Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher 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 $299.50/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −50.46 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$299.50

7 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.52

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	299.50	1,690	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

299.50

—

NC average9 barns · 227 hd

323.03

−23.52

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−50.46

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	1,430	167.33	2,393	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	134.20	1,602	20

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)	1,100	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	133.93/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,654	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	145.70/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	120.06/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	331.55/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	344.90/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,114	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	286.70/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	301.36/cwt	275.00–324.00	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	285.00–395.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	316.00/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	302.41/cwt	270.00–340.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	347.94/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	361.99/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	294.86/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	259.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	606	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 117Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,380	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,585	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,235	126.00–140.00	133.93
4	—	1,169	144.00–148.00	145.70
3	—	1,047	119.00–121.00	120.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	250.00–270.00	259.89
1	250–300	270	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	540	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	380	320.00–340.00	331.55
5	400–450	425	300.00–340.00	316.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	270.00–340.00	302.41
3	300–350	323	320.00–390.00	344.90
2	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	428	345.00–380.00	361.99
7	450–500	469	325.00–365.00	347.94
2	500–550	543	265.00–325.00	294.86
5	550–600	573	275.00–324.00	301.36
3	600–650	632	285.00–290.00	286.70
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	425	285.00–395.00	355.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	503	325.00–335.00	330.02
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	828	250.00	250.00

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	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle