Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

2 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.78/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.35 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$302.78

67 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$104.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.22

vs NC average

−27.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	304.34	1,666	66
Medium and Large 2	595	200.00	1,190	1thin

One grade step is worth $104.34/cwt here — about $476 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 sale67 hd

302.78

—

NC average7 barns · 248 hd

292.56

+10.22

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−27.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−49.35

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	1,434	166.40	2,386	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	140.80	1,720	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	874	98.05	857	10

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	119.68/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,017	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	141.91/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,736	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	150.73/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,157	9
Bulls	—	—	1,245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,241	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	88.78/cwt	80.00–100.00	785	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	127.66/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,334	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	213.44/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	183.05/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	396.02/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,505	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	266.39/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	408.41/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,331	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	332.40/cwt	270.00–365.00	1,562	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	417.03/cwt	370.00–470.00	1,147	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	300.32/cwt	245.00–332.00	1,721	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	307.54/cwt	245.00–345.00	1,612	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	237.80/cwt	225.00–250.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,292	193.27/cwt	190.00–208.00	2,497	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	171.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,437	141.61/cwt	123.00–159.00	2,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	220.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	411.35/cwt	345.00–475.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	424.71/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	378.97/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,633	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	240.68/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	231.86/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	301.42/cwt	262.50–315.00	1,857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	200.77/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	199.13/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	258.42/cwt	225.00–266.00	2,217	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	260.07/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.91/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,811	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	378.01/cwt	330.00–425.00	1,595	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	359.52/cwt	325.00–410.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	196.22/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	328.49/cwt	285.00–360.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	282.68/cwt	225.00–302.00	1,733	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	251.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	364.96/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,179	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	350.59/cwt	280.00–385.00	1,329	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	233.56/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	328.90/cwt	280.00–380.00	1,404	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	316.41/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,648	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	238.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	273.09/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	428.28/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	301.50/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,713	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	319.50/cwt	260.00–355.00	1,530	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	275.18/cwt	240.00–330.00	1,717	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	362.00/cwt	335.00–395.00	2,060	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	357.72/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,703	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	280.12/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,255	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 Apr 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 818Last week 539Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 169Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

2 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	114.00–127.00	119.68
7	—	884	80.00–100.00	88.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,223	134.00–146.00	141.91
9	—	1,431	147.00–155.00	150.73
11	—	1,045	120.00–133.00	127.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	180.00	180.00
6	—	1,292	190.00–208.00	193.27
5	—	1,638	165.00–175.00	171.08
8	—	1,437	123.00–159.00	141.61

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	215	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	415	225.00–250.00	237.80
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
1	800–850	825	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	325.00–410.00	359.52
5	250–300	269	285.00–360.00	328.49
20	300–350	323	300.00–400.00	364.96
30	350–400	379	280.00–385.00	350.59
49	400–450	427	280.00–380.00	328.90
36	450–500	479	260.00–355.00	319.50
31	500–550	524	245.00–345.00	307.54
35	550–600	568	250.00–320.00	301.50
17	600–650	613	225.00–302.00	282.68
17	650–700	666	250.00–284.00	273.09
8	700–750	716	240.00–260.00	251.27
12	750–800	783	220.00–245.00	238.48
2	800–850	815	230.00–237.00	233.56
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
4	900–950	920	195.00–200.00	196.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	190.00–240.00	213.44
3	550–600	573	170.00–200.00	183.05
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
2	700–750	733	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	345.00–475.00	411.35
14	250–300	275	370.00–470.00	417.03
14	300–350	326	375.00–445.00	408.41
20	350–400	380	350.00–430.00	396.02
29	400–450	422	330.00–425.00	378.01
38	450–500	470	270.00–365.00	332.40
40	500–550	521	260.00–350.00	316.41
30	550–600	573	245.00–332.00	300.32
18	600–650	624	240.00–330.00	275.18
12	650–700	660	220.00–280.00	266.39
7	700–750	724	230.00–255.00	240.68
5	750–800	772	215.00–240.00	231.86
3	850–900	870	210.00–240.00	220.11
4	900–950	914	190.00–220.00	200.77
3	950–1000	968	190.00–210.00	199.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	350.00–400.00	375.00
2	300–350	340	405.00–445.00	424.71
6	350–400	363	420.00–430.00	428.28
13	400–450	431	350.00–425.00	378.97
25	450–500	476	330.00–375.00	357.72
37	500–550	525	305.00–370.00	344.91
15	550–600	569	335.00–395.00	362.00
8	600–650	616	262.50–315.00	301.42
8	650–700	667	245.00–305.00	260.07
14	700–750	710	270.00–287.00	280.12
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
9	850–900	858	225.00–266.00	258.42
1	1000–1050	1,025	220.00	220.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,375.00	2,375.00

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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

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