Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 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 .

Baby calves 230.00 to 300.00 2 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.05/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −23.90 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$292.05

9 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$30.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.52

vs NC average

−73.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	302.31	1,632	6thin
Medium and Large 2	570	271.55	1,548	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.75/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale9 hd

292.05

—

NC average9 barns · 357 hd

315.57

−23.52

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−73.80

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−23.90

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	—	Low	1,381	179.78	2,483	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	147.90	1,751	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	125.09	1,142	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	306.57/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	331.46/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	365.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	298.04/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	271.55/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	282.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	269.09/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	286.46/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	120.79/cwt	104.00–134.00	1,162	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	147.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,751	9
Bulls	—	—	1,405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,389	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	182.22/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	341.61/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	338.33/cwt	327.00–345.00	2,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	398.21/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	292.30/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	252.49/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	329.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	331.02/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	333.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 70Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 10

Baby calves 230.00 to 300.00 2 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	338	330.00–350.00	339.78
3	350–400	373	320.00–340.00	329.82
4	400–450	429	330.00–340.00	333.80
3	450–500	480	310.00–345.00	331.46
3	500–550	518	290.00–315.00	298.04
3	550–600	562	295.00–320.00	306.57
7	600–650	623	280.00–302.00	292.30
3	700–750	718	260.00–270.00	266.71
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	818	240.00–270.00	252.49
1	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	370	250.00–255.00	252.57
3	400–450	423	270.00–300.00	286.46
2	450–500	470	250.00–287.00	269.09
3	550–600	570	260.00–285.00	271.55
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	415	275.00–290.00	282.32
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	385.00–420.00	398.21
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	463	350.00–380.00	365.08
2	500–550	533	327.00–335.00	331.02
2	550–600	578	285.00–290.00	287.45
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	680	280.00–285.00	282.50
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	975	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	565	335.00–345.00	341.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
5	650–700	677	327.00–345.00	338.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	104.00–134.00	120.79
1	—	765	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	144.00–150.00	147.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,375	174.00–189.00	182.22

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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