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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Fri, Nov 14

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2087

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 606▲ 260 vs year ago 368 · +70.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 108▲ 11 vs year ago 128 · +8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 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 .

11 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 $252.31/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −90.54 against this barn's trailing median of $342.85.

Average price

$252.31

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$564

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

$100.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.42

vs NC average

−111.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	265.77	1,446	50
Medium and Large 2	549	199.06	1,093	11thin
Medium and Large 3	535	165.00	883	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.77/cwt here — about $564 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale62 hd

252.31

—

NC average10 barns · 361 hd

304.73

−52.42

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−111.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

342.85

−90.54

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	1,454	165.33	2,404	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,823	146.27	2,667	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	139.97	1,743	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	111.87	1,070	19

Every lot

90 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	418.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,116	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	399.66/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,459	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	330.70/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,392	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,755	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	349.90/cwt	315.00–390.00	1,624	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	339.45/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,765	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	309.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,806	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	259.83/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,520	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,949	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	278.74/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,881	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,591	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,990	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	322.77/cwt	310.00–335.00	742	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	320.87/cwt	290.00–345.00	889	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	260.38/cwt	225.00–275.00	846	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	309.22/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,030	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	310.56/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,146	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	246.52/cwt	220.00–285.00	932	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	302.10/cwt	260.00–327.50	1,290	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	223.21/cwt	200.00–245.00	966	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	226.89/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,055	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	284.57/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,329	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	271.79/cwt	220.00–315.00	1,413	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	199.11/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,067	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	199.00/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,124	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	258.11/cwt	210.00–300.00	1,484	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	220.93/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,359	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	156.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	990	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,022	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	179.13/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,204	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	200.62/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,354	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	206.28/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,481	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	207.21/cwt	187.00–225.00	1,591	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	188.52/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,565	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	194.95/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,790	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	368.29/cwt	335.00–410.00	854	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	354.89/cwt	305.00–400.00	972	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	251.26/cwt	230.00–270.00	699	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	352.25/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,169	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	354.80/cwt	295.00–375.00	1,313	27
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	323.49/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,385	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	236.12/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,013	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	218.53/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,021	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	305.84/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,459	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	216.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,132	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	274.07/cwt	240.00–320.00	1,447	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	206.57/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,173	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	256.22/cwt	225.00–295.00	1,481	32
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	183.42/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,143	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	227.61/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,420	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	182.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,230	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	213.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,449	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	177.37/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,282	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,417	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	190.77/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,475	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	188.50/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,527	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	167.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,377	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,728	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	152.47/cwt	142.00–164.00	1,926	5
Bulls	—	—	1,591	174.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,777	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	106.65/cwt	86.00–118.00	1,003	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	123.18/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,223	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	131.65/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,621	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	143.51/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,792	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	158.11/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,055	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	146.27/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,667	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 606Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 108Year ago 128

11 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	140.00–152.00	146.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	940	86.00–118.00	106.65
6	—	993	118.00–130.00	123.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,231	110.00–136.00	131.65
4	—	1,300	155.00–162.00	158.11
43	—	1,249	137.00–154.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	170.00–180.00	174.52
5	—	1,263	142.00–164.00	152.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	535	165.00	165.00
3	600–650	632	155.00–160.00	156.62
2	650–700	670	150.00–155.00	152.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	245.00	245.00
5	300–350	325	225.00–275.00	260.38
10	350–400	378	220.00–285.00	246.52
3	400–450	433	200.00–245.00	223.21
10	450–500	465	200.00–245.00	226.89
6	500–550	536	190.00–220.00	199.11
5	550–600	565	185.00–215.00	199.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
5	650–700	672	172.00–187.00	179.13
2	700–750	735	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	770	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	410	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	310.00–335.00	322.77
11	250–300	277	290.00–345.00	320.87
27	300–350	333	290.00–350.00	309.22
15	350–400	369	280.00–350.00	310.56
25	400–450	427	260.00–327.50	302.10
38	450–500	467	250.00–330.00	284.57
28	500–550	520	220.00–315.00	271.79
22	550–600	575	210.00–300.00	258.11
6	600–650	615	200.00–245.00	220.93
7	650–700	675	195.00–220.00	200.62
4	700–750	718	190.00–225.00	206.28
3	750–800	768	187.00–225.00	207.21
2	800–850	830	187.00–190.00	188.52
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
3	900–950	918	190.00–197.50	194.95
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	230.00–270.00	251.26
1	300–350	305	205.00	205.00
9	400–450	429	200.00–275.00	236.12
6	450–500	467	200.00–245.00	218.53
3	500–550	523	200.00–230.00	216.43
3	550–600	568	195.00–225.00	206.57
3	600–650	623	170.00–200.00	183.42
4	650–700	674	175.00–190.00	182.44
2	700–750	723	170.00–185.00	177.37
2	800–850	823	160.00–175.00	167.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	232	335.00–410.00	368.29
8	250–300	274	305.00–400.00	354.89
13	300–350	332	320.00–370.00	352.25
27	350–400	370	295.00–375.00	354.80
15	400–450	428	295.00–365.00	323.49
30	450–500	477	250.00–340.00	305.84
7	500–550	528	240.00–320.00	274.07
32	550–600	578	225.00–295.00	256.22
8	600–650	624	195.00–250.00	227.61
8	650–700	680	200.00–230.00	213.10
6	700–750	727	190.00–200.00	194.94
7	750–800	773	185.00–205.00	190.77
2	800–850	810	182.00–195.00	188.50
1	850–900	890	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	960	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	545	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	585	250.00–270.00	259.83
2	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	267	405.00–425.00	418.00
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	365	365.00–435.00	399.66
5	400–450	421	305.00–350.00	330.70
7	450–500	464	315.00–390.00	349.90
8	500–550	520	305.00–350.00	339.45
2	550–600	583	300.00–320.00	309.79
2	600–650	623	300.00–325.00	312.85
5	650–700	675	260.00–300.00	278.74
2	700–750	715	220.00–225.00	222.48
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	825	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	985	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	410.00	410.00

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.