Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.32/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −95.80 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$276.32

49 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$90.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	280.00	1,519	47
Medium and Large 2	575	189.83	1,092	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.17/cwt here — about $428 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

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 sale49 hd

276.32

—

NC average9 barns · 241 hd

287.78

−11.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−95.80

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	1,553	174.47	2,709	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	142.46	1,785	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	829	98.55	816	14

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	300–350	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	333.88/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	384.57/cwt	270.00–425.00	1,446	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	225.88/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	277.93/cwt	260.00–300.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	287.68/cwt	225.00–330.00	1,208	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	212.40/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	235.54/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	229.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	271.60/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,429	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	252.31/cwt	205.00–275.00	1,564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	265.07/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,514	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	197.02/cwt	170.00–225.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	208.00/cwt	165.00–240.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	315.69/cwt	235.00–375.00	1,029	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	310.51/cwt	265.00–360.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	304.85/cwt	270.00–355.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	284.20/cwt	230.00–345.00	1,353	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	308.57/cwt	245.00–335.00	1,151	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	212.33/cwt	205.00–220.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	373.65/cwt	300.00–430.00	1,562	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	375.67/cwt	290.00–425.00	1,225	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	364.10/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	305.82/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	242.90/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	283.19/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	236.15/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	323.59/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	212.33/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	300.23/cwt	290.00–310.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	306.15/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,457	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	234.51/cwt	190.00–265.00	1,674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	221.03/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	234.90/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	119.22/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,294	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	151.28/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,989	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	140.70/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,746	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	106.12/cwt	102.00–110.00	873	6
Bulls	—	—	1,764	184.26/cwt	175.00–194.00	3,250	13
Bulls	—	—	1,388	168.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,336	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	88.13/cwt	82.00–99.00	730	7
Bulls	—	—	1,185	152.60/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,808	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,050	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	328.45/cwt	280.00–400.00	1,389	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.28/cwt	295.00–415.00	1,389	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	280.68/cwt	225.00–315.00	1,608	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	348.51/cwt	285.00–395.00	1,136	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	279.45/cwt	220.00–325.00	1,448	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	189.83/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	333.11/cwt	290.00–370.00	899	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	233.74/cwt	225.00–240.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	227.19/cwt	200.00–245.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	266.33/cwt	215.00–300.00	1,641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	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 Mar 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 684Year ago 929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 150Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	295	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	310	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	388	220.00–240.00	229.94
2	400–450	433	170.00–225.00	197.02
2	450–500	483	220.00–225.00	222.49
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	260.00–300.00	277.93
7	250–300	273	265.00–360.00	310.51
23	300–350	326	235.00–375.00	315.69
22	350–400	373	245.00–335.00	308.57
43	400–450	420	225.00–330.00	287.68
42	450–500	476	230.00–345.00	284.20
17	500–550	526	225.00–300.00	271.60
22	550–600	571	230.00–275.00	265.07
17	600–650	620	205.00–275.00	252.31
8	650–700	676	220.00–245.00	235.54
5	700–750	728	195.00–240.00	225.88
2	750–800	760	205.00–220.00	212.40
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	290.00–310.00	300.23
6	250–300	282	340.00–375.00	364.10
10	300–350	326	290.00–425.00	375.67
30	350–400	376	270.00–425.00	384.57
26	400–450	418	300.00–430.00	373.65
11	450–500	469	295.00–350.00	333.88
14	500–550	525	315.00–345.00	323.59
14	550–600	585	270.00–335.00	305.82
3	600–650	632	270.00–290.00	283.19
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
3	700–750	720	210.00–275.00	236.15
5	750–800	775	240.00–255.00	242.90
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	430	205.00–220.00	212.33
2	500–550	534	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	558	200.00–225.00	212.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	539	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	310	225.00–235.00	230.00
4	350–400	366	225.00–240.00	233.74
5	400–450	413	200.00–245.00	227.19
6	450–500	473	165.00–240.00	208.00
2	550–600	575	180.00–200.00	189.83
1	600–650	625	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	820	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	270.00–355.00	304.85
12	250–300	270	290.00–370.00	333.11
22	300–350	326	285.00–395.00	348.51
30	350–400	375	295.00–415.00	370.28
29	400–450	423	280.00–400.00	328.45
40	450–500	476	250.00–350.00	306.15
26	500–550	518	220.00–325.00	279.45
21	550–600	573	225.00–315.00	280.68
7	600–650	616	215.00–300.00	266.33
4	650–700	668	210.00–255.00	234.90
6	700–750	714	190.00–265.00	234.51
4	750–800	771	200.00–240.00	221.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
6	—	823	102.00–110.00	106.12
7	—	828	82.00–99.00	88.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	110.00–126.00	119.22
25	—	1,315	147.00–156.00	151.28
46	—	1,241	133.00–146.00	140.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,764	175.00–194.00	184.26
10	—	1,388	160.00–170.00	168.31
3	—	1,185	147.00–160.00	152.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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

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