Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 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 $291.95/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.19 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$291.95

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$811

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

$145.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

vs NC average

−24.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	295.59	1,621	39
Medium and Large 2	540	150.00	810	1thin

One grade step is worth $145.59/cwt here — about $811 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 sale40 hd

291.95

—

NC average8 barns · 217 hd

286.38

+5.56

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−24.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−60.19

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	1,676	178.96	2,999	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	144.90	1,809	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	856	92.19	789	6thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	400–450	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	323.99/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,364	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	223.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	224.91/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	290.18/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,674	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	300.72/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,567	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	327.21/cwt	300.00–365.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	257.43/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	302.10/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,580	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	255.46/cwt	252.00–262.50	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.62/cwt	320.00–425.00	1,594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	404.88/cwt	340.00–435.00	1,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	329.97/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,076	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	336.50/cwt	270.00–360.00	1,269	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	268.63/cwt	264.00–275.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	302.20/cwt	255.00–314.00	1,934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	265.49/cwt	265.00–266.00	2,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	420.60/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,380	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	365.97/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	296.16/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	296.25/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	258.94/cwt	255.00–263.00	2,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	338.25/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	329.27/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	296.17/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	390.22/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,487	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	329.85/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,547	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	381.28/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,243	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	329.88/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,544	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	246.84/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	374.35/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	286.06/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	383.26/cwt	320.00–425.00	1,583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	294.29/cwt	220.00–325.00	1,680	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,827	187.28/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,422	12
Bulls	—	—	1,463	171.80/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,513	6
Bulls	—	—	1,140	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	80.79/cwt	76.00–87.00	677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	140.76/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,752	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	152.85/cwt	148.00–166.00	1,953	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	122.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,329	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 600Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 138Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	130.00	130.00
1	400–450	445	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	340.00–345.00	342.53
3	250–300	283	300.00–365.00	327.21
16	300–350	326	285.00–360.00	329.97
25	350–400	377	270.00–360.00	336.50
21	400–450	421	270.00–355.00	323.99
24	450–500	468	275.00–360.00	329.88
20	500–550	521	250.00–340.00	300.72
19	550–600	577	250.00–300.00	290.18
8	600–650	618	240.00–275.00	257.43
2	650–700	663	200.00–250.00	224.91
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	774	215.00–225.00	223.05
2	800–850	838	225.00–227.00	225.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	540	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	617	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	726	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
11	300–350	328	395.00–430.00	420.60
9	350–400	382	340.00–435.00	404.88
8	400–450	430	320.00–425.00	370.62
6	450–500	474	350.00–390.00	365.97
6	500–550	517	320.00–345.00	329.27
13	550–600	583	310.00–365.00	338.25
5	600–650	640	255.00–314.00	302.20
2	650–700	685	290.00–302.50	296.16
2	700–750	713	295.00–297.50	296.25
3	750–800	790	264.00–275.00	268.63
2	800–850	815	265.00–266.00	265.49
2	850–900	863	255.00–263.00	258.94
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
6	250–300	278	330.00–405.00	374.35
14	300–350	326	350.00–420.00	381.28
12	350–400	381	350.00–430.00	390.22
11	400–450	413	320.00–425.00	383.26
16	450–500	469	295.00–365.00	329.85
13	500–550	523	270.00–335.00	302.10
11	550–600	571	220.00–325.00	294.29
8	600–650	619	280.00–320.00	296.17
6	650–700	664	250.00–305.00	286.06
5	700–750	716	230.00–270.00	246.84
3	750–800	785	252.00–262.50	255.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	590	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,827	180.00–195.00	187.28
6	—	1,463	169.00–178.00	171.80
1	—	1,140	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	76.00–87.00	80.79
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
1	—	885	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,245	130.00–146.00	140.76
25	—	1,278	148.00–166.00	152.85
4	—	1,089	120.00–129.00	122.07

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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