Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher 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 $314.11/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −38.02 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$314.11

39 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$622

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

$101.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs NC average

−26.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	316.72	1,708	38
Medium and Large 2	505	215.00	1,086	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.72/cwt here — about $622 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 sale39 hd

314.11

—

NC average8 barns · 273 hd

308.42

+5.69

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−26.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−38.02

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	1,643	194.25	3,192	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	158.33	1,937	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	92.47	846	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	304.21/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	293.25/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	403.17/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,310	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	135.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,468	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	187.51/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,113	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	153.63/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,848	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	166.92/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,117	35
Bulls	—	—	1,622	202.91/cwt	193.00–208.00	3,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	245.30/cwt	225.00–265.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	387.40/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,457	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	232.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,104	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,349	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	260.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	376.28/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	386.63/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	220.54/cwt	205.00–235.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	343.09/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,606	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	246.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	367.60/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,209	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	360.09/cwt	320.00–373.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	421.15/cwt	405.00–455.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	254.84/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	326.30/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,693	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	368.81/cwt	315.00–400.00	1,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	337.60/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,455	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	363.27/cwt	315.00–405.00	1,533	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	334.27/cwt	275.00–390.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	314.13/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,633	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	259.86/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	346.92/cwt	305.00–380.00	1,655	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	410.90/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	303.44/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	304.88/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,720	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	417.01/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	384.47/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	258.12/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	346.86/cwt	300.00–370.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	434.26/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	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 Jun 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 503Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 141Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	217	405.00–455.00	421.15
6	250–300	274	365.00–430.00	386.63
16	300–350	325	350.00–445.00	403.17
7	350–400	377	330.00–400.00	376.28
17	400–450	431	300.00–400.00	337.60
22	450–500	477	305.00–380.00	346.92
15	500–550	520	295.00–340.00	314.13
12	550–600	570	280.00–315.00	304.21
9	600–650	622	285.00–335.00	293.25
7	650–700	671	240.00–285.00	259.86
3	700–750	722	240.00–250.00	246.58
3	800–850	833	230.00–275.00	254.84
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	360	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	318	415.00–440.00	434.26
5	350–400	364	410.00–420.00	417.01
9	400–450	412	380.00–445.00	410.90
6	450–500	458	360.00–405.00	384.47
4	500–550	529	320.00–373.00	360.09
2	550–600	568	275.00–390.00	334.27
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
7	800–850	825	291.00	291.00
1	900–950	945	208.00	208.00
2	950–1000	980	210.00–230.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	335	225.00–265.00	245.30
2	350–400	358	240.00–250.00	244.97
2	400–450	420	205.00–235.00	220.54
2	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	232.39
1	500–550	505	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	300.00–370.00	346.86
8	250–300	278	315.00–400.00	368.81
24	300–350	329	300.00–390.00	367.60
39	350–400	376	320.00–405.00	387.40
25	400–450	422	315.00–405.00	363.27
22	450–500	468	280.00–370.00	343.09
21	500–550	519	300.00–340.00	326.30
17	550–600	564	260.00–335.00	304.88
7	600–650	614	280.00–325.00	303.44
5	650–700	692	210.00–270.00	258.12
1	800–850	845	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	201.00	201.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	250.00–270.00	260.24
1	500–550	515	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	130.00–140.00	135.58
35	—	1,203	145.00–159.00	153.63
35	—	1,268	160.00–176.00	166.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	90.00–95.00	92.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,660	184.00–190.00	187.51
7	—	1,622	193.00–208.00	202.91

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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