Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $286.25/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −85.87 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$286.25

63 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$91.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.12

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	289.16	1,548	61
Medium and Large 2	553	197.50	1,091	2thin

One grade step is worth $91.66/cwt here — about $457 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 sale63 hd

286.25

—

NC average9 barns · 320 hd

303.36

−17.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−85.87

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	1,670	169.73	2,834	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	141.08	1,739	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	853	101.02	862	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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	500–550	511	318.69/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	219.22/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	312.91/cwt	285.00–340.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	334.32/cwt	300.00–380.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	272.37/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,427	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	310.11/cwt	265.00–337.50	1,302	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	287.58/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,334	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	263.26/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	327.44/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,074	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	228.60/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	207.46/cwt	175.00–235.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	218.16/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	259.32/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	239.90/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	219.80/cwt	210.00–230.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	294.62/cwt	250.00–334.00	1,526	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	331.53/cwt	275.00–375.00	1,555	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	303.26/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,143	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	267.10/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,525	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	288.71/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	399.27/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	402.04/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,689	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	316.20/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	423.06/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	317.31/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	418.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	269.86/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	140.55/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,696	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	117.20/cwt	102.00–128.00	1,242	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	150.32/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,031	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	83.89/cwt	70.00–90.00	702	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	115.71/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,003	7
Bulls	—	—	1,704	169.81/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,894	9
Bulls	—	—	1,811	180.75/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,273	5
Bulls	—	—	1,416	155.78/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	239.47/cwt	225.00–255.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	361.83/cwt	290.00–395.00	1,563	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	374.98/cwt	305.00–440.00	1,410	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	363.44/cwt	305.00–400.00	978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	361.23/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,160	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	277.08/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,590	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	203.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	348.13/cwt	300.00–380.00	745	4

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 562Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 121Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	275	350.00–440.00	399.27
7	300–350	334	400.00–425.00	418.94
11	350–400	362	400.00–450.00	423.06
19	400–450	420	350.00–435.00	402.04
4	450–500	488	300.00–330.00	317.31
4	500–550	511	300.00–340.00	318.69
12	550–600	564	300.00–355.00	316.20
8	600–650	624	270.00–325.00	288.71
4	650–700	663	250.00–290.00	269.86
1	750–800	750	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	214	300.00–380.00	348.13
7	250–300	269	305.00–400.00	363.44
12	300–350	321	305.00–400.00	361.23
25	350–400	376	305.00–440.00	374.98
32	400–450	432	290.00–395.00	361.83
34	450–500	469	275.00–375.00	331.53
42	500–550	518	250.00–334.00	294.62
19	550–600	574	255.00–305.00	277.08
10	600–650	632	220.00–280.00	259.32
12	650–700	681	220.00–255.00	239.90
3	700–750	722	200.00–235.00	219.22
5	750–800	763	200.00–210.00	203.08
3	800–850	820	200.00–235.00	218.16
2	850–900	875	220.00–225.00	222.49
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	285	225.00–255.00	239.47
3	350–400	362	240.00–245.00	241.64
3	400–450	408	230.00–235.00	231.65
2	450–500	488	220.00–230.00	224.92
1	500–550	525	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	300.00–380.00	334.32
5	250–300	270	285.00–340.00	312.91
25	300–350	328	290.00–365.00	327.44
13	350–400	377	260.00–350.00	303.26
36	400–450	420	265.00–337.50	310.11
46	450–500	464	250.00–302.50	287.58
27	500–550	524	245.00–295.00	272.37
12	550–600	571	240.00–290.00	267.10
15	600–650	619	245.00–280.00	263.26
7	650–700	674	200.00–245.00	228.60
2	700–750	715	220.00–230.00	224.93
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	373	210.00–230.00	219.80
2	400–450	423	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	473	175.00–235.00	207.46
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,207	130.00–146.00	140.55
8	—	1,060	102.00–128.00	117.20
24	—	1,351	147.00–162.00	150.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	837	70.00–90.00	83.89
7	—	867	110.00–122.00	115.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,704	165.00–172.00	169.81
5	—	1,811	177.00–185.00	180.75
4	—	1,416	148.00–160.00	155.78

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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