Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $219.87/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.09 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$219.87

5 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$37.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.43

vs NC average

−87.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	227.34	1,240	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	190.00	1,074	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.34/cwt here — about $167 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 sale5 hd

219.87

—

NC average5 barns · 83 hd

237.30

−17.43

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−87.14

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−96.09

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	1,316	162.73	2,142	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	144.80	2,005	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	105.30	1,042	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	550–600	570	236.49/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	266.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	190.22/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	258.86/cwt	235.00–270.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	246.59/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	247.34/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	299.46/cwt	290.00–310.00	838	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	323.57/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	287.11/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	179.92/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	276.34/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	194.46/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	219.74/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	317.24/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	301.14/cwt	275.00–330.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	164.16/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,262	4
Bulls	—	—	1,070	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	139.49/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,885	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	151.68/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,208	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	123.24/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	112.95/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	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 Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 66Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
4	250–300	274	275.00–330.00	301.14
2	300–350	340	300.00–335.00	317.24
2	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	472	255.00–295.00	276.34
3	550–600	570	220.00–255.00	236.49
2	600–650	633	230.00–235.00	232.53
2	700–750	735	189.00–200.00	194.46
1	750–800	760	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	615	170.00–190.00	179.92
2	650–700	673	165.00–175.00	169.83
3	750–800	778	170.00–175.00	173.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	290.00–310.00	299.46
3	300–350	307	260.00–270.00	266.63
4	350–400	368	235.00–270.00	258.86
3	400–450	417	240.00–252.00	247.34
6	450–500	473	220.00–275.00	246.59
2	500–550	513	230.00–240.00	234.93
2	550–600	578	200.00–240.00	219.74
3	600–650	612	180.00–210.00	190.22
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	383	310.00–315.00	312.42
2	400–450	403	312.00–335.00	323.57
2	450–500	475	275.00–300.00	287.11
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	530	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	162.00–165.00	164.16
1	—	1,070	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	132.00–145.00	139.49
14	—	1,456	146.00–160.00	151.68
2	—	1,050	121.00–126.00	123.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	108.00–118.00	112.95
1	—	970	90.00	90.00

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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