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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 42▲ 23 vs year ago 91 · +25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 43▲ 4 vs year ago 58 · +6.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher 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 .

Baby calves 145.00 1 head

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 $219.01/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.95 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$219.01

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$55.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.70

vs NC average

−79.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	230.01	1,250	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	175.00	971	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.01/cwt here — about $279 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 sale10 hd

219.01

—

NC average8 barns · 347 hd

248.71

−29.70

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−79.85

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−96.95

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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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	1,510	158.94	2,399	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	132.42	1,601	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	115.98	1,097	10

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	265.00/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,511	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	275.32/cwt	245.00–290.00	873	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	274.86/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,020	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	254.66/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,057	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	190.32/cwt	170.00–210.00	891	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	244.82/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,170	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	230.02/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,203	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,329	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,344	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	330.19/cwt	320.00–340.00	858	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	316.18/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,170	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	264.82/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,099	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	254.31/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,203	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	210.00/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,008	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	268.29/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,403	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	254.35/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,465	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	188.23/cwt	165.00–210.00	1,088	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	240.01/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,442	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	232.72/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,543	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,329	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,168	144.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	159.83/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,282	5
Bulls	—	—	1,987	172.26/cwt	171.00–174.00	3,423	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	99.80/cwt	93.00–105.00	903	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	120.02/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,147	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	123.51/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,415	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	133.40/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,571	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	144.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,020	6

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 (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 42Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 43Year ago 58

Baby calves 145.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	275	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	468	170.00–210.00	190.32
1	500–550	540	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	570	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	645	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	665	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	245.00–290.00	275.32
9	350–400	371	240.00–295.00	274.86
3	400–450	415	240.00–275.00	254.66
4	450–500	478	230.00–270.00	244.82
5	500–550	523	220.00–240.00	230.02
3	550–600	578	220.00–240.00	230.00
2	600–650	618	215.00–220.00	217.55
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	320.00–340.00	330.19
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	370	285.00–350.00	316.18
2	400–450	415	260.00–270.00	264.82
5	450–500	473	220.00–270.00	254.31
4	500–550	523	235.00–290.00	268.29
7	550–600	576	230.00–270.00	254.35
4	600–650	601	200.00–275.00	240.01
6	650–700	663	220.00–247.00	232.72
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	480	190.00–230.00	210.00
3	550–600	578	165.00–210.00	188.23
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	730	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	570	250.00–280.00	265.00
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,146	119.00–127.00	123.51
6	—	1,396	140.00–155.00	144.67
16	—	1,178	128.00–139.00	133.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	956	110.00–128.00	120.02
2	—	905	93.00–105.00	99.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	140.00–150.00	144.13
3	—	1,987	171.00–174.00	172.26
5	—	1,428	155.00–164.00	159.83

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.