Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle where steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

3 hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $304.90/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −45.07 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$304.90

14 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$112.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.37

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	312.97	1,684	13thin
Medium and Large 2	585	200.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.97/cwt here — about $514 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale14 hd

304.90

—

NC average8 barns · 164 hd

319.27

−14.37

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−45.07

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	1,539	167.48	2,578	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	147.78	1,946	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	107.05	968	7thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,608	174.88/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	152.28/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,076	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	135.39/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	119.86/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	101.92/cwt	90.00–110.00	926	5
Bulls	—	—	1,470	160.08/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	263.52/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	322.89/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	362.02/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	308.84/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	347.47/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	369.43/cwt	315.00–405.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	305.73/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,452	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	313.84/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	347.04/cwt	315.00–362.00	1,104	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	421.53/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	296.49/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	311.00/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	427.56/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	259.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	240.71/cwt	205.00–275.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	246.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	327.49/cwt	305.00–333.00	1,346	5

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 38Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 8Year ago 30

3 hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	170.00–179.00	174.88
2	—	1,470	154.00–166.00	160.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,363	144.00–158.00	152.28
4	—	1,189	123.00–140.00	135.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	119.00–121.00	119.86
5	—	909	90.00–110.00	101.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	420.00–422.00	421.53
3	250–300	263	315.00–405.00	369.43
2	300–350	328	420.00–435.00	427.56
6	400–450	420	310.00–360.00	347.47
8	450–500	475	275.00–350.00	305.73
9	500–550	522	280.00–340.00	313.84
4	550–600	574	285.00–330.00	311.00
3	600–650	625	240.00–250.00	246.64
3	650–700	672	230.00–285.00	263.52
2	750–800	783	250.00–270.00	259.84
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	868	205.00–275.00	240.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
11	300–350	318	315.00–362.00	347.04
7	350–400	391	300.00–330.00	322.89
5	400–450	411	305.00–333.00	327.49
4	500–550	513	290.00–315.00	308.84
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	628	275.00–315.00	296.49
1	950–1000	960	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	350.00–375.00	362.02
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	970	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00

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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