Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher 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 .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.74/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −121.22 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$228.74

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$41.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.41

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	247.36	1,328	5thin
Medium and Large 2	560	205.48	1,151	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.88/cwt here — about $177 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 sale9 hd

228.74

—

NC average6 barns · 131 hd

286.15

−57.41

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−121.22

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	138.06	1,913	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,781	134.86	2,402	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	550–600	570	207.30/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,182	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	140.37/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,961	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	124.80/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,645	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	136.48/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,463	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	193.16/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	201.27/cwt	185.00–220.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	223.41/cwt	210.00–235.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	250.87/cwt	217.00–285.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	226.15/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	229.44/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	337.55/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	278.75/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	283.27/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	323.61/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	210.63/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	284.56/cwt	275.00–295.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	251.70/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	318.38/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	337.18/cwt	290.00–370.00	927	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 Nov 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 91Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 60Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	570	205.00–210.00	207.30
2	650–700	683	175.00–185.00	179.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	290.00–370.00	337.18
3	300–350	328	250.00–360.00	318.38
4	350–400	364	300.00–350.00	323.61
2	400–450	408	330.00–345.00	337.55
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	526	227.00–265.00	251.70
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	643	215.00–244.00	229.44
3	650–700	682	205.00–220.00	210.63
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	795	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	275	210.00–235.00	223.41
1	350–400	350	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	445	205.00	205.00
4	450–500	486	185.00–220.00	201.27
3	550–600	565	180.00–210.00	193.16
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	275.00–295.00	284.56
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	381	270.00–290.00	278.75
3	400–450	413	275.00–300.00	283.27
2	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	250.03
4	500–550	520	210.00–250.00	226.15
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	217.00–285.00	250.87
1	700–750	705	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,397	134.00–144.00	140.37
4	—	1,318	118.00–130.00	124.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	134.00–138.00	136.48
1	—	1,710	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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