Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

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 hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.42/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −24.54 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$291.42

6 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.35

vs NC average

−83.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	291.42	1,587	6thin

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 sale6 hd

291.42

—

NC average9 barns · 359 hd

307.77

−16.35

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−83.47

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−24.54

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	1,698	154.50	2,623	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	142.79	1,941	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	116.23	1,241	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	342.26/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	290.56/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,582	156.78/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,480	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	131.06/cwt	118.00–139.00	1,759	10
Bulls	—	—	1,910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	112.40/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,229	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	145.29/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,903	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	292.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	284.80/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	321.32/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	307.86/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,305	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	377.87/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	348.37/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	349.33/cwt	334.00–365.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	306.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	329.09/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,231	5

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 64Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 23Year ago 36

4 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	355.00–420.00	377.87
6	350–400	371	310.00–385.00	348.37
5	400–450	425	325.00–360.00	342.26
2	450–500	455	334.00–365.00	349.33
4	500–550	518	310.00–335.00	321.32
2	550–600	573	270.00–300.00	284.80
1	600–650	625	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	945	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	374	310.00–360.00	329.09
8	400–450	424	270.00–325.00	307.86
7	450–500	487	300.00–310.00	306.02
3	500–550	522	265.00–310.00	290.56
3	550–600	567	285.00–300.00	292.28
2	600–650	620	280.00–285.00	282.48
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	468	367.00	367.00
2	600–650	638	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	155.00–160.00	156.78
10	—	1,342	118.00–139.00	131.06
19	—	1,310	140.00–154.00	145.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,093	103.00–117.00	112.40
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,485	119.00	119.00

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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