Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.30/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −112.37 against this barn's trailing median of $433.66.

Average price

$321.30

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.61

vs NC average

−47.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	321.30	1,733	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.85, low $365.00, median $433.66 across 21 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 sale17 hd

321.30

—

NC average9 barns · 131 hd

331.91

−10.61

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−47.71

This barn, trailing median21 sales

433.66

−112.37

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	—	Low	1,635	170.08	2,781	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	138.55	1,718	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	103.14	895	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	286.01/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	233.39/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	389.41/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	266.56/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	339.72/cwt	270.00–367.50	1,308	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	229.71/cwt	215.00–245.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	296.00/cwt	265.00–312.50	1,687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	244.42/cwt	227.00–267.50	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	217.48/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	324.63/cwt	300.00–350.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	296.95/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,571	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	294.93/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	318.31/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,512	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	318.72/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,033	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	322.46/cwt	310.00–330.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	320.54/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,356	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	352.14/cwt	320.00–415.00	1,673	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	401.35/cwt	359.00–430.00	1,497	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	396.60/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	333.65/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	307.40/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	424.60/cwt	325.00–442.50	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	389	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,793	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	416.10/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	299.99/cwt	260.00–340.00	1,554	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	245.71/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	204.93/cwt	195.00–215.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	122.87/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,406	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	89.43/cwt	81.00–98.00	730	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	108.73/cwt	101.00–116.00	997	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	150.14/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,965	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,714	64
Bulls	—	—	1,393	134.53/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	182.53/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,130	6
Bulls	—	—	1,636	169.63/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	276.42/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	241.70/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	331.04/cwt	290.00–380.00	1,556	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	290.53/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,671	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	354.50/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,333	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	327.20/cwt	280.00–400.00	1,391	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	394.67/cwt	310.00–435.00	1,314	7

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 Apr 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 633Year ago 1,054

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 160Year ago 203

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	284	350.00–405.00	389.41
7	300–350	333	310.00–435.00	394.67
19	350–400	376	300.00–420.00	354.50
18	400–450	425	280.00–400.00	327.20
24	450–500	470	290.00–380.00	331.04
14	500–550	518	260.00–340.00	299.99
20	550–600	575	250.00–325.00	290.53
6	600–650	626	270.00–307.00	286.01
9	650–700	670	240.00–290.00	276.42
3	700–750	735	240.00–257.00	245.71
2	750–800	773	215.00–270.00	241.70
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
4	850–900	863	230.00–236.00	233.39
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	195.00–215.00	204.93
1	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	310.00–330.00	322.46
7	250–300	285	300.00–350.00	324.63
18	300–350	324	275.00–345.00	318.72
45	350–400	385	270.00–367.50	339.72
25	400–450	423	280.00–370.00	320.54
19	450–500	475	290.00–340.00	318.31
14	500–550	529	250.00–340.00	296.95
12	550–600	570	265.00–312.50	296.00
3	600–650	625	255.00–275.00	266.56
3	650–700	672	227.00–267.50	244.42
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	838	210.00–225.00	217.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	195.00	195.00
2	300–350	323	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	383	215.00–245.00	229.71
1	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	325.00–442.50	424.60
5	300–350	318	360.00–440.00	416.10
30	350–400	373	359.00–430.00	401.35
11	400–450	416	365.00–420.00	396.60
30	450–500	475	320.00–415.00	352.14
8	500–550	513	300.00–340.00	307.40
9	550–600	563	300.00–341.00	333.65
3	600–650	629	290.00–305.00	294.93
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	272.00	272.00
1	750–800	785	267.50	267.50
2	800–850	825	260.00–265.00	262.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	350–400	389	461.00	461.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	110.00–129.00	122.87
20	—	1,309	146.00–156.00	150.14
64	—	1,239	130.00–145.00	138.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	816	81.00–98.00	89.43
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
5	—	917	101.00–116.00	108.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	120.00–149.00	134.53
6	—	1,715	179.00–188.00	182.53
8	—	1,636	162.00–174.00	169.63

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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