North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 197 priced lines covering 3,408 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,970 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 704 head. replacement cattle receipts at 67 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,970Last week 3,161Year ago 3,902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 704Last week 756Year ago 761

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 71Year ago 46

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	210.00	210.00
7	350–400	375	170.00–260.00	221.10
2	400–450	403	180.00–220.00	200.12
2	450–500	470	210.00–220.00	214.95
3	500–550	512	200.00–210.00	206.74
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	610	177.00–200.00	188.59
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
1	800–850	804	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	338	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	426	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	468	280.00–347.50	322.20
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	570	210.00–285.00	246.84
4	600–650	629	150.00–290.00	235.25
1	800–850	805	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	219	300.00–430.00	352.80
35	250–300	280	300.00–465.00	373.98
67	300–350	327	300.00–445.00	371.56
89	350–400	375	250.00–415.00	364.39
114	400–450	426	220.00–400.00	345.29
120	450–500	472	240.00–385.00	329.85
108	500–550	522	255.00–370.00	310.32
91	550–600	574	230.00–357.50	288.33
51	600–650	619	225.00–347.50	284.16
33	650–700	669	215.00–309.00	261.08
26	700–750	721	200.00–272.00	239.74
7	750–800	769	227.00–245.00	234.31
10	800–850	826	200.00–230.00	217.07
3	850–900	862	210.00–225.00	215.69
6	900–950	928	162.00–240.00	196.57
5	950–1000	964	177.50–194.00	185.07
1	1000–1050	1,035	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	493	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	240.00–245.00	242.55
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	172.50	172.50
1	400–450	444	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	690	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	260.00	260.00
4	250–300	262	300.00–340.00	310.81
8	300–350	323	220.00–300.00	272.77
17	350–400	373	185.00–350.00	279.00
23	400–450	428	225.00–320.00	273.20
21	450–500	474	200.00–300.00	270.52
27	500–550	527	225.00–300.00	257.58
9	550–600	572	170.00–260.00	236.26
5	600–650	613	225.00–255.00	240.85
8	650–700	664	160.00–245.00	216.04
3	700–750	721	177.00–205.00	190.85
3	750–800	786	170.00–190.00	180.04
2	800–850	818	155.00–170.00	162.43
3	850–900	887	162.00–199.00	174.31
5	900–950	930	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	210.00–310.00	257.04
12	250–300	272	200.00–285.00	246.88
9	300–350	322	200.00–342.50	264.57
19	350–400	372	200.00–327.50	271.25
21	400–450	423	200.00–285.00	246.87
18	450–500	464	225.00–285.00	253.69
11	500–550	528	175.00–270.00	237.35
14	550–600	568	150.00–245.00	216.06
17	600–650	615	150.00–240.00	201.89
8	650–700	678	140.00–210.00	175.27
3	700–750	723	152.00–180.00	170.90
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
5	800–850	830	140.00–190.00	166.27
2	850–900	863	142.00–155.00	148.44
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	291	250.00–265.00	257.53
1	350–400	366	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	430	230.00–242.50	236.31
2	450–500	477	225.00–247.50	236.56
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	596	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	343	210.00–215.00	212.48
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
4	450–500	470	170.00–210.00	191.69
3	500–550	507	190.00–225.00	203.84
4	550–600	571	180.00–195.00	187.53
4	600–650	628	165.00–195.00	181.26
1	650–700	660	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	795	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	290.00–430.00	338.55
42	250–300	276	255.00–390.00	321.50
63	300–350	326	250.00–390.00	336.98
109	350–400	375	240.00–375.00	326.43
160	400–450	425	240.00–358.00	314.14
143	450–500	472	250.00–345.00	303.92
127	500–550	525	215.00–327.50	283.67
100	550–600	570	212.00–302.00	276.94
79	600–650	624	190.00–297.00	261.99
64	650–700	672	187.00–275.00	245.01
44	700–750	718	190.00–260.00	231.39
36	750–800	773	207.00–255.00	230.91
19	800–850	823	195.00–242.00	224.91
10	850–900	859	175.00–235.00	199.15
11	900–950	915	175.00–208.00	189.84
9	950–1000	966	159.00–210.00	176.13
4	1000–1050	1,014	187.00–206.00	196.71
1	1050–1100	1,075	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	318	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	371	352.00	352.00
11	450–500	468	331.00	331.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	220.00–250.00	235.33
4	300–350	336	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	208.00	208.00
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	845	167.00	167.00
1	900–950	940	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	994	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	730	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	150.00–170.00	160.11
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	172.00	172.00
1	500–550	505	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	590	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	625	162.00	162.00
1	700–750	735	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	290.00–390.00	335.66
11	250–300	279	315.00–465.00	396.75
27	300–350	332	300.00–440.00	389.06
52	350–400	376	300.00–425.00	384.23
47	400–450	423	300.00–430.00	369.47
62	450–500	474	265.00–395.00	354.74
74	500–550	519	260.00–367.50	331.18
53	550–600	576	260.00–357.50	312.22
38	600–650	623	240.00–333.00	303.87
38	650–700	671	220.00–312.00	276.60
22	700–750	720	240.00–288.00	267.83
14	750–800	763	240.00–265.00	255.31
8	800–850	816	212.00–260.00	242.04
2	850–900	873	230.00–240.00	235.04
5	900–950	918	175.00–200.00	179.96
7	950–1000	989	162.50–235.00	195.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	330	245.00–280.00	264.82
3	350–400	381	200.00–270.00	239.54
7	400–450	424	215.00–290.00	257.03
4	450–500	465	240.00–290.00	271.18
6	500–550	522	170.00–280.00	245.11
3	550–600	580	255.00–277.50	266.73
3	600–650	615	240.00–270.00	252.03
2	650–700	670	220.00–250.00	234.60
1	750–800	765	173.00	173.00
1	800–850	820	147.00	147.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	455	160.00	160.00
2	500–550	520	145.00–165.00	155.38
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	685	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,433	150.00–162.00	154.73
2	—	1,437	120.00–129.00	124.45
17	—	1,419	125.00–149.00	139.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
248	—	1,285	114.00–157.00	144.32
62	—	1,349	134.00–166.00	154.21
23	—	1,122	100.00–152.00	123.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,018	120.00–152.50	134.18
12	—	845	60.00–85.00	71.68
30	—	884	80.00–105.00	91.49
72	—	956	101.00–200.00	122.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,288	98.00–160.00	144.18
60	—	1,573	144.00–187.00	168.64
35	—	1,774	170.00–201.00	187.04

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,126	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,689.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,064	1,150.00–2,550.00	1,842.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,350.00–2,225.00	1,814.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,117	1,300.00–2,500.00	2,111.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,833.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,025.00–2,125.00	1,620.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	908	1,350.00–2,750.00	2,160.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	946	1,150.00–2,225.00	1,915.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	936	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	165.00–170.00	166.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,572.78

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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