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Siler City Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 10

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 93▲ 16 vs year ago 61 · +26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 49▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate .

Baby calves 200.00

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 $232.71/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −83.25 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$232.71

11 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$52.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.46

vs NC average

−82.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	242.20	1,291	9thin
Medium and Large 2	525	190.00	998	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $294 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

232.71

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

260.17

−27.46

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−82.25

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−83.25

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	—	Average	1,722	165.04	2,841	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	129.34	1,666	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,920	128.00	2,458	1thin

Every lot

32 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	325.27/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,194	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	259.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,116	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	252.03/cwt	234.00–270.00	1,192	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	244.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,289	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,297	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	219.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,447	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	319.88/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,350	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	310.52/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,472	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	246.74/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,303	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	256.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,598	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,222	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	169.06/cwt	166.00–173.00	3,170	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	119.17/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,368	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	134.43/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,826	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,458	1

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 93Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 49Year ago 20

Baby calves 200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	755	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	905	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	422	300.00–330.00	319.88
5	450–500	474	285.00–335.00	310.52
6	500–550	528	230.00–270.00	246.74
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	623	250.00–265.00	256.51
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	367	305.00–345.00	325.27
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	430	250.00–270.00	259.65
10	450–500	473	234.00–270.00	252.03
7	500–550	526	240.00–255.00	244.97
2	550–600	558	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	658	215.00–225.00	219.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	525	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	166.00–173.00	169.06
1	—	1,415	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	114.00–127.00	119.17
6	—	1,358	130.00–142.00	134.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	128.00	128.00

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.