Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-04-25

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Apr 25
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087
Feeder Cattle receipts
818 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 539▲ 305 vs year ago 513 · +59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 169▲ 24 vs year ago 91 · +26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 to 4.00 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.78/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −40.07 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.
Average price
$302.78
67 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$476
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$104.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.22
vs NC average
−27.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547304.341,66666
Medium and Large 2595200.001,1901thin
One grade step is worth $104.34/cwt here — about $476 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 sale67 hd
302.78
—
NC average7 barns · 248 hd
292.56
+10.22
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−27.17
This barn, trailing median33 sales
342.85
−40.07
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
404362320278median 342.8503/0605/0107/1009/0410/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,434166.402,38620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222140.801,72070
CowsLean 85-90%Average87498.0585710

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,3751thin

Every lot

68 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280375.00/cwt350.00–400.001,0502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340424.71/cwt405.00–445.001,4442
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363428.28/cwt420.00–430.001,5556
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431378.97/cwt350.00–425.001,63313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476357.72/cwt330.00–375.001,70325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525344.91/cwt305.00–370.001,81137
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569362.00/cwt335.00–395.002,06015
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616301.42/cwt262.50–315.001,8578
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667260.07/cwt245.00–305.001,7358
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710280.12/cwt270.00–287.001,98914
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858258.42/cwt225.00–266.002,2179
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235359.52/cwt325.00–410.008454
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269328.49/cwt285.00–360.008845
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275305.00/cwt305.00–305.008391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323364.96/cwt300.00–400.001,17920
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379350.59/cwt280.00–385.001,32930
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415237.80/cwt225.00–250.009872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427328.90/cwt280.00–380.001,40449
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479319.50/cwt260.00–355.001,53036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524307.54/cwt245.00–345.001,61231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568301.50/cwt250.00–320.001,71335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613282.68/cwt225.00–302.001,73317
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666273.09/cwt250.00–284.001,81917
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716251.27/cwt240.00–260.001,7998
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783238.48/cwt220.00–245.001,86712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815233.56/cwt230.00–237.001,9042
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920196.22/cwt195.00–200.001,8054
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240411.35/cwt345.00–475.009872
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275417.03/cwt370.00–470.001,14714
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326408.41/cwt375.00–445.001,33114
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380396.02/cwt350.00–430.001,50520
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422378.01/cwt330.00–425.001,59529
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470332.40/cwt270.00–365.001,56238
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470213.44/cwt190.00–240.001,0033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521316.41/cwt260.00–350.001,64840
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573300.32/cwt245.00–332.001,72130
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573183.05/cwt170.00–200.001,0493
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624275.18/cwt240.00–330.001,71718
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660266.39/cwt220.00–280.001,75812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724240.68/cwt230.00–255.001,7437
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1772231.86/cwt215.00–240.001,7905
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870220.11/cwt210.00–240.001,9153
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1914200.77/cwt190.00–220.001,8354
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1968199.13/cwt190.00–210.001,9283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2411
Bulls——1,292193.27/cwt190.00–208.002,4976
Bulls——1,437141.61/cwt123.00–159.002,0358
Bulls——1,638171.08/cwt165.00–175.002,8025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850119.68/cwt114.00–127.001,0173
Cows—Lean 85-90%88488.78/cwt80.00–100.007857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045127.66/cwt120.00–133.001,33411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223141.91/cwt134.00–146.001,73650
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,431150.73/cwt147.00–155.002,1579
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751

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.