Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $298.83/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −51.13 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$298.83

11 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.79

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	298.83	1,582	11thin

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

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 sale11 hd

298.83

—

NC average9 barns · 205 hd

311.62

−12.79

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−51.13

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	1,617	161.02	2,603	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	133.12	1,537	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	866	109.63	950	6thin

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 2	400–450	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	301.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	295.48/cwt	275.00–305.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	301.29/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	242.06/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	337.51/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	312.03/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	302.24/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,427	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	346.85/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	243.50/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.64/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	153.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,670	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	108.69/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,096	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	136.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	271.70/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	302.39/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	297.64/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	345.31/cwt	300.00–372.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	293.69/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	388.72/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	357.95/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	310.26/cwt	280.00–327.00	1,604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	268.36/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	255.35/cwt	210.00–272.00	1,576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,090	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	84.83/cwt	80.00–90.00	690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	149.78/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,884	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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 62Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 13Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	410	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	495	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	555	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	275.00–305.00	295.48
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	393	290.00–317.00	302.39
4	400–450	426	300.00–305.00	301.29
10	450–500	472	250.00–320.00	302.24
5	500–550	521	265.00–320.00	293.69
6	550–600	570	300.00–305.00	301.62
3	600–650	613	250.00–285.00	271.70
2	650–700	668	237.00–247.00	242.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	333	300.00–325.00	312.03
3	350–400	375	345.00–385.00	360.64
3	400–450	420	330.00–380.00	346.85
7	450–500	470	320.00–355.00	337.51
8	500–550	517	280.00–327.00	310.26
3	550–600	563	250.00–290.00	268.36
7	600–650	617	210.00–272.00	255.35
6	650–700	697	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	445	237.00–250.00	243.50
1	800–850	820	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	377	379.00–400.00	388.72
5	400–450	427	300.00–372.00	345.31
2	450–500	473	347.00–370.00	357.95
3	500–550	530	270.00–335.00	297.64
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,450	150.00–156.00	153.04
2	—	1,623	164.00–165.00	164.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	100.00–116.00	108.69
12	—	1,174	130.00–145.00	136.45
2	—	1,258	148.00–152.00	149.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	893	120.00–124.00	122.03
2	—	813	80.00–90.00	84.83

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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