Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle were 4.00 lower 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 .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.63/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −33.34 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$316.63

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$67.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.96

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	327.95	1,765	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	260.00	1,417	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.95/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd

316.63

—

NC average9 barns · 284 hd

328.59

−11.96

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−33.34

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	1,512	179.62	2,716	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	147.61	1,827	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	132.82	1,175	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Lean 85-90%	—	885	132.82/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,175	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	136.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	149.52/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	173.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	326.61/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	347.78/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	282.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	376.66/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	321.97/cwt	265.00–340.00	2,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	326.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	379.33/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,415	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	351.15/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	246.48/cwt	200.00–270.00	2,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	352.70/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	339.52/cwt	292.00–365.00	1,429	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	421.28/cwt	345.00–465.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	276.31/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	306.19/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	328.51/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	367.41/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	404.53/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	261.50/cwt	222.00–301.00	1,987	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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 76Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	885	129.00–138.00	132.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	134.00–140.00	136.91
3	—	1,188	144.00–157.00	149.52
1	—	1,095	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	196.00	196.00
3	—	1,350	170.00–178.00	173.03
1	—	1,545	183.00	183.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	283	350.00–355.00	352.43
3	300–350	317	375.00–380.00	376.66
5	350–400	379	330.00–375.00	351.15
8	400–450	421	292.00–365.00	339.52
8	450–500	459	320.00–365.00	352.70
4	500–550	524	290.00–340.00	306.19
5	550–600	569	325.00–327.00	326.61
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	679	270.00–300.00	282.65
3	800–850	823	200.00–270.00	246.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
6	250–300	274	345.00–465.00	421.28
2	300–350	320	375.00–435.00	404.53
9	350–400	373	340.00–425.00	379.33
7	400–450	431	320.00–400.00	367.41
5	450–500	472	305.00–385.00	347.78
7	500–550	530	290.00–345.00	328.51
3	550–600	557	320.00–330.00	326.65
4	600–650	615	265.00–280.00	276.31
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	760	222.00–301.00	261.50
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	450.00–460.00	455.10
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	624	265.00–340.00	321.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00

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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