North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 218 priced lines covering 2,373 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,789 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 732 head. replacement cattle receipts at 41 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,789Last week 425Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 732Last week 174Year ago 725

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 46

No price comparison this week due to limited sales last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	200.00–212.00	206.00
5	400–450	427	150.00–245.00	189.48
5	450–500	459	197.00–212.00	208.76
3	500–550	528	140.00–185.00	168.84
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	798	187.50	187.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	754	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	520	160.00	160.00
4	550–600	574	130.00–167.00	144.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
6	300–350	335	185.00–280.00	236.85
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	419	250.00–272.50	261.22
5	450–500	471	200.00–240.00	222.00
3	500–550	522	220.00–235.00	226.73
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	162.00	162.00
1	950–1000	965	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	439	233.00	233.00
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	395.00–420.00	407.01
5	250–300	282	290.00–435.00	380.29
20	300–350	320	250.00–432.50	376.59
21	350–400	383	285.00–387.50	339.70
44	400–450	425	220.00–355.00	319.64
49	450–500	476	250.00–340.00	305.56
41	500–550	529	241.00–315.00	286.14
22	550–600	574	230.00–295.00	264.85
27	600–650	620	212.00–282.00	251.73
14	650–700	675	235.00–280.00	257.03
4	700–750	723	200.00–232.50	216.22
17	750–800	770	215.00–250.00	229.58
1	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	857	170.00–235.00	204.96
1	900–950	942	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	965	175.00	175.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	157.00–170.00	163.44
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	485	275.00–277.50	276.25
7	500–550	530	271.00–291.00	287.17
3	550–600	565	220.00–285.00	263.72
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	305.00	305.00
7	200–250	231	225.00–375.00	264.31
29	250–300	279	230.00–350.00	285.13
43	300–350	326	240.00–330.00	282.63
62	350–400	378	240.00–320.00	282.20
64	400–450	422	230.00–312.50	272.53
70	450–500	472	230.00–310.00	263.88
75	500–550	527	215.00–285.00	252.42
60	550–600	571	200.00–275.00	241.40
25	600–650	619	207.00–260.00	231.77
19	650–700	669	167.00–228.00	213.52
19	700–750	717	160.00–225.00	200.37
9	750–800	766	139.00–215.00	186.22
6	800–850	823	130.00–180.00	160.46
5	850–900	866	140.00–190.00	157.42
7	900–950	926	122.00–181.00	154.48
6	950–1000	981	128.00–169.00	144.52
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	239.00	239.00
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	480	257.50–265.00	261.17
8	500–550	529	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	563	252.50–255.00	253.50
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	219	150.00–235.00	200.46
6	250–300	271	170.00–240.00	223.64
4	300–350	316	200.00–235.00	225.72
15	350–400	375	160.00–245.00	226.92
16	400–450	424	190.00–260.00	227.47
15	450–500	476	169.00–235.00	206.55
5	500–550	524	160.00–220.00	198.86
10	550–600	571	167.50–225.00	197.91
10	600–650	620	140.00–195.00	162.14
5	650–700	670	145.00–185.00	166.86
1	700–750	720	125.00	125.00
3	750–800	772	125.00–182.50	151.19
3	800–850	825	120.00–135.00	125.00
3	850–900	885	119.00–142.00	129.19
1	950–1000	955	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	338	217.50–220.00	218.72
3	350–400	375	220.00–230.00	223.35
3	400–450	432	210.00–237.50	224.80
3	450–500	475	245.00–251.00	248.72
3	500–550	517	197.50–230.00	219.31
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	172.00–185.00	178.38
2	300–350	335	175.00–185.00	180.07
4	350–400	386	150.00–190.00	169.95
7	400–450	420	135.00–185.00	164.18
3	450–500	473	135.00–185.00	164.82
4	500–550	529	120.00–155.00	139.09
3	550–600	563	135.00–150.00	142.40
3	600–650	615	120.00–130.00	126.39
2	650–700	650	130.00–155.00	142.50
1	700–750	715	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	202.50–215.00	208.84
1	200–250	210	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	330	202.50	202.50
2	350–400	364	182.50–212.50	197.75
2	500–550	541	160.00–177.50	168.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	638	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	302.00–314.00	309.31
1	350–400	375	308.00	308.00
2	400–450	418	290.00–295.00	292.51
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	226.00–230.00	228.00
1	500–550	545	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	604	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	662	190.00–197.00	193.48
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	362	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	120.00–125.00	122.59
1	300–350	330	127.00	127.00
3	350–400	370	130.00–175.00	158.84
5	400–450	413	155.00–205.00	169.70
5	450–500	474	169.00–200.00	181.00
2	500–550	510	129.00–150.00	139.50
2	550–600	588	157.00–190.00	173.57
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	544	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	200.00–220.00	210.14
2	200–250	213	200.00–230.00	214.12
1	250–300	272	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	342	210.00–225.00	217.50
1	350–400	366	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	438	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	804	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	420	250.00–297.50	271.03
3	450–500	483	250.00–300.00	271.16
3	500–550	516	220.00–269.00	237.09
2	550–600	552	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	635	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	950	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	220.00–252.50	240.48
1	350–400	356	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	415	230.00–240.00	235.08
2	450–500	480	232.50–235.00	233.75
3	500–550	514	182.50–200.00	190.80
2	550–600	593	180.00–202.50	191.23
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	745	177.50	177.50
1	750–800	760	157.50	157.50
1	850–900	868	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	180.00–260.00	234.54
5	250–300	278	215.00–275.00	253.59
11	300–350	320	220.00–287.50	251.64
12	350–400	375	180.00–335.00	259.50
14	400–450	429	170.00–265.00	239.94
11	450–500	468	200.00–280.00	238.54
13	500–550	521	200.00–289.00	224.53
11	550–600	562	160.00–245.00	210.09
6	600–650	619	165.00–220.00	188.92
1	650–700	670	206.00	206.00
3	700–750	730	152.00–175.00	166.31
2	750–800	778	130.00–162.00	145.64
1	800–850	834	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	873	153.00–155.00	153.99
1	900–950	936	122.50	122.50
2	950–1000	970	122.50–140.00	131.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	231	275.00–425.00	338.73
27	250–300	278	250.00–405.00	334.65
35	300–350	326	245.00–405.00	326.01
62	350–400	374	240.00–380.00	325.92
76	400–450	423	225.00–350.00	304.43
63	450–500	471	237.00–339.00	287.49
66	500–550	523	240.00–304.00	274.13
55	550–600	574	225.00–292.50	263.06
33	600–650	622	202.00–280.00	246.70
19	650–700	666	202.00–257.00	230.83
23	700–750	726	180.00–232.50	209.77
11	750–800	778	187.00–220.00	201.88
7	800–850	814	177.50–217.00	192.64
4	850–900	874	157.00–190.00	173.03
4	900–950	921	125.00–170.00	144.09
4	950–1000	960	126.00–169.00	153.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,419.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,655.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,136.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,745.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,507.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	825.00–975.00	899.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,833.42
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	700.00–850.00	776.76
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	993	1,475.00–2,800.00	2,314.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,208	1,450.00–2,650.00	1,956.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,092	1,700.00–2,225.00	2,054.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,803.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,391	110.00–130.00	118.45
6	—	1,547	140.00–159.00	149.72
47	—	1,566	69.00–159.00	141.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,190	115.00–160.00	118.56
74	—	1,121	97.50–118.00	106.50
28	—	959	66.00–99.00	82.48
21	—	979	45.00–80.00	61.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	40.00–80.00	59.11
23	—	1,151	90.00–116.00	102.85
36	—	1,239	120.00–149.00	137.96
306	—	1,397	110.00–139.00	124.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	110.00–112.50	111.72
40	—	1,545	110.00–132.50	119.16
9	—	1,381	130.00–147.00	135.72

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.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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