Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 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 .

Baby calves 130. 00 6 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.33/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −20.80 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$331.33

82 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$743

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

$124.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs NC average

−19.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	338.94	1,860	77
Medium and Large 2	521	214.27	1,116	5thin

One grade step is worth $124.67/cwt here — about $743 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 sale82 hd

331.33

—

NC average10 barns · 471 hd

330.47

+0.87

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−19.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−20.80

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	1,830	192.99	3,532	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	163.64	1,919	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	121.05	1,024	10

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)	1,100	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	450–500	461	266.10/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	262.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	835	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.40/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,774	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	362.53/cwt	310.00–420.00	1,697	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	327.48/cwt	305.00–339.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	214.27/cwt	170.00–240.00	1,116	5
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	161.65/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,791	22
Bulls	—	—	1,967	204.97/cwt	195.00–213.00	4,032	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	112.19/cwt	102.00–118.00	958	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	126.96/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,066	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	172.48/cwt	167.00–183.00	2,168	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	270.94/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	270.65/cwt	240.00–288.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	248.64/cwt	240.00–255.00	808	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	186.01/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,125	6
Bulls	—	—	1,275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	148.10/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	397.80/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	413.45/cwt	350.00–455.00	1,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	412.72/cwt	385.00–470.00	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	290.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	240.31/cwt	200.00–265.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	339.71/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,923	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	306.45/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	266.47/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	386.53/cwt	330.00–450.00	1,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	407.19/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	416.23/cwt	355.00–445.00	1,394	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	256.54/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	371.64/cwt	310.00–425.00	1,572	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	405.87/cwt	370.00–430.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	376.40/cwt	334.00–389.00	1,987	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	408.61/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,536	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	393.04/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,926	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	452.10/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	420.00/cwt	380.00–460.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	296.01/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,844	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	367.81/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	430.63/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	393.06/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	338.14/cwt	295.00–358.00	1,796	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	329.05/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,037	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	385.27/cwt	335.00–435.00	1,641	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	345.44/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,648	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	323.86/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,697	12

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 466Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 103Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 4

Baby calves 130. 00 6 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	250.00–275.00	262.60
7	350–400	381	230.00–300.00	270.94
6	400–450	413	200.00–265.00	240.31
4	450–500	461	250.00–275.00	266.10
5	500–550	521	170.00–240.00	214.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	370.00–430.00	405.87
9	250–300	268	330.00–450.00	386.53
14	300–350	335	355.00–445.00	416.23
26	350–400	376	370.00–435.00	408.61
37	400–450	423	310.00–425.00	371.64
38	450–500	477	300.00–375.00	345.44
38	500–550	531	295.00–358.00	338.14
39	550–600	566	310.00–350.00	339.71
19	600–650	619	310.00–345.00	329.05
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	930	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	385.00–470.00	412.72
6	300–350	332	350.00–455.00	413.45
7	350–400	380	355.00–435.00	397.80
18	400–450	426	335.00–435.00	385.27
29	450–500	468	310.00–420.00	362.53
12	500–550	524	305.00–370.00	323.86
36	550–600	568	280.00–370.00	312.40
16	600–650	623	270.00–335.00	296.01
3	650–700	667	302.00–315.00	306.45
7	700–750	727	220.00–300.00	266.47
3	750–800	760	245.00–270.00	256.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	240.00–255.00	248.64
2	450–500	468	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	520	225.00–230.00	227.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	380.00–460.00	420.00
2	250–300	270	385.00–400.00	393.06
3	300–350	318	400.00–455.00	430.63
8	350–400	376	430.00–465.00	452.10
6	400–450	427	350.00–445.00	407.19
11	450–500	490	350.00–410.00	393.04
29	500–550	528	334.00–389.00	376.40
5	550–600	561	350.00–380.00	367.81
2	600–650	618	355.00–360.00	357.53
3	650–700	684	305.00–339.00	327.48
2	700–750	723	280.00–300.00	290.10
2	900–950	900	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	960	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	569	240.00–288.00	270.65

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	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,325	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,967	195.00–213.00	204.97
6	—	1,680	181.00–190.00	186.01
1	—	1,275	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,108	158.00–166.00	161.65
19	—	1,257	167.00–183.00	172.48
8	—	1,150	130.00–154.00	148.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	102.00–118.00	112.19
6	—	840	120.00–145.00	126.96

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle