North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 238 priced lines covering 2,078 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,913 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 480 head. replacement cattle receipts at 31 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,913Last week 2,540Year ago 2,862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 480Last week 562Year ago 629

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 116Year ago 31

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 8.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers sold 7.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold sharply lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold unevenly steady, with instances of 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	320.00–450.00	402.07
8	250–300	273	350.00–370.00	356.80
6	300–350	326	325.00–400.00	361.31
13	350–400	373	270.00–385.00	345.70
18	400–450	428	290.00–350.00	329.15
15	450–500	472	220.00–347.50	302.82
19	500–550	522	170.00–317.00	281.10
21	550–600	573	200.00–300.00	264.03
7	600–650	625	220.00–300.00	256.47
11	650–700	668	225.00–275.00	246.21
2	700–750	732	220.00–250.00	235.07
4	750–800	771	175.00–217.50	189.65
1	800–850	832	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	930	170.00–200.00	184.84
1	950–1000	990	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	278	250.00–325.00	289.86
3	300–350	318	215.00–300.00	271.05
2	350–400	368	215.00–255.00	234.59
5	400–450	413	215.00–250.00	238.04
4	450–500	471	210.00–247.00	232.17
2	500–550	513	240.00–260.00	249.85
4	550–600	561	170.00–225.00	194.43
3	600–650	627	150.00–225.00	187.73
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	328	240.00–285.00	261.54
3	400–450	419	220.00–250.00	229.79
1	600–650	616	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	426	290.00–327.50	306.42
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	182	335.00	335.00
1	200–250	242	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	439	260.00–335.00	308.27
2	450–500	466	140.00–280.00	212.40
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	568	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	832	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	886	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	367	345.00–360.00	351.84
5	400–450	417	295.00–355.00	336.17
10	450–500	469	280.00–330.00	312.50
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	572	265.00–310.00	284.03
2	600–650	613	250.00–255.00	252.55
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	832	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	928	166.00	166.00
1	950–1000	972	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	245.00–250.00	247.34
1	350–400	390	172.00	172.00
1	450–500	495	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	658	270.00–280.00	274.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	425.00	425.00
9	200–250	227	400.00–590.00	477.68
29	250–300	279	350.00–540.00	436.55
46	300–350	324	390.00–502.00	446.67
29	350–400	371	355.00–475.00	418.91
69	400–450	419	305.00–417.00	381.80
56	450–500	473	285.00–390.00	338.94
92	500–550	523	250.00–377.00	315.88
61	550–600	574	270.00–352.00	311.49
30	600–650	617	240.00–337.00	286.29
32	650–700	673	225.00–322.00	279.30
30	700–750	719	195.00–315.00	271.04
16	750–800	770	200.00–292.00	266.49
11	800–850	820	190.00–277.00	250.52
9	850–900	871	200.00–272.00	240.91
4	900–950	923	225.00–250.00	239.99
1	950–1000	960	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	432.50	432.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	260.00–325.00	304.87
2	250–300	260	155.00–300.00	226.11
3	300–350	320	250.00–295.00	265.23
9	350–400	378	235.00–300.00	267.56
4	400–450	436	150.00–280.00	240.24
6	450–500	487	200.00–250.00	222.46
3	500–550	520	190.00–235.00	218.70
6	550–600	573	182.00–225.00	217.69
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	670	155.00–170.00	162.21
2	700–750	713	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	275.00–300.00	287.75
3	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	301.65
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	370.00–395.00	383.76
9	250–300	281	290.00–385.00	344.97
9	300–350	324	250.00–350.00	320.64
16	350–400	375	260.00–365.00	328.56
16	400–450	430	240.00–347.50	299.09
10	450–500	467	250.00–325.00	308.45
14	500–550	518	230.00–300.00	266.58
11	550–600	566	210.00–292.00	267.15
8	600–650	612	175.00–279.00	237.88
8	650–700	679	165.00–250.00	224.12
4	700–750	734	195.00–210.00	203.80
3	750–800	778	162.00–177.00	169.70
2	850–900	868	159.00–160.00	159.50
4	900–950	919	175.00–197.00	184.18
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	314	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	350–400	394	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	536	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	541	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	625	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	374	320.00–335.00	324.84
6	400–450	431	300.00–330.00	317.44
3	450–500	482	330.00–340.00	335.00
3	500–550	524	260.00–305.00	278.22
1	550–600	558	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	728	255.00–280.00	271.76
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	478	185.00–187.00	186.02
1	500–550	515	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	552	341.00	341.00
7	600–650	607	327.00–336.00	331.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	430.00–460.00	450.89
36	250–300	272	330.00–450.00	396.45
39	300–350	327	300.00–440.00	374.08
51	350–400	369	295.00–400.00	352.93
41	400–450	424	305.00–400.00	359.02
47	450–500	472	290.00–382.00	339.60
62	500–550	522	270.00–355.00	312.09
60	550–600	573	275.00–332.00	311.53
51	600–650	625	250.00–325.00	303.84
28	650–700	665	270.00–315.00	299.96
12	700–750	717	245.00–325.00	266.39
7	750–800	765	225.00–259.00	238.73
6	800–850	833	220.00–255.00	244.13
5	850–900	875	195.00–255.00	230.13
9	900–950	918	185.00–275.00	252.01
5	950–1000	960	190.00–205.00	197.78
1	1000–1050	1,035	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	473	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	200.00–220.00	215.17
1	400–450	442	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	446	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	360.00–385.00	372.42
3	400–450	420	330.00–375.00	351.87
5	450–500	473	319.00–362.00	343.11
2	550–600	565	300.00–315.00	307.63
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	665	239.00–275.00	254.48
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	306	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	359	437.50	437.50
1	450–500	498	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	588	357.50	357.50
4	750–800	786	322.00–323.00	322.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	375	379.00	379.00
2	400–450	429	330.00–345.00	337.52
2	500–550	533	300.00–315.00	307.68
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
4	250–300	256	360.00–450.00	413.76
16	300–350	330	395.00–475.00	430.16
9	350–400	361	385.00–470.00	427.73
15	400–450	418	370.00–429.00	403.40
11	450–500	475	337.50–410.00	374.60
24	500–550	516	300.00–385.00	354.00
19	550–600	572	320.00–375.00	351.50
15	600–650	629	300.00–350.00	332.88
7	650–700	667	300.00–335.00	317.55
11	700–750	725	310.00–329.00	316.84
5	750–800	771	275.00–330.00	294.97
4	800–850	834	280.00–312.00	303.63
9	850–900	857	220.00–307.00	289.08
3	900–950	940	247.00–250.00	249.02
3	950–1000	969	200.00–270.00	229.81
1	1000–1050	1,035	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	150.00–170.00	159.94
2	450–500	457	162.50–180.00	171.38
3	900–950	917	160.00–165.00	161.68
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	162.50	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	222.50	222.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	187.00	187.00
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	545	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	1,475.00–2,425.00	1,847.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,188	1,225.00–2,525.00	2,026.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,086	190.00	190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,843.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,225.00	3,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,184	152.00–189.00	171.60
24	—	1,142	110.00–144.00	129.59
150	—	1,278	121.00–165.00	151.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,545	130.00–155.00	143.38
5	—	1,588	154.00–169.00	161.05
2	—	1,530	125.00–135.00	130.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	80.00–92.00	87.20
9	—	1,018	139.00–148.00	143.43
45	—	1,063	117.50–144.00	133.38
30	—	966	100.00–139.00	116.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,511	150.00–165.00	158.71
53	—	1,595	161.00–207.50	180.17
14	—	1,786	190.00–203.00	195.10

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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