Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-06

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 $326.87/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −25.26 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$326.87

25 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.23

vs NC average

−11.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	326.87	1,787	25

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 sale25 hd

326.87

—

NC average8 barns · 269 hd

297.64

+29.23

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−11.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−25.26

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	1,690	189.41	3,201	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	154.24	1,889	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	113.21	989	9thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	612	315.09/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,928	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.91/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,391	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	354.32/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,148	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	322.18/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	355.91/cwt	295.00–390.00	1,509	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	195.40/cwt	187.00–205.00	3,296	13
Bulls	—	—	1,689	183.33/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,096	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	127.75/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,592	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	161.00/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,033	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	152.22/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,790	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	104.36/cwt	102.00–107.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	245.12/cwt	230.00–255.00	885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	117.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	373.81/cwt	350.00–400.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	378.54/cwt	330.00–420.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	407.79/cwt	320.00–440.00	1,521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	241.15/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	278.20/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	325.96/cwt	290.00–345.00	2,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	292.37/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	385.20/cwt	310.00–410.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	432.57/cwt	365.00–480.00	1,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	376.80/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	371.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,917	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	327.11/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	357.84/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,696	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	347.90/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,120	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	311.27/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	238.53/cwt	235.00–255.00	2,104	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	326.65/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,868	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	220.78/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	297.15/cwt	255.00–330.00	2,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	321.19/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	348.21/cwt	300.00–385.00	958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	367.71/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,379	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	358.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,709	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	384.39/cwt	330.00–420.00	1,614	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	284.90/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,909	5

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 Jun 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 448Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 163Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	350.00–400.00	373.81
3	250–300	270	300.00–350.00	325.00
15	300–350	324	315.00–395.00	354.32
14	350–400	375	325.00–415.00	370.91
24	400–450	420	330.00–420.00	384.39
10	450–500	476	350.00–375.00	358.99
14	500–550	516	290.00–370.00	321.19
10	550–600	574	285.00–350.00	322.18
21	600–650	612	250.00–345.00	315.09
7	650–700	676	255.00–330.00	297.15
2	700–750	733	240.00–255.00	247.37
4	750–800	761	220.00–290.00	241.15
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	863	270.00–285.00	278.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	388	245.00–250.00	247.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	330.00–420.00	378.54
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
6	300–350	331	365.00–480.00	432.57
9	350–400	373	320.00–440.00	407.79
6	400–450	410	310.00–410.00	385.20
13	450–500	485	315.00–395.00	376.80
13	500–550	516	360.00–375.00	371.47
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
10	600–650	625	290.00–345.00	325.96
2	700–750	718	285.00–300.00	292.37
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	175.00	175.00
4	350–400	361	230.00–255.00	245.12
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	330.00	330.00
7	250–300	275	300.00–385.00	348.21
15	300–350	322	310.00–395.00	347.90
26	350–400	375	305.00–400.00	367.71
24	400–450	424	295.00–390.00	355.91
25	450–500	474	300.00–385.00	357.84
12	500–550	519	280.00–345.00	327.11
13	550–600	572	295.00–340.00	326.65
12	600–650	637	290.00–322.00	311.27
5	650–700	670	270.00–295.00	284.90
1	700–750	743	325.00	325.00
9	750–800	759	210.00–265.00	220.78
2	800–850	808	250.00	250.00
11	850–900	882	235.00–255.00	238.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,687	187.00–205.00	195.40
7	—	1,689	179.00–186.00	183.33
1	—	1,740	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,246	114.00–137.00	127.75
37	—	1,263	157.00–167.00	161.00
32	—	1,176	145.00–156.00	152.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	102.00–107.00	104.36
6	—	875	110.00–125.00	117.63

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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