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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 25

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 123▲ 11 vs year ago 108 · +10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 50▼ 3 vs year ago 28 · −10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower 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 .

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 $286.08/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −56.05 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$286.08

10 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$740

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

$151.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.25

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	301.20	1,633	9thin
Medium and Large 3	595	150.00	893	1thin

One grade step is worth $151.20/cwt here — about $740 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

286.08

—

NC average9 barns · 307 hd

325.32

−39.25

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−56.05

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	1,500	173.00	2,595	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	143.22	1,677	16

Every lot

44 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	440.67/cwt	420.00–460.00	983	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	404.87/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,061	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	348.45/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,087	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	332.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,238	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	319.77/cwt	270.00–395.00	1,362	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	306.79/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,460	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	305.84/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,557	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	314.82/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,750	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	302.68/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,861	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	445.08/cwt	420.00–480.00	984	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	420.07/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,147	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	398.82/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,268	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	397.41/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,498	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	362.78/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,502	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	290.16/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,349	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	344.16/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,638	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	292.72/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,519	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	311.79/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,780	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	261.53/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,648	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	222.62/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,710	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,335	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,595	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,661	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	133.42/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,562	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	149.44/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,777	8

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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 123Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 50Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	162.00	162.00
8	—	1,189	140.00–159.00	149.44
7	—	1,171	124.00–138.00	133.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	173.00	173.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	595	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	285.00–295.00	290.16
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	420.00–480.00	445.08
4	250–300	273	375.00–440.00	420.07
2	300–350	318	370.00–430.00	398.82
6	350–400	377	360.00–420.00	397.41
4	400–450	414	330.00–390.00	362.78
7	450–500	476	300.00–385.00	344.16
5	500–550	519	255.00–325.00	292.72
4	550–600	571	304.00–315.00	311.79
3	600–650	630	250.00–275.00	261.53
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	768	215.00–230.00	222.62
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	420.00–460.00	440.67
3	250–300	262	365.00–430.00	404.87
3	300–350	312	335.00–360.00	348.45
3	350–400	372	320.00–350.00	332.91
7	400–450	426	270.00–395.00	319.77
6	450–500	476	280.00–330.00	306.79
6	500–550	509	285.00–325.00	305.84
8	550–600	556	300.00–317.00	314.82
2	600–650	615	295.00–310.00	302.68
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00

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.