North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 206 priced lines covering 3,171 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,798 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 711 head. replacement cattle receipts at 74 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,798Last week 2,913Year ago 2,953

Slaughter CattleReceipts 711Last week 683Year ago 797

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 120Year ago 64

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers below 600lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling weak; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling weak; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with a firm undertone, with Slaughter Bulls selling 5.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	230.00–270.00	249.47
3	300–350	327	175.00–250.00	207.65
2	350–400	353	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	428	205.00–230.00	217.72
4	450–500	468	200.00–230.00	215.16
3	500–550	515	145.00–230.00	197.75
1	650–700	685	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
4	250–300	279	250.00–360.00	289.26
6	300–350	325	285.00–310.00	304.97
10	350–400	371	270.00–347.50	321.50
9	400–450	423	265.00–350.00	320.54
12	450–500	475	240.00–345.00	289.92
2	500–550	523	290.00–320.00	304.35
12	550–600	568	255.00–316.00	292.89
1	600–650	625	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	400.00–475.00	433.58
11	250–300	279	370.00–455.00	415.10
18	300–350	325	357.50–440.00	409.70
16	350–400	370	355.00–420.00	391.75
48	400–450	423	330.00–445.00	381.39
68	450–500	469	310.00–405.00	361.04
55	500–550	525	307.50–390.00	352.11
66	550–600	571	275.00–390.00	348.97
32	600–650	619	260.00–365.00	332.33
25	650–700	672	235.00–337.00	306.59
17	700–750	716	205.00–308.00	269.00
2	750–800	778	272.50–290.00	281.22
7	800–850	825	291.00	291.00
10	850–900	884	250.00–285.00	261.54
4	900–950	923	185.00–242.00	214.10
3	950–1000	985	210.00–230.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
14	400–450	413	396.00	396.00
17	500–550	501	379.00	379.00
14	550–600	561	365.00–367.50	365.74
14	700–750	739	300.00–307.50	301.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	643	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	130.00–145.00	138.99
1	550–600	565	147.00	147.00
1	650–700	690	132.00	132.00
3	750–800	755	125.00–135.00	128.99
2	800–850	825	127.00–139.00	133.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	270.00–330.00	308.84
6	250–300	286	240.00–335.00	291.21
20	300–350	326	225.00–350.00	309.72
28	350–400	368	240.00–325.00	287.76
25	400–450	424	205.00–320.00	276.98
20	450–500	471	220.00–310.00	258.03
12	500–550	518	200.00–295.00	245.62
13	550–600	578	205.00–285.00	253.78
6	600–650	628	195.00–225.00	213.31
7	650–700	683	197.00–235.00	228.13
5	700–750	716	150.00–210.00	178.50
5	750–800	767	147.50–200.00	164.97
2	800–850	815	160.00–165.00	162.45
1	950–1000	950	164.00	164.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
5	250–300	282	205.00–250.00	233.39
3	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	377	170.00–230.00	207.28
5	400–450	412	210.00–240.00	225.47
6	450–500	478	187.00–235.00	218.10
1	550–600	565	135.00	135.00
2	600–650	618	150.00–155.00	152.51
2	650–700	690	149.00–162.00	155.55
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	278	247.50	247.50
1	300–350	342	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	394	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	414	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	340.00–375.00	357.41
16	200–250	231	300.00–405.00	358.40
33	250–300	279	315.00–400.00	364.00
72	300–350	328	300.00–420.00	367.36
97	350–400	377	320.00–405.00	369.74
109	400–450	422	260.00–405.00	349.06
170	450–500	470	280.00–370.00	334.61
124	500–550	520	275.00–350.00	321.07
117	550–600	571	260.00–335.00	311.19
61	600–650	621	245.00–325.00	283.95
32	650–700	673	210.00–295.00	263.63
17	700–750	716	205.00–285.00	243.20
21	750–800	774	202.50–290.00	240.45
19	800–850	826	225.00–260.00	241.65
8	850–900	877	170.00–237.50	200.87
5	900–950	926	180.00–237.00	205.18
2	950–1000	985	202.50–212.50	207.53
5	1000–1050	1,020	160.00–229.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	567	240.00–250.00	243.24
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	280	302.50–310.00	306.06
2	300–350	321	320.00–330.00	325.14
3	350–400	369	300.00–310.00	304.95
4	400–450	431	265.00–300.00	278.42
4	450–500	463	250.00–320.00	286.99
3	550–600	568	272.50–307.50	289.95
3	600–650	624	255.00–295.00	276.42
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	678	282.50–294.00	289.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	240.00	240.00
3	250–300	268	175.00–255.00	210.03
2	300–350	320	240.00–260.00	249.83
6	350–400	365	150.00–275.00	222.83
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	465	200.00–210.00	206.70
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
2	650–700	680	137.50–140.00	138.78
1	700–750	720	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	875	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	330.00–355.00	342.79
4	250–300	276	300.00–350.00	329.43
17	300–350	318	285.00–355.00	322.40
25	350–400	373	210.00–350.00	312.38
13	400–450	421	250.00–335.00	285.64
18	450–500	477	220.00–335.00	275.18
24	500–550	526	200.00–330.00	269.36
14	550–600	571	200.00–290.00	252.41
5	600–650	616	185.00–240.00	214.56
8	650–700	670	180.00–260.00	220.52
3	700–750	727	170.00–210.00	185.02
1	800–850	835	170.00	170.00
2	850–900	865	178.00–190.00	184.03
1	900–950	930	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	347	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	382	302.50	302.50
1	400–450	444	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	226	345.00–455.00	397.92
22	250–300	274	305.00–430.00	383.63
44	300–350	326	305.00–445.00	386.10
67	350–400	377	300.00–410.00	374.15
88	400–450	424	300.00–410.00	357.62
91	450–500	472	300.00–392.50	346.70
65	500–550	521	280.00–379.00	324.38
57	550–600	574	235.00–372.00	321.53
53	600–650	622	215.00–342.00	300.73
30	650–700	668	230.00–347.50	286.70
19	700–750	716	235.00–297.00	260.42
5	750–800	776	227.50–250.00	240.32
6	800–850	825	175.00–275.00	227.18
3	850–900	873	195.00–260.00	218.50
3	900–950	915	160.00–195.00	176.45
2	950–1000	963	160.00–187.50	173.57
2	1000–1050	1,015	200.00–210.00	204.93
1	1050–1100	1,058	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	279	320.00–335.00	328.23
4	300–350	318	330.00–340.00	333.84
3	350–400	388	290.00–365.00	325.68
5	400–450	428	300.00–345.00	319.13
4	450–500	474	290.00–345.00	310.63
3	500–550	522	275.00–290.00	285.10
1	550–600	555	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	728	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	178	310.00	310.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	450	175.00	175.00
2	500–550	518	170.00–195.00	182.56
1	800–850	830	174.00	174.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	278	220.00–235.00	226.83
2	300–350	320	227.00–260.00	244.02
3	350–400	367	200.00–225.00	216.59
2	400–450	415	250.00–270.00	260.24
1	500–550	515	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,011	141.00–148.00	145.10
19	—	929	48.00–95.00	70.83
37	—	902	90.00–127.00	106.76
80	—	1,042	115.00–143.00	131.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	152.00–162.00	156.28
25	—	1,475	130.00–160.00	144.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
249	—	1,245	132.00–165.00	153.99
15	—	1,159	118.00–140.00	129.66
101	—	1,302	145.00–179.00	167.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	140.00	140.00
14	—	1,448	137.00–179.00	162.22
26	—	1,612	191.00–260.00	211.78
36	—	1,744	161.00–206.00	187.95

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,710.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,897.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,420	2,125.00–2,400.00	2,274.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	968	1,600.00–2,250.00	2,026.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,898.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,475.00–2,650.00	2,198.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,130	1,000.00–2,475.00	1,867.91
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	809	185.00–190.00	189.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	200.00–205.00	203.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	180.00	180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,055	1,775.00–3,325.00	2,731.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	818	1,650.00–2,225.00	2,001.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,338	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,147	1,950.00–3,250.00	2,634.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,425.00	2,425.00

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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