Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 moderate with quality average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.19/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −91.94 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$260.19

53 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$95.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.98

vs NC average

−54.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	267.37	1,444	49
Medium and Large 2	560	172.29	964	4thin

One grade step is worth $95.09/cwt here — about $480 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 sale53 hd

260.19

—

NC average9 barns · 346 hd

285.18

−24.98

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−54.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−91.94

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	1,576	175.64	2,769	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	143.52	1,867	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	840	99.73	837	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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	450–500	471	284.25/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,339	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	359.10/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	319.82/cwt	260.00–355.00	1,663	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	291.87/cwt	240.00–335.00	1,261	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	209.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	292.66/cwt	255.00–330.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	268.38/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,414	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	315.79/cwt	240.00–350.00	1,162	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	230.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	303.09/cwt	250.00–345.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	206.72/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	235.61/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	170.07/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	246.57/cwt	205.00–275.00	1,546	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	219.41/cwt	200.00–240.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	223.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	171.38/cwt	150.00–190.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	179.96/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	264.75/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	265.29/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,504	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	285.88/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	378.34/cwt	300.00–430.00	1,593	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	384.00/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	263.59/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	336	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	327.88/cwt	265.00–362.50	1,534	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	334.08/cwt	315.00–355.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	264.79/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	260.51/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,501	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	322.35/cwt	301.00–350.00	1,041	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	227.00/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	306.06/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,448	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	129.80/cwt	120.00–152.00	1,529	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	152.83/cwt	146.00–162.00	2,147	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	129.37/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,096	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	88.62/cwt	80.00–96.00	742	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	141.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,792	32
Bulls	—	—	1,815	188.70/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,425	10
Bulls	—	—	1,455	171.37/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,493	8
Bulls	—	—	1,223	151.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	231.90/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	225.24/cwt	210.00–240.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	347.01/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,319	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	321.44/cwt	265.00–395.00	1,373	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	168.46/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	208.86/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	275.69/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,447	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	244.90/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	341.88/cwt	300.00–370.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	240.75/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,615	14

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 772Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 135Year ago 183

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
7	250–300	267	255.00–330.00	292.66
9	300–350	321	250.00–345.00	303.09
27	350–400	368	240.00–350.00	315.79
25	400–450	432	240.00–335.00	291.87
22	450–500	471	250.00–315.00	284.25
33	500–550	527	215.00–285.00	268.38
16	550–600	567	245.00–275.00	265.29
12	600–650	627	205.00–275.00	246.57
14	650–700	671	200.00–255.00	240.75
3	700–750	723	195.00–220.00	206.72
7	750–800	766	210.00–230.00	223.60
4	800–850	805	230.00–237.50	235.61
2	850–900	860	225.00–235.00	230.03
1	900–950	905	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	175.00	175.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	210.00	210.00
5	250–300	270	200.00–240.00	219.41
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	373	200.00–220.00	209.66
3	400–450	415	200.00–220.00	210.12
2	450–500	468	225.00–235.00	230.13
1	500–550	535	175.00	175.00
3	550–600	568	150.00–190.00	171.38
3	600–650	610	150.00–180.00	168.46
3	650–700	675	160.00–175.00	170.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	405	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	520	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–325.00	322.45
2	250–300	273	315.00–355.00	334.08
6	300–350	328	300.00–395.00	359.10
16	350–400	377	300.00–425.00	384.00
16	400–450	421	300.00–430.00	378.34
13	450–500	468	265.00–362.50	327.88
18	500–550	520	260.00–355.00	319.82
12	550–600	582	260.00–325.00	285.88
5	600–650	626	240.00–300.00	264.75
11	650–700	672	220.00–300.00	263.59
11	700–750	726	240.00–272.50	264.79
2	750–800	783	240.00	240.00
5	900–950	918	175.00–200.00	179.96
3	950–1000	997	162.50	162.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	300.00–370.00	341.88
7	300–350	323	301.00–350.00	322.35
10	350–400	380	300.00–400.00	347.01
24	400–450	427	265.00–395.00	321.44
28	450–500	473	250.00–345.00	306.06
16	500–550	525	255.00–325.00	275.69
17	550–600	576	235.00–285.00	260.51
4	600–650	624	225.00–275.00	244.90
7	650–700	676	215.00–240.00	227.00
4	700–750	728	200.00–225.00	208.86
2	900–950	920	210.00–240.00	225.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
4	500–550	520	230.00–232.50	231.90
1	550–600	560	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	655	160.00	160.00
5	900–950	930	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	120.00–152.00	129.80
26	—	1,405	146.00–162.00	152.83
32	—	1,266	135.00–145.00	141.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	120.00–134.00	129.37
8	—	837	80.00–96.00	88.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,815	184.00–196.00	188.70
8	—	1,455	161.00–178.00	171.37
4	—	1,223	140.00–160.00	151.52

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