Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $291.15/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −80.97 against this barn's trailing median of $372.12.

Average price

$291.15

82 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$804

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

$148.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.56

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	303.75	1,665	64
Medium and Large 2	548	264.63	1,451	15thin
Medium and Large 3	555	154.98	861	3thin

One grade step is worth $148.77/cwt here — about $804 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

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 sale82 hd

291.15

—

NC average9 barns · 226 hd

312.72

−21.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

372.12

−80.97

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	—	Low	1,512	169.15	2,557	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	148.19	1,906	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	148.03	2,391	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	124.63	1,166	5thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	162.71/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	162.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	247.24/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	271.28/cwt	250.00–295.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	337.28/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	275.71/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	344.83/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	296.96/cwt	275.00–310.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	315.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	243.45/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.77/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	228.13/cwt	215.00–250.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	359.23/cwt	340.00–385.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	226.99/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	265.67/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	318.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	220.38/cwt	200.00–250.00	725	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	139.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,677	17
Bulls	—	—	1,318	159.85/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,107	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	150.19/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,999	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	163.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,003	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	119.54/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	187.07/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,233	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	174.13/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,952	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	148.03/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	356.93/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	264.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	210	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	428.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	381.76/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	384.42/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	338.80/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,765	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	322.59/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	329.61/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,737	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	404.84/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,522	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	328.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	419.01/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	404.02/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	361.82/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	297.45/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	349.96/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	316.56/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	299.89/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	352.10/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,493	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	228.45/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	289.23/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,773	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	277.34/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	338.34/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	310.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	286.97/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	204.59/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	251.96/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	381.56/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,053	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	406.57/cwt	400.00–410.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	316.86/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,641	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	229.09/cwt	205.00–262.00	1,652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	247.74/cwt	240.00–260.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	274.14/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,694	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	331.90/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	296.24/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	429.37/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	321.19/cwt	300.00–330.00	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	369.57/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,397	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	441.24/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	292.23/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,672	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	219.00/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	311.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	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 Oct 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 613Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 109Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	355	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	340.00–385.00	359.23
2	300–350	305	315.00–335.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	354.88
2	450–500	470	300.00–320.00	310.21
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	678	200.00–255.00	226.99
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	905	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	435.00–455.00	441.24
3	250–300	268	400.00–440.00	419.01
2	300–350	320	420.00–440.00	430.00
10	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	428.42
6	400–450	418	390.00–425.00	404.02
5	450–500	474	330.00–365.00	349.96
11	500–550	521	315.00–355.00	338.80
5	550–600	572	340.00–365.00	356.93
9	600–650	622	320.00–350.00	328.91
5	650–700	686	322.00–325.00	322.59
2	700–750	725	290.00–305.00	297.45
2	750–800	770	265.00–290.00	277.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
4	300–350	329	200.00–250.00	220.38
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	543	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	593	200.00–205.00	202.51
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	728	150.00–175.00	162.71
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
5	300–350	314	275.00–310.00	296.96
3	350–400	362	215.00–250.00	228.13
2	400–450	428	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	470	275.00–300.00	286.97
7	500–550	521	250.00–295.00	265.67
7	550–600	575	230.00–275.00	247.77
2	600–650	635	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	424	370.00–395.00	381.76
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	300.00–325.00	311.48
10	250–300	283	300.00–330.00	321.19
9	300–350	330	330.00–385.00	361.82
14	350–400	378	340.00–385.00	369.57
14	400–450	424	325.00–365.00	352.10
11	450–500	469	320.00–365.00	338.34
23	500–550	527	300.00–345.00	329.61
12	550–600	561	295.00–330.00	316.56
14	600–650	613	275.00–310.00	289.23
5	650–700	673	265.00–310.00	296.24
4	700–750	718	285.00–310.00	299.89
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	825	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	323	250.00–295.00	271.28
2	400–450	435	225.00–270.00	247.24
3	450–500	468	225.00–255.00	243.45
1	500–550	540	140.00	140.00
2	550–600	563	155.00–170.00	162.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	300.00–330.00	315.15
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	336	315.00–370.00	344.83
4	350–400	370	240.00–260.00	247.74
6	400–450	433	320.00–345.00	337.28
8	450–500	469	310.00–325.00	318.63
8	500–550	527	260.00–290.00	275.71
7	550–600	573	240.00–265.00	251.96
2	600–650	615	180.00–230.00	204.59
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	935	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	365.00–375.00	370.07
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	260.00–270.00	264.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	400.00–410.00	406.57
8	250–300	276	350.00–420.00	381.56
10	300–350	332	405.00–440.00	429.37
16	350–400	376	360.00–440.00	404.84
16	400–450	421	355.00–405.00	384.42
15	450–500	470	300.00–355.00	331.90
28	500–550	518	290.00–340.00	316.86
35	550–600	572	275.00–325.00	292.23
19	600–650	618	255.00–305.00	274.14
7	650–700	672	215.00–250.00	228.45
7	700–750	721	205.00–262.00	229.09
7	750–800	767	200.00–245.00	219.00
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	900	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	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
17	—	1,205	130.00–144.00	139.16
38	—	1,331	145.00–159.00	150.19
5	—	1,223	160.00–168.00	163.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
4	—	966	110.00–137.00	119.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	147.00–149.00	148.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	150.00–168.00	159.85
2	—	1,728	186.00–188.00	187.07
4	—	1,695	170.00–178.00	174.13

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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