North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 243 priced lines covering 2,754 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,351 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 572 head. replacement cattle receipts at 78 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,351Last week 3,453Year ago 2,366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 572Last week 869Year ago 599

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 97Year ago 81

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold weak on a light test this week, with Steers over 500lbs selling steady with a firm undertone; Feeder Heifers of all weights sold 12.00-14.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold weak on a light test this week, with Bulls over 500lbs selling 7.00-9.00 lower; Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with Lean Slaughter Cows selling steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	491	262.00–263.00	262.93
5	500–550	523	266.00–267.00	266.21
16	600–650	611	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	150.00–217.50	179.53
2	250–300	260	190.00–200.00	195.00
4	300–350	315	170.00–195.00	177.96
9	350–400	381	140.00–200.00	171.87
4	400–450	419	110.00–180.00	148.39
12	450–500	469	110.00–175.00	150.20
7	500–550	533	127.50–172.00	154.09
2	550–600	575	150.00–160.00	155.04
4	600–650	613	120.00–135.00	128.76
2	650–700	663	130.00–135.00	132.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	255	222.50	222.50
2	300–350	341	215.00–217.50	216.23
1	350–400	390	232.00	232.00
5	400–450	431	197.50–245.00	225.48
5	450–500	473	202.50–230.00	215.19
6	500–550	522	200.00–237.50	214.53
2	550–600	575	205.00–227.00	215.62
3	600–650	623	165.00–180.00	175.11
2	650–700	675	180.00–182.00	180.97
1	700–750	740	145.00	145.00
2	750–800	773	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	167.50	167.50
1	450–500	472	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	223	155.00–245.00	219.73
13	250–300	281	150.00–255.00	215.38
14	300–350	321	170.00–240.00	218.00
19	350–400	370	170.00–255.00	214.07
25	400–450	428	160.00–270.00	208.42
23	450–500	475	165.00–272.00	224.53
17	500–550	523	175.00–250.00	208.29
13	550–600	574	150.00–217.50	183.15
13	600–650	624	145.00–200.00	175.01
6	650–700	678	145.00–190.00	171.42
6	700–750	708	125.00–160.00	138.93
2	750–800	768	157.00	157.00
2	800–850	823	122.00–130.00	126.06
2	850–900	863	127.00–142.50	134.73
1	900–950	935	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	130.00	130.00
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	725	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	170.00	170.00
1	250–300	255	190.00	190.00
8	300–350	331	247.00–260.00	254.17
17	350–400	364	254.00–260.00	255.19
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
5	450–500	479	250.00–265.00	255.49
8	500–550	521	212.00–240.00	227.61
2	550–600	590	237.00–240.00	238.51
5	600–650	628	222.00–235.00	227.81
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	155.00	155.00
2	900–950	913	182.00–190.00	186.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	290.00	290.00
16	200–250	233	225.00–320.00	270.38
32	250–300	275	225.00–330.00	276.06
66	300–350	325	225.00–322.00	272.61
92	350–400	373	220.00–307.00	263.53
118	400–450	424	210.00–300.00	261.09
128	450–500	474	205.00–307.00	254.17
96	500–550	521	200.00–290.00	238.66
45	550–600	573	200.00–285.00	232.44
25	600–650	621	185.00–260.00	222.58
28	650–700	669	170.00–236.00	214.06
16	700–750	722	155.00–229.00	192.53
13	750–800	765	170.00–232.00	202.70
7	800–850	823	162.50–191.00	179.88
6	850–900	873	144.00–180.00	160.98
4	900–950	911	170.00–212.00	183.43
4	950–1000	961	143.00–190.00	166.97
1	1000–1050	1,040	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	525	155.00–180.00	167.50
2	550–600	575	160.00–180.00	170.35
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	834	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	432	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	285.00–330.00	304.93
30	250–300	274	250.00–395.00	322.88
50	300–350	326	245.00–430.00	312.66
68	350–400	374	250.00–370.00	306.02
73	400–450	425	240.00–326.00	287.97
81	450–500	475	220.00–315.00	274.63
95	500–550	524	210.00–325.00	273.50
63	550–600	575	220.00–290.00	255.28
42	600–650	616	200.00–290.00	246.91
25	650–700	670	212.00–270.00	235.93
33	700–750	718	190.00–247.50	218.84
9	750–800	777	170.00–212.00	193.09
10	800–850	820	165.00–215.00	187.56
5	850–900	866	150.00–200.00	185.24
3	900–950	928	140.00–170.00	156.89
7	950–1000	971	135.00–167.00	148.12
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	212	210.00–240.00	218.72
1	250–300	272	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	362	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	512	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	170.00	170.00
2	300–350	318	160.00–200.00	179.50
6	350–400	363	140.00–200.00	169.63
4	400–450	410	140.00–185.00	170.90
8	450–500	474	145.00–195.00	171.33
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
3	550–600	575	135.00–170.00	151.77
6	600–650	619	137.00–175.00	158.27
1	650–700	660	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	205.00–285.00	250.64
6	250–300	261	200.00–260.00	234.67
11	300–350	328	185.00–265.00	238.30
22	350–400	376	200.00–285.00	245.52
23	400–450	424	200.00–275.00	239.16
21	450–500	478	200.00–255.00	228.97
15	500–550	519	160.00–250.00	216.66
13	550–600	573	200.00–237.50	213.22
10	600–650	625	160.00–217.50	198.58
6	650–700	678	167.00–205.00	184.51
6	700–750	717	145.00–195.00	167.80
2	800–850	826	120.00–160.00	140.01
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	776	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	125.00–222.00	175.15
1	400–450	402	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	494	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	740	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
10	450–500	467	237.00–285.00	268.26
8	500–550	509	212.00–243.00	236.09
1	600–650	605	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	740	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	940	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	970	139.00	139.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	360	140.00–150.00	144.86
3	400–450	435	140.00–190.00	163.52
1	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
4	300–350	316	230.00–280.00	258.21
6	350–400	370	230.00–315.00	258.55
6	400–450	412	160.00–265.00	226.17
4	450–500	464	185.00–255.00	231.44
7	500–550	523	197.00–287.50	221.00
10	550–600	569	160.00–225.00	212.52
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	735	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	795	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	385	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	518	230.00–242.50	236.34
1	650–700	655	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	335.00–400.00	368.88
11	250–300	278	285.00–390.00	339.57
16	300–350	329	290.00–430.00	342.81
17	350–400	368	270.00–370.00	329.31
33	400–450	426	274.00–355.00	308.03
18	450–500	479	245.00–330.00	293.70
48	500–550	521	245.00–330.00	296.72
41	550–600	571	245.00–322.00	288.80
17	600–650	617	225.00–277.00	250.27
23	650–700	667	210.00–298.00	252.49
18	700–750	721	215.00–253.00	237.86
6	750–800	771	200.00–242.50	222.94
9	800–850	824	201.00–242.50	219.42
3	850–900	857	177.00–226.00	206.51
2	900–950	925	200.00–210.00	204.89
2	950–1000	970	210.00–220.00	215.08
1	1000–1050	1,015	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	828	122.50–155.00	138.70
2	950–1000	980	157.00–158.00	157.51
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,234	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,260.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	900.00–2,500.00	2,010.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	927	1,400.00–2,350.00	2,005.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,875.00–2,650.00	2,250.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,444.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,274.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	742	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	908	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	866	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,948.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	480	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	520	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,027	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,588.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,653.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,881.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	990	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,462.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,051	1,150.00–2,400.00	1,821.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,110	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,611.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,657.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,584.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,250.00–2,025.00	1,722.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	773	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,283.98
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,690	110.00	110.00
1	—	2,100	169.00	169.00
1	—	2,265	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,514	135.00–170.00	157.86
10	—	1,330	115.00–144.00	133.57
30	—	1,703	148.00–205.00	173.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	126.00–142.00	136.20
4	—	1,362	151.00–161.00	154.05
1	—	1,604	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,136	104.00–124.00	116.98
196	—	1,292	118.00–150.00	138.92
45	—	1,375	134.00–160.00	148.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	905	60.00–77.50	69.23
22	—	894	80.00–100.00	89.19
12	—	1,065	127.00–142.00	129.25
77	—	975	100.00–127.00	114.79

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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