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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 130▼ 2 vs year ago 72 · −2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 24▼ 28 vs year ago 48 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 1.00 higher 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 .

3 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 $302.87/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −39.26 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$302.87

7 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$39.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.89

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	314.02	1,730	5thin
Medium and Large 2	558	275.00	1,533	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

302.87

—

NC average9 barns · 353 hd

329.75

−26.89

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−39.26

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	1,370	174.25	2,388	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	146.73	1,659	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	770	126.47	974	2thin

Every lot

41 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,061	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	387.98/cwt	335.00–440.00	1,059	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,472	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	335.16/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,525	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,311	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	326.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,676	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	263.52/cwt	257.00–270.00	2,077	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	349.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,112	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	305.30/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,007	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	362.42/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,544	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,622	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	313.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,802	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,827	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	297.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,992	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	167.72/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	178.61/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,509	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	974	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	139.31/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,446	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,948	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	150.77/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,811	7

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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 130Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 48

3 head of hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	173.00–184.00	178.61
2	—	1,318	166.00–170.00	167.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	163.00	163.00
6	—	1,038	137.00–142.00	139.31
7	—	1,201	147.00–156.00	150.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	125.00–128.00	126.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	460	280.00–290.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	335.00–440.00	387.98
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	433	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	455	320.00–350.00	335.16
3	500–550	513	320.00–330.00	326.72
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	788	257.00–270.00	263.52
1	800–850	815	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	426	340.00–395.00	362.42
2	500–550	515	300.00–330.00	315.00
3	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	313.36
2	600–650	630	285.00–295.00	290.00
2	650–700	670	290.00–305.00	297.33
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	318	340.00–360.00	349.61
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	295.00–315.00	305.30
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00

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.