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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 60▼ 2 vs year ago 81 · −2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 lower this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $290.14/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −51.99 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$290.14

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$34.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.47

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	299.53	1,649	8thin
Medium and Large 2	518	265.10	1,373	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.42/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

290.14

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

309.60

−19.47

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−51.99

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	1,485	170.00	2,525	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	135.04	1,632	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	120.42	1,286	5thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	439.80/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,377	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	394.93/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,414	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	329.86/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,682	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,285	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	925	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	343.65/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,254	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	327.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,441	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	299.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,702	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,802	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	369.82/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,010	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	342.36/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,072	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	397.73/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,313	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	370.39/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,426	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	343.69/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,461	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	302.57/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,310	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	334.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,607	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	265.10/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,373	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	315.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,667	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	289.79/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,634	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	272.57/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,665	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	293.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,971	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,525	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	115.53/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,080	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	126.83/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,462	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	145.98/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,873	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1

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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 60Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	141.00–151.00	145.98
4	—	1,153	115.00–139.00	126.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	140.00	140.00
4	—	935	112.00–120.00	115.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	330.00–335.00	332.57
3	350–400	365	330.00–365.00	343.65
2	400–450	440	320.00–335.00	327.59
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	568	290.00–310.00	299.69
2	700–750	728	245.00–250.00	247.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	313	325.00–360.00	342.36
2	400–450	433	290.00–315.00	302.57
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	518	250.00–275.00	265.10
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	369.82
2	300–350	330	390.00–405.00	397.73
2	350–400	385	355.00–385.00	370.39
4	400–450	425	330.00–370.00	343.69
2	450–500	480	320.00–350.00	334.69
3	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	315.75
5	550–600	564	280.00–305.00	289.79
4	600–650	611	265.00–290.00	272.57
3	650–700	672	285.00–305.00	293.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	435.00–445.00	439.80
2	350–400	358	385.00–405.00	394.93
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	510	300.00–345.00	329.86
1	900–950	925	247.00	247.00

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.