North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 235 priced lines covering 3,699 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,255 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 657 head. replacement cattle receipts at 101 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,255Last week 3,044Year ago 2,810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 657Last week 711Year ago 739

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 98Year ago 132

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Heifers below 600lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 2.00-3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 7.00-9.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 5.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	944	110.00–140.00	129.41
8	—	864	77.50–96.00	86.08
19	—	879	97.50–116.00	106.57
8	—	963	140.00–146.00	144.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,165	106.00–144.00	129.14
215	—	1,265	126.00–165.00	153.31
1	—	915	88.00	88.00
100	—	1,338	144.00–179.00	166.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	196.00	196.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,502	135.00–152.00	144.16
5	—	1,545	157.00–164.00	161.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,613	132.00–160.00	150.13
36	—	1,577	145.00–189.00	175.76
27	—	1,576	172.00–207.00	191.16
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,682	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,062.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,398	1,635.00–2,400.00	2,159.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,135	1,025.00–2,600.00	1,964.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,083	1,225.00–2,400.00	1,993.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,092	1,200.00–2,350.00	1,884.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,003	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,463.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,668.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	1,200.00–2,425.00	2,075.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,749.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,575.00–3,525.00	3,123.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,175.00	3,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	768	800.00–2,500.00	1,750.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,046	1,375.00–3,400.00	2,507.37
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	585	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	362	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	434	250.00–270.00	262.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	235.00	235.00
3	250–300	263	200.00–247.00	222.82
5	300–350	323	185.00–255.00	218.44
5	350–400	363	145.00–240.00	182.79
7	400–450	433	190.00–245.00	216.45
7	450–500	473	165.00–240.00	201.06
2	500–550	510	200.00–205.00	202.50
6	550–600	578	150.00–210.00	179.36
1	600–650	610	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	685	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	420	245.00–325.00	285.48
1	450–500	470	287.50	287.50
5	500–550	524	250.00–280.00	268.74
3	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	255.09
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
2	250–300	293	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	332	310.00–320.00	316.68
3	350–400	384	320.00–359.00	335.81
14	400–450	423	270.00–370.00	329.02
5	450–500	483	315.00–340.00	328.19
3	500–550	517	305.00–310.00	306.68
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	390.00–399.00	397.71
8	650–700	653	304.00	304.00
14	800–850	803	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	216	325.00–380.00	350.12
19	250–300	277	320.00–395.00	357.92
54	300–350	329	300.00–405.00	368.09
118	350–400	375	305.00–410.00	361.46
181	400–450	423	290.00–400.00	347.53
159	450–500	473	297.00–375.00	331.63
159	500–550	524	260.00–360.00	320.72
128	550–600	572	265.00–350.00	301.76
70	600–650	622	250.00–325.00	291.52
37	650–700	670	235.00–325.00	271.29
25	700–750	719	200.00–277.50	239.75
20	750–800	772	200.00–267.50	232.95
14	800–850	831	190.00–247.50	226.84
3	850–900	867	190.00–250.00	219.65
4	900–950	929	167.00–205.00	184.28
6	950–1000	977	165.00–197.00	178.69
9	1000–1050	1,027	170.00–197.00	182.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	250.00–325.00	296.86
7	250–300	274	225.00–300.00	277.55
10	300–350	335	250.00–300.00	279.60
16	350–400	381	245.00–340.00	299.78
17	400–450	421	230.00–310.00	281.80
22	450–500	470	200.00–332.50	261.72
18	500–550	524	180.00–285.00	253.62
14	550–600	579	220.00–300.00	261.22
14	600–650	624	190.00–260.00	226.42
3	650–700	672	180.00–195.00	185.76
4	700–750	721	150.00–197.00	174.50
5	750–800	770	160.00–185.00	171.38
1	800–850	840	162.50	162.50
3	850–900	865	145.00–177.00	157.44
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	435	330.00–350.00	336.51
1	450–500	452	354.00	354.00
1	500–550	524	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	572	277.50–340.00	305.35
1	850–900	872	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	493	225.00–230.00	227.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	607	343.00–353.00	349.65
4	700–750	728	291.00–310.00	299.30
18	750–800	755	296.00–302.50	296.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	230	400.00–500.00	428.03
9	250–300	274	355.00–485.00	416.38
23	300–350	322	350.00–475.00	419.19
60	350–400	373	365.00–460.00	421.30
72	400–450	434	285.00–437.00	395.30
91	450–500	478	335.00–425.00	378.15
116	500–550	524	325.00–391.00	372.20
97	550–600	581	315.00–380.00	351.08
99	600–650	620	300.00–347.00	334.41
35	650–700	670	290.00–357.50	321.72
21	700–750	718	230.00–313.00	289.43
12	750–800	772	222.50–300.00	266.54
16	800–850	827	225.00–288.00	256.77
4	850–900	861	260.00–265.00	263.72
7	900–950	921	239.00–249.00	246.81
2	950–1000	980	214.00–241.00	227.36
1	1000–1050	1,010	235.00	235.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	370	160.00	160.00
3	400–450	443	245.00–255.00	250.02
2	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	255.05
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	220.00–250.00	235.39
2	600–650	608	145.00–160.00	152.41
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	319	275.00–325.00	312.06
8	350–400	372	270.00–360.00	334.38
6	400–450	428	290.00–360.00	329.01
9	450–500	474	280.00–350.00	318.01
18	500–550	512	285.00–350.00	333.20
7	550–600	569	245.00–310.00	285.49
23	600–650	641	270.00–290.00	288.22
2	650–700	673	225.00–240.00	232.42
2	700–750	723	205.00–245.00	225.21
1	850–900	885	185.00	185.00
3	900–950	922	180.00–195.00	188.40
1	950–1000	970	164.00	164.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	364	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	428	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	746	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	373	330.00–350.00	339.54
8	400–450	432	300.00–360.00	333.28
4	450–500	477	265.00–362.50	313.21
2	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	317.68
4	550–600	577	250.00–302.50	278.88
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	670	230.00–250.00	242.60
2	700–750	705	245.00–285.00	265.00
1	800–850	816	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	233	330.00–425.00	396.32
21	250–300	275	270.00–450.00	397.60
50	300–350	321	320.00–465.00	409.34
86	350–400	375	350.00–450.00	405.19
111	400–450	426	330.00–435.00	386.39
117	450–500	473	300.00–400.00	366.04
102	500–550	523	265.00–389.00	346.70
82	550–600	572	275.00–372.00	336.43
75	600–650	624	275.00–348.00	319.54
46	650–700	672	250.00–322.50	293.47
27	700–750	717	230.00–307.00	276.58
10	750–800	774	210.00–280.00	251.01
6	800–850	818	200.00–250.00	234.36
9	850–900	877	185.00–250.00	231.51
8	900–950	924	163.00–240.00	199.49
1	950–1000	995	230.00	230.00
3	1000–1050	1,018	172.50–212.50	194.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	225.00–255.00	244.01
2	300–350	323	180.00–225.00	201.98
6	350–400	368	165.00–255.00	222.26
2	400–450	440	225.00–245.00	235.11
2	450–500	478	230.00–265.00	247.96
5	500–550	519	162.00–225.00	204.33
2	550–600	580	175.00–210.00	192.65
1	600–650	640	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	745	136.00	136.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	270.00–307.50	287.67
3	250–300	272	300.00–380.00	343.01
9	300–350	322	270.00–370.00	314.87
16	350–400	369	250.00–370.00	325.05
15	400–450	421	220.00–380.00	323.83
17	450–500	467	240.00–352.00	293.26
15	500–550	521	235.00–335.00	287.90
6	550–600	576	250.00–310.00	282.54
7	600–650	626	238.00–287.50	265.81
9	650–700	678	210.00–280.00	237.92
2	700–750	730	210.00–237.00	223.68
3	750–800	763	175.00–200.00	184.89
1	800–850	820	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	865	187.50	187.50
1	900–950	910	169.00	169.00
1	950–1000	965	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	528	205.00–279.00	241.47
2	600–650	618	170.00–230.00	199.39
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	135.00	135.00
1	950–1000	980	166.00	166.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	365	185.00–265.00	223.36
2	500–550	533	214.00–227.00	220.35
2	550–600	578	160.00–170.00	164.85
1	650–700	665	142.00	142.00
2	700–750	730	172.00–190.00	181.12
2	800–850	825	182.00–200.00	190.95
3	850–900	870	160.00–175.00	169.07
1	950–1000	975	149.00	149.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00

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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