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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 7

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 73▼ 53 vs year ago 115 · −46.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 47▼ 16 vs year ago 29 · −55.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 3.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower this week compared to last week. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

5 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 $225.19/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −90.77 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$225.19

7 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$66.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−59.16

vs NC average

−91.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	244.26	1,373	5thin
Medium and Large 2	560	177.50	994	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.76/cwt here — about $379 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale7 hd

225.19

—

NC average8 barns · 247 hd

284.35

−59.16

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−91.36

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−90.77

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	1,552	163.72	2,540	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	137.51	1,633	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	815	100.00	815	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,784	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,318	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	504	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	267.94/cwt	255.00–280.00	764	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	273.40/cwt	235.00–295.00	1,053	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	922	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	177.50/cwt	165.00–190.00	994	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	244.08/cwt	217.00–255.00	1,403	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	229.46/cwt	205.00–242.00	1,416	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	289.35/cwt	250.00–320.00	747	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	319.66/cwt	260.00–355.00	1,033	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	313.95/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,328	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	298.57/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,457	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	252.63/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,347	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	241.94/cwt	210.00–290.00	1,384	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	167.08/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,723	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,574	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,292	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,725	4

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 73Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 47Year ago 29

5 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	126.00	126.00
1	—	990	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,278	134.00–136.00	135.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,630	164.00–170.00	167.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	250.00–320.00	289.35
3	300–350	323	260.00–355.00	319.66
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	423	290.00–345.00	313.95
3	450–500	488	270.00–315.00	298.57
2	500–550	533	225.00–280.00	252.63
3	550–600	572	210.00–290.00	241.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	285	255.00–280.00	267.94
4	350–400	385	235.00–295.00	273.40
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	575	217.00–255.00	244.08
3	600–650	617	205.00–242.00	229.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	455	200.00–205.00	202.53
2	550–600	560	165.00–190.00	177.50
1	600–650	645	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	539	331.00	331.00
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	895	259.00	259.00

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.