Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.83/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.30 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$315.83

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$86.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs NC average

−34.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	323.87	1,762	39
Medium and Large 2	527	237.45	1,250	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.42/cwt here — about $512 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

315.83

—

NC average9 barns · 242 hd

319.82

−3.99

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−34.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−36.30

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	1,660	190.36	3,159	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	161.79	1,908	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	127.16	1,116	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	172.05/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,133	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	143.84/cwt	126.00–151.00	1,536	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	133.51/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,125	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	114.47/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	160.10/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,875	32
Bulls	—	—	1,681	196.13/cwt	193.00–207.00	3,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	248.18/cwt	215.00–280.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	259.39/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	254.84/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	244.93/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	290.05/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	390.91/cwt	325.00–445.00	1,255	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	319.42/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	186.81/cwt	182.00–191.00	3,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	250.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	315.14/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	319.01/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,665	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	305.16/cwt	255.00–340.00	1,874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	259.74/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	247.21/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	360.50/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,282	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	424.32/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,990	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	423.15/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	352.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	409.24/cwt	360.00–450.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	319.24/cwt	250.00–345.00	2,008	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	355.03/cwt	310.00–380.00	2,009	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	438.94/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	313.96/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,110	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	364.09/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	406.69/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	396.09/cwt	340.00–440.00	1,679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	402.88/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	483.79/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	378.65/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	433.17/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	436.29/cwt	395.00–465.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	412.89/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	306.81/cwt	270.00–320.00	2,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	321.84/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,844	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	215.06/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.32/cwt	220.00–320.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	325.14/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,710	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	356.87/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,699	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	274.59/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	467.20/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	385.36/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,015	25

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 Aug 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 456Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 106Year ago 53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,240	167.00–184.00	172.05
13	—	1,068	126.00–151.00	143.84
32	—	1,171	154.00–166.00	160.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	843	122.00–141.00	133.51
2	—	948	111.00–118.00	114.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,681	193.00–207.00	196.13
1	—	1,540	162.00	162.00
5	—	1,649	182.00–191.00	186.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	215.00–280.00	248.18
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	415.00–465.00	438.94
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
7	300–350	326	435.00–495.00	467.20
6	350–400	377	400.00–460.00	433.17
9	400–450	432	405.00–445.00	423.15
12	450–500	469	375.00–450.00	424.32
25	500–550	523	360.00–425.00	385.36
16	550–600	566	310.00–380.00	355.03
16	600–650	633	325.00–385.00	360.50
5	650–700	674	340.00–360.00	352.00
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	780	220.00–320.00	270.32
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
3	450–500	478	225.00–290.00	259.39
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	573	235.00–280.00	254.84
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	450.00–520.00	480.00
3	250–300	283	360.00–450.00	409.24
8	300–350	321	325.00–445.00	390.91
4	350–400	360	350.00–450.00	378.65
13	400–450	424	340.00–440.00	396.09
10	450–500	471	310.00–400.00	364.09
11	500–550	522	275.00–350.00	319.01
12	550–600	571	280.00–350.00	315.14
11	600–650	614	255.00–340.00	305.16
9	650–700	672	290.00–330.00	313.96
8	700–750	705	305.00–330.00	319.42
2	750–800	758	285.00–295.00	290.05
2	800–850	808	245.00–255.00	250.05
4	850–900	880	195.00–250.00	215.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	230.00–280.00	247.21
5	450–500	480	250.00–290.00	259.74
3	500–550	512	220.00–275.00	244.93
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	470.00–500.00	483.79
7	250–300	273	375.00–430.00	406.69
8	300–350	330	395.00–465.00	436.29
9	350–400	376	370.00–445.00	412.89
20	400–450	427	365.00–435.00	402.88
32	450–500	476	320.00–385.00	356.87
24	500–550	526	275.00–355.00	325.14
15	550–600	573	275.00–350.00	321.84
19	600–650	629	250.00–345.00	319.24
9	650–700	673	270.00–320.00	306.81
2	700–750	725	260.00–290.00	274.59
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00

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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