Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

8 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.14/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −19.99 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$332.14

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$116.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs NC average

−39.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	336.09	1,820	57
Medium and Large 2	580	219.74	1,274	2thin

One grade step is worth $116.35/cwt here — about $546 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 sale59 hd

332.14

—

NC average8 barns · 223 hd

329.42

+2.72

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−39.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−19.99

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	1,499	182.75	2,739	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	152.24	1,932	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	122.20	1,242	14

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)	1,200	$1,800	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	500–550	529	339.45/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,796	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	429.44/cwt	390.00–490.00	1,409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	406.33/cwt	320.00–460.00	1,707	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	376.69/cwt	310.00–417.00	1,789	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	328.83/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,884	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	421.90/cwt	365.00–475.00	1,569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	277.42/cwt	220.00–317.00	1,978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	296.63/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	226.25/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,726	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	135.17/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,618	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	173.29/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,521	10
Bulls	—	—	1,885	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,090	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	119.12/cwt	100.00–131.00	1,158	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	133.50/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,573	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	153.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,897	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	204.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	219.74/cwt	190.00–250.00	1,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	189.44/cwt	184.00–199.00	3,095	8
Bulls	—	—	1,205	165.19/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	493.23/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	244.78/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	179.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	318.14/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	324.20/cwt	295.00–332.50	2,337	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	205.11/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	367.10/cwt	335.00–387.00	2,096	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	353.34/cwt	300.00–362.50	2,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	451.79/cwt	385.00–495.00	1,938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	434.04/cwt	395.00–490.00	1,619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	272.77/cwt	250.00–295.00	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	302.85/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	473.21/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	412.31/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,344	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	329.57/cwt	280.00–375.00	2,027	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	328.18/cwt	270.00–390.00	1,874	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	321.28/cwt	275.00–370.00	1,966	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	350.39/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,812	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	385.41/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,819	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	475.16/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	307.37/cwt	240.00–320.00	2,084	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	415.79/cwt	350.00–495.00	1,938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	424.78/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	413.72/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,556	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	405.68/cwt	390.00–470.00	2,045	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	353.51/cwt	285.00–370.00	2,192	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	512.29/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	404.83/cwt	365.00–460.00	1,733	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,700	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 398Year ago 876

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 75Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

8 head of hogs

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	233	460.00–490.00	475.16
9	250–300	268	350.00–435.00	424.78
9	300–350	326	375.00–440.00	412.31
17	350–400	376	355.00–435.00	413.72
29	400–450	428	365.00–460.00	404.83
30	450–500	472	350.00–410.00	385.41
40	500–550	529	300.00–355.00	339.45
17	550–600	571	270.00–390.00	328.18
27	600–650	612	275.00–370.00	321.28
16	650–700	678	240.00–320.00	307.37
5	700–750	710	275.00–310.00	302.85
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	820	250.00–295.00	272.77
1	900–950	925	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	260.00–265.00	262.58
2	550–600	580	190.00–250.00	219.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
7	250–300	271	450.00–495.00	473.21
6	300–350	328	390.00–490.00	429.44
10	350–400	372	365.00–475.00	421.90
33	400–450	420	320.00–460.00	406.33
27	450–500	475	310.00–417.00	376.69
27	500–550	517	300.00–395.00	350.39
14	550–600	573	290.00–365.00	328.83
20	600–650	615	280.00–375.00	329.57
8	650–700	673	270.00–330.00	296.63
9	700–750	713	220.00–317.00	277.42
4	750–800	763	200.00–250.00	226.25
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	878	195.00–220.00	205.11
3	900–950	932	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	170.00	170.00
4	500–550	518	230.00–255.00	244.78
2	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	204.82
2	700–750	735	175.00–185.00	179.93
1	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	273	510.00–515.00	512.29
3	300–350	315	480.00–500.00	493.23
7	350–400	373	395.00–490.00	434.04
7	400–450	429	385.00–495.00	451.79
6	450–500	466	350.00–495.00	415.79
12	500–550	504	390.00–470.00	405.68
8	550–600	571	335.00–387.00	367.10
19	600–650	620	285.00–370.00	353.51
7	650–700	668	300.00–362.50	353.34
7	700–750	721	295.00–332.50	324.20
9	750–800	761	290.00–330.00	318.14

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	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,197	119.00–140.00	135.17
10	—	1,455	165.00–179.00	173.29
26	—	1,237	145.00–160.00	153.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	972	100.00–131.00	119.12
3	—	1,178	123.00–145.00	133.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	217.00	217.00
8	—	1,634	184.00–199.00	189.44
5	—	1,205	160.00–172.00	165.19

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