North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 303 priced lines covering 3,307 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,988 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 665 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,988Last week 2,700Year ago 3,113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 665Last week 611Year ago 679

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 67Year ago 28

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold unevenly steady, with instances of 5.00-8.00 higher to 5.00-8.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling weak on a light market test; Feeder Heifers sold weak across all weight classes, mostly 8.00-10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower for Heifers over 600lbs; Feeder Bulls sold unevenly steady, from steady to 4.00 lower across all weight classes. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.50 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady with a weak undertone being noted. Demand this week was mixed on a moderate supply of cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,707.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,232	1,500.00–2,725.00	2,122.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,030	1,000.00–2,050.00	1,603.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,172	165.00–187.50	174.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,125.00–1,925.00	1,591.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	812	900.00–1,925.00	1,266.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,837.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,033	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,792.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	160.00–165.00	162.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,286	160.00	160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	982	152.50	152.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,375.00–2,075.00	1,793.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	973	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,853.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	175.00–192.00	183.02
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	680	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	814	180.00	180.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	950.00–1,100.00	1,027.65
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	842	162.50	162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,101	1,650.00–2,975.00	2,554.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,144	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,638.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	949	1,975.00–2,575.00	2,252.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,224	185.00	185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,918.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,759.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,180	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,948.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	273	230.00–300.00	263.72
4	300–350	315	250.00–300.00	265.79
8	350–400	377	225.00–305.00	281.87
17	400–450	424	230.00–290.00	266.21
14	450–500	475	215.00–295.00	250.27
11	500–550	526	210.00–275.00	243.78
11	550–600	570	150.00–245.00	208.98
5	600–650	617	175.00–210.00	186.05
2	650–700	678	170.00–200.00	185.17
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	728	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	394	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	260.00–385.00	340.58
10	250–300	275	300.00–385.00	336.31
21	300–350	325	200.00–395.00	324.50
23	350–400	370	235.00–355.00	323.26
36	400–450	424	265.00–365.00	321.47
46	450–500	470	217.00–375.00	302.14
33	500–550	516	190.00–355.00	291.91
27	550–600	571	170.00–300.00	247.48
18	600–650	623	210.00–269.00	241.12
8	650–700	667	170.00–242.00	202.07
6	700–750	723	150.00–217.00	175.55
3	750–800	765	162.50–212.00	194.52
4	800–850	826	145.00–189.00	167.08
2	850–900	880	175.00–207.00	190.73
3	900–950	921	157.00–170.00	164.66
2	950–1000	983	147.00–155.00	150.95
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	325	300.00–365.00	326.86
5	350–400	374	285.00–392.50	337.94
8	400–450	428	295.00–340.00	313.18
6	450–500	479	260.00–355.00	305.95
5	500–550	531	225.00–335.00	276.47
5	550–600	562	220.00–320.00	254.19
3	600–650	628	250.00–280.00	261.67
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	700	237.50–255.00	246.25
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	414	206.00–290.00	260.63
5	450–500	467	257.50–330.00	294.59
4	500–550	519	290.00–315.00	307.61
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	724	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	185.00–200.00	192.16
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	320	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
4	400–450	426	170.00–225.00	203.93
1	450–500	460	187.00	187.00
3	500–550	532	170.00–200.00	186.65
1	550–600	570	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	227	335.00–540.00	415.23
37	250–300	278	330.00–470.00	387.30
67	300–350	325	305.00–465.00	377.07
63	350–400	376	300.00–425.00	370.62
58	400–450	422	300.00–407.00	362.00
73	450–500	472	290.00–402.50	349.56
112	500–550	522	210.00–400.00	324.34
68	550–600	574	225.00–367.50	304.09
62	600–650	621	225.00–330.00	287.42
40	650–700	673	200.00–300.00	255.22
23	700–750	722	195.00–280.00	238.75
24	750–800	767	200.00–268.00	221.22
14	800–850	824	186.00–235.00	208.16
11	850–900	865	195.00–225.00	210.97
13	900–950	925	160.00–215.00	194.07
3	950–1000	962	196.00–200.00	197.81
1	1000–1050	1,020	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	862	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	360.00–365.00	363.59
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	275.00	275.00
12	250–300	280	165.00–295.00	249.38
12	300–350	322	175.00–285.00	247.47
6	350–400	376	170.00–270.00	229.91
7	400–450	421	150.00–275.00	210.87
12	450–500	471	150.00–250.00	216.99
10	500–550	516	145.00–230.00	195.05
6	550–600	576	160.00–200.00	190.79
9	600–650	626	175.00–200.00	187.55
4	650–700	658	155.00–185.00	165.04
1	700–750	740	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	300.00–325.00	311.03
10	250–300	275	200.00–340.00	295.77
24	300–350	327	215.00–350.00	298.78
26	350–400	376	200.00–325.00	291.69
26	400–450	424	195.00–330.00	282.74
22	450–500	476	195.00–300.00	265.44
14	500–550	524	200.00–280.00	257.91
14	550–600	575	195.00–290.00	251.21
24	600–650	623	185.00–312.50	249.54
10	650–700	680	175.00–265.00	219.38
4	700–750	733	180.00–200.00	188.89
6	750–800	775	160.00–200.00	176.68
2	800–850	810	155.00–190.00	172.28
1	850–900	880	165.00	165.00
2	900–950	925	165.00–172.50	168.73
2	950–1000	983	150.00–165.00	157.56
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	333	185.00	185.00
4	350–400	376	185.00–215.00	205.29
1	400–450	426	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	350	302.50	302.50
3	400–450	428	230.00–255.00	245.09
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	220.00–230.00	225.06
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	265	285.00–305.00	291.40
3	300–350	320	280.00–330.00	304.13
5	350–400	371	250.00–322.50	293.37
8	400–450	420	280.00–322.50	299.29
18	450–500	472	250.00–345.00	320.96
2	500–550	525	250.00–300.00	275.48
4	550–600	564	232.00–290.00	264.18
4	600–650	626	305.00–307.50	305.62
1	650–700	690	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	335	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	435	235.00–280.00	253.11
3	450–500	471	235.00–295.00	260.03
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	579	190.00–230.00	202.89
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	180.00	180.00
2	250–300	283	150.00–190.00	170.53
1	300–350	330	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	410	150.00–200.00	175.00
3	450–500	470	160.00–180.00	168.44
1	500–550	505	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	546	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	146	320.00	320.00
2	150–200	172	295.00–315.00	304.88
16	200–250	223	315.00–470.00	382.29
22	250–300	280	270.00–390.00	340.11
44	300–350	326	295.00–380.00	342.04
78	350–400	373	250.00–380.00	333.74
84	400–450	424	270.00–379.00	329.03
88	450–500	472	265.00–385.00	328.01
81	500–550	525	230.00–339.00	296.85
69	550–600	574	225.00–337.00	292.56
37	600–650	617	215.00–340.00	278.56
21	650–700	668	200.00–290.00	251.60
27	700–750	727	225.00–279.00	251.94
18	750–800	773	180.00–279.00	234.81
13	800–850	825	157.00–257.00	214.32
12	850–900	875	175.00–240.00	219.15
7	900–950	908	220.00–235.00	229.28
3	950–1000	976	180.00–205.00	196.82
6	1000–1050	1,017	195.00–260.00	222.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	772	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	404	365.00	365.00
33	500–550	527	339.00–360.00	342.99
6	550–600	585	341.00	341.00
3	600–650	613	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	250.00–300.00	275.31
2	250–300	273	280.00	280.00
4	300–350	328	215.00–280.00	255.95
4	350–400	378	230.00–295.00	265.99
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	472	185.00–262.00	224.02
5	500–550	518	150.00–250.00	200.51
4	550–600	556	180.00–210.00	199.91
2	600–650	615	200.00–225.00	212.20
2	650–700	665	170.00–185.00	177.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–345.00	332.23
7	250–300	264	315.00–375.00	361.54
6	300–350	326	305.00–375.00	354.77
3	350–400	385	355.00–359.00	356.37
7	400–450	428	300.00–347.00	319.11
13	450–500	471	285.00–350.00	313.75
7	500–550	526	260.00–335.00	304.32
6	550–600	578	230.00–312.00	258.32
7	600–650	618	210.00–260.00	239.63
5	650–700	666	245.00–265.00	253.88
3	700–750	727	175.00–235.00	202.91
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	442	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	421	275.00–305.00	290.75
3	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	349.96
3	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	640	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	237.00	237.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	220.00	220.00
4	350–400	375	160.00–225.00	194.32
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	485	162.00	162.00
1	500–550	520	150.00	150.00
3	600–650	632	162.00–167.00	164.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	395.00–470.00	432.50
14	300–350	324	325.00–460.00	369.87
22	350–400	374	350.00–442.00	388.34
28	400–450	419	330.00–465.00	379.08
37	450–500	470	320.00–420.00	373.86
46	500–550	526	300.00–395.00	353.63
27	550–600	570	265.00–365.00	326.82
38	600–650	623	280.00–357.50	318.57
13	650–700	676	250.00–335.00	295.95
19	700–750	722	235.00–320.00	278.83
6	750–800	765	240.00–300.00	267.34
11	800–850	820	250.00–319.00	303.40
3	850–900	873	239.00–272.00	252.00
4	900–950	919	224.00–255.00	239.55
1	950–1000	990	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	449	402.00	402.00
5	500–550	536	336.00–337.50	336.29
14	550–600	551	359.00	359.00
10	600–650	608	335.00–342.50	338.46
5	650–700	679	310.00–325.00	321.97
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	142	270.00	270.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	129.00	129.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	638	149.00	149.00
8	650–700	664	146.00–175.00	164.01
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	150.00–175.00	162.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	450	152.50	152.50
1	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
2	650–700	663	150.00–165.00	157.42
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	970	135.00	135.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,211	142.00–170.00	160.44
39	—	1,178	110.00–143.00	130.54
3	—	962	90.00–110.00	101.22
219	—	1,301	128.00–158.00	145.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	185.00	185.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,498	130.00–151.00	140.02
2	—	1,533	150.00–155.00	152.69
1	—	1,788	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	963	137.00–162.50	141.38
21	—	914	70.00–98.00	84.25
100	—	1,068	115.00–142.00	128.24
53	—	938	90.00–125.00	107.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	187.50	187.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,672	160.00–185.00	174.89
27	—	1,443	125.00–170.00	153.55
13	—	1,668	184.00–202.00	190.59

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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