Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last sale . 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 .

12 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $303.42/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −68.70 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$303.42

78 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$836

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$146.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.82

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	316.67	1,766	67
Medium and Large 2	563	234.41	1,320	9thin
Medium and Large 3	548	170.00	931	2thin

One grade step is worth $146.67/cwt here — about $836 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

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $322.14, median $372.12 across 32 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 sale78 hd

303.42

—

NC average9 barns · 365 hd

328.24

−24.82

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−68.70

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	1,756	179.29	3,148	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	155.19	1,831	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	150.00	2,633	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	128.63	1,236	15

Every lot, as filed

76 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	350–400	369	391.73/cwt	310.00–435.00	1,445	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	472.04/cwt	430.00–505.00	1,053	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	121.67/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,187	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	169.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,025	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	156.42/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,846	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	184.07/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,402	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	139.11/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,616	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	228.01/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	245.53/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	246.51/cwt	205.00–275.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	266.92/cwt	240.00–290.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	215.24/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	259.35/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	244.00/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	323.97/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,711	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	198.76/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	264.54/cwt	215.00–295.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	236.27/cwt	175.00–270.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,388	160.18/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,223	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,289	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	402.63/cwt	340.00–440.00	1,908	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	347.49/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,981	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	252.33/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	310.75/cwt	265.00–345.00	1,809	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	282.97/cwt	240.00–300.00	2,018	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	354.81/cwt	300.00–440.00	1,689	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	433.36/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	306.16/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,748	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	432.34/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	240.31/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	449.97/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	372.31/cwt	320.00–415.00	1,601	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	372.90/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,924	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	320.01/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.97/cwt	250.00–370.00	1,637	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	405.16/cwt	310.00–495.00	1,301	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	219.31/cwt	175.00–265.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	385.21/cwt	315.00–440.00	1,275	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	380.28/cwt	310.00–435.00	1,472	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	292.72/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	297.14/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,842	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	396.13/cwt	300.00–450.00	1,680	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	358.12/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,694	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	475.62/cwt	440.00–520.00	1,322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	401.90/cwt	340.00–440.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	275.19/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	326.77/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	288.24/cwt	185.00–315.00	1,897	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	250.57/cwt	242.00–265.00	2,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	305.72/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	446.58/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	410.99/cwt	375.00–470.00	1,771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	332.62/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,069	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,268	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

Fri Sep 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 604Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 101Year ago 122

12 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
3	200–250	228	340.00–440.00	401.90
7	250–300	262	400.00–450.00	432.34
9	300–350	331	315.00–440.00	385.21
25	350–400	369	310.00–435.00	391.73
33	400–450	430	320.00–415.00	372.31
47	450–500	473	300.00–390.00	358.12
39	500–550	523	250.00–370.00	312.97
21	550–600	571	250.00–340.00	306.16
24	600–650	620	250.00–315.00	297.14
18	650–700	658	185.00–315.00	288.24
4	700–750	725	200.00–260.00	240.31
8	750–800	768	220.00–280.00	252.33
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	945	240.00	240.00
3	950–1000	963	242.00–265.00	250.57
2	1000–1050	1,035	235.00–240.00	237.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	205.00–275.00	246.51
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	489	175.00–270.00	236.27
3	500–550	518	215.00–250.00	228.01
3	550–600	568	175.00–265.00	219.31
1	600–650	645	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	430.00–505.00	472.04
6	250–300	278	440.00–520.00	475.62
14	300–350	321	310.00–495.00	405.16
17	350–400	387	310.00–435.00	380.28
36	400–450	424	300.00–450.00	396.13
37	450–500	476	300.00–440.00	354.81
30	500–550	528	290.00–370.00	323.97
37	550–600	582	265.00–345.00	310.75
17	600–650	622	250.00–320.00	292.72
20	650–700	672	250.00–325.00	275.19
9	700–750	713	240.00–300.00	282.97
4	750–800	770	210.00–230.00	220.05
4	800–850	829	185.00–210.00	198.76
2	950–1000	963	190.00–200.00	195.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	240.00–290.00	266.92
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	435	215.00–295.00	264.54
5	450–500	465	245.00–275.00	259.35
3	500–550	525	200.00–230.00	215.24
6	550–600	582	200.00–265.00	244.00
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
2	850–900	873	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	480	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	525	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	205.00–255.00	245.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	420.00–470.00	446.58
8	300–350	318	400.00–500.00	449.97
10	350–400	370	400.00–460.00	433.36
9	400–450	431	375.00–470.00	410.99
11	450–500	474	340.00–440.00	402.63
33	500–550	516	335.00–400.00	372.90
12	550–600	570	300.00–365.00	347.49
9	600–650	622	300.00–345.00	332.62
15	650–700	677	300.00–335.00	326.77
7	700–750	705	295.00–320.00	305.72
8	750–800	776	300.00–330.00	320.01
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	855	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	945	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	976	110.00–141.00	121.67
7	—	944	130.00–140.00	136.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,198	165.00–175.00	169.05
42	—	1,180	149.00–165.00	156.42
17	—	1,162	120.00–146.00	139.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,848	180.00–191.00	184.07
4	—	1,388	140.00–170.00	160.18

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