Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle 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 $311.02/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −38.95 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$311.02

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.86

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	311.02	1,667	5thin

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 sale5 hd

311.02

—

NC average9 barns · 206 hd

315.87

−4.86

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−38.95

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	1,448	187.63	2,718	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	140.58	1,833	28

Every lot, as filed

40 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	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	191.45/cwt	191.00–192.00	2,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	129.29/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	157.37/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,357	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	147.85/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,097	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	289.56/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	292.11/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	327.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	382.57/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	311.21/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	317.52/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	360.57/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	300.48/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	322.21/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	229.96/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	279.98/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	331.15/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	341.81/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 79Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 23

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	230	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	320	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	550	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	383	300.00–325.00	311.21
3	400–450	417	275.00–300.00	289.56
5	450–500	467	285.00–327.00	300.48
6	500–550	539	250.00–300.00	279.98
2	550–600	563	287.00–297.00	292.11
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	300	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00–335.00	327.76
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	369	290.00–365.00	341.81
4	400–450	425	300.00–355.00	331.15
4	450–500	469	300.00–335.00	322.21
4	500–550	525	290.00–345.00	317.52
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	858	215.00–245.00	229.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	316.00	316.00
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	427	335.00–390.00	360.57
2	450–500	453	370.00–395.00	382.57
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	805	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	191.00–192.00	191.45
1	—	1,265	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,139	121.00–141.00	129.29
2	—	1,498	156.00–159.00	157.37
14	—	1,418	140.00–154.00	147.85

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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