Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower 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 $321.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.14 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$321.99

28 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$773

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

$147.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.50

vs NC average

−12.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	332.53	1,791	26
Medium and Large 2	550	185.00	1,018	2thin

One grade step is worth $147.53/cwt here — about $773 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 sale28 hd

321.99

—

NC average9 barns · 246 hd

300.49

+21.50

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−12.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−30.14

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	—	Low	1,582	182.78	2,892	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	160.17	1,991	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	102.32	902	12

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)	925	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$875	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 1	550–600	573	330.08/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	391.99/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	232.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	387.34/cwt	380.00–395.00	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	211.74/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	276.60/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	329.92/cwt	315.00–342.50	2,039	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	150.77/cwt	134.00–170.00	1,764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	135.78/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,503	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	168.78/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,267	48
Bulls	—	—	1,852	196.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	130.87/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	88.04/cwt	75.00–100.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	188.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,988	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	156.24/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,817	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	253.98/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	222.33/cwt	215.00–230.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	329.95/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,712	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	261.40/cwt	250.00–272.00	2,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	435.25/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	320.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	356.99/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,678	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	406.76/cwt	335.00–440.00	1,318	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	356.98/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	346.82/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	266.67/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	338.22/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	401.18/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	316.92/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,791	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	266.53/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	334.06/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	308.60/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	351.75/cwt	310.00–375.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	392.33/cwt	335.00–420.00	1,467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	382.33/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	344.25/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,611	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	369.71/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,545	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	359.14/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,871	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	375.32/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,415	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	343.96/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,482	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	391.20/cwt	335.00–410.00	1,643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	312.66/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	368.32/cwt	310.00–410.00	1,396	15

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 543Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 125Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	315.00–325.00	320.12
4	250–300	279	310.00–375.00	351.75
5	300–350	329	370.00–395.00	382.33
27	350–400	377	300.00–400.00	375.32
26	400–450	431	300.00–390.00	343.96
31	450–500	470	300.00–375.00	356.99
16	500–550	517	300.00–365.00	334.06
10	550–600	573	300.00–340.00	330.08
10	600–650	618	315.00–342.50	329.92
4	650–700	678	295.00–320.00	308.60
3	700–750	703	250.00–285.00	266.67
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	338	215.00–230.00	222.33
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	488	190.00–225.00	211.74
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	380.00–395.00	387.34
7	250–300	275	350.00–435.00	391.99
22	300–350	324	335.00–440.00	406.76
15	350–400	379	310.00–410.00	368.32
14	400–450	418	345.00–395.00	369.71
13	450–500	468	300.00–375.00	344.25
22	500–550	519	290.00–365.00	329.95
17	550–600	565	290.00–345.00	316.92
7	600–650	614	270.00–340.00	312.66
7	650–700	678	225.00–280.00	266.53
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	773	220.00–290.00	253.98
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
3	850–900	855	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	408	220.00–245.00	232.58
1	450–500	455	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	230.00–300.00	276.60
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	435.00	435.00
3	250–300	268	425.00–440.00	435.25
4	300–350	328	390.00–425.00	401.18
8	350–400	374	335.00–420.00	392.33
7	400–450	420	335.00–410.00	391.20
8	450–500	471	330.00–385.00	346.82
20	500–550	521	300.00–370.00	359.14
10	550–600	558	340.00–360.00	356.98
6	600–650	621	335.00–355.00	338.22
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
3	900–950	930	250.00–272.00	261.40

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	2	—	925	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	134.00–170.00	150.77
3	—	1,852	195.00–200.00	196.64
4	—	1,586	180.00–190.00	188.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,107	130.00–141.00	135.78
48	—	1,343	164.00–178.00	168.78
43	—	1,163	145.00–163.00	156.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	908	122.00–139.00	130.87
8	—	869	75.00–100.00	88.04

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

Slaughter Cattle