Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 lower this week compared to last sale . 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.44/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −27.52 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$288.44

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.87

vs NC average

−50.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	288.44	1,587	13thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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 sale13 hd

288.44

—

NC average9 barns · 264 hd

300.30

−11.87

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−50.30

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−27.52

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	—	Average	1,867	183.76	3,430	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	143.40	1,704	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	123.00	1,007	3thin

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	—	—	1,923	185.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	134.03/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,423	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	151.44/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	264.17/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	344.00/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	358.67/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	296.34/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,452	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.94/cwt	260.00–337.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	285.35/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	271.02/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	289.15/cwt	275.00–305.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	273.68/cwt	230.00–287.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	301.93/cwt	235.00–365.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	339.22/cwt	300.00–365.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	344.06/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	287.38/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	297.66/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	330.05/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	2
Bulls	—	—	2,205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	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 Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 61Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	180.00–190.00	185.51
1	—	1,415	164.00	164.00
1	—	2,205	200.00	200.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
2	—	800	120.00–135.00	127.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	121.00–142.00	134.03
7	—	1,297	147.00–157.00	151.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	300.00–365.00	339.22
3	300–350	322	330.00–355.00	344.06
3	350–400	370	325.00–390.00	358.67
3	400–450	418	235.00–365.00	301.93
5	450–500	470	325.00–365.00	344.00
2	500–550	525	325.00–335.00	330.05
3	550–600	570	260.00–337.00	302.94
4	600–650	623	220.00–295.00	264.17
2	650–700	665	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	855	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	509	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	698	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	680	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	265	275.00–305.00	289.15
2	350–400	353	270.00–305.00	287.38
2	400–450	425	270.00–300.00	285.35
10	450–500	490	270.00–305.00	296.34
8	500–550	529	270.00–305.00	297.66
5	550–600	584	230.00–287.00	273.68
8	600–650	624	215.00–285.00	271.02
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00

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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