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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Jan 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

351 head

▼ 474 vs last sale 825▲ 22 vs year ago 329 · +6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 221▼ 8 vs year ago 125 · −6.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest active . Offerings were average with quality average .

21 head of hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.26/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.59 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$257.26

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.78

vs NC average

−47.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	257.26	1,383	29

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

257.26

—

NC average8 barns · 174 hd

244.48

+12.78

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−47.16

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−85.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.48, low $292.12, median $342.85 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,707	154.21	2,633	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	140.83	1,924	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	107.38	1,068	6thin

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,010	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	343.18/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,153	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	381.01/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,444	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	361.80/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,516	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	366.71/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,691	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	332.96/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,751	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	294.51/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,682	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	263.15/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,887	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	284.79/cwt	255.00–330.00	675	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	290.98/cwt	255.00–325.00	780	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	325.89/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,069	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	299.26/cwt	235.00–340.00	1,116	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	303.20/cwt	230.00–335.00	1,286	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	288.65/cwt	270.00–380.00	1,354	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	262.16/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,353	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	250.32/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,422	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	238.10/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,493	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	232.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,576	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,555	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	310.26/cwt	260.00–340.00	866	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	298.97/cwt	250.00–350.00	966	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	313.44/cwt	270.00–360.00	1,157	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	304.26/cwt	250.00–365.00	1,302	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	290.17/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,358	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	277.34/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,445	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	261.62/cwt	222.50–285.00	1,499	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	251.90/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,569	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	266.24/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,757	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,639	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,615	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	197.27/cwt	192.00–202.50	1,693	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	189.81/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,779	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,601	165.60/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,651	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	150.85/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,788	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,011	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	98.85/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,105	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	119.36/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,394	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	134.05/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,662	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	147.29/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,158	47

This sale against other markets

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 (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Jan 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 825Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 221Year ago 125

21 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
3	200–250	237	255.00–330.00	284.79
2	250–300	268	255.00–325.00	290.98
10	300–350	328	270.00–350.00	325.89
26	350–400	373	235.00–340.00	299.26
17	400–450	424	230.00–335.00	303.20
12	450–500	469	270.00–380.00	288.65
17	500–550	516	230.00–285.00	262.16
12	550–600	568	220.00–270.00	250.32
6	600–650	627	210.00–255.00	238.10
7	650–700	678	225.00–235.00	232.43
1	700–750	715	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	279	260.00–340.00	310.26
6	300–350	323	250.00–350.00	298.97
19	350–400	369	270.00–360.00	313.44
18	400–450	428	250.00–365.00	304.26
18	450–500	468	250.00–340.00	290.17
11	500–550	521	250.00–310.00	277.34
21	550–600	573	222.50–285.00	261.62
4	600–650	623	240.00–275.00	251.90
2	650–700	660	250.00–282.00	266.24
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	820	197.00	197.00
2	850–900	858	192.00–202.50	197.27
3	900–950	937	185.00–197.50	189.81
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	425	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	259	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	336	325.00–360.00	343.18
7	350–400	379	360.00–400.00	381.01
9	400–450	419	320.00–390.00	361.80
4	450–500	461	335.00–380.00	366.71
7	500–550	526	290.00–370.00	332.96
4	550–600	571	275.00–345.00	294.51
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
7	700–750	717	260.00–272.50	263.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	400	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	160.00–171.00	165.60
2	—	1,498	140.00–143.00	141.51
6	—	1,848	147.00–156.00	150.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,240	128.00–140.00	134.05
5	—	1,168	113.00–125.00	119.36
47	—	1,465	141.00–155.00	147.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	110.00–120.00	115.92
3	—	1,118	91.00–106.00	98.85

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.