Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $216.96/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −133.00 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$216.96

5 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$74.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.84

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	246.61	1,348	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	172.50	949	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.11/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale5 hd

216.96

—

NC average8 barns · 244 hd

270.80

−53.84

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−133.00

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	—	High	1,800	171.65	3,090	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	133.08	1,449	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	110.66	950	9thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	312.47/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	282.33/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,361	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	184.82/cwt	170.00–200.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	222.90/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	257.11/cwt	240.00–290.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	287.34/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	252.32/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	240.00/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	246.04/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	227.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	180.26/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	307.12/cwt	290.00–325.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	282.65/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,213	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	118.92/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,217	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	149.15/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,841	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	136.08/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,456	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	121.48/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,014	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	94.40/cwt	90.00–98.00	849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	126.93/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,919	176.52/cwt	173.00–182.00	3,387	5
Bulls	—	—	1,260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	169.07/cwt	167.00–171.00	3,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	232.74/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	269.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,444	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 90Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 19

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
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	365	240.00–290.00	257.11
4	400–450	429	220.00–260.00	240.00
5	450–500	465	230.00–270.00	246.04
3	500–550	523	210.00–240.00	222.90
3	550–600	572	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	325	170.00	170.00
2	400–450	415	170.00–200.00	184.82
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	322	290.00–325.00	307.12
4	350–400	370	305.00–325.00	312.47
5	400–450	429	240.00–295.00	282.65
14	450–500	482	250.00–310.00	282.33
2	500–550	535	260.00–280.00	269.91
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	625	225.00–240.00	232.74
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	955	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	393	220.00–235.00	227.55
1	450–500	450	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	535	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	668	170.00–190.00	180.26
3	700–750	728	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	260.00–315.00	287.34
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	615	245.00–260.00	252.32
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	115.00–124.00	118.92
5	—	1,234	147.00–153.00	149.15
11	—	1,070	130.00–144.00	136.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	118.00–126.00	121.48
4	—	899	90.00–98.00	94.40
2	—	813	125.00–129.00	126.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,919	173.00–182.00	176.52
1	—	1,260	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,783	167.00–171.00	169.07

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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