North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 244 priced lines covering 4,068 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,628 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 726 head. replacement cattle receipts at 122 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,628Last week 2,970Year ago 2,808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 726Last week 704Year ago 638

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 67Year ago 67

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers below 600lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers below 600lbs sold sharply higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold sharply higher, with Bulls over 500lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	200–250	226	235.00–385.00	336.33
57	250–300	276	250.00–390.00	339.37
100	300–350	328	290.00–400.00	347.16
126	350–400	375	260.00–387.00	347.13
198	400–450	420	250.00–370.00	325.51
260	450–500	470	250.00–350.00	312.62
145	500–550	521	245.00–347.50	295.14
89	550–600	571	215.00–315.00	285.15
55	600–650	620	235.00–287.00	265.31
28	650–700	676	200.00–278.00	248.50
20	700–750	722	210.00–252.50	230.00
17	750–800	768	197.00–249.00	224.21
12	800–850	822	190.00–232.50	213.86
10	850–900	872	169.00–225.00	206.50
8	900–950	928	170.00–215.00	183.20
8	950–1000	973	121.00–202.50	182.11
6	1000–1050	1,013	127.00–216.00	182.78
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	313	256.00–265.00	260.24
3	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	290.02
4	400–450	431	220.00–250.00	237.44
4	450–500	471	220.00–280.00	248.09
6	500–550	522	230.00–294.00	272.94
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	633	185.00–220.00	210.01
2	650–700	678	237.50–247.50	242.41
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	229	260.00–290.00	271.22
6	250–300	283	240.00–310.00	291.56
16	300–350	327	220.00–315.00	273.85
23	350–400	372	210.00–352.00	287.63
18	400–450	425	220.00–295.00	261.94
35	450–500	470	175.00–327.50	281.39
26	500–550	526	170.00–315.00	254.85
13	550–600	569	200.00–270.00	234.57
3	600–650	623	200.00–210.00	203.37
9	650–700	671	170.00–210.00	189.13
3	700–750	717	160.00–200.00	175.12
2	750–800	783	165.00–182.00	173.64
3	800–850	817	140.00–159.00	149.59
2	850–900	863	152.50–155.00	153.73
1	900–950	925	155.00	155.00
2	950–1000	970	156.00–167.00	161.41
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	139.00	139.00
1	400–450	435	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	280.00	280.00
4	300–350	314	235.00–336.00	301.65
5	350–400	383	275.00–325.00	308.26
2	400–450	440	250.00–280.00	264.83
3	450–500	483	222.50–250.00	240.88
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
5	550–600	569	220.00–255.00	232.15
2	600–650	615	235.00–240.00	237.48
5	650–700	678	250.00–257.50	254.00
1	700–750	740	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	205.00–220.00	212.66
4	250–300	278	196.00–225.00	209.55
2	300–350	318	235.00–245.00	239.88
8	350–400	382	200.00–240.00	218.99
2	400–450	418	200.00–225.00	212.72
4	450–500	483	180.00–215.00	198.92
5	500–550	531	150.00–225.00	186.61
3	550–600	578	150.00–155.00	152.33
2	600–650	635	150.00–165.00	157.44
3	650–700	677	145.00–150.00	146.67
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	382	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	182.50	182.50
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	554	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	368	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	391.00	391.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	258	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	337	285.00–335.00	313.31
2	350–400	376	285.00–315.00	299.62
8	400–450	417	270.00–350.00	305.47
10	450–500	477	290.00–350.00	337.96
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	572	230.00–295.50	265.80
1	650–700	660	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	985	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	223	300.00–460.00	375.14
56	250–300	276	275.00–477.50	377.41
93	300–350	328	280.00–455.00	382.59
132	350–400	374	305.00–440.00	369.82
173	400–450	425	290.00–405.00	359.00
162	450–500	471	275.00–385.00	340.11
175	500–550	521	250.00–350.00	317.62
105	550–600	572	255.00–335.00	300.67
72	600–650	625	220.00–325.00	282.19
47	650–700	674	220.00–298.00	262.31
21	700–750	715	200.00–275.00	236.62
16	750–800	766	200.00–257.00	221.32
11	800–850	818	195.00–239.00	218.29
12	850–900	870	190.00–237.50	219.53
7	900–950	918	169.00–255.00	200.41
4	950–1000	978	167.00–200.00	184.04
3	1000–1050	1,003	172.00–195.00	186.36
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	305.00–320.00	312.41
2	600–650	616	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	264	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	355	245.00–250.00	247.49
1	650–700	655	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	365	275.00–280.00	276.60
2	400–450	420	245.00–292.50	267.62
2	450–500	468	267.50–275.00	271.23
1	500–550	522	205.00	205.00
5	550–600	570	220.00–250.00	234.04
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	830	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	230.00–315.00	280.93
10	250–300	276	225.00–350.00	301.22
7	300–350	322	280.00–350.00	323.77
20	350–400	374	240.00–360.00	304.14
28	400–450	428	185.00–355.00	300.75
30	450–500	476	220.00–355.00	276.30
13	500–550	523	195.00–315.00	256.85
10	550–600	578	200.00–290.00	245.74
6	600–650	621	230.00–255.00	235.57
6	650–700	669	225.00–270.00	242.07
5	700–750	730	170.00–185.00	176.06
1	800–850	800	177.00	177.00
1	850–900	880	147.50	147.50
2	900–950	923	140.00–160.00	149.76
1	950–1000	970	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	256	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	195.00–260.00	225.76
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	495	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	500–550	525	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	578	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	640	167.00	167.00
2	650–700	676	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	860	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	416	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	375	195.00–220.00	207.50
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	578	187.00–214.00	200.21
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	560	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	930	158.00	158.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	470	135.00	135.00
2	600–650	635	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	350.00–440.00	393.88
24	250–300	277	320.00–475.00	386.75
35	300–350	327	330.00–455.00	401.17
49	350–400	373	330.00–450.00	390.24
82	400–450	428	320.00–435.00	377.47
70	450–500	472	300.00–395.00	356.41
80	500–550	521	290.00–373.00	343.73
63	550–600	573	290.00–355.00	324.30
52	600–650	626	270.00–334.00	311.11
11	650–700	671	245.00–307.50	276.91
18	700–750	716	267.00–282.00	270.08
12	750–800	770	207.00–265.00	247.41
1	800–850	835	239.00	239.00
3	850–900	863	210.00–252.00	233.49
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	973	210.00–222.00	215.92
3	1000–1050	1,017	185.00–197.00	189.77
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	473	332.50–347.50	340.20
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	290.00–310.00	300.43
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	363	275.00–300.00	291.85
6	400–450	416	250.00–322.50	284.50
8	450–500	466	285.00–305.00	294.20
6	500–550	520	240.00–280.00	271.76
4	550–600	584	235.00–290.00	264.95
7	600–650	620	206.00–257.00	235.24
2	650–700	658	208.00–225.00	216.53
1	750–800	790	206.00	206.00
1	950–1000	975	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	474	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	572	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	165.00	165.00
1	400–450	400	175.00	175.00
2	450–500	470	195.00–220.00	207.10
3	550–600	577	180.00–210.00	192.38
2	600–650	603	150.00–162.50	156.28
1	650–700	665	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	294	425.00	425.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	977	850.00–2,300.00	1,783.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,029	1,100.00–2,425.00	1,689.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,635.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	944	875.00–2,035.00	1,556.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,086	1,500.00–2,725.00	2,166.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	813	510.00–2,025.00	1,302.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	1,625.00–2,400.00	2,025.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,145	2,250.00–3,750.00	3,062.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	800	1,000.00–2,750.00	1,712.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	1,975.00–2,700.00	2,294.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	901	925.00–2,975.00	2,089.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	3,100.00	3,100.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	792	160.00–165.00	162.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	754	150.00–170.00	160.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	130.00	130.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	145.00	145.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	772	150.00	150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,343	90.00–160.00	133.27
17	—	1,889	177.00–197.00	185.35
80	—	1,671	140.00–187.00	172.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	85.00–90.00	86.49
15	—	1,075	102.00–128.00	117.32
238	—	1,281	125.00–155.00	142.48
34	—	1,347	145.00–162.00	151.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	863	70.00–84.00	78.10
103	—	1,046	103.00–135.00	122.73
11	—	977	124.00–157.00	136.18
35	—	892	70.00–107.00	95.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,601	145.50–170.00	156.85
20	—	1,548	129.00–157.50	140.02

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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