North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 247 priced lines covering 3,122 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,802 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 592 head. replacement cattle receipts at 56 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,802Last week 1,913Year ago 3,007

Slaughter CattleReceipts 592Last week 480Year ago 650

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 31Year ago 46

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	357.50–360.00	358.10
9	450–500	458	360.00–370.00	363.67
10	500–550	524	359.00–374.00	366.59
14	550–600	569	352.50–358.00	355.61
7	600–650	628	329.00–330.00	329.14
7	650–700	660	319.00–325.00	322.38
10	750–800	767	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	245.00–265.00	253.12
1	350–400	382	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	426	220.00–250.00	231.40
1	450–500	460	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	328	250.00–300.00	275.19
2	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	300.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	223	350.00–435.00	386.74
30	250–300	276	285.00–452.00	380.33
40	300–350	326	285.00–430.00	367.49
64	350–400	371	305.00–400.00	360.49
93	400–450	427	290.00–370.00	336.44
104	450–500	473	290.00–375.00	332.34
117	500–550	523	270.00–350.00	315.96
77	550–600	570	265.00–332.00	313.22
53	600–650	621	230.00–325.00	300.56
31	650–700	667	260.00–315.00	290.93
31	700–750	721	207.00–305.00	262.57
9	750–800	772	202.50–295.00	254.04
10	800–850	825	205.00–280.00	231.99
3	850–900	866	215.00–285.00	248.49
2	900–950	940	229.00–242.00	235.47
6	950–1000	978	200.00–210.00	202.92
1	1000–1050	1,025	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	275.00–290.00	278.77
4	250–300	280	210.00–260.00	231.74
6	300–350	334	225.00–295.00	253.63
12	350–400	381	200.00–280.00	237.98
12	400–450	428	215.00–255.00	239.47
16	450–500	477	200.00–275.00	243.31
8	500–550	523	170.00–225.00	196.64
6	550–600	570	155.00–200.00	176.51
1	600–650	645	170.00	170.00
7	650–700	678	145.00–220.00	170.89
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00
1	800–850	845	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	310.00–325.00	317.31
1	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	432	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	526	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	528	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	652	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	175.00–200.00	184.77
8	300–350	327	130.00–200.00	166.71
3	350–400	375	150.00–190.00	162.80
2	400–450	403	190.00–195.00	192.48
9	450–500	476	155.00–200.00	172.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	225	265.00–380.00	322.85
6	250–300	274	310.00–335.00	323.97
23	300–350	322	300.00–350.00	324.62
29	350–400	378	290.00–339.00	314.53
24	400–450	424	250.00–315.00	287.92
34	450–500	473	250.00–325.00	292.41
25	500–550	523	245.00–300.00	278.58
18	550–600	571	235.00–285.00	270.17
15	600–650	618	215.00–280.00	251.98
9	650–700	664	185.00–255.00	221.33
4	700–750	731	175.00–200.00	185.11
2	750–800	790	165.00–200.00	182.61
4	800–850	825	175.00–220.00	195.02
5	850–900	880	160.00–205.00	173.36
3	900–950	928	147.00–170.00	158.83
2	950–1000	978	149.00–160.00	154.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	224	355.00–590.00	432.62
38	250–300	278	340.00–490.00	429.28
40	300–350	322	375.00–485.00	429.17
72	350–400	374	340.00–455.00	409.89
74	400–450	423	315.00–425.00	384.71
80	450–500	470	300.00–400.00	361.30
93	500–550	519	250.00–385.00	334.56
60	550–600	573	255.00–370.00	319.60
80	600–650	626	245.00–347.50	305.89
33	650–700	670	225.00–320.00	280.32
29	700–750	721	200.00–312.50	258.17
7	750–800	769	205.00–250.00	228.75
15	800–850	825	192.00–275.00	228.91
7	850–900	874	205.00–260.00	237.95
6	900–950	921	185.00–230.00	206.66
1	950–1000	985	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	284	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	336	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	372	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	409	260.00–270.00	264.96
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	280.00–315.00	297.66
3	300–350	330	275.00–345.00	298.37
2	350–400	370	280.00–295.00	287.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	250.00–300.00	276.24
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
7	300–350	336	210.00–315.00	260.04
13	350–400	372	250.00–310.00	285.89
10	400–450	430	165.00–295.00	254.29
12	450–500	467	200.00–280.00	252.27
11	500–550	525	200.00–275.00	231.07
8	550–600	582	175.00–268.00	213.12
8	600–650	617	150.00–225.00	196.47
2	650–700	685	198.00–200.00	198.99
1	850–900	885	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	385	355.00–385.00	373.50
4	400–450	416	332.50–380.00	345.02
4	450–500	470	300.00–335.00	311.01
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	664	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	280.00–320.00	298.91
1	450–500	496	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	652	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	283	195.00–235.00	215.88
3	300–350	335	155.00–232.00	194.01
9	350–400	375	155.00–225.00	188.76
5	400–450	424	150.00–225.00	184.68
3	450–500	473	210.00–215.00	213.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	315.00–365.00	344.63
8	250–300	268	300.00–360.00	336.57
15	300–350	329	345.00–390.00	368.47
23	350–400	379	305.00–395.00	359.45
45	400–450	428	225.00–365.00	335.09
45	450–500	474	275.00–330.00	309.00
30	500–550	524	215.00–327.00	294.38
25	550–600	572	225.00–325.00	283.57
15	600–650	626	240.00–287.50	264.17
5	650–700	667	200.00–245.00	220.61
5	700–750	723	182.00–205.00	194.26
6	750–800	778	155.00–230.00	195.92
2	800–850	820	160.00–175.00	167.36
1	850–900	858	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	905	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	965	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	450.00	450.00
20	450–500	466	400.00–413.00	405.26
2	500–550	508	400.00	400.00
11	600–650	624	340.00–355.00	350.92
5	650–700	687	330.00–345.00	336.64
2	700–750	717	329.00	329.00
7	750–800	759	336.00–340.00	337.15
7	800–850	831	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	405.00–490.00	445.61
11	250–300	277	390.00–495.00	437.04
17	300–350	322	390.00–450.00	426.83
31	350–400	375	375.00–440.00	410.58
32	400–450	425	370.00–435.00	404.20
26	450–500	476	350.00–410.00	381.10
35	500–550	520	340.00–395.00	366.06
53	550–600	567	325.00–377.50	350.41
26	600–650	626	280.00–360.00	332.29
11	650–700	669	295.00–350.00	318.56
20	700–750	722	250.00–325.00	311.56
13	750–800	771	225.00–330.00	309.54
4	800–850	811	285.00–325.00	310.05
2	850–900	875	249.00–295.00	271.47
2	900–950	903	285.00–297.00	290.98
6	950–1000	965	200.00–307.50	272.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	415	215.00–300.00	256.63
2	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	275.08
4	500–550	531	225.00–270.00	243.54
2	550–600	583	225.00–275.00	250.54
2	600–650	623	185.00–225.00	204.60
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	265	330.00–350.00	340.57
4	300–350	339	320.00–380.00	341.61
4	350–400	370	310.00–385.00	357.01
14	400–450	431	310.00–375.00	339.80
11	450–500	475	300.00–340.00	319.99
5	500–550	526	290.00–337.50	315.25
10	550–600	568	280.00–340.00	309.73
6	600–650	623	235.00–287.00	265.94
4	650–700	681	200.00–270.00	232.21
3	700–750	715	180.00–265.00	231.89
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	818	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	965	212.00	212.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	476	175.00–225.00	192.94
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
3	550–600	577	150.00–255.00	217.30
1	600–650	635	189.00	189.00
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	720	135.00	135.00
3	900–950	937	162.00–197.00	177.99
1	950–1000	985	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	575	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	890	169.00	169.00
2	950–1000	970	172.00–188.00	179.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	1,175.00–2,800.00	2,131.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,017	1,725.00–3,500.00	2,480.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,024.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,852.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,575.00–2,250.00	2,039.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,101.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,699.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,041	1,175.00–2,275.00	1,676.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,952.20
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	124.00–139.00	131.15
21	—	1,172	163.00–190.00	172.00
242	—	1,311	130.00–165.00	152.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	978	80.00–120.00	106.98
22	—	1,060	139.00–151.00	143.08
65	—	1,043	115.00–145.00	132.09
29	—	948	70.00–104.00	89.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,563	131.00–157.50	147.29
2	—	1,338	130.00–135.00	132.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,368	115.00–167.00	144.35
9	—	1,651	189.00–205.00	193.31
51	—	1,610	150.00–189.00	172.88

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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