Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

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 moderate with quality average .

4 head of hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.64/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −30.31 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$285.64

4 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−46.60

vs NC average

−85.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	285.64	1,624	4thin

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 sale4 hd

285.64

—

NC average8 barns · 234 hd

332.24

−46.60

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−85.87

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−30.31

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	1,895	199.00	3,771	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	156.42	2,025	6thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	144.20/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	159.71/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	267.61/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	413.08/cwt	390.00–440.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	331.54/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	247.65/cwt	215.00–280.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	262.57/cwt	215.00–315.00	1,762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	300.10/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	337.06/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	348.81/cwt	295.00–375.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	301.26/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.90/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	279.19/cwt	240.00–310.00	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	249.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	284.16/cwt	260.00–307.00	1,770	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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 119Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 18

4 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,270	141.00–148.00	144.20
3	—	1,352	156.00–163.00	159.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	199.00	199.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	390.00–440.00	413.08
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	323	305.00–365.00	337.06
3	350–400	377	295.00–375.00	348.81
4	400–450	420	280.00–325.00	301.26
3	450–500	478	270.00–320.00	300.10
1	500–550	540	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	578	240.00–310.00	279.19
2	600–650	608	240.00–295.00	267.61
5	650–700	671	215.00–315.00	262.57
1	700–750	720	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	440.00–460.00	450.65
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	317.00	317.00
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	515	320.00–345.00	331.54
6	550–600	568	300.00–330.00	312.90
2	600–650	623	260.00–307.00	284.16
2	650–700	655	245.00–255.00	250.04
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	775	240.00–260.00	249.81
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	890	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	463	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	533	215.00–280.00	247.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	327.00	327.00

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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