North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 192 priced lines covering 1,986 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,590 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 597 head. replacement cattle receipts at 74 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,590Last week 2,469Year ago 2,195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 597Last week 583Year ago 641

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 66Year ago 75

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	230.00–340.00	285.00
4	250–300	271	310.00–350.00	330.37
10	300–350	329	215.00–340.00	285.28
13	350–400	372	230.00–325.00	280.71
13	400–450	430	195.00–320.00	270.44
16	450–500	464	225.00–312.00	274.36
8	500–550	522	205.00–290.00	247.78
9	550–600	584	180.00–297.50	251.15
3	600–650	623	207.50–249.00	228.98
7	650–700	669	162.50–235.00	210.54
1	700–750	745	185.00	185.00
3	750–800	778	175.00–205.00	186.61
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	945	165.00	165.00
4	950–1000	954	162.50–172.00	166.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	235.00	235.00
2	250–300	283	200.00–260.00	231.33
4	300–350	331	159.00–235.00	189.71
4	350–400	379	142.00–200.00	167.74
3	400–450	427	190.00–245.00	225.20
5	450–500	469	165.00–230.00	180.77
2	500–550	523	200.00–225.00	212.92
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	650	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	356	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	426	210.00–300.00	256.69
2	550–600	558	230.00–250.00	239.87
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	336	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	287.50	287.50
3	400–450	426	295.00–300.00	298.40
1	450–500	494	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	593	290.00–295.00	294.46
4	600–650	635	260.00–270.00	267.48
1	700–750	705	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	435.00	435.00
23	250–300	275	330.00–417.50	381.29
26	300–350	323	320.00–410.00	365.20
47	350–400	372	300.00–410.00	361.53
47	400–450	426	290.00–395.00	344.56
57	450–500	470	290.00–375.00	338.68
77	500–550	519	270.00–357.50	324.39
60	550–600	573	270.00–337.50	313.27
49	600–650	624	265.00–335.00	305.41
28	650–700	677	240.00–310.00	264.49
20	700–750	718	250.00–301.00	289.97
31	750–800	762	210.00–290.00	270.82
5	800–850	822	215.00–247.50	230.81
14	850–900	878	204.00–277.00	262.95
6	900–950	908	180.00–225.00	192.18
5	950–1000	980	182.00–245.00	214.74
1	1000–1050	1,020	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	220.00–325.00	274.91
4	300–350	318	245.00–360.00	301.32
11	350–400	378	205.00–350.00	316.60
17	400–450	422	232.00–365.00	305.75
14	450–500	471	205.00–365.00	287.38
9	500–550	504	260.00–320.00	299.34
5	550–600	566	245.00–290.00	267.41
3	600–650	612	245.00–250.00	248.28
2	650–700	675	207.00–225.00	216.13
2	750–800	788	190.00–200.00	194.95
2	800–850	830	180.00–187.50	183.73
1	900–950	924	172.50	172.50
1	950–1000	995	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	324	190.00–250.00	204.03
3	350–400	378	200.00–275.00	250.22
6	400–450	410	170.00–270.00	208.29
3	450–500	468	210.00–285.00	237.67
2	500–550	518	180.00–220.00	200.29
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	289.89
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	337.50	337.50
4	400–450	441	285.00–300.00	296.22
4	450–500	475	257.50–300.00	283.56
1	800–850	810	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	405	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	450	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	540	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	625	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	322	342.50–350.00	346.39
1	350–400	398	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	430	305.00–350.00	325.10
2	450–500	486	280.00–320.00	299.75
8	500–550	517	257.50–320.00	299.41
6	550–600	571	280.00–300.00	292.42
1	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	224	375.00–540.00	449.72
18	250–300	276	370.00–430.00	395.26
25	300–350	320	355.00–435.00	399.23
49	350–400	373	300.00–442.00	391.26
47	400–450	425	310.00–422.00	370.20
50	450–500	471	290.00–405.00	352.04
55	500–550	519	250.00–375.00	335.75
47	550–600	573	265.00–372.00	313.40
47	600–650	620	250.00–339.00	306.18
27	650–700	677	245.00–357.50	292.94
16	700–750	723	239.00–301.00	267.16
14	750–800	769	195.00–292.50	240.29
9	800–850	824	205.00–265.00	232.64
3	850–900	868	212.50–235.00	225.92
2	900–950	924	212.50–224.00	218.20
3	950–1000	987	175.00–180.00	177.34
1	1000–1050	1,000	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	190.00	190.00
4	300–350	326	169.00–215.00	190.45
2	350–400	358	195.00–225.00	210.31
2	450–500	480	125.00–185.00	154.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	220.00–225.00	222.54
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	403	275.00–285.00	280.03
6	450–500	480	280.00–330.00	304.94
6	500–550	531	272.50–320.00	293.83
4	550–600	561	290.00–320.00	307.57
3	600–650	623	230.00–265.00	244.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	231	405.00–435.00	420.58
5	250–300	284	400.00–465.00	426.65
9	300–350	332	400.00–465.00	428.70
12	350–400	375	340.00–435.00	396.54
21	400–450	421	350.00–435.00	396.95
9	450–500	468	350.00–402.00	382.41
14	500–550	519	325.00–390.00	356.65
13	550–600	570	310.00–379.00	345.07
15	600–650	622	285.00–359.00	332.28
22	650–700	671	275.00–337.50	320.99
6	700–750	718	303.00–332.00	315.85
3	750–800	758	240.00–300.00	273.45
3	850–900	860	245.00–297.00	267.51
1	900–950	900	271.00	271.00
2	950–1000	965	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	260.00–270.00	265.02
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	327.50–352.50	337.86
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	310.02
3	550–600	575	280.00–300.00	293.57
4	650–700	678	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	139.00	139.00
1	650–700	655	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	591	367.50	367.50
6	600–650	633	360.00–365.00	364.15
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	817	175.00–200.00	186.78
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,302	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,469.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,433.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,275.00–3,050.00	2,711.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,128	1,425.00–2,900.00	2,113.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	825.00–1,875.00	1,386.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,141	1,625.00–2,375.00	2,029.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,061	1,835.00–3,775.00	2,818.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	851	1,550.00–3,325.00	2,570.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	991	2,000.00–3,750.00	3,084.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,485.00	1,485.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,380	158.00	158.00
18	—	1,505	135.00–165.50	150.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	200.00	200.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,077	154.00–172.50	157.13
84	—	1,054	120.00–159.00	143.32
23	—	919	109.00–129.00	119.42
7	—	938	89.00–106.00	98.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,242	133.00–174.00	160.07
37	—	1,260	161.00–182.00	173.38
19	—	1,136	116.00–149.00	133.69
1	—	1,095	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,227	139.00–175.00	161.58
46	—	1,536	150.00–196.00	181.37
21	—	1,686	189.00–217.50	199.69

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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