Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $257.07/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −92.90 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$257.07

11 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$595

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

$95.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.26

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	265.78	1,462	10thin
Medium and Large 2	510	170.00	867	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.78/cwt here — about $595 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

257.07

—

NC average9 barns · 237 hd

295.33

−38.26

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−92.90

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	—	Average	1,435	165.09	2,369	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	136.18	1,528	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	118.62	1,193	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	127.83/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,441	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	102.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	138.85/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,555	25
Bulls	—	—	1,555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	126.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	283.88/cwt	255.00–310.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	304.71/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	253.56/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	268.91/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	362.19/cwt	345.00–370.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	316.90/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,344	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	335.66/cwt	320.00–350.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	266.50/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	261.08/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	326.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	234.89/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	320.52/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,302	159.13/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	343.51/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	281.70/cwt	265.00–295.00	789	4

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 85Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 34Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,127	118.00–133.00	127.83
25	—	1,120	134.00–146.00	138.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	100.00–110.00	102.99
8	—	1,017	124.00–130.00	126.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,555	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,302	149.00–165.00	159.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
4	250–300	280	265.00–295.00	281.70
3	300–350	312	255.00–310.00	283.88
2	350–400	375	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	468	220.00–280.00	253.56
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	345.00–370.00	362.19
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	411	315.00–330.00	326.86
8	450–500	487	310.00–322.00	320.52
2	500–550	510	290.00–320.00	304.71
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	945	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	170.00	170.00
2	650–700	693	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	750–800	770	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	320.00–350.00	335.66
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
7	350–400	370	330.00–355.00	343.51
7	400–450	424	265.00–330.00	316.90
3	450–500	477	240.00–290.00	266.50
6	500–550	527	235.00–290.00	268.91
4	550–600	585	245.00–280.00	261.08
3	600–650	612	225.00–240.00	234.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	130.00	130.00

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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