North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 228 priced lines covering 3,347 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,894 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 734 head. replacement cattle receipts at 68 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,894Last week 1,865Year ago 2,777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 734Last week 510Year ago 603

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 73Year ago 93

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls below 500lbs sold sharply higher, with Feeder Bulls above 500lbs selling 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 1.50-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	229	280.00–440.00	377.98
12	250–300	273	300.00–420.00	360.62
42	300–350	323	300.00–450.00	385.45
45	350–400	376	300.00–425.00	357.92
74	400–450	425	260.00–425.00	347.17
50	450–500	475	290.00–360.00	330.17
53	500–550	520	232.00–342.50	313.33
48	550–600	573	250.00–335.00	297.48
32	600–650	621	236.00–325.00	277.69
19	650–700	673	220.00–284.00	254.90
8	700–750	713	170.00–264.00	218.94
13	750–800	776	197.00–250.00	223.57
6	800–850	818	172.00–232.00	218.83
4	850–900	875	200.00–265.00	227.42
2	900–950	938	167.00–208.00	187.45
2	950–1000	975	187.00–209.00	198.11
1	1000–1050	1,020	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	260.00–300.00	277.32
6	300–350	328	240.00–352.00	278.87
4	350–400	365	240.00–300.00	263.60
8	400–450	424	227.00–272.00	248.66
8	450–500	469	200.00–337.50	251.87
5	500–550	509	235.00–270.00	253.23
4	550–600	568	230.00–262.50	246.90
4	600–650	626	160.00–210.00	176.57
3	650–700	660	165.00–227.00	204.35
1	700–750	740	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	765	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	705	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	800	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	454	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	410.00	410.00
11	450–500	480	360.00–370.00	366.48
11	500–550	516	352.00	352.00
5	600–650	612	305.00	305.00
16	650–700	671	272.00–290.00	284.20
5	700–750	703	236.00	236.00
9	800–850	835	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	205.00–217.00	210.93
1	450–500	485	197.00	197.00
1	500–550	505	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	555	140.00	140.00
3	600–650	635	155.00–170.00	162.29
1	650–700	655	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	326.00	326.00
17	550–600	592	260.00–290.00	263.34
8	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	345	180.00	180.00
3	350–400	378	130.00–195.00	166.70
4	400–450	411	177.00–200.00	189.34
5	450–500	468	180.00–200.00	192.10
2	500–550	538	175.00–180.00	177.47
3	550–600	582	120.00–155.00	143.17
2	650–700	663	140.00–145.00	142.53
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	206	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	448	230.00	230.00
5	450–500	469	189.00–240.00	222.38
3	500–550	530	220.00–230.00	224.60
3	550–600	573	217.00–227.00	221.33
2	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	228	210.00–270.00	250.78
7	250–300	275	220.00–280.00	250.94
13	300–350	327	170.00–305.00	234.92
14	350–400	372	200.00–280.00	231.83
20	400–450	423	170.00–277.50	231.14
11	450–500	480	200.00–265.00	225.35
12	500–550	521	155.00–267.00	217.48
10	550–600	571	190.00–265.00	209.86
8	600–650	628	172.00–237.00	192.91
11	650–700	675	150.00–217.50	177.58
4	700–750	723	130.00–165.00	147.86
5	750–800	768	135.00–170.00	157.60
5	800–850	821	136.00–170.00	151.74
4	850–900	874	135.00–165.00	150.20
1	900–950	915	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	385	246.00	246.00
3	400–450	432	250.00–310.00	270.39
3	450–500	465	235.00–312.00	285.78
2	500–550	523	250.00–255.00	252.51
3	550–600	570	208.00–247.00	232.65
3	600–650	620	229.00–232.00	230.66
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	310.00	310.00
20	200–250	226	250.00–340.00	288.40
38	250–300	275	245.00–380.00	302.95
69	300–350	328	230.00–365.00	320.16
134	350–400	375	240.00–350.00	306.50
125	400–450	422	220.00–340.00	293.60
138	450–500	474	230.00–332.00	284.93
131	500–550	521	210.00–305.00	270.27
96	550–600	572	210.00–290.00	254.10
70	600–650	628	210.00–276.00	244.27
35	650–700	670	200.00–290.00	230.55
18	700–750	719	180.00–247.00	216.66
17	750–800	771	180.00–237.00	212.73
15	800–850	825	147.50–222.00	197.39
11	850–900	871	148.00–222.50	181.00
16	900–950	924	147.00–200.00	176.51
3	950–1000	953	160.00–207.00	183.96
4	1000–1050	1,006	182.00–200.00	188.46
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	240.00–267.50	253.27
2	300–350	324	205.00–207.50	206.27
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	870	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	333	130.00–170.00	153.05
3	350–400	373	145.00–182.50	162.61
3	400–450	417	115.00–207.50	156.40
5	450–500	474	170.00–200.00	185.54
2	500–550	510	185.00–190.00	187.45
6	550–600	577	165.00–195.00	178.68
1	650–700	675	160.00	160.00
2	750–800	766	129.00–130.00	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	234	265.00–400.00	325.19
35	250–300	271	280.00–410.00	337.30
34	300–350	321	285.00–440.00	338.76
78	350–400	375	255.00–410.00	324.19
95	400–450	424	240.00–360.00	311.11
129	450–500	473	232.50–352.50	300.80
91	500–550	520	235.00–327.50	294.76
80	550–600	572	200.00–332.50	278.74
67	600–650	620	210.00–295.00	266.09
29	650–700	673	200.00–307.50	247.56
23	700–750	724	180.00–327.50	227.73
20	750–800	774	177.00–225.00	207.58
13	800–850	817	172.00–227.50	201.76
11	850–900	866	175.00–214.00	188.29
9	900–950	921	162.00–196.00	181.09
6	950–1000	966	160.00–205.00	182.29
2	1000–1050	1,010	160.00–195.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	315	255.00–305.00	281.19
1	350–400	390	287.00	287.00
2	400–450	418	290.00–295.00	292.51
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	550–600	568	287.50–292.50	289.99
3	650–700	667	237.50–255.00	243.75
2	700–750	725	220.00–223.00	221.46
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	273	225.00–255.00	239.62
1	400–450	445	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	237.50	237.50
2	400–450	425	220.00–240.00	229.53
5	450–500	485	200.00–265.00	235.77
2	550–600	570	237.50–266.00	251.75
3	650–700	683	200.00–233.00	219.54
1	800–850	825	130.00	130.00
1	850–900	860	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	960	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	500	137.50	137.50
2	600–650	626	130.00–140.00	134.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	280.00	280.00
5	250–300	269	240.00–295.00	261.86
4	300–350	332	190.00–330.00	269.53
15	350–400	374	180.00–330.00	249.34
21	400–450	418	150.00–320.00	254.84
15	450–500	471	155.00–330.00	241.06
16	500–550	516	155.00–300.00	228.10
11	550–600	575	160.00–260.00	224.79
8	600–650	628	150.00–220.00	192.49
11	650–700	667	157.00–230.00	190.54
7	700–750	731	170.00–180.00	176.42
1	750–800	780	155.00	155.00
2	800–850	833	160.00–180.00	169.97
3	850–900	880	145.00–170.00	155.05
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	123.00	123.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	165.00	165.00
1	400–450	425	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	540	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,428.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,469.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	822	1,425.00–2,300.00	1,895.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,627.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	1,600.00–2,575.00	2,201.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,660.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,034	950.00–2,000.00	1,615.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,027	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,658.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	146.00–1,600.00	811.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,210	1,100.00–2,225.00	1,801.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	944	950.00–2,100.00	1,670.56
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	500.00–600.00	546.15
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,659	140.00–179.00	168.72
13	—	1,334	128.00–160.00	147.98
26	—	1,714	156.00–193.00	179.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	90.00–107.00	96.70
47	—	1,414	146.00–165.00	153.60
30	—	1,141	110.00–129.00	122.43
298	—	1,282	118.00–153.00	141.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	925	80.00–107.00	93.51
13	—	848	50.00–82.00	70.56
9	—	1,035	125.00–165.00	133.84
69	—	973	102.50–140.00	120.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,521	130.00–149.00	137.14
7	—	1,474	132.00–155.00	145.12
1	—	1,850	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	172.50–192.50	182.19

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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