Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-26

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 moderate with quality average .

14 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.48/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.66 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$311.48

65 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

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

$105.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.69

vs NC average

−54.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	315.51	1,735	60
Medium and Large 2	559	276.37	1,544	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	210.00	1,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.51/cwt here — about $569 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 sale65 hd

311.48

—

NC average10 barns · 445 hd

330.16

−18.69

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−54.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−40.66

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	1,431	169.87	2,430	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	150.53	1,836	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	126.48	1,277	6thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	219.48/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	303.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	276.83/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	338.31/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	415.09/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	403.32/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	293.70/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	246.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	181.34/cwt	177.00–186.00	3,110	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	152.29/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,872	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	122.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,295	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	134.89/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	138.71/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,634	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	170.67/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,238	162.05/cwt	150.00–174.00	2,006	9
Bulls	—	—	1,175	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	587	331.73/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	460.38/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	458.24/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	336.38/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	431	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	382.78/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.12/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	315.48/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	342.53/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	398.85/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.06/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,978	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	461.83/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	310.04/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,773	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	321.35/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,690	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	331	422.97/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	452.11/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	385.11/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	448.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	352.61/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	416.74/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,559	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	341.72/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,630	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	267.65/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.01/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	211.00/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	490.88/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	463.82/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	277.00/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	311.83/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,637	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	337.70/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,604	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	299.30/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,709	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	300.42/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	390.23/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,260	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	390.18/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,654	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	383.69/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,635	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	435.95/cwt	400.00–465.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	395.90/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	305.96/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	385.58/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,461	18

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 780Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 108Year ago 48

14 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	410.00–420.00	415.09
3	300–350	312	400.00–410.00	403.32
3	400–450	438	325.00–345.00	338.31
6	450–500	476	275.00–315.00	293.70
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	940	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	403	440.00–450.00	448.74
4	450–500	460	380.00–395.00	385.11
2	500–550	518	345.00–360.00	352.61
3	550–600	587	325.00–340.00	331.73
2	600–650	615	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	465.00–500.00	490.88
5	250–300	266	440.00–470.00	452.11
8	300–350	311	440.00–495.00	463.82
17	350–400	374	390.00–450.00	416.74
19	400–450	424	370.00–425.00	390.18
20	450–500	477	320.00–370.00	341.72
16	500–550	525	295.00–325.00	311.83
23	550–600	571	275.00–320.00	299.30
8	600–650	627	250.00–295.00	277.00
4	650–700	675	250.00–285.00	267.65
4	700–750	720	245.00–275.00	255.01
5	750–800	764	190.00–225.00	211.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
3	950–1000	972	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	483	200.00–240.00	219.48
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	880	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	468	300.00–310.00	303.24
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	578	270.00–285.00	276.83
2	600–650	618	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	658	265.00–270.00	267.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	420.00–425.00	422.97
5	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	431	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	468	375.00–390.00	382.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	400.00–465.00	435.95
3	250–300	277	370.00–430.00	395.90
16	300–350	323	370.00–410.00	390.23
18	350–400	379	350.00–405.00	385.58
18	400–450	426	350.00–400.00	383.69
24	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	337.70
29	500–550	526	300.00–335.00	321.35
31	550–600	572	295.00–335.00	310.04
6	600–650	618	295.00–320.00	305.96
12	650–700	676	275.00–315.00	300.42
2	750–800	775	260.00–290.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	240.00–250.00	246.68
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	445.00–480.00	461.83
5	300–350	326	420.00–500.00	458.24
8	350–400	366	420.00–485.00	460.38
9	400–450	425	385.00–410.00	398.85
4	450–500	470	350.00–370.00	360.05
7	500–550	531	300.00–340.00	315.48
13	550–600	565	300.00–360.00	350.06
6	600–650	630	325.00–350.00	342.53
3	650–700	667	320.00–355.00	336.38
9	700–750	723	315.00–340.00	322.12
2	750–800	778	305.00–310.00	307.54
2	950–1000	990	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	457.50	457.50
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,715	177.00–186.00	181.34
9	—	1,238	150.00–174.00	162.05
1	—	1,175	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,229	145.00–159.00	152.29
13	—	1,178	123.00–144.00	138.71
3	—	1,232	167.00–175.00	170.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	120.00–129.00	122.27
2	—	910	131.00–139.00	134.89

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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