North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 253 priced lines covering 3,361 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,068 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 687 head. replacement cattle receipts at 81 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,068Last week 3,778Year ago 2,254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 687Last week 591Year ago 1,130

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 88Year ago 57

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold weak, with Steers over 600lbs selling weak with few instances of 4.00-6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 10.00-12.00 lower with instances of 3.00-5.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls sold unevenly steady, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	330.00–370.00	342.48
5	250–300	275	260.00–330.00	297.49
11	300–350	329	290.00–375.00	318.49
17	350–400	376	280.00–345.00	316.18
27	400–450	427	225.00–369.00	303.54
32	450–500	474	200.00–325.00	287.15
21	500–550	517	225.00–302.00	268.43
15	550–600	578	185.00–312.50	251.20
14	600–650	634	195.00–285.00	253.52
7	650–700	672	210.00–270.00	237.81
7	700–750	724	201.00–230.00	213.57
3	750–800	763	180.00–220.00	199.96
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	860	175.00–205.00	189.91
1	900–950	905	180.00	180.00
3	950–1000	973	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	265.00	265.00
2	250–300	278	285.00–315.00	299.59
4	300–350	315	230.00–297.00	252.69
8	350–400	376	215.00–280.00	251.37
5	400–450	430	200.00–250.00	232.86
5	450–500	462	185.00–250.00	227.27
5	500–550	521	210.00–245.00	223.68
2	550–600	593	159.00–210.00	184.39
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	284	262.50	262.50
1	300–350	322	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	370	200.00–250.00	226.08
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	274	272.50	272.50
1	300–350	308	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	333	230.00–250.00	240.38
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	432	250.00–300.00	275.02
7	450–500	469	270.00–290.00	279.85
3	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	266.60
3	550–600	570	230.00–265.00	246.35
3	650–700	660	240.00–260.00	253.23
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	265.00	265.00
2	200–250	219	292.50–320.00	307.07
1	250–300	264	322.50	322.50
2	300–350	320	325.00–335.00	329.84
3	400–450	423	315.00–320.00	318.27
1	450–500	480	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	579	270.00–300.00	285.26
6	600–650	625	250.00–262.00	254.52
3	700–750	733	240.00–252.50	248.35
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	504	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	578	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	324	370.00–387.50	378.91
11	450–500	464	375.00–417.50	386.02
10	500–550	516	340.00–360.00	352.96
4	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
11	700–750	706	302.50–319.00	310.99
12	750–800	764	311.00–319.50	317.32
14	800–850	819	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	332.50–355.00	344.23
20	200–250	225	350.00–480.00	402.71
30	250–300	271	330.00–447.00	379.02
53	300–350	323	327.50–430.00	373.98
72	350–400	374	335.00–460.00	397.07
85	400–450	421	320.00–445.00	374.87
159	450–500	473	275.00–387.00	350.40
108	500–550	523	260.00–362.00	324.89
114	550–600	573	275.00–350.00	321.94
77	600–650	623	260.00–345.00	305.97
41	650–700	677	250.00–330.00	289.17
20	700–750	723	230.00–295.00	267.90
13	750–800	758	245.00–302.50	266.38
5	800–850	833	182.00–282.50	227.86
9	850–900	877	182.50–295.00	235.06
4	900–950	923	210.00–252.00	234.87
4	950–1000	964	182.50–217.00	203.67
1	1000–1050	1,030	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	330	325.00–365.00	339.92
8	350–400	377	300.00–377.50	357.34
12	400–450	422	265.00–350.00	320.84
19	450–500	476	287.50–365.00	325.14
3	500–550	533	280.00–310.00	296.75
5	550–600	565	262.00–295.00	279.13
3	600–650	630	290.00–300.00	295.07
3	650–700	675	240.00–295.00	273.64
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	368	210.00–260.00	238.96
4	400–450	416	185.00–260.00	222.00
3	450–500	472	230.00–250.00	236.64
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	488	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00
9	250–300	279	365.00–460.00	426.79
13	300–350	331	320.00–467.00	412.36
23	350–400	376	350.00–450.00	420.38
34	400–450	423	350.00–445.00	412.92
86	450–500	472	349.00–420.00	391.76
58	500–550	526	320.00–400.00	366.30
48	550–600	577	300.00–387.50	357.15
40	600–650	623	310.00–375.00	357.53
47	650–700	670	305.00–372.50	347.37
18	700–750	719	295.00–350.00	329.29
8	750–800	763	270.00–357.50	314.98
2	800–850	838	280.00–295.00	287.52
2	850–900	863	270.00–300.00	284.78
4	900–950	927	200.00–295.00	247.65
1	1000–1050	1,014	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	323	362.50–365.00	363.76
3	400–450	418	255.00–305.00	286.46
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	613	155.00–315.00	234.02
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	317.50	317.50
4	600–650	629	199.00–350.00	307.50
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
5	750–800	754	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	745	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	475	410.00–412.00	411.31
14	500–550	530	385.00–400.00	391.47
16	550–600	581	382.00–385.00	383.29
10	600–650	617	367.50–380.00	375.05
3	700–750	726	351.00	351.00
10	800–850	803	338.50	338.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	300.00–335.00	317.13
2	250–300	275	340.00–345.00	342.55
6	300–350	330	300.00–360.00	343.38
11	350–400	370	300.00–367.00	336.89
21	400–450	426	230.00–360.00	328.55
28	450–500	476	205.00–367.50	322.39
23	500–550	518	225.00–339.00	301.57
24	550–600	572	225.00–340.00	282.47
7	600–650	623	225.00–285.00	268.95
13	650–700	671	200.00–265.00	237.50
4	700–750	720	195.00–265.00	236.48
3	750–800	775	192.50–240.00	219.60
2	850–900	873	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	985	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	210.00	210.00
2	250–300	288	210.00–295.00	253.61
3	300–350	317	200.00–245.00	224.32
2	350–400	363	260.00–280.00	270.34
13	400–450	423	225.00–285.00	259.80
6	450–500	467	240.00–270.00	257.86
8	500–550	523	185.00–262.00	219.08
6	550–600	573	225.00–250.00	238.09
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	276	222.50–280.00	245.73
3	350–400	385	207.50–268.00	238.93
1	400–450	432	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	150.00–212.50	180.35
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	300.00–320.00	310.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	177.50	177.50
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	200–250	224	350.00–501.00	425.72
31	250–300	280	360.00–450.00	416.33
46	300–350	326	350.00–455.00	408.76
50	350–400	374	325.00–449.00	393.16
112	400–450	423	320.00–440.00	391.29
100	450–500	475	300.00–405.00	367.53
120	500–550	521	300.00–395.00	345.23
94	550–600	573	280.00–380.00	331.98
50	600–650	623	260.00–350.00	310.40
35	650–700	667	215.00–325.00	288.38
25	700–750	717	225.00–310.00	275.04
10	750–800	768	230.00–290.00	268.14
7	800–850	826	205.00–280.00	251.74
4	850–900	871	195.00–260.00	222.20
6	900–950	921	167.50–227.50	205.79
3	950–1000	976	210.00–232.50	220.50
2	1000–1050	1,013	217.00–228.00	222.46
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	244	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	284	300.00–305.00	302.59
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	457	250.00–265.00	257.47
2	550–600	588	250.00–290.00	270.09
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00–350.00	335.58
4	300–350	335	315.00–375.00	349.89
9	350–400	368	315.00–370.00	344.22
9	400–450	426	330.00–377.50	355.76
3	450–500	476	300.00–325.00	314.71
6	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	304.57
2	550–600	559	297.50–317.50	307.52
4	600–650	634	260.00–292.50	273.57
4	650–700	688	207.50–302.00	244.85
1	700–750	732	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	167.50	167.50
1	700–750	700	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
6	700–750	748	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	680	212.00	212.00
2	800–850	835	190.00–200.00	195.06
3	850–900	868	177.00–200.00	190.50
1	900–950	930	202.00	202.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	712	177.50	177.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	172.50	172.50
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	672	165.00–185.00	175.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	864	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	719	207.50–217.50	212.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	629	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,821.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	854	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,488.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	2,800.00–3,125.00	2,950.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,076	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	781	1,500.00–2,775.00	2,193.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	1,800.00–3,300.00	2,699.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,851.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,217.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	943	1,400.00–2,400.00	1,953.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,190	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,193.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,077	1,150.00–2,950.00	2,122.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	950.00–2,325.00	1,695.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,000	130.00–155.00	143.38
8	—	799	90.00–105.00	100.11
22	—	1,021	155.00–166.00	158.74
31	—	870	100.00–139.00	120.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,282	164.00–194.00	174.61
254	—	1,252	124.00–175.00	163.88
30	—	1,124	120.00–149.00	139.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	183.00	183.00
14	—	1,430	150.00–170.50	157.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,317	159.00–173.00	164.29
19	—	1,615	199.00–218.00	203.03
45	—	1,588	172.00–199.00	185.78

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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