North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 286 priced lines covering 4,122 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,784 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 757 head. replacement cattle receipts at 95 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,784Last week 2,416Year ago 2,970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 757Last week 565Year ago 771

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 112Year ago 61

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold mostly 5.00-7.00 lower, with instances of steady; Feeder Heifers sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower, with instances of 3.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls sold mostly 3.00-7.00 lower, with instances of steady; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady, with a weak undertone, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	216	240.00–400.00	307.45
5	250–300	267	340.00–415.00	368.23
10	300–350	327	250.00–405.00	366.55
17	350–400	379	340.00–450.00	374.50
41	400–450	424	215.00–395.00	349.52
32	450–500	474	245.00–410.00	326.66
30	500–550	520	200.00–350.00	299.61
29	550–600	575	200.00–375.00	285.04
11	600–650	617	230.00–305.00	273.52
9	650–700	674	185.00–300.00	259.16
9	700–750	722	175.00–275.00	240.10
3	750–800	765	180.00–250.00	204.32
2	800–850	823	180.00–210.00	194.68
4	850–900	864	185.00–245.00	203.62
2	900–950	908	170.00–180.00	175.04
3	950–1000	979	150.00–185.00	166.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	280	285.00–332.00	309.34
2	300–350	330	322.00–325.00	323.57
7	350–400	378	185.00–330.00	285.93
8	400–450	424	240.00–310.00	290.59
11	450–500	473	150.00–287.00	257.95
5	500–550	529	165.00–250.00	214.22
4	550–600	576	175.00–250.00	220.31
2	600–650	630	180.00–232.00	206.21
2	700–750	713	132.50–165.00	148.92
1	750–800	780	137.50	137.50
1	850–900	880	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	334	320.00–342.50	330.91
5	350–400	360	300.00–335.00	317.75
2	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	304.76
1	450–500	478	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	784	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	304	224.00	224.00
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	412	225.00–235.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	471	250.00–255.00	252.56
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	525	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	430.00–440.00	435.33
3	350–400	375	350.00–420.00	376.96
6	400–450	426	330.00–430.00	358.70
7	450–500	471	350.00–390.00	378.51
21	500–550	525	305.00–335.00	318.89
6	550–600	567	280.00–345.00	318.16
6	600–650	622	250.00–306.00	286.66
4	650–700	679	280.00–317.00	300.33
2	700–750	732	230.00–265.00	247.89
2	750–800	773	222.50–260.00	241.31
1	850–900	860	197.50	197.50
1	900–950	906	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	478	300.00–310.00	304.92
3	500–550	515	250.00–310.00	287.12
3	550–600	589	235.00–250.00	244.99
2	600–650	636	247.50–250.00	248.74
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	200–250	226	380.00–535.00	461.75
50	250–300	277	345.00–525.00	460.94
78	300–350	324	310.00–505.00	435.37
88	350–400	375	310.00–487.50	409.77
127	400–450	423	300.00–460.00	403.38
125	450–500	472	300.00–460.00	373.50
147	500–550	524	290.00–397.50	351.43
112	550–600	574	265.00–408.00	336.15
83	600–650	626	250.00–360.00	319.34
60	650–700	673	250.00–350.00	303.14
32	700–750	715	240.00–337.00	289.92
25	750–800	774	210.00–310.00	269.04
16	800–850	826	185.00–285.00	246.99
7	850–900	868	200.00–265.00	232.09
6	900–950	916	194.00–257.00	220.48
8	950–1000	969	185.00–255.00	206.11
1	1000–1050	1,030	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00–330.00	315.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	465	255.00–317.00	287.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	363	357.50–390.00	374.09
3	400–450	407	337.50–375.00	361.02
13	450–500	468	320.00–385.00	354.49
17	500–550	527	205.00–369.00	306.74
4	550–600	569	310.00–350.00	326.52
6	600–650	624	300.00–318.00	305.11
10	650–700	687	230.00–312.50	292.30
2	700–750	708	235.00–250.00	242.42
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	838	210.00–260.00	234.93
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	542	416.00	416.00
60	600–650	628	388.00–396.00	391.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	370.00–450.00	424.96
7	250–300	267	420.00–487.00	450.94
20	300–350	327	400.00–500.00	455.80
29	350–400	374	355.00–515.00	438.99
47	400–450	426	375.00–470.00	423.11
51	450–500	473	340.00–440.00	399.20
103	500–550	519	335.00–412.00	375.57
76	550–600	573	300.00–400.00	364.78
63	600–650	617	265.00–380.00	349.50
38	650–700	674	300.00–362.50	335.11
24	700–750	710	295.00–355.00	324.30
22	750–800	773	300.00–355.00	322.21
3	800–850	812	230.00–325.00	277.06
6	850–900	869	270.00–325.00	302.25
3	900–950	925	237.00–285.00	264.70
1	950–1000	970	297.50	297.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	438	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	480	347.50	347.50
5	500–550	525	290.00–345.00	315.63
3	550–600	577	300.00–340.00	324.70
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	304.00	304.00
4	250–300	273	255.00–310.00	283.88
3	350–400	372	280.00–300.00	293.63
3	400–450	413	230.00–275.00	260.48
6	450–500	467	250.00–280.00	266.11
3	500–550	525	230.00–255.00	238.33
3	550–600	575	200.00–225.00	216.59
4	600–650	615	200.00–225.00	214.91
3	650–700	673	165.00–197.50	176.10
2	700–750	728	155.00–180.00	167.54
1	750–800	760	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	312	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	424	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	548	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	634	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	330.00–380.00	358.82
8	250–300	273	225.00–360.00	326.07
13	300–350	330	205.00–360.00	313.48
16	350–400	379	275.00–415.00	357.96
28	400–450	423	220.00–355.00	329.79
39	450–500	476	175.00–357.50	310.08
24	500–550	521	215.00–327.50	289.67
21	550–600	571	175.00–310.00	274.76
18	600–650	622	195.00–297.00	274.31
7	650–700	670	210.00–255.00	232.86
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	758	185.00–240.00	202.49
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	868	177.50–190.00	183.62
1	950–1000	955	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	236	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	298	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	442	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	208	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	278	325.00–350.00	337.59
6	350–400	373	320.00–380.00	352.31
12	400–450	429	317.50–365.00	344.76
8	450–500	471	267.00–345.00	325.92
4	500–550	520	280.00–305.00	292.56
5	550–600	580	297.50–310.00	302.44
4	600–650	611	280.00–305.00	295.72
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	980	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	320.00–330.00	325.07
3	400–450	432	265.00–300.00	286.30
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	265.00–275.00	270.14
2	600–650	615	187.50–270.00	227.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	482	380.00–382.00	380.63
17	500–550	502	391.00	391.00
51	600–650	629	371.00	371.00
3	700–750	712	315.00	315.00
4	850–900	881	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	666	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	782	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	223	340.00–560.00	425.49
35	250–300	275	340.00–465.00	413.38
63	300–350	326	315.00–440.00	394.54
120	350–400	375	310.00–465.00	394.19
155	400–450	423	292.00–415.00	372.56
171	450–500	472	300.00–390.00	359.51
144	500–550	524	250.00–375.00	334.46
115	550–600	570	250.00–357.50	331.13
87	600–650	621	250.00–342.00	309.40
41	650–700	664	185.00–325.00	290.02
22	700–750	723	200.00–310.00	274.88
16	750–800	770	220.00–307.50	260.14
12	800–850	819	200.00–270.00	228.01
2	850–900	878	220.00–255.00	237.35
8	900–950	925	180.00–250.00	223.77
6	950–1000	967	187.50–265.00	230.08
3	1000–1050	1,025	235.00–242.00	238.95
1	1050–1100	1,060	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
4	750–800	763	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	873	208.00	208.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	323	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	464	345.00–355.00	349.21
4	500–550	518	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	478	249.00–300.00	274.37
1	550–600	560	312.50	312.50
3	600–650	620	205.00–260.00	238.18
1	650–700	686	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	180.00–185.00	182.52
1	300–350	335	159.00	159.00
1	650–700	675	182.00	182.00
1	800–850	805	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	582	220.00–250.00	235.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	787	195.00–225.00	211.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	185.00	185.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	898	225.00	225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	738	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	604	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,349.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	938	1,175.00–3,175.00	2,587.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,342.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	969	1,650.00–2,575.00	2,229.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,128	167.50	167.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,725.00	2,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,205.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,089	200.00–247.50	223.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,051	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,833.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	867	1,100.00–2,400.00	1,513.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,200	159.00–200.00	179.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,218	237.50	237.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,243	177.50–237.50	197.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,122	182.00	182.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,302	162.50	162.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,197	165.00–166.00	165.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,278	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,580.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,254.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,194	197.50	197.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	640	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	150.00–157.00	152.30
32	—	968	98.00–141.00	115.60
12	—	910	85.00–105.00	96.26
90	—	1,032	127.00–150.00	138.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	230.00	230.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,525	142.00–167.50	150.50
2	—	1,310	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,510	165.00–180.00	173.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	1,310	135.00–171.00	159.31
23	—	1,177	96.00–146.00	136.11
50	—	1,337	155.00–189.00	171.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	211.00	211.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,552	183.00–227.50	200.10
78	—	1,609	164.00–197.00	183.43
20	—	1,227	140.00–178.00	162.21

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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