North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 246 priced lines covering 2,813 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,469 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 583 head. replacement cattle receipts at 66 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,469Last week 2,529Year ago 2,416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 583Last week 590Year ago 833

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 103Year ago 49

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling sharply higher; Feeder Heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls sold 10.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with a firm undertone, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady with a weak market undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	230.00–315.00	273.39
7	250–300	274	270.00–350.00	297.43
5	300–350	315	310.00–335.00	325.05
14	350–400	371	250.00–340.00	302.04
28	400–450	428	265.00–329.00	305.55
9	450–500	467	200.00–305.00	275.24
17	500–550	523	240.00–310.00	280.08
10	550–600	572	200.00–280.00	258.28
9	600–650	624	202.50–265.00	245.86
4	650–700	663	225.00–259.00	241.02
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	778	172.50–180.00	176.29
1	850–900	850	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	250.00–290.00	266.93
2	300–350	323	150.00–280.00	217.52
5	350–400	381	230.00–250.00	236.93
2	450–500	475	205.00–240.00	223.05
2	500–550	518	225.00–235.00	230.02
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	197.50–220.00	208.66
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	232.50–237.50	235.10
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	476	260.00–280.00	268.19
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	295.00	295.00
4	300–350	326	300.00–317.50	309.89
5	350–400	366	265.00–300.00	284.17
3	400–450	431	275.00–302.50	292.84
8	450–500	481	315.00–330.00	325.71
2	500–550	520	280.00–295.00	287.43
4	550–600	562	255.00–277.00	263.03
2	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	275.14
3	650–700	677	245.00–250.00	246.71
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	467	365.00–370.00	367.74
11	500–550	526	326.00–329.00	326.55
5	550–600	574	321.00–350.00	326.62
3	600–650	608	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	230	320.00–415.00	362.84
20	250–300	281	325.00–395.00	360.62
55	300–350	326	300.00–405.00	358.92
72	350–400	376	295.00–392.00	352.22
85	400–450	423	285.00–382.00	341.62
127	450–500	471	285.00–360.00	330.05
133	500–550	522	270.00–361.00	332.73
87	550–600	569	275.00–347.50	322.49
57	600–650	619	270.00–325.00	299.33
17	650–700	665	225.00–315.00	274.41
8	700–750	716	200.00–265.00	239.37
12	750–800	768	210.00–272.50	243.11
2	800–850	828	190.00–210.00	199.79
1	850–900	890	216.00	216.00
2	900–950	943	197.50–217.00	207.28
7	950–1000	966	200.00–275.00	226.65
7	1000–1050	1,022	189.00–241.00	233.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	684	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	250.00–385.00	321.12
3	250–300	279	280.00–350.00	315.28
11	300–350	326	315.00–390.00	344.68
12	350–400	382	302.00–360.00	330.72
12	400–450	421	190.00–350.00	310.97
17	450–500	477	215.00–327.50	294.07
26	500–550	524	220.00–337.50	296.33
22	550–600	575	225.00–310.00	275.12
7	600–650	625	205.00–297.50	256.03
3	650–700	665	220.00–280.00	245.45
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50
3	750–800	760	180.00–265.00	214.35
4	800–850	824	170.00–177.00	171.75
2	850–900	873	175.00–177.50	176.22
2	900–950	915	175.00–180.00	177.54
1	950–1000	985	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	160.00–295.00	236.34
6	350–400	375	245.00–290.00	267.43
2	400–450	425	250.00–275.00	261.91
3	450–500	472	260.00–265.00	263.39
5	500–550	521	210.00–230.00	221.08
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	665	150.00–200.00	174.81
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	268	232.50–240.00	236.00
1	350–400	358	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	446	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	250.00	250.00
3	200–250	239	250.00–285.00	270.59
7	250–300	275	250.00–305.00	263.76
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	346	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	369	274.00–305.00	292.67
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	210.00–250.00	230.79
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	320.00–340.00	329.61
2	300–350	337	340.00–345.00	342.54
5	350–400	363	300.00–347.50	321.92
4	400–450	426	300.00–340.00	322.90
3	450–500	486	357.50–362.50	359.13
7	500–550	514	280.00–325.00	294.23
1	550–600	595	297.50	297.50
3	700–750	727	240.00–250.00	245.02
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	224	300.00–445.00	399.89
21	250–300	279	340.00–449.00	394.05
31	300–350	325	315.00–449.00	386.98
46	350–400	373	315.00–410.00	377.18
67	400–450	424	285.00–417.00	373.37
92	450–500	474	295.00–397.00	356.82
77	500–550	521	220.00–375.00	335.69
51	550–600	568	260.00–362.00	320.99
57	600–650	622	230.00–350.00	311.08
38	650–700	666	225.00–335.00	294.46
30	700–750	730	200.00–321.00	264.97
13	750–800	770	200.00–287.00	258.52
4	800–850	824	202.50–239.00	225.01
7	850–900	881	192.00–250.00	216.71
5	900–950	920	200.00–230.00	209.74
4	950–1000	970	180.00–185.00	182.97
2	1000–1050	1,013	172.00–220.00	195.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	398.00	398.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	267.00	267.00
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	673	152.50–180.00	166.30
1	700–750	730	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	245.00–335.00	286.54
2	250–300	285	300.00–305.00	302.54
3	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	348.36
3	350–400	378	350.00–355.00	352.59
17	400–450	427	282.50–350.00	326.62
5	450–500	476	300.00–360.00	323.35
3	500–550	522	295.00–305.00	299.23
3	550–600	568	285.00–320.00	298.18
2	600–650	614	270.00–275.00	272.56
3	650–700	668	255.00–280.00	265.51
1	700–750	712	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	769	225.00–310.00	266.41
2	800–850	833	159.00–225.00	192.10
1	900–950	912	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	365.00	365.00
12	550–600	584	334.00–365.00	354.82
22	600–650	626	331.00–340.00	332.66
9	650–700	681	336.00	336.00
72	700–750	734	355.00	355.00
18	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
8	250–300	271	305.00–440.00	384.59
11	300–350	324	340.00–435.00	403.29
43	350–400	377	365.00–455.00	402.98
38	400–450	421	295.00–420.00	378.58
42	450–500	475	332.50–400.00	371.77
58	500–550	520	305.00–392.00	345.60
37	550–600	568	317.50–383.00	342.14
49	600–650	618	250.00–378.00	340.06
29	650–700	669	240.00–359.00	323.45
19	700–750	714	255.00–332.00	309.37
5	750–800	761	275.00–320.00	293.92
2	800–850	823	265.00–290.00	277.61
3	850–900	877	250.00–300.00	276.41
4	900–950	923	192.50–235.00	211.38
2	950–1000	960	252.00–255.00	253.51
2	1000–1050	1,015	222.50–250.00	236.32
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	513	285.00–345.00	314.24
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	627	275.00–315.00	300.10
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	595	152.50	152.50
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
2	700–750	713	147.50–160.00	153.86
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	125.00–135.00	129.96
2	650–700	655	162.00–204.00	183.00
2	900–950	948	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	159.00	159.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	200.00–217.00	206.27
1	300–350	325	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	413	160.00–177.00	168.35
2	550–600	580	167.00–197.50	182.51
2	700–750	718	175.00–180.00	177.44
2	750–800	755	169.00–177.50	173.28
1	800–850	810	167.00	167.00
1	850–900	860	162.00	162.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	425.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,274	176.00	176.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	172.50	172.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,475.00	1,475.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,008	187.50	187.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	886	182.50	182.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	535	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	2,550.00–3,025.00	2,824.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	917	1,575.00–2,425.00	1,965.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	982	1,200.00–3,100.00	2,344.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,052	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,834.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	704	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,913.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	858	167.50	167.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	890.00–2,575.00	1,802.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,062	900.00–2,600.00	1,723.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	1,350.00–2,500.00	2,061.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,286	167.00	167.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,675.00–2,325.00	2,066.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,014	170.00	170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	1,675.00–2,375.00	2,014.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	974	850.00–2,000.00	1,587.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,175.00	2,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	74.00–110.00	87.54
94	—	1,110	112.50–155.00	141.37
7	—	878	152.00–171.00	158.13
26	—	946	102.50–133.00	116.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,235	162.50–209.00	174.33
4	—	1,029	109.00–117.00	112.92
27	—	1,106	110.00–151.00	138.32
180	—	1,266	125.00–178.00	157.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,455	130.00–165.00	150.01
5	—	1,316	162.00–179.00	171.09
3	—	1,267	110.00–122.50	115.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,363	120.00–176.00	155.14
11	—	1,543	193.00–217.50	200.77
40	—	1,540	155.00–196.00	184.50

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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