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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Oct 3

● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

656 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 613▼ 32 vs year ago 688 · −4.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 109▼ 49 vs year ago 150 · −32.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 lower this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . 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 $291.15/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.51 against this barn's trailing median of $352.66.

Average price

$291.15

82 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$804

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$148.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.56

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	303.75	1,665	64
Medium and Large 2	548	264.63	1,451	15thin
Medium and Large 3	555	154.98	861	3thin

One grade step is worth $148.77/cwt here — about $804 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 sale82 hd

291.15

—

NC average9 barns · 226 hd

312.72

−21.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

352.66

−61.51

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	—	Low	1,512	169.15	2,557	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	148.19	1,906	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	148.03	2,391	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	124.63	1,166	5thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	441.24/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,037	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	419.01/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,123	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	359.23/cwt	340.00–385.00	963	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	325.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	991	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,376	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	428.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,598	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	404.02/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,689	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,526	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	310.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,458	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	349.96/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,659	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	338.80/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,765	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	356.93/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,042	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	328.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,046	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	226.99/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,539	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	322.59/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,213	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	297.45/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,157	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	277.34/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,136	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	210	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	767	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	613	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	311.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	726	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	321.19/cwt	300.00–330.00	909	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	296.96/cwt	275.00–310.00	932	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	220.38/cwt	200.00–250.00	725	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	361.82/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,194	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	228.13/cwt	215.00–250.00	826	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	369.57/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,397	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	424	381.76/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,619	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	352.10/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,493	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,241	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	338.34/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,587	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	286.97/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,349	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	265.67/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,384	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	329.61/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,737	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	316.56/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,776	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	247.77/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,425	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,201	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	289.23/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,773	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,603	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	296.24/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,994	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	299.89/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,153	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	162.71/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,185	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,832	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	406.57/cwt	400.00–410.00	947	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	315.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	766	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	381.56/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,053	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	271.28/cwt	250.00–295.00	876	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	429.37/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,426	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	344.83/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,159	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	247.74/cwt	240.00–260.00	917	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	404.84/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,522	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	384.42/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,618	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	337.28/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,460	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	247.24/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,075	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	457	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,691	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	243.45/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,139	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	318.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,494	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	331.90/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,560	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	316.86/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,641	28
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	275.71/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,453	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	162.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	915	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	292.23/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,672	35
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	251.96/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,444	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	204.59/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,258	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	274.14/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,694	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	665	264.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,762	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	228.45/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,535	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	229.09/cwt	205.00–262.00	1,652	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	219.00/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,680	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,845	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,948	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,065	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,864	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	159.85/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,107	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	174.13/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,952	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	187.07/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,233	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	119.54/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,155	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	139.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,677	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	163.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,003	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	150.19/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,999	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	148.03/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,391	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 Oct 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 613Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 109Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	355	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	340.00–385.00	359.23
2	300–350	305	315.00–335.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	354.88
2	450–500	470	300.00–320.00	310.21
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	678	200.00–255.00	226.99
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	905	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	435.00–455.00	441.24
3	250–300	268	400.00–440.00	419.01
2	300–350	320	420.00–440.00	430.00
10	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	428.42
6	400–450	418	390.00–425.00	404.02
5	450–500	474	330.00–365.00	349.96
11	500–550	521	315.00–355.00	338.80
5	550–600	572	340.00–365.00	356.93
9	600–650	622	320.00–350.00	328.91
5	650–700	686	322.00–325.00	322.59
2	700–750	725	290.00–305.00	297.45
2	750–800	770	265.00–290.00	277.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
4	300–350	329	200.00–250.00	220.38
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	543	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	593	200.00–205.00	202.51
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	728	150.00–175.00	162.71
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
5	300–350	314	275.00–310.00	296.96
3	350–400	362	215.00–250.00	228.13
2	400–450	428	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	470	275.00–300.00	286.97
7	500–550	521	250.00–295.00	265.67
7	550–600	575	230.00–275.00	247.77
2	600–650	635	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	424	370.00–395.00	381.76
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	300.00–325.00	311.48
10	250–300	283	300.00–330.00	321.19
9	300–350	330	330.00–385.00	361.82
14	350–400	378	340.00–385.00	369.57
14	400–450	424	325.00–365.00	352.10
11	450–500	469	320.00–365.00	338.34
23	500–550	527	300.00–345.00	329.61
12	550–600	561	295.00–330.00	316.56
14	600–650	613	275.00–310.00	289.23
5	650–700	673	265.00–310.00	296.24
4	700–750	718	285.00–310.00	299.89
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	825	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	323	250.00–295.00	271.28
2	400–450	435	225.00–270.00	247.24
3	450–500	468	225.00–255.00	243.45
1	500–550	540	140.00	140.00
2	550–600	563	155.00–170.00	162.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	300.00–330.00	315.15
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	336	315.00–370.00	344.83
4	350–400	370	240.00–260.00	247.74
6	400–450	433	320.00–345.00	337.28
8	450–500	469	310.00–325.00	318.63
8	500–550	527	260.00–290.00	275.71
7	550–600	573	240.00–265.00	251.96
2	600–650	615	180.00–230.00	204.59
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	935	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	365.00–375.00	370.07
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	260.00–270.00	264.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	400.00–410.00	406.57
8	250–300	276	350.00–420.00	381.56
10	300–350	332	405.00–440.00	429.37
16	350–400	376	360.00–440.00	404.84
16	400–450	421	355.00–405.00	384.42
15	450–500	470	300.00–355.00	331.90
28	500–550	518	290.00–340.00	316.86
35	550–600	572	275.00–325.00	292.23
19	600–650	618	255.00–305.00	274.14
7	650–700	672	215.00–250.00	228.45
7	700–750	721	205.00–262.00	229.09
7	750–800	767	200.00–245.00	219.00
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	900	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	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
17	—	1,205	130.00–144.00	139.16
38	—	1,331	145.00–159.00	150.19
5	—	1,223	160.00–168.00	163.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
4	—	966	110.00–137.00	119.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	147.00–149.00	148.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	150.00–168.00	159.85
2	—	1,728	186.00–188.00	187.07
4	—	1,695	170.00–178.00	174.13

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.