Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 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 light with quality average .

1 hog

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.80 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$317.33

44 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$811

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

$146.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs NC average

−52.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	323.99	1,792	42
Medium and Large 2	553	177.49	982	2thin

One grade step is worth $146.50/cwt here — about $811 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale44 hd

317.33

—

NC average9 barns · 306 hd

328.51

−11.18

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−52.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−34.80

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	—	High	1,341	180.72	2,423	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	156.74	1,823	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	129.57	1,229	9thin

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)	1,113	$2,138	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,500	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,093.33/head	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	340.52/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,801	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	282.57/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	173.88/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	174.88/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,421	188.50/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,679	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	118.88/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,153	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	142.93/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,316	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	169.90/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,973	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	157.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,824	18
Bulls	—	—	1,247	162.99/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	243.36/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	140.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	421.89/cwt	350.00–455.00	1,143	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	320.88/cwt	265.00–355.00	1,983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	358.19/cwt	315.00–405.00	1,691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	299.28/cwt	225.00–330.00	1,847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	363.71/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	303.95/cwt	260.00–340.00	2,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	353.66/cwt	305.00–395.00	2,016	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	401.55/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,470	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	338.85/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	327.57/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	370.15/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	394.57/cwt	345.00–460.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	322.84/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,679	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.31/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	364.90/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	445.89/cwt	390.00–480.00	1,471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	401.80/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,318	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	389.95/cwt	330.00–440.00	1,661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	359.37/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	355.01/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	279.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	465.81/cwt	430.00–495.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	323.85/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,519	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	218.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	324.85/cwt	255.00–345.00	1,878	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	366.93/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,376	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	369.30/cwt	325.00–422.00	1,204	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,181.82/head	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,182	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 732Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 156Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 2

1 hog

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	2	—	1,125	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,093.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,181.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	345.00–460.00	394.57
7	250–300	275	340.00–410.00	364.90
13	300–350	326	325.00–422.00	369.30
14	350–400	375	310.00–395.00	366.93
17	400–450	432	325.00–360.00	338.85
12	450–500	469	295.00–365.00	323.85
18	500–550	520	275.00–345.00	322.84
24	550–600	578	255.00–345.00	324.85
10	600–650	617	225.00–330.00	299.28
5	650–700	684	270.00–295.00	279.93
2	700–750	730	240.00–270.00	255.31
3	750–800	777	215.00–220.00	218.30
1	900–950	945	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	960	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	275.00–280.00	277.43
3	450–500	478	200.00–275.00	243.36
2	550–600	553	175.00–180.00	177.49
1	750–800	770	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	208	430.00–495.00	465.81
7	250–300	271	350.00–455.00	421.89
12	300–350	328	350.00–460.00	401.80
15	350–400	366	350.00–450.00	401.55
8	400–450	426	320.00–410.00	359.37
17	450–500	472	315.00–405.00	358.19
18	500–550	529	310.00–385.00	340.52
23	550–600	570	305.00–395.00	353.66
6	600–650	618	265.00–355.00	320.88
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	730	260.00–340.00	303.95
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	418	270.00–295.00	282.57
4	450–500	489	275.00–280.00	276.23
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	640	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
4	750–800	765	150.00–190.00	173.88
2	800–850	810	165.00–185.00	174.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	685	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	390.00–480.00	445.89
4	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	426	330.00–440.00	389.95
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	520	330.00–390.00	363.71
7	550–600	568	335.00–380.00	370.15
3	600–650	627	340.00–365.00	355.01
2	650–700	653	310.00–345.00	327.57
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,421	184.00–190.00	188.50
3	—	1,247	154.00–170.00	162.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	112.00–124.00	118.88
4	—	921	140.00–147.00	142.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	166.00–177.00	169.90
18	—	1,157	150.00–165.00	157.66
6	—	1,183	130.00–146.00	140.83

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle