North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 254 priced lines covering 2,748 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,416 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 565 head. replacement cattle receipts at 112 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,416Last week 2,837Year ago 2,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 565Last week 679Year ago 535

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 93Year ago 17

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold unevenly steady, with instances of 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold

2.00-3.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls sold 5.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold steady with a

weak undertone, with Slaughter Bulls selling 2.00-3.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	320.00–360.00	343.77
1	250–300	290	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	348	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	376	350.00–375.00	359.87
3	400–450	425	340.00–347.50	344.95
2	450–500	480	312.50–320.00	316.25
3	500–550	529	290.00–302.50	296.51
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	636	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	680	252.50–287.00	270.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	378	250.00–265.00	259.98
4	400–450	411	242.00–325.00	291.64
4	450–500	484	230.00–285.00	269.28
3	550–600	573	220.00–255.00	234.85
2	600–650	623	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	775	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	536	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	295.00–305.00	300.26
1	300–350	330	282.50	282.50
4	350–400	373	300.00–335.00	320.11
3	400–450	417	300.00–322.50	313.92
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	365.00–380.00	368.63
6	300–350	332	250.00–400.00	346.98
6	350–400	374	200.00–370.00	329.96
17	400–450	427	250.00–395.00	363.33
19	450–500	472	170.00–380.00	324.31
20	500–550	521	230.00–350.00	296.38
14	550–600	570	200.00–325.00	279.92
6	600–650	626	265.00–305.00	287.60
7	650–700	666	225.00–295.00	251.73
6	700–750	729	175.00–250.00	213.34
1	750–800	795	237.50	237.50
3	800–850	821	180.00–230.00	203.76
2	850–900	863	160.00–185.00	172.46
2	900–950	921	150.00–197.50	173.89
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	415	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	530	200.00–210.00	206.79
5	550–600	567	150.00–185.00	170.76
1	600–650	600	172.00	172.00
2	650–700	658	175.00–187.00	180.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	432	320.00–337.50	329.07
2	450–500	461	282.50–302.50	292.74
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	224	300.00–535.00	446.00
35	250–300	273	350.00–515.00	448.23
36	300–350	326	370.00–504.00	434.13
59	350–400	374	317.00–475.00	415.48
84	400–450	420	320.00–460.00	412.64
85	450–500	474	310.00–422.00	382.67
75	500–550	521	300.00–397.00	357.01
69	550–600	572	290.00–380.00	336.95
67	600–650	618	260.00–375.00	321.85
25	650–700	667	245.00–352.50	306.24
30	700–750	718	220.00–320.00	282.62
18	750–800	763	200.00–302.50	258.19
9	800–850	819	200.00–317.00	245.81
13	850–900	876	195.00–265.00	226.87
9	900–950	929	204.00–250.00	222.24
9	950–1000	967	200.00–283.00	249.73
3	1000–1050	1,008	200.00–210.00	206.69
1	1050–1100	1,065	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	812	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	385.00–392.50	386.31
1	550–600	564	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	507	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	253	180.00–275.00	228.95
4	300–350	323	265.00–315.00	288.88
3	350–400	363	200.00–270.00	237.48
4	400–450	430	250.00–302.00	276.67
5	450–500	478	245.00–302.00	271.16
7	500–550	528	225.00–282.00	249.97
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	297	260.00–270.00	264.98
1	300–350	324	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	362	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	345.00–350.00	347.45
6	250–300	283	320.00–380.00	340.59
7	300–350	318	305.00–390.00	349.93
12	350–400	376	330.00–395.00	351.96
14	400–450	417	260.00–380.00	332.42
21	450–500	477	295.00–359.00	324.99
18	500–550	518	260.00–350.00	308.51
14	550–600	566	190.00–305.00	269.43
14	600–650	623	245.00–290.00	268.40
6	650–700	674	225.00–260.00	246.58
6	700–750	717	177.00–272.50	224.00
1	750–800	795	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	800	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	150.00–212.00	191.60
1	350–400	390	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	430	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	468	200.00–210.00	205.13
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	336	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	564	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	664	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	774	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	230	350.00–525.00	429.04
31	250–300	273	345.00–445.00	401.70
60	300–350	327	305.00–440.00	397.81
67	350–400	377	295.00–435.00	398.22
111	400–450	422	280.00–460.00	383.53
106	450–500	473	270.00–410.00	364.48
121	500–550	527	300.00–395.00	346.69
53	550–600	574	240.00–390.00	325.31
63	600–650	615	240.00–370.00	316.67
44	650–700	675	240.00–335.00	300.49
23	700–750	725	220.00–315.00	287.59
11	750–800	775	205.00–297.50	261.29
12	800–850	816	207.50–295.00	246.73
7	850–900	871	195.00–295.00	232.79
4	900–950	919	200.00–292.50	240.09
3	950–1000	973	220.00–229.00	225.52
2	1000–1050	1,013	197.00–205.00	201.03
1	1050–1100	1,080	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	580	338.00	338.00
21	600–650	624	340.00–370.00	343.24
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	840	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	417	180.00–300.00	257.44
2	450–500	475	200.00–295.00	245.50
3	500–550	537	210.00–280.00	234.91
3	550–600	568	155.00–250.00	217.07
2	600–650	610	150.00–205.00	177.50
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	344	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	332.00	332.00
4	400–450	416	360.00–385.00	368.85
4	450–500	468	310.00–380.00	332.75
5	500–550	519	260.00–369.00	315.30
3	550–600	573	292.00–335.00	314.12
5	600–650	623	270.00–320.00	301.09
5	650–700	668	260.00–310.00	281.65
4	700–750	709	245.00–280.00	254.92
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	222.00–237.00	229.57
1	300–350	310	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	510	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	465.00–489.00	476.60
6	250–300	271	420.00–515.00	476.28
13	300–350	331	415.00–500.00	452.98
22	350–400	372	330.00–490.00	423.48
36	400–450	422	380.00–495.00	421.48
21	450–500	475	350.00–495.00	404.97
34	500–550	515	314.00–470.00	387.34
37	550–600	575	322.00–387.00	357.59
44	600–650	619	285.00–372.00	352.18
22	650–700	669	300.00–365.00	347.19
27	700–750	723	295.00–345.00	328.10
13	750–800	762	290.00–335.00	319.66
5	800–850	815	265.00–320.00	296.76
2	850–900	870	220.00–295.00	257.93
2	900–950	900	220.00–275.00	247.50
2	950–1000	968	210.00–285.00	247.79
1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	350.00–375.00	360.20
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	437.50	437.50
5	500–550	518	384.00	384.00
1	550–600	556	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	615	357.50–375.00	360.91
6	700–750	701	341.00	341.00
6	800–850	823	326.00	326.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	440	197.00–345.00	271.84
3	450–500	488	335.00–345.00	341.62
5	500–550	528	190.00–325.00	279.39
6	550–600	570	175.00–345.00	303.12
2	600–650	623	150.00–355.00	250.44
3	650–700	673	270.00–340.00	295.01
1	750–800	760	162.50	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	658	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	182.50–187.50	185.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	177.50	177.50
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	762	187.50	187.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	946	180.00–221.00	194.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	858	225.00	225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	981	2,275.00–3,150.00	2,661.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,231	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,052	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,204	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	969	2,850.00–3,950.00	3,453.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,134	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,037	2,900.00–4,100.00	3,781.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,778.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,052	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,228	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,426.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,375.00–3,000.00	2,689.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,057	1,650.00–2,175.00	2,012.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,004	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,079.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,015	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,334.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,975.00–2,425.00	2,273.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,303	1,775.00–2,600.00	2,275.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,117	1,600.00–2,925.00	2,304.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,379.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,200	115.00–148.00	135.88
181	—	1,265	127.00–172.00	159.45
41	—	1,284	151.00–181.00	173.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	179.00	179.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,114	150.00–160.00	152.48
28	—	1,005	100.00–131.00	119.92
58	—	1,057	123.00–150.00	141.83
6	—	946	77.50–105.00	96.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,469	130.00–166.50	150.74
1	—	1,388	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,701	180.00–222.50	204.93
46	—	1,584	160.00–202.50	187.63
14	—	1,250	154.00–175.00	166.31

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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