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Siler City Livestock Auction

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

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

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 90▲ 14 vs year ago 79 · +17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 30 vs year ago 19 · +157.9%

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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 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 $216.96/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −125.16 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$216.96

5 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$74.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.84

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	246.61	1,348	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	172.50	949	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.11/cwt here — about $399 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 sale5 hd

216.96

—

NC average8 barns · 244 hd

270.80

−53.84

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−125.16

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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.25, low $309.49, median $342.13 across 7 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	1,800	171.65	3,090	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	133.08	1,449	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	110.66	950	9thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	287.34/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,215	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	252.32/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,552	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	257.11/cwt	240.00–290.00	938	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	184.82/cwt	170.00–200.00	767	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	240.00/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,030	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	246.04/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,144	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	222.90/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,166	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,258	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	307.12/cwt	290.00–325.00	989	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	312.47/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,156	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	227.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	894	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	282.65/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,213	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	282.33/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,361	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	269.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,444	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	232.74/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,455	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	180.26/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,204	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,274	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	169.07/cwt	167.00–171.00	3,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,919	176.52/cwt	173.00–182.00	3,387	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	126.93/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,032	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	121.48/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,014	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	94.40/cwt	90.00–98.00	849	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	118.92/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,217	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	136.08/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,456	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	149.15/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,841	5

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 90Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	365	240.00–290.00	257.11
4	400–450	429	220.00–260.00	240.00
5	450–500	465	230.00–270.00	246.04
3	500–550	523	210.00–240.00	222.90
3	550–600	572	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	325	170.00	170.00
2	400–450	415	170.00–200.00	184.82
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	322	290.00–325.00	307.12
4	350–400	370	305.00–325.00	312.47
5	400–450	429	240.00–295.00	282.65
14	450–500	482	250.00–310.00	282.33
2	500–550	535	260.00–280.00	269.91
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	625	225.00–240.00	232.74
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	955	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	393	220.00–235.00	227.55
1	450–500	450	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	535	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	668	170.00–190.00	180.26
3	700–750	728	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	260.00–315.00	287.34
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	615	245.00–260.00	252.32
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	115.00–124.00	118.92
5	—	1,234	147.00–153.00	149.15
11	—	1,070	130.00–144.00	136.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	118.00–126.00	121.48
4	—	899	90.00–98.00	94.40
2	—	813	125.00–129.00	126.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,919	173.00–182.00	176.52
1	—	1,260	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,783	167.00–171.00	169.07

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.