North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 227 priced lines covering 2,694 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,444 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 585 head. replacement cattle receipts at 34 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,444Last week 2,408Year ago 2,449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 585Last week 698Year ago 636

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 76Year ago 87

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with instances of 10.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher, with instances of 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls sold 10.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher. Demand and Market Activity was Good to Active, with a Moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	162	305.00	305.00
2	250–300	274	345.00–360.00	352.23
2	300–350	315	350.00–370.00	360.16
4	400–450	437	325.00–350.00	339.94
3	450–500	468	267.50–300.00	287.80
3	600–650	618	214.00–250.00	237.58
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	754	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	260.00	260.00
5	250–300	285	300.00–380.00	339.04
3	300–350	325	380.00–385.00	381.77
20	350–400	375	220.00–390.00	333.23
17	400–450	417	200.00–380.00	331.05
14	450–500	484	200.00–350.00	302.29
9	500–550	525	220.00–330.00	300.36
8	550–600	576	225.00–300.00	255.03
9	600–650	619	225.00–297.00	257.45
14	650–700	674	185.00–265.00	236.44
7	700–750	731	187.00–205.00	189.90
3	750–800	778	177.00–200.00	192.42
3	800–850	833	165.00–175.00	171.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	230.00–280.00	254.35
5	300–350	314	250.00–305.00	271.94
5	350–400	377	150.00–325.00	277.32
5	400–450	413	220.00–285.00	248.50
7	450–500	469	190.00–280.00	226.48
2	500–550	515	230.00–280.00	254.51
5	550–600	576	200.00–260.00	222.22
3	600–650	615	160.00–220.00	193.28
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	412	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	250.00–300.00	274.70
1	400–450	426	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	890	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	538	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	175	400.00–460.00	429.83
10	200–250	230	340.00–540.00	432.44
30	250–300	275	305.00–515.00	422.65
36	300–350	327	300.00–490.00	426.35
76	350–400	376	300.00–465.00	409.86
73	400–450	425	285.00–432.50	379.73
68	450–500	475	260.00–415.00	352.87
75	500–550	523	255.00–389.00	344.21
58	550–600	568	240.00–372.50	317.57
38	600–650	621	250.00–341.00	309.84
25	650–700	673	225.00–320.00	279.16
28	700–750	720	200.00–277.50	247.83
13	750–800	773	200.00–240.00	218.48
8	800–850	820	185.00–255.00	221.54
6	850–900	868	175.00–225.00	205.42
3	900–950	915	200.00–210.00	205.08
5	950–1000	970	170.00–220.00	189.84
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	328	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	434	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	180.00–280.00	216.30
7	250–300	275	230.00–285.00	247.79
7	300–350	324	225.00–275.00	246.80
8	350–400	376	230.00–280.00	255.55
11	400–450	417	225.00–285.00	248.58
10	450–500	479	180.00–250.00	229.06
8	500–550	531	145.00–250.00	187.98
4	550–600	573	150.00–200.00	177.12
2	600–650	633	200.00–208.00	203.95
1	650–700	670	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	219	250.00–275.00	261.87
2	350–400	381	280.00–295.00	287.48
1	550–600	555	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	263	320.00–350.00	338.35
8	300–350	319	225.00–350.00	305.53
19	350–400	377	205.00–360.00	312.25
17	400–450	421	225.00–330.00	289.40
16	450–500	467	230.00–325.00	273.53
13	500–550	522	175.00–300.00	262.85
8	550–600	581	200.00–287.00	257.22
5	600–650	630	230.00–275.00	249.37
12	650–700	673	170.00–260.00	212.57
7	700–750	725	180.00–220.00	195.65
2	750–800	780	159.00–180.00	169.43
1	800–850	810	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	925	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	990	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	574	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	618	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	846	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	886	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	319	310.00–320.00	316.84
2	350–400	383	275.00–300.00	287.25
2	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	305.21
2	450–500	459	297.50–300.00	298.73
3	500–550	531	247.50–275.00	258.13
3	550–600	579	245.00–250.00	246.63
1	900–950	900	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	407	380.00–382.50	381.88
15	450–500	453	357.00–377.50	374.69
45	500–550	535	342.00–350.00	345.63
14	550–600	552	346.00	346.00
5	600–650	646	327.00	327.00
7	700–750	716	305.00–314.00	310.14
8	750–800	779	270.00–280.00	276.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	146	410.00	410.00
11	200–250	232	300.00–435.00	372.85
26	250–300	273	300.00–440.00	377.27
39	300–350	324	285.00–436.00	374.00
79	350–400	374	285.00–425.00	367.08
96	400–450	426	285.00–387.00	352.31
108	450–500	474	240.00–370.00	336.86
122	500–550	527	270.00–365.00	324.23
72	550–600	572	225.00–345.00	314.31
39	600–650	622	255.00–350.00	300.40
21	650–700	673	225.00–315.00	280.93
20	700–750	721	200.00–297.50	248.83
20	750–800	763	210.00–273.00	246.98
9	800–850	819	180.00–230.00	211.79
6	850–900	861	160.00–265.00	216.33
7	900–950	920	170.00–227.50	203.76
3	950–1000	965	175.00–280.00	213.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	220.00–300.00	262.80
2	350–400	393	275.00–300.00	287.42
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	475	225.00–280.00	251.92
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	573	182.50–225.00	209.30
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	444	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	454	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	275.00–330.00	315.64
2	350–400	368	330.00–390.00	360.20
3	400–450	423	300.00–350.00	333.07
7	450–500	471	275.00–330.00	313.32
7	500–550	524	275.00–325.00	300.57
7	550–600	584	280.00–290.00	288.58
1	600–650	630	297.00	297.00
2	650–700	680	250.00–269.00	259.29
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	395.00–455.00	423.01
21	300–350	326	365.00–475.00	435.85
22	350–400	373	345.00–450.00	417.20
48	400–450	426	342.50–450.00	411.98
39	450–500	472	337.00–427.50	380.82
50	500–550	528	320.00–400.00	358.75
45	550–600	571	295.00–375.00	343.43
38	600–650	626	300.00–350.00	326.57
18	650–700	678	265.00–340.00	294.75
14	700–750	738	255.00–302.00	292.03
3	750–800	772	230.00–255.00	241.58
2	800–850	828	250.00–258.00	253.94
4	850–900	860	237.00–255.00	246.78
4	900–950	925	180.00–245.00	208.59
3	950–1000	968	200.00–265.00	226.66
1	1000–1050	1,000	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	466	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	500	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	768	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	447.50	447.50
2	400–450	416	422.50	422.50
3	450–500	455	417.00	417.00
6	500–550	513	400.00	400.00
11	650–700	667	320.00–330.00	323.59
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	835	204.00	204.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	632	175.00–195.00	188.57
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	545	179.00	179.00
3	600–650	641	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	985	183.00	183.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	604	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	904	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	1,200.00–2,850.00	2,334.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,400.00–2,800.00	2,181.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,136	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,920.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,084	1,000.00–2,425.00	1,834.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,121	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,959.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,743.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,628.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	1,363	124.00–176.00	147.26
44	—	1,281	142.00–180.00	156.96
16	—	1,179	100.00–133.00	118.08
3	—	962	60.00–76.00	65.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	145.00–153.00	148.23
2	—	1,620	110.00–130.00	117.53
20	—	1,498	130.00–152.50	139.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	140.00–142.00	140.34
48	—	1,101	115.00–143.00	127.20
25	—	937	70.00–114.00	100.17
13	—	863	70.00–90.00	78.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,306	110.00–164.00	150.17
47	—	1,573	147.50–189.00	171.09
16	—	1,779	180.00–203.00	185.98

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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