Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Baby calves 125.00 to 155. 00 4 head

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $226.97/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −122.99 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$226.97

12 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$67.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.80

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	243.78	1,298	9thin
Medium and Large 2	535	176.55	945	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.23/cwt here — about $353 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

5 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $327.99, median $349.97 across 5 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 sale12 hd

226.97

—

NC average9 barns · 337 hd

262.77

−35.80

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−122.99

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	1,641	156.60	2,570	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	129.30	1,516	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	97.85	905	3thin

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)	1,200	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	900–950	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	273.39/cwt	245.00–300.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	264.18/cwt	250.00–290.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	222.43/cwt	215.00–230.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	267.61/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	249.88/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	262.67/cwt	255.00–270.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	177.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	241.08/cwt	220.00–260.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	223.11/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	182.23/cwt	165.00–200.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	182.78/cwt	160.00–205.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	197.12/cwt	185.00–210.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	167.21/cwt	155.00–180.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	240.65/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	244.86/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,286	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	156.51/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,543	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,265	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	120.45/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,419	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	131.05/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,474	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	142.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	106.77/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,028	2

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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 114Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 62Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Baby calves 125.00 to 155. 00 4 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	250.00–290.00	264.18
2	300–350	310	245.00–300.00	273.39
2	350–400	388	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	481	250.00–280.00	267.61
7	500–550	525	210.00–270.00	244.86
2	550–600	558	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	945	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	215.00–230.00	222.43
2	300–350	330	185.00–210.00	197.12
2	500–550	518	160.00–170.00	164.83
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	625	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	323	255.00–270.00	262.67
2	350–400	370	220.00–260.00	241.08
2	400–450	413	230.00–270.00	249.88
2	450–500	475	230.00–252.00	240.65
3	500–550	525	200.00–250.00	223.11
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	855	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	155.00–180.00	167.21
1	250–300	280	150.00	150.00
2	350–400	360	170.00–185.00	177.29
5	400–450	428	160.00–205.00	182.78
2	450–500	488	165.00–200.00	182.23
1	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	160.00	160.00

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	—	1,200	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	153.00–161.00	156.51
1	—	1,025	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,665	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,265	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
2	—	963	104.00–109.00	106.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	112.00–124.00	120.45
10	—	1,125	126.00–136.00	131.05
2	—	1,393	140.00–147.00	142.65

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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Bulls · 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

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