Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average.

4 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.82/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −28.32 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$323.82

97 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$728

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

$145.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs NC average

−35.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	325.31	1,799	96
Medium and Large 2	595	180.00	1,071	1thin

One grade step is worth $145.31/cwt here — about $728 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale97 hd

323.82

—

NC average8 barns · 341 hd

315.71

+8.10

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−35.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−28.32

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	1,685	178.21	3,003	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	151.43	1,837	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	123.02	1,183	8thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	351.38/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,245	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	398.91/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	258.20/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	357.20/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,872	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	228.25/cwt	205.00–250.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	335.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,245	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	282.81/cwt	240.00–325.00	1,886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	290.19/cwt	235.00–315.00	1,938	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	436.56/cwt	410.00–450.00	908	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	139.48/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,650	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	166.54/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,902	3
Bulls	—	—	2,240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	179.45/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,113	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	154.33/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,897	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	109.68/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	242.86/cwt	200.00–280.00	736	3
Bulls	—	—	1,283	166.73/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,139	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	127.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	344.22/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,608	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.03/cwt	300.00–366.00	2,034	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	338.84/cwt	305.00–370.00	2,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	239.43/cwt	200.00–280.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	223.67/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	387.00/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,467	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	439.66/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	373.02/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,597	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	380.36/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,594	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	326.12/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,706	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	399.18/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	317.80/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,996	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	266.71/cwt	255.00–290.00	2,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	307.99/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,922	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	273.86/cwt	230.00–300.00	2,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.05/cwt	250.00–342.00	1,863	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	352.06/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,658	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	392.13/cwt	345.00–440.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	451.55/cwt	375.00–470.00	1,517	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	291.24/cwt	240.00–319.00	2,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	421.84/cwt	365.00–460.00	1,379	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	394.88/cwt	315.00–420.00	1,295	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	325.70/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,707	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	387.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,890	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	288.49/cwt	250.00–305.00	2,071	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	256.64/cwt	230.00–270.00	2,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	446.36/cwt	410.00–490.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	305.24/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,749	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	464.77/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	439.10/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,190	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	383.76/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,067	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 Sep 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 831Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 167Year ago 69

4 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	410.00–490.00	446.36
2	250–300	278	440.00–490.00	464.77
14	300–350	336	375.00–470.00	451.55
6	350–400	366	410.00–460.00	439.66
19	400–450	424	380.00–410.00	399.18
19	450–500	488	380.00–390.00	387.33
21	500–550	524	325.00–400.00	357.20
14	550–600	565	300.00–366.00	360.03
14	600–650	639	345.00–354.00	351.38
7	650–700	670	320.00–345.00	335.06
5	700–750	719	305.00–370.00	338.84
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	820	323.00	323.00
3	850–900	877	240.00–319.00	291.24
1	900–950	935	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	965	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	1000–1050	1,045	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	410.00–450.00	436.56
18	250–300	271	395.00–485.00	439.10
17	300–350	327	365.00–460.00	421.84
7	350–400	379	385.00–435.00	398.91
27	400–450	419	320.00–420.00	380.36
32	450–500	467	300.00–375.00	344.22
34	500–550	523	290.00–375.00	326.12
21	550–600	573	260.00–350.00	305.24
15	600–650	624	270.00–355.00	307.99
10	650–700	667	240.00–325.00	282.81
3	700–750	727	200.00–260.00	223.67
5	750–800	769	230.00–300.00	273.86
6	800–850	818	230.00–270.00	256.64
1	850–900	850	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	378	205.00–250.00	228.25
2	550–600	570	250.00–267.00	258.20
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	345.00–440.00	392.13
12	250–300	278	340.00–420.00	383.76
27	300–350	328	315.00–420.00	394.88
28	350–400	379	340.00–405.00	387.00
49	400–450	428	300.00–400.00	373.02
36	450–500	471	300.00–375.00	352.06
39	500–550	524	300.00–340.00	325.70
57	550–600	573	250.00–342.00	325.05
31	600–650	628	280.00–330.00	317.80
7	650–700	668	235.00–315.00	290.19
6	700–750	718	250.00–305.00	288.49
4	750–800	769	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	887	255.00–290.00	266.71
1	900–950	910	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
3	300–350	303	200.00–280.00	242.86
5	350–400	367	200.00–280.00	239.43
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	134.00–145.00	139.48
3	—	1,142	164.00–169.00	166.54
38	—	1,229	147.00–163.00	154.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	107.00–112.00	109.68
6	—	973	120.00–137.00	127.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,240	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,735	174.00–185.00	179.45
2	—	1,283	162.00–170.00	166.73

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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