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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings heavy 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 $302.20/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.93 against this barn's trailing median of $352.13.

Average price

$302.20

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$941

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

$173.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.54

vs NC average

−75.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	318.41	1,732	48
Medium and Large 2	540	200.08	1,081	3thin
Medium and Large 3	545	145.00	790	3thin

One grade step is worth $173.41/cwt here — about $941 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

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 sale54 hd

302.20

—

NC average8 barns · 294 hd

313.74

−11.54

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−75.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

352.13

−49.93

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	1,552	162.19	2,517	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	145.05	1,845	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	128.25	2,367	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	117.88	1,068	8thin

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)	1,300	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	351.43/cwt	285.00–380.00	1,142	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	292.58/cwt	255.00–350.00	1,823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	234.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	187.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	104.72/cwt	94.00–114.00	920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	131.04/cwt	119.00–143.00	1,223	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	155.66/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,059	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	123.34/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,444	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	142.85/cwt	135.00–176.00	1,801	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	230.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,571	172.89/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,716	9
Bulls	—	—	1,509	153.26/cwt	110.00–164.00	2,313	13
Bulls	—	—	1,940	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,531	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	216.27/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	200.12/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	358.08/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,350	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	296.34/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	262.94/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	317.56/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	311.14/cwt	265.00–345.00	1,780	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	418.43/cwt	345.00–450.00	1,787	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	370.14/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	330.98/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	357.98/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,869	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	241.95/cwt	220.00–255.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	338.52/cwt	300.00–380.00	914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	321.71/cwt	270.00–365.00	1,708	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	219.99/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	213.28/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	346.23/cwt	315.00–400.00	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	321.72/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	290.86/cwt	255.00–300.00	2,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	287.31/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	346.42/cwt	290.00–380.00	1,458	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	377.45/cwt	340.00–430.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	334.82/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	424.92/cwt	365.00–445.00	1,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	258.47/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	358.21/cwt	300.00–405.00	1,329	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	288.48/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	326.69/cwt	270.00–360.00	1,539	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	308.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	427.88/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	323.47/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,540	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	394.49/cwt	310.00–425.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	230.14/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,639	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 299Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 45Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

14 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	376	220.00–255.00	241.95
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	470	210.00–235.00	225.00
2	550–600	585	225.00–230.00	227.50
2	650–700	693	185.00–190.00	187.49
6	700–750	735	187.00–190.00	187.48
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	340.00–430.00	377.45
6	250–300	272	310.00–425.00	394.49
3	300–350	333	300.00–360.00	330.98
12	350–400	371	300.00–405.00	358.21
8	400–450	428	315.00–400.00	346.23
18	450–500	476	270.00–350.00	323.47
16	500–550	515	275.00–355.00	317.56
11	550–600	565	260.00–315.00	296.34
6	600–650	619	250.00–315.00	287.31
8	650–700	674	225.00–280.00	262.94
6	700–750	717	200.00–250.00	219.99
3	750–800	768	200.00–220.00	213.28
4	800–850	824	210.00–230.00	216.27
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	375	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	428	225.00–235.00	230.15
7	450–500	458	230.00–235.00	234.24
2	500–550	518	175.00–225.00	200.12
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	672	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	300.00–315.00	308.06
8	250–300	270	300.00–380.00	338.52
13	300–350	325	285.00–380.00	351.43
27	350–400	377	300.00–385.00	358.08
36	400–450	421	290.00–380.00	346.42
35	450–500	471	270.00–360.00	326.69
33	500–550	531	270.00–365.00	321.71
15	550–600	572	265.00–345.00	311.14
11	600–650	623	255.00–350.00	292.58
6	650–700	671	225.00–300.00	258.47
3	700–750	712	200.00–275.00	230.14
1	900–950	940	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
10	300–350	332	365.00–445.00	424.92
10	350–400	377	410.00–440.00	427.88
15	400–450	427	345.00–450.00	418.43
11	450–500	472	340.00–415.00	370.14
15	500–550	522	325.00–400.00	357.98
8	550–600	581	300.00–375.00	334.82
10	600–650	620	300.00–350.00	321.72
4	650–700	673	265.00–320.00	288.48
10	700–750	743	255.00–300.00	290.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00

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	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	135.00–140.00	137.37
1	—	2,020	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	94.00–114.00	104.72
4	—	933	119.00–143.00	131.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,323	150.00–169.00	155.66
7	—	1,171	110.00–133.00	123.34
37	—	1,261	135.00–176.00	142.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,571	165.00–179.00	172.89
13	—	1,509	110.00–164.00	153.26
1	—	1,940	182.00	182.00

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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Replacement Cattle

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