Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 5.00 lower 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 $237.89/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −112.08 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$237.89

10 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$75.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.30

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	245.43	1,374	9thin
Medium and Large 2	565	170.00	961	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.43/cwt here — about $413 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 sale10 hd

237.89

—

NC average9 barns · 196 hd

299.19

−61.30

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−112.08

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	1,272	171.10	2,176	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	134.20	1,526	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	820	93.00	763	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	174.65/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,253	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	137.76/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,612	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	160.68/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	124.47/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	319.24/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	307.96/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	285.35/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	319.63/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	248.46/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	349.38/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	432.93/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	275.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	243.92/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	326.73/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,209	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	215.11/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	204.79/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	203.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	305.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	200.13/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	337.66/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,124	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 80Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 51Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,290	171.00–180.00	174.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,170	131.00–143.00	137.76
2	—	988	155.00–167.00	160.68
8	—	1,146	114.00–130.00	124.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	93.00	93.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	325.00–370.00	349.38
2	450–500	468	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
6	300–350	329	317.00–330.00	319.24
6	350–400	373	290.00–325.00	307.96
2	400–450	425	270.00–300.00	285.35
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	513	270.00–280.00	275.07
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	828	190.00–215.00	200.13
1	850–900	895	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	525	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	400.00–470.00	432.93
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
13	300–350	333	305.00–360.00	337.66
11	350–400	370	300.00–355.00	326.73
3	400–450	425	305.00–330.00	319.63
6	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	305.93
3	500–550	523	210.00–280.00	248.46
6	550–600	578	230.00–260.00	243.92
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	680	200.00–230.00	215.11
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
5	750–800	762	200.00–210.00	203.01
2	800–850	818	195.00–215.00	204.79
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00

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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