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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Feb 21

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Feb 17Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 66▼ 589 vs year ago 617 · −95.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 33▼ 113 vs year ago 128 · −88.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Offerings to light to trend due to weather

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.80/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −91.86 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$260.80

3 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+21.50

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	260.80	1,444	3thin

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 sale3 hd

260.80

—

NC average5 barns · 68 hd

239.30

+21.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−91.86

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $413.75, low $294.93, median $352.66 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	—	Average	1,636	175.32	2,868	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	135.16	1,756	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	83.84	812	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	218.73/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,614	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	287.20/cwt	245.00–330.00	1,028	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	263.70/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,432	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	232.64/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,915	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	171.65/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,734	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	184.48/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,215	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	83.84/cwt	78.00–91.00	812	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,462	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	135.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,873	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 Feb 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 66Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Offerings to light to trend due to weather

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	358	245.00–330.00	287.20
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	543	252.50–275.00	263.70
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	227.50	227.50
2	800–850	823	227.50–237.50	232.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	738	212.50–225.00	218.73
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	130.00–138.00	135.26
1	—	1,260	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,080	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	78.00–91.00	83.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	165.00–174.00	171.65
2	—	1,743	179.00–189.00	184.48

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.