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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 28

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 63▲ 28 vs year ago 89 · +31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 29▲ 3 vs year ago 31 · +9.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.23/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −42.90 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$299.23

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$105.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.72

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	305.07	1,655	17thin
Medium and Large 2	585	200.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.07/cwt here — about $485 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 sale18 hd

299.23

—

NC average8 barns · 292 hd

316.95

−17.72

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−42.90

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	—	Low	1,614	162.44	2,622	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	127.91	1,559	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	104.61	983	3thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,256	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	366.99/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,358	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	286.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	768	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	334.97/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,062	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,205	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	328.90/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,375	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	323.91/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,513	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	316.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,659	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	307.50/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,722	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	405.19/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,276	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	386.38/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,476	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	348.63/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,461	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	316.83/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,514	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	312.21/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,614	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	297.03/cwt	235.00–322.00	1,696	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,741	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	236.04/cwt	222.00–250.00	2,344	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	212.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	2,189	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	149.27/cwt	113.00–162.00	2,127	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,937	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	170.48/cwt	167.00–177.00	3,079	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	104.61/cwt	103.00–107.00	983	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,431	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	112.73/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,322	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	132.18/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,667	10

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 63Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 29Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	280.00–295.00	286.74
3	300–350	317	325.00–350.00	334.97
2	350–400	368	325.00–330.00	327.41
16	400–450	418	310.00–337.00	328.90
5	450–500	467	300.00–350.00	323.91
4	500–550	524	310.00–320.00	316.51
2	550–600	560	290.00–325.00	307.50
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	395.04
2	350–400	370	355.00–380.00	366.99
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	500	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	390.00–425.00	405.19
6	350–400	382	370.00–405.00	386.38
6	400–450	419	320.00–385.00	348.63
12	450–500	478	270.00–340.00	316.83
9	500–550	517	290.00–330.00	312.21
8	550–600	571	235.00–322.00	297.03
2	600–650	633	270.00–280.00	274.98
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	993	222.00–250.00	236.04
2	1000–1050	1,030	205.00–220.00	212.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	960	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	103.00–120.00	112.73
1	—	980	146.00	146.00
10	—	1,261	126.00–138.00	132.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	103.00–107.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	113.00–162.00	149.27
1	—	1,605	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,806	167.00–177.00	170.48

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.