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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Mar 28

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

633 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 562▲ 241 vs year ago 392 · +61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 121▲ 46 vs year ago 114 · +40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 10.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active . Offerings moderate with quality average .

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 $286.25/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −66.41 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$286.25

63 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$91.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.12

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	289.16	1,548	61
Medium and Large 2	553	197.50	1,091	2thin

One grade step is worth $91.66/cwt here — about $457 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

286.25

—

NC average9 barns · 320 hd

303.36

−17.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−66.41

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	1,670	169.73	2,834	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	141.08	1,739	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	853	101.02	862	13

Every lot

60 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	399.27/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,098	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	418.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,399	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	423.06/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,531	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	402.04/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,689	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	317.31/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,548	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	318.69/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,629	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	316.20/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,783	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	288.71/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,802	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	269.86/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,789	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	229	334.32/cwt	300.00–380.00	766	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	312.91/cwt	285.00–340.00	845	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	327.44/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,074	25
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	219.80/cwt	210.00–230.00	820	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	303.26/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,143	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	310.11/cwt	265.00–337.50	1,302	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	287.58/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,334	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	207.46/cwt	175.00–235.00	981	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	272.37/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,427	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	267.10/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,525	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	263.26/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,630	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	228.60/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,541	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,608	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	214	348.13/cwt	300.00–380.00	745	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	363.44/cwt	305.00–400.00	978	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	239.47/cwt	225.00–255.00	682	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	361.23/cwt	305.00–400.00	1,160	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	875	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	374.98/cwt	305.00–440.00	1,410	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	945	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	361.83/cwt	290.00–395.00	1,563	32
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	331.53/cwt	275.00–375.00	1,555	34
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,098	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	294.62/cwt	250.00–334.00	1,526	42
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	277.08/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,590	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	259.32/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,639	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	239.90/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,634	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	219.22/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,583	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	203.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,550	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	218.16/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,789	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,947	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,416	155.78/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,206	4
Bulls	—	—	1,704	169.81/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,894	9
Bulls	—	—	1,811	180.75/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,273	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	837	83.89/cwt	70.00–90.00	702	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	115.71/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,003	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	117.20/cwt	102.00–128.00	1,242	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	140.55/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,696	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	150.32/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,031	24

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 Mar 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 562Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 121Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	275	350.00–440.00	399.27
7	300–350	334	400.00–425.00	418.94
11	350–400	362	400.00–450.00	423.06
19	400–450	420	350.00–435.00	402.04
4	450–500	488	300.00–330.00	317.31
4	500–550	511	300.00–340.00	318.69
12	550–600	564	300.00–355.00	316.20
8	600–650	624	270.00–325.00	288.71
4	650–700	663	250.00–290.00	269.86
1	750–800	750	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	214	300.00–380.00	348.13
7	250–300	269	305.00–400.00	363.44
12	300–350	321	305.00–400.00	361.23
25	350–400	376	305.00–440.00	374.98
32	400–450	432	290.00–395.00	361.83
34	450–500	469	275.00–375.00	331.53
42	500–550	518	250.00–334.00	294.62
19	550–600	574	255.00–305.00	277.08
10	600–650	632	220.00–280.00	259.32
12	650–700	681	220.00–255.00	239.90
3	700–750	722	200.00–235.00	219.22
5	750–800	763	200.00–210.00	203.08
3	800–850	820	200.00–235.00	218.16
2	850–900	875	220.00–225.00	222.49
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	285	225.00–255.00	239.47
3	350–400	362	240.00–245.00	241.64
3	400–450	408	230.00–235.00	231.65
2	450–500	488	220.00–230.00	224.92
1	500–550	525	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	300.00–380.00	334.32
5	250–300	270	285.00–340.00	312.91
25	300–350	328	290.00–365.00	327.44
13	350–400	377	260.00–350.00	303.26
36	400–450	420	265.00–337.50	310.11
46	450–500	464	250.00–302.50	287.58
27	500–550	524	245.00–295.00	272.37
12	550–600	571	240.00–290.00	267.10
15	600–650	619	245.00–280.00	263.26
7	650–700	674	200.00–245.00	228.60
2	700–750	715	220.00–230.00	224.93
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	373	210.00–230.00	219.80
2	400–450	423	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	473	175.00–235.00	207.46
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,207	130.00–146.00	140.55
8	—	1,060	102.00–128.00	117.20
24	—	1,351	147.00–162.00	150.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	837	70.00–90.00	83.89
7	—	867	110.00–122.00	115.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,704	165.00–172.00	169.81
5	—	1,811	177.00–185.00	180.75
4	—	1,416	148.00–160.00	155.78

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.