North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 246 priced lines covering 2,871 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,529 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 590 head. replacement cattle receipts at 103 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,529Last week 2,439Year ago 2,515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 590Last week 717Year ago 684

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 49Year ago 24

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower; Feeder Heifers sold mostly weak with instances of unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls sold weak; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	936	177.50	177.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,287	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,400.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,866.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	994	192.50	192.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,454.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,460.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,402	2,275.00–2,625.00	2,447.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	182.50–187.50	184.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,325	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,487.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,091	1,050.00–2,400.00	1,931.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	748	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	744	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	966	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,102	1,825.00–3,050.00	2,563.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,911.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	776	1,300.00–3,100.00	2,323.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	946	1,775.00–3,200.00	2,713.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,164	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,301	3,275.00–3,300.00	3,287.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	904	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	871	167.50–195.00	180.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	790	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,705.54
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,725.00	1,725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	225.00–245.00	231.59
5	300–350	326	167.50–250.00	197.10
7	350–400	372	210.00–255.00	239.25
5	400–450	414	210.00–255.00	233.48
4	450–500	471	190.00–249.00	219.46
2	500–550	525	185.00–245.00	216.14
1	650–700	660	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	256	245.00–287.50	266.25
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	231	275.00–335.00	308.51
12	250–300	280	270.00–327.00	298.04
10	300–350	329	260.00–320.00	299.14
22	350–400	370	210.00–325.00	287.61
30	400–450	424	220.00–325.00	280.39
30	450–500	473	220.00–325.00	286.55
18	500–550	520	220.00–300.00	261.89
10	550–600	575	200.00–310.00	258.88
4	600–650	621	200.00–245.00	227.55
5	650–700	671	175.00–250.00	196.42
1	750–800	765	155.00	155.00
2	800–850	815	161.00–165.00	162.96
1	900–950	945	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	200.00–210.00	205.16
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	425	260.00–285.00	272.40
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	578	240.00–265.00	254.77
4	600–650	624	210.00–255.00	232.20
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	282	265.00–307.50	285.99
2	300–350	323	280.00–285.00	282.52
1	350–400	354	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	317.53
7	450–500	480	230.00–285.00	262.13
4	500–550	524	230.00–310.00	269.06
3	550–600	553	300.00–317.50	311.65
3	600–650	637	230.00–282.50	254.02
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	733	220.00–235.00	227.53
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	229	300.00–430.00	373.37
31	250–300	271	275.00–390.00	338.58
68	300–350	327	310.00–390.00	348.57
75	350–400	372	270.00–395.00	341.13
108	400–450	425	270.00–390.00	343.84
93	450–500	475	270.00–370.00	325.96
132	500–550	525	215.00–365.00	321.87
63	550–600	571	230.00–355.00	309.64
65	600–650	620	215.00–335.00	292.24
21	650–700	671	225.00–310.00	265.79
13	700–750	723	210.00–270.00	257.41
18	750–800	771	225.00–270.00	257.99
7	800–850	827	200.00–252.50	224.69
6	850–900	868	160.00–245.00	205.45
4	900–950	920	162.50–220.00	193.50
4	950–1000	965	165.00–216.00	180.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	425	165.00–175.00	169.82
1	450–500	485	170.00	170.00
6	500–550	524	155.00–245.00	215.00
4	550–600	569	130.00–165.00	152.17
2	600–650	633	140.00–185.00	162.23
2	650–700	665	142.00–165.00	153.59
2	700–750	738	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	278	295.00–325.00	307.01
2	300–350	323	225.00–285.00	255.70
3	350–400	368	285.00–375.00	317.67
7	400–450	431	200.00–302.50	273.53
6	450–500	471	250.00–310.00	280.45
6	500–550	514	265.00–317.50	303.71
5	550–600	580	245.00–329.00	270.82
4	600–650	615	245.00–307.00	267.21
2	650–700	673	250.00–275.00	262.64
2	700–750	725	180.00–200.00	190.28
2	750–800	790	150.00–235.00	192.74
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	229	362.50–425.00	391.01
7	250–300	276	340.00–400.00	370.18
9	300–350	329	327.50–412.00	378.67
11	350–400	372	345.00–427.00	381.01
24	400–450	428	335.00–416.00	369.65
41	450–500	475	305.00–395.00	357.30
65	500–550	523	300.00–381.00	347.63
58	550–600	570	279.00–370.00	340.30
46	600–650	621	293.00–352.50	320.20
21	650–700	681	267.50–325.00	300.25
4	700–750	728	250.00–315.00	277.65
4	750–800	781	265.00–295.00	275.01
4	800–850	825	245.00–290.00	275.85
7	850–900	868	230.00–275.00	259.25
4	900–950	923	228.00–270.00	249.53
1	950–1000	982	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	390	398.50	398.50
2	500–550	534	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	265.00–270.00	266.69
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	454	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	426	290.00–340.00	314.77
4	450–500	470	300.00–325.00	309.95
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	633	260.00–275.00	267.59
1	650–700	676	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	940	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	442	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	200.00–255.00	231.94
7	300–350	321	150.00–265.00	226.06
7	350–400	369	185.00–250.00	217.18
4	400–450	425	235.00–250.00	242.50
4	450–500	476	195.00–250.00	224.19
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00
2	550–600	585	195.00–215.00	205.17
2	600–650	610	150.00–167.50	158.82
1	650–700	655	172.00	172.00
1	850–900	860	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	275.00–365.00	321.34
10	250–300	282	250.00–370.00	317.66
10	300–350	326	250.00–360.00	296.24
16	350–400	379	250.00–340.00	312.76
25	400–450	420	240.00–355.00	302.62
20	450–500	470	215.00–315.00	280.72
15	500–550	519	195.00–273.00	255.22
8	550–600	571	200.00–300.00	245.55
12	600–650	623	200.00–275.00	238.16
16	650–700	667	220.00–270.00	241.52
1	700–750	715	147.50	147.50
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	364	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	222	310.00–495.00	426.91
29	250–300	278	300.00–450.00	374.15
54	300–350	322	300.00–432.00	385.45
60	350–400	372	325.00–400.00	362.56
84	400–450	423	235.00–387.00	352.18
90	450–500	472	300.00–370.00	339.98
84	500–550	520	270.00–367.00	327.71
82	550–600	571	250.00–342.00	302.24
58	600–650	620	220.00–340.00	290.24
35	650–700	664	235.00–335.00	276.48
18	700–750	720	200.00–280.00	253.53
17	750–800	774	207.50–300.00	251.81
14	800–850	823	197.50–280.00	233.68
8	850–900	875	210.00–252.50	226.03
2	900–950	940	220.00–230.00	225.00
2	950–1000	980	208.00–210.00	209.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	522	210.00–250.00	230.46
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	322	330.00–340.00	334.88
3	350–400	377	340.00–345.00	341.64
13	400–450	425	280.00–350.00	325.56
5	450–500	474	277.50–305.00	292.55
2	500–550	529	265.00–295.00	279.62
7	550–600	563	260.00–280.00	272.85
3	600–650	612	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	678	225.00–250.00	240.14
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	775	135.00–250.00	191.02
1	800–850	844	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	634	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	162.50	162.50
1	600–650	630	151.00	151.00
1	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
2	800–850	833	160.00–169.00	164.57
1	850–900	880	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	625	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	655	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	985	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,345	137.50–170.00	158.81
46	—	1,279	150.00–179.00	168.92
1	—	1,225	100.00	100.00
27	—	1,138	120.00–145.00	137.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	158.00–172.50	165.70
11	—	1,586	140.00–156.00	150.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,062	120.00–152.00	140.09
5	—	879	60.00–100.00	76.05
33	—	963	103.00–130.00	116.36
12	—	1,173	147.00–155.00	152.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,701	167.00–240.00	203.64
41	—	1,645	172.50–196.00	184.62
16	—	1,342	110.00–178.00	158.74

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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