North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 295 priced lines covering 2,865 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,408 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 698 head. replacement cattle receipts at 76 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,408Last week 2,841Year ago 2,835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 698Last week 724Year ago 916

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 88Year ago 80

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold mixed, with instances of 3.00-5.00 lower and higher across all weight ranges; Feeder Heifers sold mostly firm, with instances of steady to 3,00 higher; Feeder Bulls sold mostly steady, although a firm undertone was noted across all weight ranges; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady although a firm undertone was noted. Demand and Market Activity was moderate to active on a moderate supply of cattle.

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	240	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	275	230.00–300.00	266.27
3	300–350	308	255.00–300.00	274.78
4	350–400	375	250.00–316.00	275.59
5	400–450	412	250.00–300.00	281.67
6	450–500	477	180.00–255.00	213.96
6	500–550	523	200.00–250.00	231.92
5	550–600	570	200.00–245.00	219.96
5	600–650	616	165.00–182.00	174.95
4	650–700	675	150.00–215.00	186.21
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	240.00–350.00	296.81
3	250–300	282	320.00–370.00	346.75
4	300–350	318	210.00–375.00	322.28
11	350–400	384	235.00–370.00	332.52
13	400–450	428	220.00–349.00	313.34
15	450–500	475	240.00–330.00	293.27
5	500–550	526	275.00–325.00	290.98
19	550–600	571	220.00–322.50	278.09
2	600–650	615	250.00–275.00	262.60
11	650–700	675	200.00–265.00	234.16
5	700–750	724	175.00–230.00	188.67
2	750–800	773	200.00–210.00	205.11
3	800–850	810	150.00–210.00	183.33
3	850–900	878	150.00–185.00	172.57
1	900–950	915	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	200.00–252.50	225.15
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	398	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	275.00–300.00	285.47
2	250–300	279	285.00–305.00	294.62
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	378	250.00–280.00	268.02
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	335.00–340.00	337.60
2	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	325.02
5	350–400	376	320.00–367.00	342.77
6	400–450	427	280.00–340.00	317.01
3	450–500	476	275.00–315.00	296.58
2	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	264.95
4	550–600	579	230.00–272.50	247.98
1	600–650	616	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	664	220.00–240.00	229.96
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	864	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	300.00–302.50	301.25
1	300–350	305	165.00	165.00
4	350–400	377	290.00–335.00	311.94
1	450–500	460	237.00	237.00
3	550–600	568	150.00–200.00	179.66
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00
3	250–300	287	185.00–204.00	197.04
3	300–350	325	200.00–220.00	210.15
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	425	150.00–172.00	164.16
2	450–500	473	177.00–180.00	178.48
3	500–550	517	160.00–185.00	171.42
1	550–600	550	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	618	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	226	325.00–495.00	416.75
18	250–300	280	330.00–490.00	414.62
45	300–350	326	300.00–460.00	394.80
48	350–400	376	315.00–442.50	391.02
73	400–450	425	300.00–427.50	375.15
72	450–500	471	270.00–400.00	356.36
79	500–550	522	235.00–382.00	327.70
63	550–600	571	245.00–372.50	321.69
41	600–650	624	240.00–320.00	288.80
31	650–700	665	235.00–325.00	284.37
18	700–750	720	180.00–285.00	247.84
13	750–800	769	190.00–282.50	225.94
10	800–850	819	206.00–247.00	226.55
8	850–900	871	180.00–255.00	198.01
10	900–950	920	140.00–250.00	178.46
2	950–1000	956	184.00–196.00	190.03
1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	351	415.00–420.00	417.51
7	450–500	490	367.00	367.00
1	500–550	512	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	390.00–395.00	392.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	265	200.00–280.00	241.51
7	300–350	314	190.00–280.00	242.66
10	350–400	373	130.00–280.00	225.07
10	400–450	423	175.00–290.00	234.41
3	450–500	465	250.00–275.00	261.61
5	500–550	525	165.00–250.00	212.74
5	550–600	577	200.00–230.00	215.63
5	600–650	612	130.00–220.00	164.43
3	650–700	663	120.00–210.00	176.63
1	700–750	725	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	770	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	373	255.00–260.00	257.41
1	400–450	432	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	322	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	368	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	260.00–360.00	307.87
8	250–300	265	220.00–350.00	285.57
11	300–350	325	250.00–335.00	309.59
21	350–400	373	230.00–335.00	298.39
19	400–450	427	245.00–320.00	278.41
19	450–500	473	250.00–312.50	282.72
19	500–550	526	235.00–280.00	261.28
15	550–600	571	225.00–300.00	262.46
13	600–650	623	200.00–287.50	260.23
9	650–700	674	225.00–257.50	241.95
4	700–750	730	180.00–220.00	198.83
3	750–800	765	152.00–180.00	163.23
2	800–850	808	170.00–175.00	172.49
1	850–900	870	145.00	145.00
3	900–950	912	155.00–180.00	168.30
1	950–1000	965	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	391	260.00–300.00	275.19
5	400–450	430	200.00–252.50	238.77
3	450–500	473	225.00–277.50	250.61
2	500–550	521	165.00–220.00	192.79
2	550–600	570	220.00–250.00	234.74
2	600–650	624	180.00–190.00	184.83
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	466	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	175.00	175.00
3	300–350	322	150.00–200.00	171.22
1	400–450	410	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	463	210.00–220.00	215.14
3	500–550	503	140.00–160.00	150.07
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
4	300–350	324	270.00–300.00	277.55
4	350–400	383	240.00–310.00	287.19
8	400–450	421	275.00–310.00	295.21
5	450–500	467	250.00–300.00	285.11
5	500–550	512	237.50–270.00	252.31
7	550–600	576	245.00–272.00	257.79
2	600–650	643	232.50–245.00	238.77
2	650–700	675	220.00–225.00	222.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	224	270.00–450.00	358.18
33	250–300	277	250.00–430.00	358.30
53	300–350	328	290.00–405.00	364.66
51	350–400	373	270.00–400.00	345.91
71	400–450	428	262.00–375.00	332.06
98	450–500	472	260.00–365.00	325.13
92	500–550	523	270.00–352.50	310.43
61	550–600	572	250.00–347.50	306.22
50	600–650	623	220.00–325.00	294.37
41	650–700	671	240.00–330.00	284.79
9	700–750	719	225.00–275.00	241.40
4	750–800	778	217.00–265.00	241.82
5	800–850	817	192.50–232.50	211.92
5	850–900	888	192.00–255.00	210.87
3	900–950	917	202.00–235.00	223.84
2	950–1000	960	177.00–207.50	192.16
2	1000–1050	1,019	185.00–187.50	186.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	482	350.00–375.00	354.69
3	500–550	528	339.00	339.00
8	550–600	559	326.00–345.00	335.32
18	600–650	626	320.00–338.00	333.52
13	700–750	706	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	200.00–300.00	248.21
2	350–400	368	230.00–260.00	244.29
5	400–450	410	250.00–300.00	280.57
10	450–500	463	200.00–270.00	218.88
2	500–550	515	282.50–285.00	283.73
2	550–600	568	200.00–245.00	222.20
2	600–650	620	150.00–162.00	155.90
1	750–800	785	137.00	137.00
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	326	290.00–380.00	347.49
5	350–400	384	330.00–380.00	354.67
4	400–450	424	325.00–375.00	352.46
10	450–500	472	297.00–345.00	323.23
12	500–550	517	300.00–335.00	313.67
6	550–600	579	250.00–322.50	288.67
2	600–650	610	260.00–280.00	270.16
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	825	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	435	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	490	120.00–175.00	147.22
2	500–550	540	139.00–160.00	149.40
2	550–600	560	131.00–135.00	132.96
1	600–650	610	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	647	352.00	352.00
10	650–700	676	336.00	336.00
5	700–750	733	307.00	307.00
12	750–800	778	319.00	319.00
6	800–850	828	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	362.50–495.00	438.23
15	250–300	280	310.00–460.00	405.88
12	300–350	321	340.00–450.00	415.77
23	350–400	370	352.00–445.00	410.27
21	400–450	423	332.50–435.00	399.03
35	450–500	476	300.00–395.00	363.08
44	500–550	522	300.00–390.00	356.22
28	550–600	572	300.00–375.00	336.37
40	600–650	626	282.00–357.50	323.22
9	650–700	669	290.00–340.00	318.19
18	700–750	726	245.00–320.00	298.62
10	750–800	781	255.00–290.00	280.05
1	800–850	820	305.00	305.00
9	850–900	868	208.00–290.00	250.69
4	900–950	931	195.00–225.00	217.39
3	950–1000	970	195.00–255.00	216.38
1	1000–1050	1,025	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	368	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	545	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
3	650–700	683	180.00–205.00	191.55
2	700–750	733	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	815	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	605	177.00	177.00
2	650–700	670	155.00–160.00	157.43
1	700–750	720	167.00	167.00
2	800–850	838	179.00–185.00	182.01
1	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	150.00	150.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,277	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,109.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,763.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,148	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,004.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,099	1,125.00–1,900.00	1,561.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,085	1,250.00–2,500.00	1,835.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,249	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,021.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	989	1,300.00–2,125.00	1,682.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,571.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,660.97
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	665	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	902	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	905	1,050.00–2,550.00	1,998.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	945	1,625.00–2,650.00	2,087.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,718.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	76.00–107.00	86.10
26	—	1,172	110.00–134.00	125.33
58	—	1,330	145.00–175.00	160.62
288	—	1,323	126.00–159.00	147.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,064	117.00–138.00	127.05
28	—	882	95.00–118.00	108.13
12	—	990	135.00–155.00	139.67
24	—	865	45.00–96.00	78.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,577	130.00–155.00	143.02
2	—	1,340	112.00–125.00	118.40
2	—	1,690	150.00–164.00	157.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,566	170.00–199.00	187.84
51	—	1,653	150.00–184.00	169.79
16	—	1,194	119.00–160.00	140.88
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00

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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