Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 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 $266.14/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −83.83 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$266.14

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$55.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.72

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	270.79	1,474	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	215.00	1,172	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.79/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

266.14

—

NC average5 barns · 167 hd

302.86

−36.72

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−83.83

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	1,230	172.73	2,125	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	142.23	1,595	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	80.00	684	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	350–400	369	311.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	303.26/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	352.99/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	322.58/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	240.12/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	144.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,670	5
Bulls	—	—	1,218	177.09/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	131.15/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,272	3
Bulls	—	—	1,255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	250.14/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	182.40/cwt	165.00–200.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	294.91/cwt	285.00–305.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	258.54/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	272.63/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	262.49/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	379.86/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	246.75/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	202.50/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	378.23/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.75/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	324.86/cwt	285.00–355.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	292.49/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,509	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	322.66/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,517	3

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 79Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	285.00–305.00	294.91
5	300–350	314	285.00–355.00	324.86
4	350–400	369	305.00–315.00	311.20
6	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	303.26
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
8	500–550	516	270.00–302.00	292.49
2	550–600	560	265.00–280.00	272.63
2	600–650	623	230.00–250.00	240.12
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	443	165.00–200.00	182.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	340.00–350.00	345.13
3	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	378.23
4	350–400	373	340.00–370.00	352.99
4	400–450	439	315.00–325.00	322.58
3	450–500	470	300.00–340.00	322.66
5	500–550	515	250.00–300.00	280.75
6	550–600	569	255.00–275.00	262.49
3	600–650	635	245.00–265.00	258.54
2	650–700	673	225.00–270.00	246.75
2	800–850	835	195.00–210.00	202.50
1	850–900	870	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	443	225.00–275.00	250.14
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	805	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	379.86
1	950–1000	985	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	140.00–150.00	144.72
1	—	1,415	163.00	163.00
3	—	970	124.00–139.00	131.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	175.00–180.00	177.09
1	—	1,255	164.00	164.00

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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