North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 290 priced lines covering 3,700 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,399 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 617 head. replacement cattle receipts at 74 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,399Last week 3,784Year ago 2,648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 617Last week 757Year ago 580

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 95Year ago 92

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 4.00-8.00 lower, with instances of 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls sold 2.00-8.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 5.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	282.50	282.50
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	472	265.00–300.00	287.88
2	500–550	543	182.00–265.00	223.31
3	550–600	568	185.00–225.00	199.72
1	650–700	675	177.00	177.00
1	700–750	720	189.00	189.00
1	850–900	870	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	333	250.00–390.00	332.12
2	350–400	385	220.00–380.00	297.92
8	400–450	417	325.00–375.00	349.78
5	450–500	482	320.00–370.00	341.71
7	500–550	516	300.00–355.00	321.11
8	550–600	576	280.00–327.00	300.70
8	600–650	617	285.00–336.00	315.73
3	650–700	665	267.00–345.00	315.16
2	700–750	708	260.00–270.00	265.05
1	750–800	780	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	473	155.00–225.00	182.57
4	500–550	526	165.00–197.00	180.89
2	550–600	585	152.00–170.00	161.08
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	389	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	418	320.00–350.00	334.37
3	450–500	488	355.00–365.00	361.69
4	500–550	545	332.50–335.00	333.75
2	550–600	570	317.50–330.00	323.97
2	600–650	632	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	400.00–480.00	456.64
4	500–550	512	396.00–399.00	397.47
18	600–650	604	369.00–378.00	375.51
3	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
8	750–800	756	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	210	410.00–620.00	511.67
5	250–300	265	440.00–500.00	469.74
27	300–350	330	375.00–470.00	444.43
25	350–400	373	385.00–467.00	423.14
51	400–450	424	370.00–480.00	413.24
77	450–500	478	365.00–425.00	395.56
57	500–550	525	325.00–402.00	367.66
49	550–600	569	300.00–375.00	357.86
56	600–650	625	310.00–365.00	346.71
36	650–700	674	270.00–362.50	327.61
21	700–750	716	300.00–370.00	328.56
2	750–800	768	275.00–327.50	300.65
9	800–850	819	280.00–329.00	310.20
4	850–900	871	230.00–319.00	276.21
3	900–950	932	210.00–305.00	255.53
4	950–1000	969	297.50–305.00	300.63
4	1000–1050	1,026	200.00–285.00	251.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	261	270.00–390.00	347.45
13	300–350	318	280.00–395.00	353.32
21	350–400	377	205.00–390.00	354.25
29	400–450	423	320.00–390.00	349.80
32	450–500	473	300.00–365.00	334.59
28	500–550	524	270.00–335.00	307.86
15	550–600	570	250.00–310.00	284.97
20	600–650	619	240.00–290.00	267.85
10	650–700	671	225.00–265.00	247.27
6	700–750	719	179.00–240.00	220.55
5	750–800	767	175.00–200.00	191.35
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	279	280.00–330.00	303.48
5	300–350	336	275.00–315.00	294.94
11	350–400	378	235.00–330.00	296.35
15	400–450	421	250.00–310.00	287.01
6	450–500	475	250.00–307.00	289.18
4	500–550	515	200.00–270.00	242.72
6	550–600	572	200.00–250.00	234.00
3	600–650	625	200.00–230.00	218.08
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	300.00–325.00	312.08
2	250–300	262	300.00–330.00	314.54
2	300–350	302	297.50–302.50	300.02
3	350–400	367	290.00–320.00	303.34
2	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	295.23
1	450–500	472	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	608	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	169	237.50–252.50	244.16
1	250–300	250	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	344	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	383	230.00–270.00	250.37
1	400–450	416	225.00	225.00
3	450–500	481	202.50–220.00	214.47
1	500–550	518	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	598	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	450	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	360.00–375.00	367.10
9	300–350	322	325.00–360.00	348.95
8	350–400	377	335.00–380.00	356.94
9	400–450	430	325.00–365.00	352.47
11	450–500	472	265.00–357.50	315.17
7	500–550	519	280.00–340.00	319.24
14	550–600	568	252.50–325.00	290.80
4	600–650	632	250.00–290.00	267.68
5	650–700	677	245.00–290.00	266.19
4	700–750	727	240.00–270.00	252.81
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
2	900–950	916	167.50–240.00	204.13
1	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	260.00–280.00	270.30
2	350–400	368	315.00–320.00	317.38
2	400–450	405	285.00–300.00	292.50
4	450–500	475	250.00–300.00	273.78
4	500–550	516	225.00–305.00	263.13
4	550–600	585	200.00–290.00	241.11
4	600–650	615	215.00–250.00	234.25
3	650–700	667	220.00–260.00	243.43
1	700–750	730	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	165.00	165.00
2	300–350	335	150.00–195.00	172.50
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
4	400–450	420	190.00–232.00	213.19
5	450–500	470	165.00–200.00	180.43
2	500–550	523	200.00–225.00	211.96
1	750–800	780	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	445.00	445.00
32	200–250	223	370.00–560.00	470.91
46	250–300	274	385.00–515.00	448.00
65	300–350	327	365.00–475.00	431.50
59	350–400	373	372.50–450.00	412.66
87	400–450	423	320.00–469.00	395.85
124	450–500	472	300.00–420.00	371.46
127	500–550	522	290.00–399.00	342.07
110	550–600	572	260.00–360.00	326.75
73	600–650	623	270.00–355.00	312.09
42	650–700	668	240.00–347.50	299.08
27	700–750	725	200.00–315.00	269.68
16	750–800	769	200.00–300.00	255.56
20	800–850	818	210.00–280.00	252.11
3	850–900	855	195.00–315.00	244.77
5	900–950	917	200.00–230.00	221.82
3	950–1000	973	208.00–215.00	211.03
4	1000–1050	1,018	219.00–237.00	230.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	402.00	402.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	290.00–325.00	306.94
5	250–300	274	190.00–270.00	234.64
9	300–350	324	260.00–330.00	299.20
5	350–400	377	225.00–310.00	267.96
4	400–450	419	250.00–290.00	267.49
8	450–500	472	200.00–285.00	240.63
10	500–550	516	180.00–260.00	226.62
3	550–600	573	155.00–165.00	158.31
7	600–650	626	157.00–200.00	182.06
3	650–700	678	175.00–240.00	201.52
2	700–750	718	150.00–185.00	167.93
1	800–850	805	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	492	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	446	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	290.00–380.00	336.86
4	250–300	284	360.00–375.00	367.53
13	300–350	319	200.00–380.00	332.08
22	350–400	373	200.00–375.00	320.77
22	400–450	417	295.00–350.00	319.70
26	450–500	475	280.00–330.00	309.26
19	500–550	523	262.50–320.00	290.26
22	550–600	566	180.00–320.00	267.56
12	600–650	618	230.00–285.00	262.19
6	650–700	661	190.00–260.00	229.31
2	700–750	720	250.00–260.00	255.10
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	818	167.50–200.00	183.80
1	850–900	855	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	496	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	465	245.00–255.00	250.02
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	158	151.00	151.00
1	300–350	304	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	412	300.00–335.00	322.04
4	450–500	464	265.00–295.00	276.36
9	500–550	517	240.00–292.50	277.65
2	550–600	573	250.00–290.00	269.21
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	671	220.00–230.00	224.97
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	485	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	525	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
5	300–350	328	300.00–320.00	307.19
6	350–400	362	320.00–355.00	336.11
4	400–450	425	302.50–360.00	336.72
4	450–500	458	290.00–330.00	314.92
14	500–550	527	259.00–330.00	304.10
6	550–600	570	262.50–317.50	293.46
5	600–650	625	247.50–280.00	263.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	122	385.00	385.00
1	150–200	195	385.00	385.00
17	200–250	228	345.00–515.00	420.25
33	250–300	273	330.00–475.00	394.00
72	300–350	326	315.00–440.00	398.59
99	350–400	378	330.00–425.00	386.48
142	400–450	425	300.00–410.00	373.81
149	450–500	474	300.00–395.00	357.51
108	500–550	522	300.00–380.00	333.94
135	550–600	573	250.00–355.00	326.75
95	600–650	622	275.00–335.00	311.25
43	650–700	669	235.00–315.00	288.25
22	700–750	716	230.00–312.50	281.06
17	750–800	772	237.00–305.00	275.38
4	800–850	815	190.00–257.00	223.45
10	850–900	875	190.00–290.00	225.78
10	900–950	914	195.00–272.00	222.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	208.00–222.50	215.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	453	399.00	399.00
5	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	560	369.00	369.00
10	600–650	637	340.00–344.00	342.00
3	650–700	668	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	774	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	155.00	155.00
2	700–750	708	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	730	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	200.00–215.00	207.50
1	500–550	510	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	140.00	140.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	763	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,064	190.00	190.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	180.00–240.00	209.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	869	175.00–177.50	176.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	555	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,222	2,025.00–2,600.00	2,384.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,028	1,450.00–3,375.00	2,717.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	984	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,042	2,725.00–3,775.00	3,206.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,322	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,865.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,282.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,282.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,725.00–2,225.00	1,920.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,503	1,900.00–2,275.00	2,100.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,152	1,000.00–2,600.00	2,032.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,565	2,325.00–2,825.00	2,601.36
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,069	120.00–148.00	135.93
17	—	924	147.00–154.00	149.93
15	—	976	50.00–102.00	88.00
29	—	956	92.00–128.00	114.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,418	133.00–164.00	147.54
6	—	1,440	171.00–212.00	185.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,163	125.00–145.00	137.83
37	—	1,291	163.00–188.00	173.53
183	—	1,290	140.00–169.00	157.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,681	190.00–210.00	202.21
15	—	1,301	140.00–178.00	161.97
67	—	1,650	170.00–196.00	184.84

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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