Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 lower this week compared to last . 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 .

9 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.77/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −24.36 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$327.77

61 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$605

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

$107.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.46

vs NC average

−10.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	334.79	1,809	57
Medium and Large 2	529	227.78	1,205	4thin

One grade step is worth $107.01/cwt here — about $605 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 sale61 hd

327.77

—

NC average9 barns · 236 hd

308.31

+19.46

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−10.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−24.36

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	1,608	175.78	2,827	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	149.65	1,820	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	121.56	1,226	19

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)	950	$1,825	1thin

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 1	450–500	476	326.40/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,554	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.40/cwt	300.00–375.00	936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	250.73/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	224.39/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,380	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	237.04/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	243.08/cwt	225.00–265.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	152.30/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,922	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	164.85/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,980	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	110.27/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,103	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	128.04/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,316	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	139.20/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,605	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.59/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	194.27/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,536	156.10/cwt	110.00–178.00	2,398	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	181.36/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	368.03/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,571	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	307.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	236.78/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	244.39/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	364.99/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,226	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	349.96/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	319.23/cwt	275.00–335.00	2,002	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	376.36/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	345.79/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	296.93/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,704	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	359.93/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,368	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	240.94/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	312.83/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,639	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	337.87/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,416	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	357.81/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,363	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	262.87/cwt	250.00–275.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	336.28/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,601	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	308.56/cwt	285.00–335.00	2,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	336.03/cwt	215.00–365.00	1,761	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	346.82/cwt	310.00–375.00	947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	332.49/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	394.96/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	331.27/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	319.37/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	382.23/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	275.79/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,146	4

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 Jul 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 565Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 137Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

9 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	310.00	310.00
9	250–300	275	300.00–375.00	340.40
2	300–350	323	300.00–315.00	307.79
9	350–400	380	330.00–390.00	359.93
13	400–450	419	300.00–385.00	337.87
16	450–500	476	300.00–350.00	326.40
21	500–550	524	270.00–355.00	312.83
35	550–600	574	250.00–340.00	296.93
11	600–650	623	270.00–340.00	319.37
6	650–700	657	285.00–335.00	308.56
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	778	250.00–285.00	275.79
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	895	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	270	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	335	250.00–275.00	262.87
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	423	240.00–280.00	260.59
3	450–500	473	215.00–255.00	236.78
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	615	200.00–250.00	224.39
3	650–700	670	220.00–225.00	221.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	365	225.00–265.00	243.08
2	400–450	410	220.00–270.00	244.39
4	450–500	478	220.00–275.00	250.73
3	500–550	522	220.00–255.00	237.04
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
12	250–300	273	310.00–375.00	346.82
16	300–350	336	310.00–390.00	364.99
13	350–400	381	320.00–395.00	357.81
34	400–450	427	320.00–390.00	368.03
26	450–500	476	300.00–370.00	336.28
37	500–550	524	215.00–365.00	336.03
20	550–600	571	310.00–355.00	332.49
17	600–650	627	275.00–335.00	319.23
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	729	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	350.00–400.00	376.36
4	350–400	376	345.00–410.00	382.23
3	400–450	408	380.00–415.00	394.96
10	450–500	474	330.00–395.00	349.96
8	500–550	514	300.00–380.00	345.79
6	550–600	581	300.00–355.00	331.27
3	600–650	618	330.00–340.00	335.07
2	750–800	773	265.00–270.00	267.43
2	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	200.00–280.00	240.94

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	—	950	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	147.00	147.00
8	—	1,000	103.00–116.00	110.27
10	—	1,028	120.00–147.00	128.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,262	146.00–161.00	152.30
8	—	1,201	164.00–167.00	164.85
19	—	1,153	120.00–145.00	139.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	193.00–196.00	194.27
5	—	1,536	110.00–178.00	156.10
11	—	1,638	175.00–185.00	181.36

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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Siler City Livestock Auction

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle