North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 202 priced lines covering 2,616 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,341 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 508 head. replacement cattle receipts at 78 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,341Last week 3,246Year ago 3,390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 508Last week 724Year ago 805

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 143Year ago 83

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold unevenly steady, with Steers over 600lbs selling steady to 4.00 lower; Feeder

Heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 4.00-5.00

higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling sharply lower; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.50 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	270	245.00–250.00	247.50
14	300–350	324	220.00–317.00	268.69
9	350–400	378	216.00–318.00	272.21
6	400–450	418	205.00–285.00	248.52
11	450–500	465	200.00–295.00	247.89
10	500–550	527	150.00–277.50	222.56
9	550–600	571	165.00–270.00	235.10
10	600–650	621	170.00–250.00	201.74
4	650–700	679	155.00–185.00	166.91
4	700–750	716	140.00–195.00	170.88
2	750–800	787	167.00–175.00	171.04
2	800–850	825	177.00–185.00	180.93
1	850–900	855	165.00	165.00
2	900–950	920	152.50–165.00	158.75
1	950–1000	960	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	566	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	638	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	240.00	240.00
3	250–300	287	175.00–200.00	190.32
3	300–350	330	130.00–200.00	162.27
3	350–400	375	130.00–200.00	172.84
3	400–450	437	150.00–180.00	164.77
1	450–500	450	172.00	172.00
5	500–550	525	125.00–205.00	167.23
1	550–600	565	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	225	240.00–380.00	315.92
38	250–300	274	255.00–395.00	336.07
77	300–350	324	270.00–385.00	330.41
111	350–400	376	235.00–375.00	330.25
102	400–450	425	267.00–355.00	313.74
117	450–500	474	265.00–360.00	317.97
109	500–550	521	245.00–340.00	302.12
64	550–600	570	217.00–325.00	283.50
59	600–650	622	205.00–290.00	266.10
15	650–700	667	200.00–272.00	242.29
13	700–750	722	212.00–260.00	230.13
26	750–800	772	175.00–240.00	209.13
15	800–850	823	185.00–250.00	212.56
5	850–900	877	187.00–212.00	200.73
5	900–950	921	165.00–204.00	187.15
1	1000–1050	1,025	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	260.00–290.00	273.20
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	459	255.00–272.50	263.26
3	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	396	359.00	359.00
13	400–450	426	321.00–329.00	324.69
12	450–500	453	330.00–340.00	333.37
10	500–550	523	318.00–325.00	321.87
5	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
16	600–650	621	280.00–291.00	281.77
1	650–700	668	270.00	270.00
10	700–750	728	235.00–250.50	242.77
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	418	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	281	280.00–320.00	295.53
8	300–350	318	280.00–322.50	301.73
2	350–400	391	280.00–315.00	297.54
3	400–450	420	297.50–325.00	309.56
1	550–600	562	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	227	350.00–400.00	372.87
35	250–300	277	250.00–455.00	377.72
57	300–350	323	260.00–462.50	392.10
64	350–400	373	322.00–430.00	377.56
72	400–450	421	290.00–425.00	354.14
99	450–500	470	270.00–372.50	335.45
76	500–550	520	225.00–355.00	313.74
50	550–600	570	210.00–335.00	301.32
39	600–650	620	240.00–320.00	279.02
29	650–700	674	235.00–305.00	268.62
21	700–750	719	215.00–280.00	240.79
9	750–800	774	199.00–270.00	238.95
5	800–850	830	200.00–220.00	207.51
4	850–900	866	182.50–210.00	199.59
1	900–950	930	217.00	217.00
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	179.00–185.00	182.01
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	552	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	356	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	522	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	250.00–325.00	285.73
9	300–350	321	265.00–340.00	301.09
7	350–400	379	200.00–342.50	268.22
16	400–450	424	220.00–335.00	284.16
5	450–500	483	250.00–295.00	264.15
9	500–550	520	225.00–285.00	255.68
7	550–600	570	205.00–250.00	228.58
2	600–650	620	200.00–230.00	214.76
3	650–700	690	200.00–225.00	208.39
2	700–750	735	200.00–225.00	212.41
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	950	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	170.00–240.00	211.93
6	400–450	422	170.00–200.00	186.24
1	450–500	480	179.00	179.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	623	160.00	160.00
2	700–750	741	130.00–160.00	144.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	564	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	172.50	172.50
1	250–300	285	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	195.00–205.00	199.86
2	400–450	423	180.00–220.00	200.36
1	450–500	450	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	583	170.00–206.00	188.23
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
5	650–700	668	167.00–210.00	195.11
6	700–750	731	190.00–200.00	195.06
2	750–800	778	129.00–150.00	139.33
1	800–850	815	135.00	135.00
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	452	401.00	401.00
5	500–550	515	362.00–369.00	367.63
14	550–600	555	350.00–370.00	361.51
7	650–700	659	287.00–320.00	305.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
12	250–300	276	375.00–460.00	423.67
29	300–350	325	375.00–455.00	415.25
46	350–400	381	325.00–435.00	397.14
27	400–450	428	320.00–425.00	369.73
61	450–500	471	310.00–390.00	360.02
59	500–550	522	300.00–374.00	342.32
31	550–600	577	290.00–365.00	330.25
38	600–650	623	255.00–331.00	311.60
15	650–700	673	252.00–322.50	283.85
10	700–750	713	200.00–297.50	254.54
6	750–800	782	250.00–275.00	262.75
4	800–850	813	216.00–266.00	245.56
4	850–900	869	210.00–263.00	246.92
2	900–950	926	203.00–250.00	226.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
3	250–300	278	275.00–330.00	293.11
3	300–350	310	270.00–325.00	293.84
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	410	255.00–292.50	276.83
2	450–500	475	259.00–315.00	285.82
2	500–550	535	285.00–305.00	294.91
3	600–650	627	232.00–249.00	243.21
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	810	222.50	222.50
2	850–900	870	175.00–176.00	175.51
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	455	169.00	169.00
2	500–550	523	205.00–215.00	210.07
3	550–600	560	190.00–215.00	201.71
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,041	1,925.00–2,875.00	2,355.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,174	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,700.00–2,275.00	1,986.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,575.00–2,700.00	2,238.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,069	170.00–200.00	185.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	896	185.00	185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	775	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,435.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,461.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,013	1,175.00–2,000.00	1,593.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	975	975.00–2,225.00	1,557.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,309.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,088	850.00–2,200.00	1,754.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,921.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,507	120.00	120.00
25	—	1,572	124.00–145.00	135.08
2	—	1,375	143.00–145.00	143.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,291	148.00–168.00	154.19
5	—	1,076	120.00–129.00	122.82
154	—	1,261	120.00–153.00	140.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	910	70.00–112.00	97.47
4	—	753	80.00–92.00	88.42
19	—	1,263	129.00–138.00	134.76
85	—	1,050	100.00–134.00	122.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,737	157.00–195.00	182.48
7	—	1,495	122.00–156.00	146.41
36	—	1,573	145.00–179.00	164.49

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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