Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 lower compared to last sale . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

23 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.19/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.94 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$288.19

38 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$95.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NC average

−82.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	295.95	1,608	33
Medium and Large 2	531	246.19	1,308	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	200.00	1,020	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.95/cwt here — about $588 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

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 sale38 hd

288.19

—

NC average9 barns · 228 hd

291.87

−3.68

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−82.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−63.94

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	1,375	182.79	2,513	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	136.50	1,690	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	121.07	1,192	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	112.00	1,523	1thin

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	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	341.47/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,441	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	245.06/cwt	220.00–272.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	249.71/cwt	230.00–275.00	929	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	253.25/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	193.76/cwt	175.00–205.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	253.36/cwt	220.00–275.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	259.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	174.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	191.31/cwt	191.00–192.00	2,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	149.79/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	129.53/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,585	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	140.88/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,793	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,221	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	107.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	285.52/cwt	245.00–320.00	1,482	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	305.94/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,444	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	350.16/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	282.22/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	318.48/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.82/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,949	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	318.25/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	329.46/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	271.22/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	383.17/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	274.95/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	320.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	310.95/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,530	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	374.84/cwt	370.00–380.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	344.25/cwt	315.00–400.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	299.69/cwt	280.00–330.00	836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	218.30/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	212.80/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	214.94/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	304.18/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	264.79/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	284.90/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	299.31/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,392	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	315.33/cwt	300.00–330.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	268.01/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	299.81/cwt	290.00–310.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	303.22/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	301.48/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,589	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	263.17/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,663	3

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 Dec 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 486Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 135Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

23 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
4	250–300	264	220.00–275.00	253.36
2	300–350	315	250.00–260.00	254.92
3	350–400	372	230.00–275.00	249.71
3	400–450	428	250.00–270.00	259.84
2	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	253.25
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	745	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	190.00	190.00
1	350–400	385	215.00	215.00
3	400–450	417	175.00–205.00	193.76
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00–330.00	315.33
7	250–300	279	280.00–330.00	299.69
5	300–350	318	290.00–310.00	299.81
8	350–400	383	280.00–330.00	304.18
6	400–450	434	290.00–315.00	303.22
20	450–500	465	270.00–335.00	299.31
22	500–550	527	270.00–340.00	301.48
11	550–600	576	265.00–305.00	284.90
3	600–650	632	245.00–275.00	263.17
7	650–700	664	250.00–270.00	264.79
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	910	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	370.00–380.00	374.84
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	323	320.00–340.00	329.46
8	350–400	378	315.00–400.00	344.25
15	400–450	422	300.00–390.00	341.47
12	450–500	472	270.00–350.00	305.94
12	500–550	519	245.00–320.00	285.52
9	550–600	573	250.00–315.00	282.22
4	600–650	629	240.00–290.00	268.01
5	650–700	673	235.00–290.00	271.22
2	700–750	723	200.00–225.00	212.80
3	750–800	777	205.00–225.00	214.94
3	800–850	827	210.00–225.00	218.30
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	305	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	415	220.00–272.00	245.06
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	310.00–330.00	320.74
2	300–350	310	340.00–360.00	350.16
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	410	355.00–425.00	383.17
9	450–500	492	300.00–355.00	310.95
3	500–550	528	315.00–325.00	318.25
3	550–600	568	305.00–330.00	318.48
16	600–650	623	310.00–315.00	312.82
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	768	260.00–290.00	274.95

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	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	170.00–180.00	174.26
3	—	1,300	191.00–192.00	191.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	147.00–152.00	149.79
12	—	1,224	115.00–134.00	129.53
10	—	1,273	136.00–145.00	140.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	145.00	145.00
4	—	976	120.00–130.00	125.14
3	—	1,032	106.00–110.00	107.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	112.00	112.00

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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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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