North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 217 priced lines covering 3,655 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,098 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 837 head. replacement cattle receipts at 90 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,098Last week 2,341Year ago 2,646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 837Last week 508Year ago 675

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 78Year ago 40

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls sold sharply higher; Slaughter

Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	177.00–191.00	184.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,472	110.00–122.50	118.18
24	—	1,445	140.00–155.00	148.47
38	—	1,514	118.00–154.00	136.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	85.00	85.00
258	—	1,260	119.00–159.00	142.69
50	—	1,249	140.00–171.00	154.02
23	—	1,198	100.00–132.00	119.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,027	107.50–134.00	122.82
9	—	939	70.00–90.00	82.40
38	—	1,105	130.00–140.00	134.99
29	—	840	75.00–110.00	100.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,372	125.00–160.00	146.98
52	—	1,545	153.00–178.00	167.24
30	—	1,613	160.00–250.00	184.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	165.00–240.00	203.86
3	300–350	320	155.00–255.00	211.51
2	350–400	373	235.00–260.00	247.75
4	400–450	428	200.00–270.00	227.89
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	508	180.00–200.00	190.15
2	550–600	570	150.00–190.00	169.47
2	600–650	620	150.00–180.00	164.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	285.00	285.00
3	200–250	215	325.00–360.00	337.67
7	250–300	266	260.00–345.00	309.15
9	300–350	319	270.00–350.00	316.73
15	350–400	377	270.00–390.00	324.58
16	400–450	425	200.00–325.00	282.64
11	450–500	474	250.00–330.00	289.82
9	500–550	525	230.00–300.00	275.47
15	550–600	576	230.00–290.00	260.91
8	600–650	632	185.00–285.00	233.97
5	650–700	668	220.00–250.00	237.65
2	700–750	718	218.00–227.00	222.39
2	750–800	765	162.00–187.00	174.50
3	800–850	833	155.00–195.00	175.20
4	850–900	880	165.00–180.00	172.25
3	950–1000	965	175.00–180.00	178.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	148	395.00	395.00
14	200–250	230	300.00–425.00	384.81
29	250–300	276	315.00–485.00	400.34
53	300–350	325	300.00–462.50	399.64
113	350–400	376	340.00–440.00	393.94
101	400–450	421	320.00–420.00	371.93
146	450–500	470	295.00–395.00	351.75
141	500–550	522	270.00–369.00	330.92
113	550–600	570	250.00–355.00	318.44
59	600–650	622	210.00–345.00	294.22
49	650–700	675	220.00–340.00	270.58
23	700–750	720	200.00–280.00	258.16
17	750–800	773	200.00–285.00	239.48
13	800–850	827	210.00–260.00	235.03
7	850–900	876	190.00–232.50	207.57
4	900–950	914	195.00–230.00	210.44
3	950–1000	963	154.00–197.00	181.18
2	1000–1050	1,008	186.00–202.50	194.19
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	453	310.00–335.00	322.57
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	320.00–332.50	326.23
3	300–350	344	325.00–370.00	343.20
6	350–400	369	300.00–362.50	345.93
4	450–500	464	295.00–352.00	314.39
5	500–550	529	280.00–327.50	310.58
5	550–600	574	280.00–325.00	304.42
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	665	307.50	307.50
1	950–1000	980	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	554	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	370	217.50–235.00	229.24
1	650–700	670	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	215.00–225.00	220.08
1	450–500	495	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	730	152.00	152.00
1	850–900	865	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	195.00	195.00
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	328	220.00–247.00	232.50
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
2	400–450	438	205.00–215.00	210.03
2	450–500	493	187.00–230.00	208.39
2	500–550	520	150.00–170.00	160.10
4	550–600	565	165.00–200.00	181.18
2	650–700	663	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	735	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	216	230.00–330.00	297.39
11	250–300	282	235.00–325.00	295.35
7	300–350	326	275.00–320.00	293.33
15	350–400	371	255.00–320.00	294.85
18	400–450	425	190.00–310.00	271.28
15	450–500	476	195.00–300.00	263.24
9	500–550	521	225.00–275.00	252.15
5	550–600	565	170.00–250.00	227.62
4	600–650	638	180.00–230.00	195.01
3	650–700	663	170.00–215.00	195.70
6	700–750	725	160.00–207.00	177.73
5	750–800	767	145.00–190.00	169.86
4	800–850	834	151.00–182.00	168.11
4	850–900	869	145.00–172.50	159.10
3	900–950	923	147.00–157.00	151.66
2	950–1000	955	147.00–160.00	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	928	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	200.00–240.00	220.62
2	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	515	150.00–290.00	219.32
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	386	336.00–342.50	337.47
5	400–450	418	262.50–328.00	312.43
1	450–500	495	287.50	287.50
7	500–550	528	295.00–315.00	304.22
5	550–600	579	240.00–265.00	252.56
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	397.00–402.00	401.01
2	400–450	408	390.00–395.00	392.45
11	450–500	474	344.00	344.00
11	500–550	518	324.00–362.50	330.93
12	550–600	595	310.00–315.00	311.25
2	800–850	828	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	867	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	223	275.00–370.00	327.55
38	250–300	277	275.00–410.00	345.13
78	300–350	325	287.50–399.00	362.49
128	350–400	375	275.00–425.00	356.13
154	400–450	422	285.00–380.00	337.52
197	450–500	473	250.00–365.00	322.86
99	500–550	519	260.00–340.00	310.42
83	550–600	567	260.00–335.00	294.85
59	600–650	618	250.00–327.50	284.22
31	650–700	670	220.00–292.00	252.09
24	700–750	721	200.00–270.00	235.47
9	750–800	767	200.00–240.00	222.02
23	800–850	826	169.00–249.00	209.55
10	850–900	864	182.00–235.00	198.74
8	900–950	917	170.00–254.00	209.45
11	950–1000	971	160.00–220.00	184.93
2	1000–1050	1,020	172.00–189.00	180.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
4	350–400	374	200.00–275.00	248.13
3	400–450	432	205.00–245.00	227.08
1	450–500	480	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	710	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	325.00–330.00	327.43
3	350–400	353	300.00–335.00	314.95
6	400–450	427	255.00–300.00	278.10
3	450–500	470	245.00–330.00	273.78
5	500–550	520	252.00–305.00	288.69
2	550–600	553	230.00–270.00	250.09
2	600–650	618	230.00–285.00	256.72
7	650–700	665	210.00–275.00	243.20
2	700–750	713	190.00–192.00	191.01
1	950–1000	972	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	236	355.00–460.00	391.85
16	250–300	275	335.00–470.00	408.58
29	300–350	323	370.00–455.00	415.34
47	350–400	375	360.00–445.00	392.13
66	400–450	427	300.00–435.00	387.70
81	450–500	476	321.00–440.00	359.07
87	500–550	526	270.00–385.00	350.55
34	550–600	575	285.00–385.00	334.17
38	600–650	616	265.00–352.50	308.37
47	650–700	675	250.00–320.00	297.72
13	700–750	726	225.00–299.00	263.17
9	750–800	769	225.00–287.00	250.19
12	800–850	816	215.00–260.00	237.14
2	850–900	864	220.00–265.00	242.34
3	900–950	930	200.00–225.00	208.43
3	950–1000	979	195.00–232.50	212.33
3	1000–1050	1,000	200.00–217.50	211.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	387.00	387.00
20	500–550	517	370.00–375.00	373.63
9	550–600	557	350.00–365.00	358.34
8	600–650	618	322.00	322.00
6	750–800	756	300.00	300.00
9	800–850	818	268.00–279.00	275.22
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	385	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	440	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,185	1,650.00–2,225.00	1,995.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,905.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,743.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,038	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,941.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,135	1,325.00–2,400.00	1,964.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	882	730.00–1,400.00	1,200.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,225.00–2,750.00	2,177.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	3,225.00	3,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,375.00	3,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	912	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,293.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	923	1,575.00–3,000.00	2,381.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	992	1,800.00–3,600.00	2,693.02

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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