North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 270 priced lines covering 4,111 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,778 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 591 head. replacement cattle receipts at 88 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,778Last week 2,638Year ago 3,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 591Last week 593Year ago 834

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 89Year ago 83

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling sharply lower; Feeder Bulls sold 4.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	315.00–382.50	359.96
2	350–400	373	245.00–375.00	314.01
4	400–450	441	310.00–350.00	332.69
9	450–500	471	300.00–360.00	333.99
4	500–550	541	302.50–322.50	316.20
8	550–600	581	259.00–290.00	274.69
6	600–650	619	270.00–300.00	280.76
4	650–700	672	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	738	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	965	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	235.00–290.00	262.74
4	300–350	324	185.00–260.00	238.19
4	400–450	429	180.00–275.00	235.22
4	450–500	465	155.00–290.00	208.59
2	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	628	185.00–230.00	207.05
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	330.00–345.00	337.26
3	250–300	288	345.00–355.00	350.03
9	300–350	322	240.00–375.00	323.54
5	350–400	376	350.00–385.00	364.11
12	400–450	432	300.00–355.00	331.32
15	450–500	475	250.00–360.00	307.47
15	500–550	514	225.00–325.00	284.48
12	550–600	573	250.00–310.00	282.62
5	600–650	627	200.00–282.00	264.17
3	650–700	677	225.00–285.00	254.51
3	700–750	720	180.00–255.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	940	155.00–180.00	165.34
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	277.50	277.50
2	350–400	359	250.00–280.00	265.04
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	438	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	432	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	612	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	230.00–250.00	238.30
1	350–400	376	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.95
2	500–550	518	245.00–280.00	262.25
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
4	650–700	684	200.00–252.50	237.71
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	450.00	450.00
14	200–250	220	380.00–495.00	428.87
31	250–300	280	385.00–470.00	420.46
47	300–350	326	350.00–455.00	409.83
58	350–400	380	320.00–435.00	401.19
90	400–450	426	335.00–435.00	386.25
112	450–500	471	310.00–432.50	369.08
95	500–550	522	295.00–387.00	341.39
90	550–600	572	280.00–560.00	324.93
64	600–650	619	260.00–365.00	314.74
26	650–700	673	245.00–339.00	302.76
27	700–750	721	220.00–320.00	286.27
16	750–800	767	245.00–302.50	275.23
8	800–850	827	210.00–275.00	251.94
6	850–900	872	197.50–270.00	238.98
2	900–950	908	200.00–232.00	215.96
1	950–1000	984	232.50	232.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	404.00	404.00
4	500–550	523	370.00–392.00	386.43
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	345.00–350.00	348.32
6	250–300	272	280.00–320.00	308.37
8	300–350	311	250.00–350.00	317.02
17	350–400	376	230.00–350.00	304.37
29	400–450	424	200.00–325.00	292.92
26	450–500	470	250.00–317.50	288.27
14	500–550	516	170.00–335.00	268.43
9	550–600	571	215.00–282.00	254.42
4	600–650	616	225.00–280.00	254.41
5	650–700	678	210.00–302.50	249.27
3	700–750	725	192.00–230.00	215.45
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	823	165.00–180.00	172.58
3	850–900	870	162.00–182.50	172.35
3	900–950	932	162.50–169.00	166.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	227.00	227.00
3	250–300	290	200.00–235.00	216.35
2	300–350	338	297.00–300.00	298.51
3	350–400	372	250.00–275.00	264.26
6	400–450	421	200.00–250.00	232.22
5	450–500	476	205.00–250.00	239.16
4	500–550	526	149.00–205.00	170.32
2	550–600	590	200.00–225.00	212.50
2	600–650	623	165.00–167.00	165.96
3	650–700	673	150.00–200.00	171.79
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	357.00	357.00
4	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	825	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	200.00–245.00	230.00
2	400–450	413	225.00–295.00	260.64
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	608	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	602	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	275.00–280.00	277.39
3	250–300	274	265.00–320.00	292.38
3	300–350	329	317.50–330.00	322.56
4	350–400	366	260.00–320.00	290.04
8	400–450	418	237.50–330.00	280.03
5	450–500	472	270.00–325.00	291.02
7	500–550	519	270.00–303.00	292.04
17	550–600	586	250.00–297.00	280.49
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
14	350–400	382	385.00–427.50	389.30
3	450–500	465	357.50–360.00	358.34
8	500–550	513	342.50–348.00	345.29
5	550–600	584	331.00–342.50	335.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	527	342.00–345.00	343.80
10	600–650	638	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
6	700–750	741	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	225	350.00–475.00	408.31
30	250–300	277	330.00–450.00	385.00
53	300–350	331	335.00–445.00	388.64
97	350–400	375	330.00–435.00	384.16
166	400–450	430	310.00–425.00	368.50
172	450–500	472	290.00–394.00	353.72
161	500–550	526	270.00–382.50	336.43
233	550–600	561	285.00–365.00	340.94
165	600–650	635	270.00–347.75	333.58
34	650–700	671	245.00–330.00	291.12
86	700–750	738	200.00–324.50	310.64
16	750–800	772	240.00–290.00	265.94
31	800–850	833	205.00–313.00	283.12
4	850–900	878	220.00–297.00	248.99
7	900–950	934	224.00–275.00	263.72
1	950–1000	980	232.00	232.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	279.00	279.00
3	350–400	370	265.00–300.00	278.76
2	400–450	440	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	450–500	458	250.00–275.00	262.30
2	500–550	503	150.00–279.00	214.82
1	600–650	635	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	690	155.00	155.00
3	700–750	725	130.00–182.00	158.72
1	800–850	825	167.00	167.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	350.00–390.00	370.65
1	500–550	535	342.00	342.00
5	650–700	658	322.00–325.00	322.60
6	800–850	833	308.00	308.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	272.00	272.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	306	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	437.00	437.00
18	450–500	459	435.00	435.00
19	500–550	543	383.00	383.00
15	600–650	642	352.00	352.00
23	700–750	741	332.00–334.00	333.49
2	850–900	870	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	325.00–350.00	337.85
8	350–400	361	355.00–380.00	371.14
9	400–450	429	325.00–385.00	362.98
14	450–500	479	285.00–418.00	352.03
4	500–550	519	280.00–337.00	314.27
28	550–600	566	235.00–389.00	337.02
10	600–650	634	255.00–327.00	296.72
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	705	257.00	257.00
2	750–800	788	170.00–270.00	219.84
2	800–850	815	225.00–250.00	237.73
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	220.00–352.50	288.70
1	500–550	538	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	450.00–470.00	459.82
6	300–350	341	437.50–475.00	453.68
24	350–400	376	435.00–500.00	444.40
6	400–450	410	425.00–447.50	434.56
8	450–500	460	420.00–426.00	422.31
17	500–550	524	377.50–395.00	383.98
9	550–600	581	331.00–335.00	333.20
4	650–700	663	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	226	380.00–460.00	420.73
12	250–300	268	340.00–455.00	420.26
17	300–350	323	380.00–455.00	415.97
35	350–400	377	360.00–465.00	422.21
37	400–450	423	350.00–445.00	411.35
85	450–500	472	340.00–441.00	403.39
60	500–550	525	320.00–389.00	364.38
110	550–600	558	280.00–401.00	380.33
48	600–650	630	307.50–369.00	350.58
193	650–700	664	275.00–373.50	362.93
17	700–750	724	280.00–333.00	313.06
81	750–800	760	200.00–348.50	339.03
59	800–850	838	242.50–322.00	318.65
1	850–900	860	295.00	295.00
17	900–950	931	285.00–305.00	288.04
2	950–1000	978	210.00–275.00	241.92
1	1000–1050	1,025	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	197.50	197.50
1	450–500	485	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	329	295.00–350.00	322.79
3	350–400	389	315.00–330.00	325.24
3	400–450	410	335.00–355.00	346.69
2	450–500	483	340.00–350.00	344.97
3	550–600	592	305.00–340.00	327.63
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	127.50	127.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	652	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	845	228.00	228.00
1	900–950	935	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,838.16
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,599.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,348	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,380.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,158	1,750.00–2,725.00	2,332.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	948	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,747.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,146	1,275.00–2,650.00	2,157.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,081	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,549.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	465	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	758	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	866	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,230.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	904	1,775.00–3,525.00	2,577.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	942	1,225.00–2,950.00	2,256.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,246	160.00–197.50	173.85
17	—	1,071	100.00–154.00	141.89
194	—	1,280	132.00–175.00	163.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	915	102.00–130.00	120.28
77	—	998	120.00–165.00	144.57
16	—	1,080	157.00–200.00	160.55
8	—	825	80.00–110.00	99.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,442	149.00–160.00	154.05
10	—	1,550	159.00–168.00	163.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,281	139.00–174.00	158.95
35	—	1,544	160.00–194.00	182.18
31	—	1,686	180.00–214.00	201.49
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,325	170.00	170.00

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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