Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.96 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$214.00

1 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.25

vs NC average

−90.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	214.00	1,263	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

214.00

—

NC average8 barns · 200 hd

254.25

−40.25

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−90.64

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−101.96

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	1,461	166.76	2,437	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	135.85	1,768	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	116.14	1,109	2thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	260.13/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	181.07/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	211.25/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	275.80/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	238.42/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	242.38/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	154.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,394	177.31/cwt	161.00–200.00	2,472	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	116.14/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,109	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	144.89/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,975	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,343	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	132.80/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,708	15

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 67Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 66Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	478	255.00–265.00	260.13
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	635	235.00–250.00	242.38
1	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	673	175.00–187.00	181.07
1	700–750	740	172.00	172.00
1	800–850	815	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	260.00–290.00	275.80
2	400–450	435	235.00–242.00	238.42
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	590	214.00	214.00
4	600–650	613	208.00–217.00	211.25
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	980	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	700	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,588	150.00–158.00	154.99
7	—	1,394	161.00–200.00	177.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	115.00–117.00	116.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,363	140.00–154.00	144.89
2	—	1,138	118.00	118.00
15	—	1,286	125.00–138.00	132.80

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle