North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 291 priced lines covering 3,084 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,779 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 620 head. replacement cattle receipts at 85 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,779Last week 2,802Year ago 2,936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 620Last week 592Year ago 756

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 56Year ago 51

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 11.00 higher on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls selling 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand and moderate supply

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	307.50	307.50
1	150–200	185	290.00	290.00
1	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
4	250–300	266	315.00–350.00	331.06
2	300–350	321	335.00–340.00	337.54
6	350–400	371	305.00–350.00	330.47
3	400–450	425	300.00–355.00	331.90
4	450–500	475	260.00–335.00	287.28
3	500–550	533	250.00–297.00	279.15
2	550–600	578	282.00–295.00	288.58
3	600–650	610	235.00–280.00	265.12
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	180.00	180.00
2	250–300	273	155.00–175.00	165.09
8	300–350	317	175.00–204.00	184.14
3	350–400	377	175.00–185.00	178.27
2	400–450	405	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	450–500	480	155.00	155.00
2	550–600	570	150.00–157.00	153.62
1	600–650	610	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	572	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	486	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	188	400.00	400.00
9	200–250	222	310.00–465.00	395.74
21	250–300	277	350.00–445.00	387.75
33	300–350	329	320.00–420.00	372.20
66	350–400	374	315.00–410.00	363.58
80	400–450	425	285.00–390.00	348.94
87	450–500	472	270.00–375.00	338.68
152	500–550	525	265.00–365.00	326.42
77	550–600	575	270.00–350.00	324.03
50	600–650	622	260.00–345.00	304.46
29	650–700	669	250.00–325.00	286.31
15	700–750	715	208.00–295.00	262.91
8	750–800	769	200.00–275.00	233.91
2	800–850	830	200.00–210.00	205.03
3	850–900	878	230.00–265.00	244.58
2	900–950	915	215.00–237.00	225.88
6	950–1000	968	200.00–225.00	214.81
1	1000–1050	1,005	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	418	390.00–405.00	397.46
2	500–550	510	355.00–365.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
3	250–300	267	220.00–235.00	226.47
4	300–350	333	280.00–290.00	284.89
6	350–400	370	240.00–295.00	280.00
6	400–450	412	195.00–235.00	220.55
8	450–500	466	170.00–290.00	208.98
3	500–550	515	200.00–250.00	216.18
6	550–600	566	175.00–250.00	206.96
5	600–650	615	165.00–220.00	187.15
2	650–700	678	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	708	170.00–180.00	175.02
1	750–800	775	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
11	450–500	487	347.00–370.00	359.36
17	500–550	517	365.00–375.00	370.43
21	550–600	560	333.00–371.00	363.29
8	600–650	623	325.00–339.00	332.05
2	650–700	685	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	523	200.00–260.00	230.43
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	270.00–355.00	318.31
9	300–350	321	300.00–350.00	320.11
17	350–400	378	210.00–350.00	317.02
21	400–450	419	300.00–345.00	314.78
20	450–500	471	250.00–319.00	293.47
12	500–550	519	230.00–300.00	265.75
12	550–600	569	250.00–315.00	283.33
11	600–650	618	225.00–300.00	260.25
10	650–700	669	185.00–265.00	233.67
8	700–750	723	179.00–230.00	207.29
2	750–800	778	185.00–200.00	192.67
4	800–850	815	150.00–185.00	163.74
1	900–950	915	167.00	167.00
1	950–1000	970	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	484	325.00–342.50	334.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–335.00	332.46
3	750–800	753	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	968	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,064	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	445.00–525.00	480.64
8	250–300	269	400.00–460.00	439.59
24	300–350	324	360.00–490.00	433.65
16	350–400	382	360.00–455.00	412.24
21	400–450	426	365.00–495.00	428.05
40	450–500	479	350.00–435.00	402.52
46	500–550	517	330.00–415.00	374.59
43	550–600	575	335.00–395.00	361.80
30	600–650	620	300.00–377.00	343.39
14	650–700	665	290.00–350.00	331.96
9	700–750	728	255.00–330.00	301.11
11	750–800	773	225.00–325.00	284.85
19	800–850	825	215.00–338.00	294.14
2	850–900	890	237.00–300.00	268.32
5	900–950	903	295.00–315.00	311.01
1	950–1000	970	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	200.00–225.00	217.23
1	300–350	325	180.00	180.00
2	350–400	383	185.00–192.00	188.48
2	450–500	468	165.00–200.00	181.84
2	500–550	525	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	472.00	472.00
5	450–500	453	435.00	435.00
10	500–550	527	365.00–427.00	405.06
14	550–600	566	404.00	404.00
8	600–650	614	342.50–370.00	361.89
4	700–750	739	307.50–332.00	319.68
9	750–800	768	331.00	331.00
3	800–850	817	320.00	320.00
4	900–950	941	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	419	270.00–300.00	287.48
3	450–500	467	225.00–285.00	261.68
3	500–550	518	220.00–235.00	226.56
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	340.00–375.00	357.34
2	300–350	303	350.00–395.00	372.31
5	350–400	376	350.00–389.00	367.17
8	400–450	433	325.00–375.00	350.85
11	450–500	472	230.00–360.00	319.58
6	500–550	518	275.00–362.00	314.04
9	550–600	567	265.00–345.00	302.91
9	600–650	626	270.00–325.00	288.05
5	650–700	668	245.00–275.00	260.00
3	700–750	703	185.00–275.00	237.57
2	750–800	768	180.00–245.00	211.97
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	328	380.00–405.00	393.17
6	350–400	378	350.00–400.00	376.52
7	400–450	432	320.00–372.50	345.56
7	450–500	477	275.00–340.00	308.44
6	500–550	526	250.00–310.00	280.98
5	550–600	589	250.00–310.00	279.99
6	600–650	610	260.00–300.00	269.35
2	650–700	695	245.00–267.00	256.00
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	775	200.00–240.00	219.74
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	220.00–315.00	270.60
5	250–300	275	190.00–315.00	251.36
6	300–350	335	190.00–320.00	265.30
3	350–400	387	285.00–310.00	296.55
11	400–450	422	250.00–310.00	275.42
7	450–500	467	185.00–295.00	253.02
6	500–550	516	210.00–265.00	241.79
7	550–600	574	200.00–250.00	236.24
5	600–650	628	150.00–229.00	180.26
2	650–700	678	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	715	130.00–185.00	157.88
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	150.00	150.00
2	300–350	325	230.00–235.00	232.42
4	400–450	430	175.00–200.00	191.61
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	235	302.50	302.50
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	466	250.00–280.00	264.74
3	550–600	570	230.00–265.00	241.95
2	600–650	610	220.00–250.00	234.75
1	850–900	880	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	183	340.00–445.00	399.74
13	200–250	224	420.00–525.00	472.29
30	250–300	275	370.00–520.00	462.39
56	300–350	325	377.50–480.00	424.60
68	350–400	373	370.00–455.00	414.43
81	400–450	423	287.00–435.00	392.08
101	450–500	473	295.00–422.50	364.80
126	500–550	521	275.00–395.00	345.65
86	550–600	574	275.00–367.50	325.51
52	600–650	624	270.00–355.00	312.43
31	650–700	672	240.00–345.00	283.11
29	700–750	722	200.00–295.00	241.86
23	750–800	767	197.00–275.00	230.85
4	800–850	824	180.00–262.00	218.90
12	850–900	874	180.00–260.00	218.79
5	900–950	924	175.00–225.00	200.14
3	950–1000	958	200.00–214.00	208.01
1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	423	200.00–210.00	204.91
2	450–500	465	130.00–200.00	164.25
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	413	282.50–315.00	298.94
1	600–650	628	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	770	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
6	250–300	269	365.00–419.00	381.14
15	300–350	323	320.00–440.00	380.03
15	350–400	373	285.00–400.00	331.80
23	400–450	424	300.00–375.00	340.62
29	450–500	475	265.00–350.00	318.45
20	500–550	522	245.00–329.00	294.85
20	550–600	579	230.00–315.00	285.82
20	600–650	626	225.00–285.00	250.54
13	650–700	672	170.00–280.00	233.88
7	700–750	717	175.00–235.00	196.51
3	750–800	772	180.00–205.00	193.26
2	800–850	833	170.00–175.00	172.54
3	850–900	867	175.00–190.00	183.37
3	950–1000	962	160.00–180.00	166.59
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	660	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	206.00	206.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	102.50	102.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	820	182.00	182.00
1	850–900	855	186.00	186.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	98.00	98.00
22	—	1,139	112.00–145.00	135.55
188	—	1,314	132.50–163.00	151.19
35	—	1,241	150.00–172.00	161.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,495	160.00–175.00	165.27
20	—	1,447	131.00–159.00	146.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	896	70.00–100.00	85.40
15	—	1,063	145.00–151.50	147.44
69	—	1,035	120.00–144.00	135.13
56	—	955	90.00–129.00	115.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,581	155.00–200.00	176.31
6	—	1,813	174.00–225.00	194.59
1	—	1,275	156.00	156.00
17	—	1,520	134.00–172.00	156.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,207	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,469.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,188	2,950.00–3,475.00	3,200.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,089	1,050.00–3,075.00	2,445.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,775.00–3,350.00	3,086.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	2,175.00–2,975.00	2,715.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,295.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,849.40
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,167.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,092.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,201	1,675.00–2,500.00	2,103.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,775.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,183	1,175.00–3,000.00	1,975.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,025.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	741	165.00–190.00	176.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	735	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,671.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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