North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 278 priced lines covering 3,264 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,837 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 679 head. replacement cattle receipts at 93 head. Counted as USDA files them — 40 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,837Last week 3,068Year ago 2,444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 679Last week 687Year ago 666

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 81Year ago 78

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling mostly steady with a weak market undertone; Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls sold 15.00-20.00 higher, with few comparable lots over 600lbs; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady, although a weak market undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
8	300–350	319	350.00–400.00	371.70
16	350–400	372	210.00–395.00	347.52
30	400–450	426	270.00–395.00	354.56
38	450–500	476	275.00–405.00	346.17
23	500–550	522	305.00–360.00	332.46
13	550–600	577	245.00–340.00	305.21
16	600–650	619	175.00–310.00	276.09
10	650–700	675	175.00–290.00	248.61
2	700–750	730	175.00–260.00	217.79
7	750–800	765	150.00–265.00	190.79
4	800–850	813	165.00–200.00	187.48
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	922	155.00–175.00	166.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	275.00–315.00	296.74
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
12	350–400	373	275.00–325.00	298.22
5	400–450	421	240.00–280.00	266.26
8	450–500	473	180.00–315.00	274.70
5	500–550	516	265.00–300.00	286.62
4	550–600	581	150.00–275.00	213.83
3	600–650	625	210.00–265.00	234.93
3	650–700	665	150.00–225.00	194.29
2	700–750	713	155.00–195.00	175.07
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	364	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	742	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	188	297.00	297.00
2	250–300	276	250.00–280.00	264.78
1	300–350	344	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	364	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	404	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	482	192.50	192.50
2	550–600	554	180.00–200.00	190.07
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	362.47
5	400–450	422	377.50–415.00	394.94
5	450–500	478	345.00–395.00	364.39
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
10	550–600	575	280.00–320.00	303.50
4	600–650	629	270.00–295.00	283.74
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	835	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	972	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	427	205.00–340.00	259.54
2	500–550	540	270.00–290.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	221	420.00–530.00	474.91
26	250–300	275	350.00–485.00	445.02
44	300–350	328	350.00–482.00	435.16
66	350–400	373	350.00–467.50	420.67
73	400–450	422	320.00–450.00	408.93
70	450–500	467	300.00–436.00	387.18
108	500–550	524	255.00–410.00	362.42
102	550–600	570	304.00–395.00	350.83
57	600–650	624	250.00–360.00	326.38
29	650–700	669	270.00–340.00	314.05
24	700–750	715	250.00–340.00	294.84
11	750–800	777	215.00–315.00	272.82
12	800–850	819	170.00–290.00	257.38
5	850–900	865	190.00–292.50	245.65
6	900–950	918	195.00–242.00	226.93
5	950–1000	968	200.00–232.00	210.78
4	1000–1050	1,019	200.00–230.00	211.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	250.00–285.00	263.60
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	467	225.00–320.00	255.88
3	500–550	522	190.00–289.00	248.38
2	550–600	585	275.00–295.00	285.09
1	600–650	600	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	760	157.00	157.00
2	800–850	813	189.00–200.00	194.48
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	367	342.00–395.00	372.81
10	400–450	418	310.00–390.00	366.91
26	450–500	479	340.00–385.00	363.85
15	500–550	526	300.00–370.00	347.03
7	550–600	580	260.00–355.00	294.21
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	663	280.00–295.00	289.87
2	700–750	728	240.00–265.00	252.46
2	750–800	773	215.00–240.00	227.86
2	800–850	815	240.00–250.00	245.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	365.00	365.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	492	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	704	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	595	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	710	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	436.50	436.50
7	350–400	382	477.50	477.50
8	400–450	439	453.00–456.00	454.12
17	450–500	486	436.00–440.00	436.52
19	500–550	509	415.00–422.50	416.87
17	550–600	563	390.00–391.00	390.36
3	600–650	611	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	424	345.00–375.00	359.59
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	355.00	355.00
5	600–650	630	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	410.00–540.00	488.05
4	250–300	281	410.00–490.00	451.37
25	300–350	326	370.00–480.00	436.21
22	350–400	388	315.00–460.00	433.10
45	400–450	426	330.00–445.00	412.43
44	450–500	478	380.00–440.00	413.44
61	500–550	526	330.00–415.00	380.99
41	550–600	576	335.00–387.50	373.03
35	600–650	620	315.00–377.50	356.63
27	650–700	672	306.00–364.00	345.27
9	700–750	718	300.00–337.50	319.76
9	750–800	767	304.00–331.00	324.16
2	800–850	818	275.00–315.00	294.82
2	850–900	870	242.00–290.00	265.72
2	900–950	920	225.00–305.00	265.87
7	950–1000	962	260.00–317.50	303.93
3	1000–1050	1,027	242.00–300.00	279.20
1	1050–1100	1,060	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	260.00–280.00	270.22
2	250–300	273	250.00–315.00	280.41
9	300–350	322	270.00–320.00	296.32
5	350–400	382	225.00–310.00	250.51
9	400–450	425	272.00–310.00	293.94
9	450–500	472	250.00–310.00	282.95
9	500–550	521	210.00–270.00	248.65
2	550–600	585	185.00–235.00	209.57
4	600–650	621	180.00–237.50	212.22
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	668	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	280.00	280.00
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	338	235.00–255.00	244.70
2	350–400	379	260.00–265.00	262.41
1	400–450	446	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	576	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	234	340.00–390.00	364.74
7	250–300	274	335.00–380.00	356.29
12	300–350	321	330.00–375.00	357.16
13	350–400	367	320.00–375.00	356.65
18	400–450	427	275.00–365.00	339.77
28	450–500	476	200.00–355.00	321.27
13	500–550	520	280.00–335.00	303.48
17	550–600	571	175.00–305.00	278.03
10	600–650	620	190.00–300.00	262.94
5	650–700	667	259.00–267.00	261.97
8	700–750	725	195.00–255.00	230.69
7	750–800	771	175.00–222.50	199.19
1	800–850	835	162.50	162.50
1	850–900	865	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	980	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	313	312.50–395.00	366.89
3	350–400	383	300.00–370.00	346.87
5	400–450	427	320.00–335.00	324.05
9	450–500	476	315.00–330.00	322.21
9	500–550	516	250.00–330.00	294.27
11	550–600	569	227.50–330.00	294.74
8	600–650	621	272.50–297.50	284.97
6	650–700	677	255.00–277.50	268.65
6	700–750	717	260.00–280.00	275.81
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	622	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	723	200.00–210.00	204.91
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	150.00–200.00	176.17
2	400–450	430	155.00–175.00	164.88
2	450–500	470	135.00–170.00	152.13
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	590	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	380.00–390.00	384.97
6	400–450	408	380.00–405.00	396.33
7	450–500	464	376.00	376.00
13	500–550	502	380.00–383.00	382.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	200–250	222	345.00–510.00	440.66
30	250–300	271	340.00–470.00	407.03
49	300–350	324	325.00–430.00	391.93
64	350–400	377	310.00–425.00	385.24
119	400–450	424	270.00–415.00	371.33
126	450–500	472	280.00–405.00	362.83
120	500–550	520	275.00–367.50	343.96
108	550–600	572	255.00–355.00	336.56
64	600–650	623	225.00–345.00	316.33
27	650–700	671	270.00–345.00	305.23
23	700–750	723	240.00–317.00	287.14
12	750–800	773	215.00–317.00	265.75
4	800–850	814	225.00–257.50	238.56
6	850–900	873	212.50–250.00	234.04
8	900–950	925	195.00–227.50	213.54
6	950–1000	968	190.00–245.00	208.38
2	1000–1050	1,030	177.50–240.00	208.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	395.00–425.00	410.83
1	400–450	408	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	467	361.00–365.00	363.60
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	197.50	197.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	267.50	267.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	692	147.50	147.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	832	137.50–235.00	185.55
2	950–1000	998	142.50–160.00	151.25
1	1000–1050	1,014	147.50	147.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	162.00	162.00
1	500–550	530	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	980	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	822	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	739	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,296.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,069	3,000.00–4,400.00	3,791.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,093.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	896	1,950.00–3,450.00	2,556.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	876	1,825.00–4,000.00	2,640.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,500.00–3,250.00	2,780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	2,125.00–3,200.00	2,580.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,128.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	892	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,216	5,100.00	5,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	142.50	142.50
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	802	202.50	202.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	162.50–200.00	175.48
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	580	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,018.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,050.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	946	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,605.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,608.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	833	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,300.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,189.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,169	1,775.00–2,600.00	2,196.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,210	1,550.00–2,600.00	2,113.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,466	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,404	157.00–183.00	170.40
29	—	1,494	140.00–174.00	151.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
15	—	1,167	123.00–146.00	135.22
216	—	1,284	129.00–172.00	160.95
30	—	1,237	145.00–215.00	171.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	997	147.50–205.00	156.67
104	—	1,050	125.00–151.00	141.36
15	—	888	42.00–105.00	90.77
33	—	983	105.00–129.00	118.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,505	157.00–201.00	184.70
16	—	1,219	140.00–176.00	163.39
26	—	1,593	170.00–220.00	201.41

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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