Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.89/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.25 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$295.89

56 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$879

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

$169.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs NC average

−79.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	312.55	1,672	49
Medium and Large 2	579	206.24	1,194	4thin
Medium and Large 3	554	143.33	794	3thin

One grade step is worth $169.21/cwt here — about $879 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 sale56 hd

295.89

—

NC average9 barns · 286 hd

300.37

−4.48

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−79.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−56.25

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	1,664	177.96	2,961	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	143.38	1,867	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	130.00	2,373	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	122.95	1,130	12

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)	1,000	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	850–900	868	213.22/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	383.02/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	384.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	205.46/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.57/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,532	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	299.10/cwt	230.00–325.00	1,702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	301.41/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,839	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	312.43/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,312	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	364.78/cwt	360.00–370.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	371.08/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	276.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	203.36/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	405.29/cwt	385.00–430.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	230.64/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,229	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	270.71/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	201.59/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	259.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	209.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	314.65/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,075	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	291.26/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,937	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	359.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	391.11/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	350.27/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,615	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.76/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,726	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	343.11/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,294	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	319.69/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,653	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	359.59/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	366.47/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,165	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	316.63/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	345.13/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	349.23/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	376.47/cwt	330.00–397.50	1,416	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	147.50/cwt	130.00–165.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	355.02/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,495	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	391.67/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	293.15/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	160.94/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,309	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	148.10/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,949	30
Bulls	—	—	1,722	179.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	3,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	134.14/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,696	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	165.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,339	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	115.64/cwt	108.00–129.00	1,048	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	133.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	223.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	303.33/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	975	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	163.19/cwt	130.00–175.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,401	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	227.48/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	237.29/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	206.24/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	275.22/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 584Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 146Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	360.00–370.00	364.78
5	250–300	272	345.00–405.00	371.08
14	300–350	318	330.00–395.00	366.47
17	350–400	376	330.00–397.50	376.47
21	400–450	421	320.00–395.00	355.02
18	450–500	461	330.00–385.00	350.27
15	500–550	526	305.00–370.00	316.63
20	550–600	570	265.00–335.00	302.76
21	600–650	619	255.00–300.00	275.22
5	650–700	663	250.00–275.00	259.91
4	700–750	710	195.00–220.00	205.46
3	750–800	767	200.00–215.00	209.91
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	868	200.00–225.00	213.22
3	900–950	933	195.00–210.00	201.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	445	300.00–310.00	303.33
7	450–500	489	230.00–300.00	270.71
9	500–550	533	220.00–275.00	230.64
4	550–600	556	220.00–250.00	227.48
3	600–650	632	220.00–225.00	221.65
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	485	220.00–225.00	223.38
5	550–600	573	130.00–175.00	163.19
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	325	360.00–400.00	383.02
3	350–400	378	370.00–400.00	384.87
8	400–450	423	365.00–425.00	391.11
8	450–500	464	375.00–425.00	391.67
5	500–550	517	325.00–360.00	349.23
4	550–600	557	325.00–365.00	345.13
2	600–650	630	265.00–320.00	293.15
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–330.00	314.65
1	800–850	845	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	500–550	524	396.00	396.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	385.00–430.00	405.29
2	250–300	263	350.00–370.00	359.71
7	300–350	319	325.00–380.00	359.59
31	350–400	377	300.00–360.00	343.11
15	400–450	420	275.00–345.00	312.43
19	450–500	475	280.00–350.00	322.57
32	500–550	517	250.00–345.00	319.69
17	550–600	569	230.00–325.00	299.10
26	600–650	610	270.00–317.50	301.41
21	650–700	665	250.00–320.00	291.26
6	700–750	728	270.00–285.00	276.62
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
3	950–1000	958	190.00–210.00	203.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	330	250.00–260.00	254.92
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	438	225.00–250.00	237.29
4	550–600	579	200.00–220.00	206.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	130.00	130.00
2	400–450	405	130.00–165.00	147.50
1	450–500	470	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	535	160.00	160.00
2	550–600	563	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	620	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	160.00–163.00	160.94
30	—	1,316	140.00–158.00	148.10
21	—	1,264	125.00–139.00	134.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	906	108.00–129.00	115.64
5	—	937	130.00–137.00	133.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,722	172.00–182.00	179.03
2	—	1,265	160.00–170.00	165.57
2	—	1,800	185.00–186.00	185.51

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	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00

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

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