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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Aug 29

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

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Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 334 vs last sale 732▼ 41 vs year ago 439 · −9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 156▼ 41 vs year ago 116 · −35.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 hog

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 $317.33/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −25.52 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$317.33

44 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$811

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

$146.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs NC average

−52.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	323.99	1,792	42
Medium and Large 2	553	177.49	982	2thin

One grade step is worth $146.50/cwt here — about $811 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale44 hd

317.33

—

NC average9 barns · 306 hd

328.51

−11.18

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−52.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−25.52

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	1,341	180.72	2,423	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	156.74	1,823	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	129.57	1,229	9thin

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)	1,113	$2,138	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,500	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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	445.89/cwt	390.00–480.00	1,471	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	389.95/cwt	330.00–440.00	1,661	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	363.71/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,891	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	370.15/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,102	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	355.01/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,226	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	327.57/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,139	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	394.57/cwt	345.00–460.00	864	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	364.90/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,003	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	369.30/cwt	325.00–422.00	1,204	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	366.93/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,376	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	338.85/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,464	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,201	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	323.85/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,519	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	243.36/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,163	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	322.84/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,679	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	982	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	324.85/cwt	255.00–345.00	1,878	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	299.28/cwt	225.00–330.00	1,847	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	279.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,915	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	255.31/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,864	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	218.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,696	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	465.81/cwt	430.00–495.00	969	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	421.89/cwt	350.00–455.00	1,143	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	401.80/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,318	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	401.55/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,470	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	282.57/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,181	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	359.37/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,531	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	358.19/cwt	315.00–405.00	1,691	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	276.23/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,351	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	340.52/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,801	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	353.66/cwt	305.00–395.00	2,016	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	320.88/cwt	265.00–355.00	1,983	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	303.95/cwt	260.00–340.00	2,219	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	173.88/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,330	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	174.88/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,417	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,247	162.99/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,032	3
Bulls	—	—	1,421	188.50/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,679	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	142.93/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,316	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	118.88/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,153	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	157.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,824	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	169.90/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,973	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	140.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,666	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,181.82/head	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,182	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,093.33/head	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,093	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 732Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 156Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 2

1 hog

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	2	—	1,125	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,093.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,181.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	345.00–460.00	394.57
7	250–300	275	340.00–410.00	364.90
13	300–350	326	325.00–422.00	369.30
14	350–400	375	310.00–395.00	366.93
17	400–450	432	325.00–360.00	338.85
12	450–500	469	295.00–365.00	323.85
18	500–550	520	275.00–345.00	322.84
24	550–600	578	255.00–345.00	324.85
10	600–650	617	225.00–330.00	299.28
5	650–700	684	270.00–295.00	279.93
2	700–750	730	240.00–270.00	255.31
3	750–800	777	215.00–220.00	218.30
1	900–950	945	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	960	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	275.00–280.00	277.43
3	450–500	478	200.00–275.00	243.36
2	550–600	553	175.00–180.00	177.49
1	750–800	770	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	208	430.00–495.00	465.81
7	250–300	271	350.00–455.00	421.89
12	300–350	328	350.00–460.00	401.80
15	350–400	366	350.00–450.00	401.55
8	400–450	426	320.00–410.00	359.37
17	450–500	472	315.00–405.00	358.19
18	500–550	529	310.00–385.00	340.52
23	550–600	570	305.00–395.00	353.66
6	600–650	618	265.00–355.00	320.88
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	730	260.00–340.00	303.95
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	418	270.00–295.00	282.57
4	450–500	489	275.00–280.00	276.23
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	640	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
4	750–800	765	150.00–190.00	173.88
2	800–850	810	165.00–185.00	174.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	685	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	390.00–480.00	445.89
4	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	426	330.00–440.00	389.95
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	520	330.00–390.00	363.71
7	550–600	568	335.00–380.00	370.15
3	600–650	627	340.00–365.00	355.01
2	650–700	653	310.00–345.00	327.57
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,421	184.00–190.00	188.50
3	—	1,247	154.00–170.00	162.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	112.00–124.00	118.88
4	—	921	140.00–147.00	142.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	166.00–177.00	169.90
18	—	1,157	150.00–165.00	157.66
6	—	1,183	130.00–146.00	140.83

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.