–187.00	178.43
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,215	130.00–145.00	138.94
16	—	1,217	110.00–129.00	123.18
23	—	1,372	146.00–159.00	152.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	958	81.00–104.00	94.07
6	—	926	106.00–135.00	117.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,769	167.00–178.00	174.30
8	—	1,777	178.00–193.00	182.52
3	—	1,487	128.00–160.00	142.96

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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