Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2025-09-19

Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Sep 19

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

780 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 831▲ 308 vs year ago 472 · +65.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 167▲ 39 vs year ago 69 · +56.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average.

4 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 $323.82/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.03 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$323.82

97 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$728

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

$145.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs NC average

−35.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	325.31	1,799	96
Medium and Large 2	595	180.00	1,071	1thin

One grade step is worth $145.31/cwt here — about $728 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale97 hd

323.82

—

NC average8 barns · 341 hd

315.71

+8.10

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−35.84

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−19.03

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	1,685	178.21	3,003	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	151.43	1,837	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	123.02	1,183	8thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	446.36/cwt	410.00–490.00	982	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	464.77/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,292	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	451.55/cwt	375.00–470.00	1,517	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	439.66/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,609	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	399.18/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,693	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	387.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,890	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	357.20/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,872	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	360.03/cwt	300.00–366.00	2,034	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	351.38/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,245	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	335.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,245	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	338.84/cwt	305.00–370.00	2,436	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,649	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	291.24/cwt	240.00–319.00	2,554	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,852	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,919	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,874	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	392.13/cwt	345.00–440.00	874	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	383.76/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,067	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	242.86/cwt	200.00–280.00	736	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	394.88/cwt	315.00–420.00	1,295	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	239.43/cwt	200.00–280.00	879	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	387.00/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,467	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	373.02/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,597	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	352.06/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,658	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	325.70/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,707	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	325.05/cwt	250.00–342.00	1,863	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	317.80/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,996	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	290.19/cwt	235.00–315.00	1,938	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	288.49/cwt	250.00–305.00	2,071	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,345	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	266.71/cwt	255.00–290.00	2,366	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	436.56/cwt	410.00–450.00	908	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	439.10/cwt	395.00–485.00	1,190	18
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	421.84/cwt	365.00–460.00	1,379	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	228.25/cwt	205.00–250.00	863	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	398.91/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,512	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	380.36/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,594	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	344.22/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,608	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	326.12/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,706	34
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	258.20/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,472	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	305.24/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,749	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	307.99/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,922	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	282.81/cwt	240.00–325.00	1,886	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	223.67/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,626	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	273.86/cwt	230.00–300.00	2,106	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	256.64/cwt	230.00–270.00	2,099	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,409	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	166.73/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,139	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	179.45/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,113	5
Bulls	—	—	2,240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,368	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	109.68/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,018	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	127.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,240	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	166.54/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,902	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	139.48/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,650	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	154.33/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,897	38

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 Sep 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 831Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 167Year ago 69

4 head of hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	410.00–490.00	446.36
2	250–300	278	440.00–490.00	464.77
14	300–350	336	375.00–470.00	451.55
6	350–400	366	410.00–460.00	439.66
19	400–450	424	380.00–410.00	399.18
19	450–500	488	380.00–390.00	387.33
21	500–550	524	325.00–400.00	357.20
14	550–600	565	300.00–366.00	360.03
14	600–650	639	345.00–354.00	351.38
7	650–700	670	320.00–345.00	335.06
5	700–750	719	305.00–370.00	338.84
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	820	323.00	323.00
3	850–900	877	240.00–319.00	291.24
1	900–950	935	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	965	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	1000–1050	1,045	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	410.00–450.00	436.56
18	250–300	271	395.00–485.00	439.10
17	300–350	327	365.00–460.00	421.84
7	350–400	379	385.00–435.00	398.91
27	400–450	419	320.00–420.00	380.36
32	450–500	467	300.00–375.00	344.22
34	500–550	523	290.00–375.00	326.12
21	550–600	573	260.00–350.00	305.24
15	600–650	624	270.00–355.00	307.99
10	650–700	667	240.00–325.00	282.81
3	700–750	727	200.00–260.00	223.67
5	750–800	769	230.00–300.00	273.86
6	800–850	818	230.00–270.00	256.64
1	850–900	850	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	378	205.00–250.00	228.25
2	550–600	570	250.00–267.00	258.20
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	345.00–440.00	392.13
12	250–300	278	340.00–420.00	383.76
27	300–350	328	315.00–420.00	394.88
28	350–400	379	340.00–405.00	387.00
49	400–450	428	300.00–400.00	373.02
36	450–500	471	300.00–375.00	352.06
39	500–550	524	300.00–340.00	325.70
57	550–600	573	250.00–342.00	325.05
31	600–650	628	280.00–330.00	317.80
7	650–700	668	235.00–315.00	290.19
6	700–750	718	250.00–305.00	288.49
4	750–800	769	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	887	255.00–290.00	266.71
1	900–950	910	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
3	300–350	303	200.00–280.00	242.86
5	350–400	367	200.00–280.00	239.43
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	134.00–145.00	139.48
3	—	1,142	164.00–169.00	166.54
38	—	1,229	147.00–163.00	154.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	107.00–112.00	109.68
6	—	973	120.00–137.00	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,240	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,735	174.00–185.00	179.45
2	—	1,283	162.00–170.00	166.73

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.