Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 were moderate with quality average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.01/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −10.95 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$305.01

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.18

vs NC average

−54.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	305.01	1,642	12thin

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 sale12 hd

305.01

—

NC average10 barns · 404 hd

333.19

−28.18

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−54.79

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−10.95

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	—	Average	1,502	188.67	2,834	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	147.28	1,712	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	136.76	1,403	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	800–850	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	313.77/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	308.52/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	348.35/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	308.42/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	351.73/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	136.76/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,403	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	153.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,851	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	140.73/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,607	15
Bulls	—	—	1,190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	374.77/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	334.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	367.81/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	311.76/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	408.15/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	413.03/cwt	380.00–440.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	327.64/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	297.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	291.02/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	384.57/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	397.18/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	377.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,684	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 70Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	370.00–385.00	377.42
4	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	374.77
3	300–350	313	350.00–355.00	351.73
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	418	320.00–350.00	334.37
10	450–500	473	275.00–330.00	308.42
6	500–550	527	260.00–312.50	291.02
6	550–600	550	319.00	319.00
2	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	753	250.00–260.00	255.02
3	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	383	300.00–315.00	308.52
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	370.00–425.00	397.18
3	550–600	582	300.00–336.00	313.77
2	600–650	625	310.00–345.00	327.64
1	650–700	665	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	380.00–440.00	413.03
3	250–300	275	380.00–430.00	408.15
5	300–350	312	350.00–415.00	384.57
5	350–400	370	350.00–390.00	367.81
7	400–450	416	330.00–370.00	348.35
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	518	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	568	305.00–320.00	311.76
2	600–650	618	290.00–305.00	297.59
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,190	200.00	200.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	130.00–153.00	136.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,203	150.00–160.00	153.90
1	—	975	166.00	166.00
15	—	1,142	133.00–147.00	140.73

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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