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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 100▼ 24 vs year ago 90 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 22▼ 12 vs year ago 35 · −34.3%

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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 light 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 $286.10/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −56.03 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$286.10

7 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.22

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	286.10	1,522	7thin

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 sale7 hd

286.10

—

NC average9 barns · 194 hd

302.32

−16.22

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−56.03

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	1,515	165.91	2,514	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,018	149.55	1,522	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	142.00	1,243	1thin

Every lot

26 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	340.47/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,440	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	357.24/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,733	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	319.93/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,625	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	282.11/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,758	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	314.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,175	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	298.22/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,202	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	315.29/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,460	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	345.14/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,218	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	330.28/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,463	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	326.01/cwt	295.00–367.00	1,542	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	290.54/cwt	220.00–335.00	1,520	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	275.00/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,526	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	250.05/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,570	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	158.87/cwt	140.00–171.00	2,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,168	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,243	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	149.96/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,530	11

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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 100Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	140.00–171.00	158.87
1	—	1,760	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	145.00	145.00
11	—	1,020	146.00–154.00	149.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	142.00	142.00

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	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	353	315.00–370.00	345.14
6	400–450	443	285.00–350.00	330.28
5	450–500	473	295.00–367.00	326.01
5	500–550	523	220.00–335.00	290.54
2	550–600	555	260.00–290.00	275.00
3	600–650	628	230.00–260.00	250.05
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	295.00–365.00	340.47
2	450–500	485	345.00–370.00	357.24
2	500–550	508	305.00–335.00	319.93
2	600–650	623	250.00–315.00	282.11
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	305.00–325.00	314.93
3	400–450	403	285.00–315.00	298.22
13	450–500	463	290.00–325.00	315.29
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00

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.