Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower 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 light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.56/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −81.40 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$268.56

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−45.01

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	268.56	1,447	7thin

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 sale7 hd

268.56

—

NC average9 barns · 236 hd

313.58

−45.01

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−81.40

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	1,437	162.03	2,328	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	133.31	1,614	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	128.14	2,058	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	108.17	1,055	5thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	438	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	281.25/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	212.27/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	336.62/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	275.49/cwt	220.00–305.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.45/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	263.90/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	247.63/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	332.98/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	305.86/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,162	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	169.04/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	133.87/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,811	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	152.59/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	119.33/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,274	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	128.14/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,058	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	113.62/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,182	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	878	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 125Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 39Year ago 42

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	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	438	310.00–315.00	312.46
3	450–500	470	320.00–340.00	332.98
4	500–550	510	265.00–295.00	281.25
3	550–600	577	250.00–255.00	251.65
4	600–650	621	220.00–275.00	247.63
2	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	723	205.00–220.00	212.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	225.00–230.00	227.43
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	295.00–317.00	305.86
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	322.43
7	500–550	514	220.00–305.00	275.49
3	550–600	570	220.00–285.00	263.90
3	600–650	615	250.00–272.00	257.45
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	675	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.00–375.00	336.62
2	500–550	530	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	150.00–160.00	155.02
2	—	1,518	168.00–170.00	169.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	130.00–145.00	133.87
2	—	1,000	149.00–156.00	152.59
3	—	1,068	116.00–124.00	119.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	126.00–134.00	128.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	111.00–119.00	113.62
2	—	878	100.00	100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle