Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average .

2 head of hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $249.63/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −100.33 against this barn's trailing median of $349.97.

Average price

$249.63

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−47.24

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	249.63	1,351	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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

249.63

—

NC average4 barns · 87 hd

296.87

−47.24

This barn, trailing median5 sales

349.97

−100.33

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	1,467	174.40	2,558	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	142.75	1,728	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	121.48	1,204	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	328.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	262.34/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	292.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	167.85/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	313.07/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	434.42/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,597	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	133.10/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	153.12/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,041	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	141.51/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,685	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	114.25/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	900–950	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	254.88/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	132.32/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	306.16/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	385.11/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.11/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	301.90/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	374.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	247.18/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	335.24/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	252.70/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	317.15/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 99Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 51

2 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	320.00–335.00	328.57
2	350–400	375	300.00–312.00	306.16
5	400–450	431	295.00–330.00	313.07
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	520	280.00–300.00	290.00
2	550–600	550	250.00–270.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	290.00–295.00	292.59
2	350–400	390	250.00–275.00	262.34
2	400–450	415	245.00–265.00	254.88
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	913	170.00–180.00	174.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	665	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	338	370.00–400.00	385.11
2	350–400	360	370.00–380.00	374.86
3	400–450	440	326.00–350.00	335.24
2	450–500	473	280.00–325.00	301.90
5	500–550	526	235.00–280.00	247.18
4	550–600	560	245.00–275.00	252.70
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	675	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	850	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	373	300.00–335.00	317.15
2	450–500	470	240.00–260.00	250.11
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	878	150.00–185.00	167.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	420.00–450.00	434.42
2	350–400	375	430.00–435.00	432.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	130.00–134.00	133.10
6	—	1,333	150.00–157.00	153.12
19	—	1,191	135.00–148.00	141.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	112.00–118.00	114.25
2	—	940	127.00–138.00	132.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	165.00–170.00	166.60
1	—	1,160	190.00	190.00

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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