Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-09

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 $323.34/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −28.79 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$323.34

70 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.91

vs NC average

−9.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	323.34	1,759	70

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

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 sale70 hd

323.34

—

NC average9 barns · 341 hd

302.43

+20.91

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−9.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−28.79

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	1,656	183.47	3,038	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	2,140	163.00	3,488	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	155.60	1,974	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	109.70	1,002	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	900–950	932	219.96/cwt	200.00–240.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	210.21/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,666	180.56/cwt	172.00–184.00	3,008	11
Bulls	—	—	1,640	192.80/cwt	185.00–207.00	3,162	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,140	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	241.24/cwt	237.50–245.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	354.76/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,862	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	351.98/cwt	290.00–380.00	1,492	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	287.41/cwt	250.00–307.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	300.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,891	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	448.04/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	387.84/cwt	305.00–410.00	1,416	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	335.78/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,582	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	378.50/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,241	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	175.15/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	333.90/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,746	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	308.41/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,770	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	257.56/cwt	240.00–275.00	2,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	395.01/cwt	330.00–435.00	1,687	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,191	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	152.37/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,883	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	135.99/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,606	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	101.66/cwt	100.00–103.00	903	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,070	3
Bulls	—	—	1,687	153.73/cwt	132.00–160.00	2,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	284.68/cwt	250.00–309.00	1,916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	803	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,048	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	421.78/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,569	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	339.16/cwt	310.00–347.00	2,096	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	236.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	423.29/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	347.73/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,979	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	419.23/cwt	350.00–475.00	1,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	385.13/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	350.56/cwt	325.00–380.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	332.05/cwt	285.00–375.00	1,717	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	352.54/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	236.52/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	370.91/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	330.71/cwt	300.00–341.00	2,226	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	318.91/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,808	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	316.46/cwt	275.00–348.00	1,984	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	283.45/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	434.54/cwt	395.00–460.00	1,643	20

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 May 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 576Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 180Year ago 137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	400.00–450.00	423.29
12	300–350	324	420.00–465.00	448.04
19	350–400	372	380.00–450.00	421.78
36	400–450	427	330.00–435.00	395.01
22	450–500	468	300.00–390.00	352.54
22	500–550	517	285.00–375.00	332.05
14	550–600	567	280.00–340.00	318.91
33	600–650	627	275.00–348.00	316.46
17	650–700	673	250.00–309.00	284.68
5	700–750	719	250.00–307.00	287.41
4	750–800	785	240.00–275.00	257.56
3	800–850	818	230.00–240.00	236.72
2	850–900	883	237.50–245.00	241.24
3	900–950	932	200.00–240.00	219.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	300.00–305.00	302.52
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	477	200.00–225.00	210.21
2	700–750	728	160.00–190.00	175.15
1	750–800	780	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	325.00–380.00	350.56
3	250–300	265	375.00–395.00	385.13
13	300–350	328	330.00–405.00	378.50
31	350–400	365	305.00–410.00	387.84
34	400–450	424	290.00–380.00	351.98
30	450–500	471	300.00–375.00	335.78
41	500–550	523	300.00–360.00	333.90
29	550–600	574	280.00–350.00	308.41
23	600–650	630	280.00–310.00	300.13
7	650–700	663	250.00–305.00	283.45
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	768	230.00–240.00	235.03
2	800–850	825	225.00–247.50	236.52
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	803	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
8	300–350	311	350.00–475.00	419.23
20	350–400	378	395.00–460.00	434.54
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
20	450–500	479	350.00–425.00	370.91
26	500–550	525	330.00–380.00	354.76
15	550–600	569	325.00–355.00	347.73
34	600–650	618	310.00–347.00	339.16
8	650–700	673	300.00–341.00	330.71
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	288.00	288.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,666	172.00–184.00	180.56
13	—	1,640	185.00–207.00	192.80
3	—	1,687	132.00–160.00	153.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,328	160.00–170.00	164.95
45	—	1,236	144.00–159.00	152.37
15	—	1,181	120.00–144.00	135.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	100.00–103.00	101.66
3	—	930	110.00–120.00	115.06

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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