North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 223 priced lines covering 2,862 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,309 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 749 head. replacement cattle receipts at 50 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,309Last week 2,798Year ago 4,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 749Last week 711Year ago 736

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 74Year ago 37

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling steady to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	280.00–320.00	300.81
6	250–300	273	225.00–330.00	282.59
10	300–350	330	215.00–350.00	302.27
22	350–400	369	200.00–325.00	289.17
16	400–450	422	262.50–325.00	293.18
23	450–500	475	190.00–310.00	257.67
29	500–550	518	200.00–297.50	258.54
13	550–600	565	170.00–280.00	236.37
4	600–650	621	230.00–245.00	233.80
4	650–700	670	175.00–230.00	205.27
5	700–750	725	167.00–220.00	195.49
2	750–800	775	180.00–220.00	199.87
2	800–850	803	150.00–155.00	152.51
3	850–900	870	149.00–180.00	169.08
1	950–1000	995	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	200.00–250.00	225.52
3	250–300	267	205.00–265.00	230.41
7	300–350	322	155.00–275.00	227.62
6	350–400	373	160.00–212.50	188.40
6	400–450	429	160.00–250.00	210.61
5	450–500	474	170.00–240.00	212.13
2	500–550	523	135.00–225.00	181.51
2	550–600	558	145.00–150.00	147.51
4	600–650	608	150.00–165.00	153.80
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	200.00–220.00	210.36
1	450–500	490	212.00	212.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	526	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	275.00–330.00	298.55
4	300–350	326	275.00–370.00	325.06
1	350–400	386	290.00	290.00
8	400–450	429	295.00–325.00	312.31
3	450–500	457	280.00–320.00	293.14
7	500–550	537	310.00–327.50	317.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	347.50	347.50
12	400–450	434	340.00–348.00	345.51
3	450–500	465	337.50	337.50
9	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
19	550–600	565	315.00–340.00	335.95
17	600–650	633	306.00–309.00	308.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	227	315.00–415.00	352.99
32	250–300	275	300.00–427.00	364.36
46	300–350	325	310.00–417.00	357.26
69	350–400	374	300.00–400.00	353.15
93	400–450	427	275.00–390.00	334.32
104	450–500	473	280.00–375.00	331.27
100	500–550	524	250.00–365.00	317.42
60	550–600	576	260.00–340.00	303.16
49	600–650	619	250.00–342.50	287.03
31	650–700	666	222.00–320.00	272.60
22	700–750	721	225.00–285.00	260.37
9	750–800	771	225.00–265.00	247.51
3	800–850	815	177.50–215.00	200.70
6	850–900	871	170.00–250.00	196.00
4	900–950	921	192.50–232.00	206.25
3	950–1000	980	171.00–207.50	185.71
7	1000–1050	1,019	170.00–219.00	192.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	210.00–310.00	274.47
5	250–300	281	310.00–375.00	337.37
10	300–350	333	225.00–337.50	303.09
13	350–400	375	200.00–365.00	302.22
12	400–450	420	210.00–335.00	270.13
14	450–500	475	215.00–320.00	281.29
11	500–550	517	200.00–300.00	251.33
9	550–600	571	225.00–289.00	252.79
8	600–650	611	232.00–280.00	254.02
3	650–700	675	230.00–260.00	241.83
1	700–750	700	178.50	178.50
2	750–800	790	175.00–180.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
8	300–350	321	210.00–270.00	239.41
9	350–400	379	225.00–275.00	252.44
6	400–450	418	165.00–265.00	213.41
5	450–500	470	160.00–235.00	209.14
5	500–550	516	150.00–217.00	198.18
1	550–600	580	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	735	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	220.00–300.00	261.32
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	565	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	300.00–320.00	309.91
1	300–350	312	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	370	275.00–320.00	297.17
2	400–450	445	320.00–330.00	325.01
3	450–500	465	280.00–320.00	299.90
2	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	571	250.00–262.50	256.20
2	650–700	660	220.00–237.50	228.62
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	878	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	360.00	360.00
9	200–250	227	330.00–540.00	382.04
28	250–300	279	320.00–440.00	388.01
40	300–350	324	335.00–440.00	394.21
52	350–400	376	310.00–417.50	374.04
62	400–450	424	310.00–406.00	356.19
47	450–500	473	290.00–375.00	340.62
69	500–550	519	280.00–365.00	325.19
69	550–600	569	260.00–347.00	307.55
39	600–650	620	225.00–345.00	310.99
21	650–700	667	225.00–327.00	280.92
12	700–750	731	222.00–290.00	255.27
12	750–800	771	210.00–290.00	242.72
4	800–850	829	220.00–270.00	234.97
10	850–900	866	210.00–262.00	241.55
2	950–1000	963	165.00–225.00	195.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
2	350–400	373	220.00–250.00	235.91
3	400–450	417	200.00–255.00	227.66
3	450–500	478	200.00–250.00	218.24
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	563	142.50–195.00	168.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	290.00–340.00	312.02
3	300–350	317	220.00–300.00	265.26
3	350–400	373	300.00–340.00	325.88
13	400–450	422	230.00–310.00	286.20
11	450–500	455	240.00–320.00	302.44
7	500–550	528	235.00–320.00	286.41
3	550–600	568	249.00–300.00	274.89
3	600–650	620	230.00–250.00	243.28
2	650–700	680	237.50–240.00	238.77
2	700–750	728	210.00–230.00	220.17
1	900–950	940	167.00	167.00
1	950–1000	995	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	435.00–445.00	438.40
7	250–300	275	350.00–440.00	416.79
18	300–350	323	330.00–430.00	395.02
22	350–400	374	335.00–430.00	385.66
33	400–450	419	327.50–410.00	372.90
50	450–500	472	310.00–385.00	348.36
58	500–550	520	300.00–385.00	344.35
64	550–600	568	295.00–380.00	334.84
46	600–650	624	262.00–367.50	320.78
14	650–700	678	285.00–327.50	308.84
16	700–750	718	270.00–325.00	306.47
3	750–800	772	200.00–275.00	241.09
5	850–900	876	200.00–285.00	238.38
4	900–950	925	195.00–272.00	245.07
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	545	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	565	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	620	143.00–150.00	146.47
1	650–700	675	142.50	142.50
1	700–750	710	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	840	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	623	317.50–331.00	321.87
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	406	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	521	340.00–373.00	354.28
34	550–600	579	345.00–372.00	356.91
34	600–650	626	330.00–339.00	334.70
32	650–700	672	301.00–339.00	323.07
3	700–750	715	329.00	329.00
2	750–800	782	288.00	288.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	567	170.00–252.50	230.84
1	600–650	640	157.50	157.50
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	681	142.00	142.00
1	750–800	770	157.00	157.00
1	850–900	890	163.00	163.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	744	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	786	180.00	180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,850.00–2,375.00	2,123.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,198	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,172.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,203	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,903.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,118	1,675.00–2,925.00	2,384.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,883.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,044	1,500.00–3,550.00	2,686.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	1,885.00–3,275.00	2,694.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,001	1,050.00–2,425.00	1,591.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,138	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	105.00–116.00	110.54
23	—	1,122	116.00–141.00	131.13
119	—	1,324	147.00–185.00	169.47
263	—	1,245	130.00–169.00	157.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,567	142.00–166.00	152.44
2	—	1,475	140.00	140.00
12	—	1,476	149.00–166.00	158.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,026	112.50–148.00	134.84
19	—	782	52.50–106.00	85.58
20	—	1,050	145.00–158.00	152.07
36	—	932	75.00–120.00	107.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,729	195.00–215.00	204.98
40	—	1,447	160.00–198.00	185.22
11	—	1,367	127.50–179.00	159.14

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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