North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 258 priced lines covering 2,796 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,540 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 562 head. replacement cattle receipts at 116 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,540Last week 4,008Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 562Last week 631Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 97Year ago 7

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold weak, from 10.00-18.00 lower on a light comparison; Feeder Heifers sold weak, from 4.00-12.00 cents lower; Feeder Bulls sold weak, from 2.00-8.00 cents lower; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 2.00-3.00 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	237	300.00–406.00	358.35
4	250–300	266	320.00–435.00	376.48
10	300–350	333	315.00–410.00	358.42
17	350–400	377	240.00–372.00	329.75
21	400–450	426	270.00–380.00	335.78
37	450–500	471	300.00–355.00	321.34
23	500–550	520	260.00–350.00	302.90
14	550–600	571	240.00–312.50	271.68
11	600–650	616	180.00–300.00	259.36
5	650–700	673	175.00–255.00	228.78
2	700–750	735	177.00–199.00	188.07
3	850–900	870	180.00–200.00	191.64
3	900–950	928	157.00–170.00	165.66
1	1050–1100	1,065	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	320	250.00–325.00	285.63
2	350–400	375	270.00–295.00	282.83
7	400–450	421	170.00–300.00	240.03
11	450–500	475	225.00–290.00	263.42
5	500–550	533	140.00–277.00	242.03
5	550–600	560	155.00–265.00	212.19
3	600–650	640	172.00–180.00	177.31
1	650–700	660	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	382	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	264	300.00–320.00	310.45
1	300–350	324	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	362	320.00–330.00	325.14
5	400–450	418	297.50–320.00	306.79
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	124	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	283	335.00–402.00	378.56
3	300–350	336	320.00–345.00	330.18
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	424	315.00–365.00	344.74
7	450–500	478	300.00–390.00	334.21
3	500–550	527	265.00–300.00	278.53
7	550–600	574	260.00–312.50	282.89
4	600–650	620	255.00–295.00	274.57
3	650–700	673	220.00–275.00	239.92
3	700–750	708	215.00–250.00	231.77
1	750–800	766	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	290.00–335.00	318.66
1	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	468	155.00–340.00	271.97
2	550–600	591	250.00–252.50	251.26
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	210.00–250.00	230.13
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	485	150.00–195.00	171.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	136	425.00–440.00	432.61
3	150–200	177	355.00–405.00	382.58
19	200–250	229	350.00–520.00	432.89
39	250–300	278	350.00–560.00	442.08
46	300–350	327	385.00–477.00	431.45
80	350–400	371	360.00–465.00	422.45
69	400–450	422	330.00–455.00	396.06
68	450–500	473	300.00–427.00	363.53
76	500–550	519	290.00–397.00	337.30
90	550–600	572	272.50–365.00	314.75
52	600–650	620	255.00–330.00	295.50
36	650–700	671	215.00–320.00	279.33
35	700–750	723	205.00–295.00	240.32
19	750–800	771	200.00–282.00	233.40
7	800–850	824	190.00–287.00	224.05
10	850–900	870	187.50–265.00	221.48
8	900–950	922	195.00–245.00	212.54
5	950–1000	968	185.00–225.00	198.86
1	1000–1050	1,025	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	365.00–375.00	370.07
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	260.00–270.00	264.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	230.00–240.00	234.85
3	350–400	373	195.00–300.00	242.66
2	400–450	420	260.00–310.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	563	230.00–260.00	245.20
1	650–700	655	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	340.00–385.00	359.23
2	300–350	305	315.00–335.00	325.00
6	350–400	373	350.00–375.00	366.19
5	400–450	427	350.00–385.00	360.33
9	450–500	482	300.00–375.00	330.01
8	500–550	522	250.00–367.50	291.32
4	550–600	580	250.00–305.00	279.34
5	600–650	636	240.00–292.00	270.33
4	650–700	665	200.00–280.00	249.92
5	700–750	725	225.00–279.00	254.92
1	900–950	905	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	233	420.00–530.00	471.76
6	250–300	270	400.00–445.00	425.95
10	300–350	321	370.00–485.00	441.32
32	350–400	378	395.00–487.50	433.95
21	400–450	421	311.00–445.00	404.99
25	450–500	479	330.00–450.00	393.24
44	500–550	521	315.00–437.50	371.09
28	550–600	571	310.00–400.00	361.96
34	600–650	621	310.00–367.00	338.74
27	650–700	675	295.00–355.00	329.88
27	700–750	717	290.00–339.00	321.97
15	750–800	767	265.00–345.00	317.92
13	800–850	824	307.00–323.00	315.70
7	850–900	878	260.00–296.00	283.60
3	900–950	932	235.00–270.00	256.83
1	950–1000	990	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	475	370.00–380.00	374.89
3	500–550	517	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	200.00–325.00	278.27
9	300–350	329	200.00–290.00	252.33
6	350–400	373	210.00–292.00	259.54
4	400–450	421	225.00–285.00	247.57
4	450–500	473	180.00–285.00	234.52
5	500–550	527	180.00–200.00	192.18
3	550–600	585	200.00–210.00	204.94
3	600–650	610	200.00–225.00	208.67
1	650–700	665	150.00	150.00
3	700–750	718	150.00–179.00	168.00
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	294	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	321	205.00–220.00	212.80
3	350–400	355	200.00–220.00	208.35
1	600–650	626	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	164	315.00	315.00
7	200–250	219	270.00–350.00	308.79
5	250–300	272	260.00–375.00	328.03
15	300–350	315	275.00–370.00	326.52
14	350–400	367	215.00–350.00	303.74
10	400–450	425	290.00–330.00	314.62
22	450–500	472	250.00–335.00	300.21
18	500–550	518	250.00–310.00	277.21
12	550–600	577	230.00–280.00	254.57
5	600–650	627	250.00–285.00	258.76
11	650–700	670	225.00–265.00	243.70
6	700–750	717	200.00–250.00	233.28
4	750–800	765	162.50–235.00	197.51
1	850–900	855	157.50	157.50
2	900–950	920	175.00–190.00	182.62
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	138	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	320	300.00–360.00	325.73
4	350–400	372	320.00–365.00	333.10
2	400–450	445	340.00–347.00	343.50
6	450–500	466	300.00–320.00	306.94
6	500–550	523	260.00–300.00	272.55
2	550–600	581	260.00–290.00	274.86
4	600–650	629	235.00–290.00	265.09
4	650–700	671	160.00–252.50	211.90
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	374	280.00–310.00	299.89
2	400–450	433	295.00–300.00	297.54
1	550–600	584	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	325	215.00	215.00
5	350–400	380	150.00–220.00	179.46
3	400–450	433	160.00–202.00	187.12
1	500–550	530	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	550	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	358.00	358.00
10	550–600	578	347.50–360.00	353.60
14	600–650	624	312.50–347.00	329.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	424	370.00–395.00	381.76
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	762	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	846	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	233	300.00–550.00	372.51
26	250–300	280	300.00–450.00	371.01
35	300–350	325	330.00–422.00	373.44
67	350–400	377	300.00–415.00	370.54
75	400–450	424	325.00–400.00	363.38
106	450–500	471	320.00–390.00	348.91
88	500–550	525	280.00–365.00	328.47
54	550–600	571	270.00–360.00	318.08
67	600–650	619	270.00–337.00	310.11
21	650–700	665	260.00–320.00	287.17
16	700–750	726	245.00–310.00	277.37
14	750–800	772	232.00–317.50	268.44
10	800–850	819	182.00–282.50	227.28
3	850–900	883	190.00–227.00	211.95
1	900–950	945	190.00	190.00
3	950–1000	985	180.00–237.50	201.43
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	159.00–167.00	163.14
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	790	169.00	169.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	152.50	152.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	150.00–245.00	197.77
1	600–650	625	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	678	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	839	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,332.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	839	200.00–2,900.00	1,612.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	821	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,469.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,346	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,081	2,025.00–3,675.00	3,012.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,022	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,076	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	908	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,308	2,400.00–3,275.00	2,965.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,232	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,080.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,024	2,600.00–3,525.00	3,098.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,052	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,042.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,066	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,915.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	996	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	535	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	876	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	870	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,205	1,425.00–3,025.00	2,175.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,079	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,931.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	1,575.00–2,060.00	1,809.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,933.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,009.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,122	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,066.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,057	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,753.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,147	1,325.00–2,650.00	1,939.34
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	926	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	942	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,045.00	2,045.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,021	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,502.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	155.00–169.00	161.16
31	—	1,491	138.00–157.50	147.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,174	110.00–144.00	137.49
189	—	1,296	131.00–163.00	150.72
23	—	1,276	152.00–185.00	165.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	140.00–151.00	143.61
43	—	1,006	90.00–137.00	111.13
5	—	931	80.00–100.00	87.69
69	—	1,051	110.00–146.00	131.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,344	100.00–175.00	155.09
23	—	1,713	160.00–215.00	193.98
33	—	1,552	155.00–192.00	175.94

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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