Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.14/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −59.83 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$290.14

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$34.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.47

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	299.53	1,649	8thin
Medium and Large 2	518	265.10	1,373	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.42/cwt here — about $276 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 sale11 hd

290.14

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

309.60

−19.47

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−59.83

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	1,485	170.00	2,525	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	135.04	1,632	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	120.42	1,286	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	145.98/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	126.83/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	115.53/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	342.36/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	302.57/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	265.10/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	343.69/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	299.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	334.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	439.80/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	289.79/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	272.57/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	397.73/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	293.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	315.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	343.65/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	327.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	329.86/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	394.93/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	370.39/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	369.82/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 60Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	141.00–151.00	145.98
4	—	1,153	115.00–139.00	126.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	140.00	140.00
4	—	935	112.00–120.00	115.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	330.00–335.00	332.57
3	350–400	365	330.00–365.00	343.65
2	400–450	440	320.00–335.00	327.59
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	568	290.00–310.00	299.69
2	700–750	728	245.00–250.00	247.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	313	325.00–360.00	342.36
2	400–450	433	290.00–315.00	302.57
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	518	250.00–275.00	265.10
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	369.82
2	300–350	330	390.00–405.00	397.73
2	350–400	385	355.00–385.00	370.39
4	400–450	425	330.00–370.00	343.69
2	450–500	480	320.00–350.00	334.69
3	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	315.75
5	550–600	564	280.00–305.00	289.79
4	600–650	611	265.00–290.00	272.57
3	650–700	672	285.00–305.00	293.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	435.00–445.00	439.80
2	350–400	358	385.00–405.00	394.93
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	510	300.00–345.00	329.86
1	900–950	925	247.00	247.00

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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