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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 1

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

456 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 458▲ 30 vs year ago 426 · +7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 104▼ 49 vs year ago 155 · −31.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady 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 .

14 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 $317.78/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −25.07 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$317.78

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$640

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

$122.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.20

vs NC average

−29.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	324.76	1,764	33
Medium and Large 2	555	202.50	1,124	2thin

One grade step is worth $122.26/cwt here — about $640 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 sale35 hd

317.78

—

NC average7 barns · 168 hd

308.57

+9.20

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−29.72

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−25.07

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

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	—	Average	1,682	187.12	3,147	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	157.60	1,946	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	139.00	1,339	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	135.00	1,883	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	434.59/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,247	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	438.34/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,438	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	757	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	421.98/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,608	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,129	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	412.82/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,701	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	400.65/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,891	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	339.93/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,829	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,070	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	340.87/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,165	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	370.71/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,027	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	390.27/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,261	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	240.36/cwt	215.00–280.00	800	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	378.73/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,398	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	249.14/cwt	230.00–275.00	939	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	355.96/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,516	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	217.48/cwt	195.00–275.00	929	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	349.36/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,607	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	242.83/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,119	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	330.08/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,726	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	316.58/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,817	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	313.24/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,977	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	265.47/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,826	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	296.14/cwt	270.00–301.00	2,094	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	276.35/cwt	210.00–290.00	2,097	19
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,451	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,652	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,426	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	390.82/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,122	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	256.81/cwt	245.00–270.00	817	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	411.74/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,326	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	355.10/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,307	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,063	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	251.61/cwt	232.00–280.00	1,039	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	350.10/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,512	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	326.81/cwt	290.00–370.00	1,516	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	225.26/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,065	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	274.78/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,426	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	292.13/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,668	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	274.16/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,689	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	279.79/cwt	245.00–325.00	1,908	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	273.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,970	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	232.58/cwt	205.00–260.00	1,812	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,913	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	197.52/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,200	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	186.90/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,187	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	171.94/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,971	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,339	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	136.76/cwt	122.00–149.00	1,548	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	159.08/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,973	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	172.03/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,257	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,883	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 Aug 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 458Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 104Year ago 155

14 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
5	250–300	287	375.00–410.00	390.82
5	300–350	322	395.00–435.00	411.74
4	350–400	368	320.00–400.00	355.10
14	400–450	432	310.00–395.00	350.10
17	450–500	464	290.00–370.00	326.81
9	500–550	519	250.00–315.00	274.78
19	550–600	571	265.00–325.00	292.13
7	600–650	616	250.00–300.00	274.16
9	650–700	682	245.00–325.00	279.79
4	700–750	720	270.00–285.00	273.67
4	750–800	779	205.00–260.00	232.58
3	800–850	832	225.00–235.00	229.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	318	245.00–270.00	256.81
2	350–400	383	275.00–280.00	277.52
4	400–450	413	232.00–280.00	251.61
5	450–500	473	205.00–250.00	225.26
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	408	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	220.00–225.00	222.54
2	400–450	403	275.00–285.00	280.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	415.00–465.00	434.59
6	300–350	328	400.00–465.00	438.34
5	350–400	381	400.00–435.00	421.98
7	400–450	412	395.00–430.00	412.82
3	450–500	472	400.00–402.00	400.65
2	500–550	538	325.00–355.00	339.93
2	550–600	583	350.00–360.00	355.11
4	600–650	635	325.00–347.50	340.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	215.00–280.00	240.36
5	350–400	377	230.00–275.00	249.14
4	400–450	427	195.00–275.00	217.48
5	450–500	461	225.00–270.00	242.83
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	330.00–395.00	370.71
4	300–350	323	375.00–410.00	390.27
17	350–400	369	320.00–410.00	378.73
15	400–450	426	300.00–395.00	355.96
14	450–500	460	300.00–375.00	349.36
20	500–550	523	290.00–355.00	330.08
13	550–600	574	300.00–335.00	316.58
24	600–650	631	280.00–330.00	313.24
6	650–700	688	245.00–310.00	265.47
11	700–750	707	270.00–301.00	296.14
19	750–800	759	210.00–290.00	276.35
11	850–900	885	277.00	277.00
2	900–950	905	180.00–185.00	182.49
1	950–1000	990	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	183.00–190.00	186.90
2	—	1,728	169.00–174.00	171.94
3	—	1,620	194.00–204.00	197.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,240	145.00–166.00	159.08
13	—	1,132	122.00–149.00	136.76
15	—	1,312	167.00–178.00	172.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	135.00	135.00

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.