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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 90▼ 93 vs year ago 157 · −59.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 21▼ 26 vs year ago 49 · −53.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter cattle selling mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

6 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 $294.46/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −47.67 against this barn's trailing median of $342.13.

Average price

$294.46

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$71.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.71

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	301.62	1,641	9thin
Medium and Large 2	550	230.00	1,265	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.62/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

294.46

—

NC average8 barns · 268 hd

311.16

−16.71

This barn, trailing median7 sales

342.13

−47.67

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	1,537	170.46	2,620	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	146.01	1,860	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	110.00	952	1thin

Every lot

36 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,004	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	272.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	758	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	336.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,236	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	307.63/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,307	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	326.75/cwt	287.00–355.00	1,392	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	312.79/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,479	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	306.22/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,589	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	297.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,680	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	209.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,581	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	178.16/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,153	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	131.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,551	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	156.46/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,932	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	144.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,953	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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 90Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 49

6 hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

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	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	426	287.00–355.00	326.75
6	450–500	473	295.00–335.00	312.79
4	500–550	519	290.00–325.00	306.22
5	550–600	564	290.00–300.00	297.94
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	753	200.00–220.00	209.97
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	985	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	835	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	367	320.00–345.00	336.82
3	400–450	425	285.00–350.00	307.63
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	270.00–275.00	272.61
1	350–400	375	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	130.00–134.00	131.68
8	—	1,356	140.00–147.00	144.04
7	—	1,235	150.00–168.00	156.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,770	176.00–180.00	178.16
1	—	1,275	156.00	156.00

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.