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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, May 26

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 36▼ 1 vs year ago 80 · −1.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 7▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%

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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 .

6 head of hogs

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 $335.06/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits −7.07 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$335.06

16 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.12

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	335.06	1,873	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

335.06

—

NC average8 barns · 243 hd

305.94

+29.12

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−7.07

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	—	Average	1,593	176.00	2,804	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	147.43	1,818	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	125.00	1,200	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	311.93/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,160	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	328.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,415	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	320.02/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,446	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,515	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	407.99/cwt	400.00–425.00	979	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,088	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	372.25/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,165	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	404.04/cwt	320.00–425.00	1,479	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	352.18/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,504	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	335.05/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,652	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	336.73/cwt	305.00–339.00	1,886	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	865	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,143	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	133.13/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,479	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	139.47/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,642	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	158.72/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,097	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 May 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 36Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 7Year ago 10

6 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,335	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,860	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,177	135.00–143.00	139.47
10	—	1,321	154.00–166.00	158.72
4	—	1,111	131.00–134.00	133.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	125.00	125.00

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	265	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	372	300.00–335.00	311.93
10	400–450	431	320.00–330.00	328.31
4	450–500	452	305.00–325.00	320.02
2	500–550	505	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	400.00–425.00	407.99
3	250–300	290	370.00–380.00	375.03
6	300–350	313	320.00–385.00	372.25
10	350–400	366	320.00–425.00	404.04
8	400–450	427	315.00–375.00	352.18
2	450–500	493	325.00–345.00	335.05
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
15	550–600	560	305.00–339.00	336.73
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	715	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	865	192.00	192.00

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.