North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 226 priced lines covering 3,021 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,638 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 593 head. replacement cattle receipts at 89 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,638Last week 1,590Year ago 1,695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 593Last week 597Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 74Year ago 64

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold firm compared to a light test last week; Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher compared to a light run last week; Feeder Bulls sold firm compared to a light test last week; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	152.00–168.00	161.10
19	—	1,495	140.00–173.00	155.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,252	167.00–206.00	175.64
18	—	1,105	123.00–151.00	142.28
224	—	1,303	124.00–179.00	162.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,061	117.50–157.50	142.80
21	—	993	90.00–130.00	119.17
7	—	994	90.00–110.00	102.39
14	—	1,113	152.00–161.00	156.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,616	188.00–213.00	200.78
36	—	1,673	164.00–205.00	184.26
10	—	1,344	149.00–175.00	160.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	491	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	288	350.00–385.00	367.65
8	300–350	321	325.00–395.00	355.49
11	350–400	375	200.00–387.00	331.97
10	400–450	425	225.00–350.00	314.03
14	450–500	477	225.00–342.50	301.55
16	500–550	523	270.00–327.00	314.56
11	550–600	572	200.00–320.00	265.64
6	600–650	621	190.00–265.00	225.11
5	650–700	671	172.00–235.00	204.35
2	700–750	725	155.00–200.00	177.81
2	750–800	755	215.00–235.00	224.93
2	950–1000	955	160.00–162.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	250.00–295.00	270.04
1	250–300	255	180.00	180.00
2	300–350	320	190.00–300.00	246.72
6	350–400	366	170.00–280.00	222.27
2	400–450	428	140.00–250.00	196.61
4	450–500	475	150.00–180.00	163.86
5	500–550	519	180.00–245.00	217.87
2	550–600	583	195.00–222.00	208.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	337.50	337.50
2	300–350	325	300.00–375.00	339.23
3	350–400	385	270.00–352.50	323.42
4	400–450	413	260.00–360.00	313.81
3	450–500	455	242.00–420.00	359.97
7	500–550	520	240.00–335.00	303.30
3	550–600	570	265.00–300.00	285.01
6	600–650	613	250.00–300.00	283.97
2	650–700	666	290.00–302.50	296.25
1	700–750	706	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	482	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	400	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	485	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	233	400.00–540.00	454.65
21	250–300	274	315.00–465.00	419.46
54	300–350	325	325.00–459.00	425.34
51	350–400	375	350.00–460.00	407.25
84	400–450	426	310.00–450.00	386.53
96	450–500	475	275.00–447.50	363.83
82	500–550	524	275.00–391.00	342.29
77	550–600	573	280.00–382.00	338.45
58	600–650	620	240.00–362.50	318.58
34	650–700	673	230.00–345.00	308.78
18	700–750	710	265.00–330.00	305.44
13	750–800	773	250.00–300.00	283.80
9	800–850	814	245.00–287.00	266.68
13	850–900	877	195.00–275.00	232.50
5	900–950	916	199.00–270.00	232.10
3	950–1000	962	170.00–220.00	193.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	318	285.00–335.00	309.41
3	350–400	380	325.00–340.00	335.26
4	400–450	418	345.00–365.00	354.85
12	450–500	476	215.00–357.00	316.62
11	500–550	520	200.00–355.00	323.93
3	550–600	587	277.00–310.00	290.39
3	600–650	628	277.50–310.00	292.71
5	650–700	667	250.00–317.00	278.39
2	700–750	723	217.00–275.00	245.10
1	750–800	795	167.00	167.00
1	900–950	940	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	325	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	365	225.00–275.00	248.97
2	400–450	425	190.00–210.00	199.53
2	450–500	450	250.00–295.00	272.50
1	500–550	530	160.00	160.00
2	550–600	585	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	415.00–560.00	465.68
7	250–300	279	400.00–480.00	453.40
30	300–350	329	350.00–495.00	434.02
23	350–400	380	390.00–460.00	419.40
55	400–450	430	360.00–457.50	412.08
51	450–500	473	342.50–450.00	399.41
105	500–550	523	335.00–425.00	372.87
97	550–600	575	310.00–380.00	357.35
52	600–650	624	325.00–385.00	351.37
30	650–700	673	300.00–360.00	343.62
12	700–750	714	310.00–340.00	325.41
11	750–800	773	220.00–325.00	293.33
5	800–850	814	265.00–300.00	285.14
1	850–900	850	282.50	282.50
2	900–950	923	220.00–297.50	258.22
2	950–1000	968	240.00–275.00	257.55
1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	442	401.00	401.00
9	450–500	462	398.00	398.00
17	500–550	534	386.00	386.00
7	550–600	552	392.00	392.00
14	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
15	650–700	657	366.00–371.00	367.65
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	480	337.50–347.50	342.60
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	150.00–163.00	156.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	265.00–375.00	333.49
2	250–300	288	295.00–345.00	319.78
11	300–350	323	270.00–370.00	326.80
14	350–400	372	250.00–382.00	309.45
20	400–450	422	230.00–340.00	294.70
15	450–500	475	250.00–327.00	295.38
10	500–550	512	220.00–300.00	267.49
13	550–600	575	215.00–347.00	284.65
9	600–650	625	220.00–297.50	257.96
4	650–700	673	205.00–283.00	235.54
3	700–750	725	165.00–230.00	206.47
2	750–800	768	177.00	177.00
3	800–850	825	167.00–187.50	178.93
1	850–900	890	178.00	178.00
1	900–950	920	167.00	167.00
1	950–1000	975	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	215.00	215.00
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	315	165.00–300.00	235.71
3	350–400	365	160.00–230.00	191.58
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
6	450–500	478	205.00–285.00	253.98
4	500–550	524	157.50–217.00	194.14
3	550–600	568	150.00–200.00	182.18
2	600–650	638	180.00–210.00	194.94
1	700–750	735	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	279.00–285.00	280.98
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	465	260.00–300.00	286.38
3	600–650	628	250.00–260.00	256.68
1	650–700	667	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	345	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	445	149.00	149.00
1	650–700	660	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	298	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	300	337.50	337.50
5	350–400	377	300.00–320.00	315.44
2	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	320.03
8	450–500	486	300.00–327.50	320.55
6	500–550	537	260.00–320.00	277.84
2	550–600	568	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	608	285.00–295.00	290.02
4	650–700	680	270.00–280.00	277.61
1	700–750	726	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	402.00–406.00	404.47
9	500–550	536	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	226	355.00–500.00	411.93
29	250–300	269	320.00–435.00	396.99
49	300–350	323	315.00–465.00	378.97
76	350–400	377	300.00–445.00	374.88
135	400–450	426	305.00–435.00	364.05
115	450–500	471	320.00–393.00	352.69
101	500–550	524	275.00–367.00	331.98
94	550–600	571	275.00–350.00	326.88
79	600–650	622	250.00–345.00	317.37
40	650–700	672	270.00–331.00	309.37
30	700–750	717	247.50–311.00	281.68
11	750–800	769	260.00–315.00	286.71
6	800–850	823	230.00–295.00	271.54
2	850–900	878	216.00–265.00	240.29
2	900–950	910	200.00–204.00	202.01
6	950–1000	963	211.00–220.00	216.81
7	1000–1050	1,024	173.00–212.50	199.99
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	222.50	222.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	177.00	177.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	179.00	179.00
1	500–550	530	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	585	177.00	177.00
1	650–700	660	179.00	179.00
1	750–800	775	169.00	169.00
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	965	164.00	164.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	550	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,487.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,454.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,218	1,500.00–2,650.00	2,224.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,149	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,053.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,795.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	784	1,400.00–2,125.00	1,871.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,143	2,175.00–2,900.00	2,483.95
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,114.15
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,038	2,200.00–3,225.00	2,755.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	2,850.00–3,025.00	2,965.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,126	1,925.00–3,950.00	3,306.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	3,325.00	3,325.00

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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