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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 31

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 87▼ 15 vs year ago 88 · −17.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 22▲ 13 vs year ago 34 · +38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 5.00 higher this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 3.00 higher 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $196.31/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −119.65 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$196.31

4 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$55.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−83.09

vs NC average

−125.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	210.07	1,146	3thin
Medium and Large 3	500	155.00	775	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.07/cwt here — about $371 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 sale4 hd

196.31

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

279.40

−83.09

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−125.07

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−119.65

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	—	High	1,785	172.11	3,073	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,082	135.38	1,465	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	107.02	926	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

40 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	212.94/cwt	190.00–235.00	543	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	267.50/cwt	255.00–280.00	696	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,010	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	299.35/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,108	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	285.72/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,197	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	283.55/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,327	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	205.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,165	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	372.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,408	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	343.80/cwt	285.00–370.00	1,430	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,508	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	291.27/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,509	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	267.51/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,501	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,320	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	168.03/cwt	167.00–169.00	3,038	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	185.25/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,835	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	118.38/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,015	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	95.65/cwt	75.00–118.00	835	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	157.58/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,576	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	138.59/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,483	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	121.71/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,378	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 87Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 22Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	378	370.00–380.00	372.58
6	400–450	416	285.00–370.00	343.80
2	450–500	475	315.00–320.00	317.53
4	500–550	518	270.00–310.00	291.27
4	550–600	561	250.00–280.00	267.51
2	600–650	628	200.00–220.00	210.12
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	260	255.00–280.00	267.50
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.60
5	350–400	370	265.00–320.00	299.35
4	400–450	419	255.00–315.00	285.72
5	450–500	468	250.00–300.00	283.55
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	568	200.00–210.00	205.11
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	865	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	190.00–235.00	212.94
1	600–650	615	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	460	125.00	125.00
1	500–550	500	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,070	181.00–189.00	185.25
2	—	1,808	167.00–169.00	168.03
1	—	1,170	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	116.00–122.00	118.38
3	—	873	75.00–118.00	95.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	156.00–159.00	157.58
7	—	1,132	114.00–124.00	121.71
16	—	1,070	131.00–145.00	138.59

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.