North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 202 priced lines covering 2,843 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,865 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 510 head. replacement cattle receipts at 73 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,865Last week 616Year ago 2,920

Slaughter CattleReceipts 510Last week 219Year ago 726

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 19Year ago 73

Compared to last week; Due to limited comparable sales due to a light test last week, no price trend will be available for Feeder Cattle; Feeder Steers and Heifers sold directionally firm. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,577	150.00–179.00	165.75
6	—	1,298	140.00–157.00	147.64
17	—	1,794	161.00–194.00	178.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,119	105.00–126.00	116.67
201	—	1,331	120.00–155.00	142.24
30	—	1,388	146.00–164.00	154.43
1	—	1,060	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,447	139.00–166.00	150.90
6	—	1,384	121.00–148.00	134.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	50.00–88.00	77.96
87	—	1,019	106.00–131.00	121.37
18	—	1,092	132.00–136.00	133.59
18	—	935	90.00–110.00	98.64

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	833	1,175.00–1,700.00	1,548.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,215	800.00–2,600.00	1,937.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,029	1,550.00–2,225.00	2,029.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,076	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,711.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,154	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,870.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,031	975.00–2,025.00	1,618.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,174	1,100.00–2,225.00	1,791.29
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,562.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,006	1,525.00–2,900.00	2,320.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	926	1,400.00–2,950.00	2,256.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,560.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,416.40
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,200.00	2,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	230	270.00–395.00	336.43
30	250–300	279	275.00–390.00	335.38
36	300–350	329	280.00–400.00	337.40
74	350–400	376	265.00–385.00	327.22
77	400–450	425	250.00–355.00	306.15
114	450–500	472	250.00–385.00	306.07
81	500–550	520	250.00–325.00	285.68
69	550–600	576	220.00–307.50	270.19
53	600–650	622	220.00–295.00	262.71
31	650–700	671	210.00–275.00	241.60
25	700–750	719	185.00–250.00	215.72
10	750–800	772	175.00–227.50	206.71
11	800–850	815	170.00–230.00	196.15
8	850–900	871	175.00–220.00	198.22
4	900–950	916	177.00–210.00	195.53
4	950–1000	975	163.00–185.00	171.19
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	431	205.00–322.50	282.82
1	450–500	450	277.00	277.00
3	500–550	525	250.00–277.50	262.76
2	600–650	638	232.50–236.00	234.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	468	287.50–310.00	300.77
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	225.00–255.00	237.64
6	250–300	266	220.00–280.00	255.64
11	300–350	324	210.00–250.00	229.11
17	350–400	374	200.00–330.00	250.52
12	400–450	425	190.00–275.00	243.33
17	450–500	477	200.00–280.00	236.54
15	500–550	515	200.00–265.00	225.81
9	550–600	574	180.00–240.00	207.50
10	600–650	623	170.00–257.50	208.38
5	650–700	669	165.00–190.00	180.30
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
5	750–800	775	170.00–175.00	172.01
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	200.00	200.00
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	790	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	175.00	175.00
2	300–350	300	160.00–170.00	165.00
3	350–400	385	177.00–200.00	187.17
4	400–450	415	165.00–215.00	192.47
5	450–500	470	145.00–195.00	172.72
3	500–550	523	125.00–180.00	158.76
5	550–600	559	150.00–185.00	177.99
1	650–700	670	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	270.00–350.00	318.75
4	250–300	281	290.00–350.00	311.47
33	300–350	329	300.00–400.00	356.77
29	350–400	372	310.00–400.00	360.18
51	400–450	420	280.00–395.00	340.81
47	450–500	475	275.00–362.50	319.22
43	500–550	522	260.00–350.00	306.72
37	550–600	563	250.00–370.00	308.25
28	600–650	623	245.00–399.00	284.43
32	650–700	678	200.00–272.00	244.54
11	700–750	723	220.00–252.00	240.18
17	750–800	774	220.00–254.00	243.91
2	800–850	823	202.00–227.00	214.61
7	900–950	909	190.00–299.00	227.89
1	950–1000	950	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	270.00	270.00
4	250–300	258	215.00–245.00	227.77
4	300–350	314	220.00–250.00	236.41
3	350–400	370	225.00–300.00	257.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	257.70
2	500–550	500	225.00–250.00	237.50
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	735	197.00	197.00
1	800–850	820	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	725	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	282.50–315.00	298.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	621	282.00	282.00
3	650–700	692	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	333	170.00–185.00	177.56
4	350–400	373	120.00–200.00	175.25
1	400–450	440	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	580	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	250.00–260.00	255.13
2	300–350	303	285.00–295.00	289.96
1	350–400	380	307.50	307.50
3	400–450	442	245.00–285.00	258.43
6	450–500	467	275.00–280.00	278.69
3	500–550	525	231.00–240.00	235.39
2	550–600	573	245.00–255.00	249.80
2	600–650	620	226.00–242.00	233.81
2	650–700	683	188.00–205.00	196.59
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	190.00	190.00
1	250–300	265	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	410	215.00–270.00	242.84
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	174	260.00	260.00
17	200–250	223	260.00–365.00	299.33
41	250–300	275	265.00–360.00	305.17
81	300–350	326	245.00–365.00	307.16
116	350–400	375	232.00–340.00	298.73
140	400–450	428	235.00–332.00	283.12
134	450–500	473	220.00–355.00	276.22
122	500–550	521	227.00–290.00	267.79
94	550–600	574	200.00–292.50	253.50
51	600–650	621	180.00–279.00	241.34
29	650–700	675	180.00–310.00	222.19
24	700–750	716	175.00–235.00	220.12
8	750–800	776	157.50–234.00	194.94
14	800–850	826	142.50–220.00	186.95
3	850–900	875	157.00–210.00	188.59
5	900–950	919	147.50–195.00	165.50
6	950–1000	964	139.00–190.00	166.94
1	1000–1050	1,010	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	390	247.50–255.00	251.25
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	221	205.00–245.00	230.69
14	250–300	279	200.00–270.00	232.32
14	300–350	320	190.00–280.00	241.62
7	350–400	378	200.00–235.00	218.67
18	400–450	426	200.00–255.00	228.65
10	450–500	474	175.00–242.00	214.01
9	500–550	519	185.00–230.00	215.64
11	550–600	565	165.00–220.00	202.44
11	600–650	627	170.00–210.00	192.17
5	650–700	687	150.00–182.00	163.78
7	700–750	714	135.00–195.00	169.18
5	750–800	781	127.00–155.00	144.21
2	800–850	823	138.00–162.00	150.04
4	850–900	873	135.00–150.00	142.60
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	170.00	170.00
2	650–700	688	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	150.00–200.00	174.75
2	300–350	315	177.00–185.00	181.00
7	350–400	381	160.00–195.00	176.71
6	400–450	413	120.00–202.50	163.83
4	450–500	478	140.00–185.00	169.23
4	500–550	520	120.00–175.00	148.41
4	550–600	583	150.00–180.00	159.64
4	600–650	616	140.00–155.00	146.66
1	650–700	650	142.00	142.00
1	700–750	700	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	654	259.00	259.00
10	700–750	722	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	202.50	202.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	150.00	150.00
2	300–350	340	212.00–215.00	213.48
1	350–400	375	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	530	190.00	190.00
2	550–600	555	185.00–208.00	196.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	720	140.00	140.00
1	800–850	825	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	895	165.00	165.00

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.

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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