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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 29

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

← Dec 15Dec 29Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 55▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were 2.00 higher this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 higher compared to last sale . 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.29/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −48.66 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$267.29

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$38.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NC average

−127.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	275.88	1,482	7thin
Medium and Large 2	518	237.25	1,229	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $253 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 sale9 hd

267.29

—

NC average1 barns · 9 hd

267.29

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−127.41

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−48.66

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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 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	1,544	170.60	2,634	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,965	161.00	3,164	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	137.97	1,732	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	102.52	1,012	6thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,411	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	401.78/cwt	310.00–445.00	1,720	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	260.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,608	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,660	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	304.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	710	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	219.62/cwt	200.00–240.00	571	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	338.54/cwt	325.00–345.00	924	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	328.76/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,049	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	309.09/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,141	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	291.85/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,229	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	271.53/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,407	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	237.25/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,229	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,586	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	259.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,598	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,757	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	452.50/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,063	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	364.60/cwt	325.00–405.00	922	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	246.31/cwt	205.00–290.00	1,035	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,416	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	328.48/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,718	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	295.15/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,735	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,562	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	227.54/cwt	220.00–235.00	2,173	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	156.51/cwt	136.00–167.00	2,118	4
Bulls	—	—	1,591	179.85/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,861	4
Bulls	—	—	2,120	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	102.52/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,012	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	127.50/cwt	111.00–135.00	1,489	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	142.58/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,779	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,337	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,965	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,164	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 Dec 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 55Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 34Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	136.00–167.00	156.51
1	—	2,120	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,591	174.00–185.00	179.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	111.00–135.00	127.50
8	—	1,248	139.00–148.00	142.58
2	—	1,548	150.00–152.00	150.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	987	90.00–120.00	102.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	300.00–310.00	304.73
3	250–300	273	325.00–345.00	338.54
4	300–350	319	325.00–330.00	328.76
6	350–400	369	270.00–340.00	309.09
5	400–450	421	270.00–320.00	291.85
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	518	260.00–290.00	271.53
3	550–600	563	280.00–285.00	281.67
2	600–650	615	250.00–270.00	259.84
2	650–700	663	260.00–270.00	264.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	200.00–240.00	219.62
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	518	230.00–245.00	237.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	190.00	190.00
1	250–300	260	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	445.00–460.00	452.50
2	250–300	253	325.00–405.00	364.60
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	468	300.00–305.00	302.46
4	500–550	523	285.00–360.00	328.48
2	550–600	588	260.00–330.00	295.15
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	718	215.00–220.00	217.53
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	955	220.00–235.00	227.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	205.00–290.00	246.31
1	500–550	500	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	305	450.00–475.00	462.50
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	428	310.00–445.00	401.78
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	618	250.00–270.00	260.12
1	700–750	700	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00

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.