Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher 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 .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $207.36/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −108.60 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$207.36

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.29

vs NC average

−97.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	212.69	1,169	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	170.00	935	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.69/cwt here — about $234 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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale8 hd

207.36

—

NC average9 barns · 355 hd

247.65

−40.29

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−97.06

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−108.60

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	1,463	148.58	2,174	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	124.01	1,599	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	92.89	900	14

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 1	400–450	433	237.14/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	205.75/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	214.88/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	244.93/cwt	235.00–250.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	209.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	294.21/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	211.63/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	258.17/cwt	245.00–270.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	265.00–295.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	258.71/cwt	242.50–290.00	1,229	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	966	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	86.86/cwt	70.00–102.00	868	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	127.06/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,704	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	114.86/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,304	10
Bulls	—	—	1,620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,236	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	153.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	242.36/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 25Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 20Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	340	235.00–250.00	244.93
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	433	225.00–250.00	237.14
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
4	500–550	534	200.00–230.00	214.88
3	550–600	570	200.00–215.00	209.78
3	600–650	620	202.50–210.00	205.75
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	920	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	305	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	400	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	840	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
6	350–400	363	275.00–307.50	294.21
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	820	217.50	217.50
3	850–900	867	205.00–220.00	211.63
1	950–1000	955	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	325	265.00–295.00	280.00
3	350–400	365	245.00–270.00	258.17
5	450–500	475	242.50–290.00	258.71
2	500–550	508	215.00–270.00	242.36
3	550–600	587	240.00–245.00	241.66
2	600–650	638	220.00–230.00	224.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	106.00–110.00	107.96
10	—	999	70.00–102.00	86.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,341	122.00–134.00	127.06
10	—	1,135	105.00–121.00	114.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,385	150.00–157.50	153.87

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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