North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 255 priced lines covering 2,572 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,132 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 718 head. replacement cattle receipts at 72 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,132Last week 2,444Year ago 2,700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 718Last week 585Year ago 678

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 34Year ago 47

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold sharply higher across all weight classes, with instances of 20.00-30.00 higher; Feeder Heifers sold

sharply higher, with instances of 20.00-25.00 higher; Feeder Bulls sold sharply higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, with

Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher; Demand and Trade Activity over all were Moderate to Active this week on a Moderate supply of

cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	370.00–380.00	374.89
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
11	300–350	320	345.00–400.00	370.30
6	350–400	374	335.00–390.00	371.83
16	400–450	418	295.00–385.00	352.62
15	450–500	470	230.00–357.00	320.04
15	500–550	516	255.00–350.00	319.11
9	550–600	574	231.00–315.00	287.03
4	600–650	611	235.00–300.00	277.40
7	650–700	667	210.00–290.00	242.56
6	700–750	728	200.00–265.00	232.52
1	750–800	795	207.00	207.00
2	800–850	817	170.00–200.00	184.87
1	900–950	926	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	260.00–300.00	279.13
2	300–350	343	250.00–300.00	274.82
3	350–400	370	250.00–310.00	286.58
4	400–450	431	250.00–310.00	282.75
4	450–500	468	250.00–300.00	267.41
4	500–550	511	275.00–285.00	278.72
5	550–600	572	200.00–275.00	250.10
3	600–650	613	165.00–230.00	204.13
1	900–950	900	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
2	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	308	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	309	355.00–375.00	365.03
4	350–400	373	330.00–350.00	340.27
6	400–450	427	340.00–365.00	354.38
2	450–500	470	310.00–320.00	314.96
2	500–550	516	305.00–320.00	312.41
2	550–600	558	252.00–260.00	256.02
1	600–650	608	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	714	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	751	232.00–237.50	234.75
1	950–1000	985	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	384	320.00–327.50	323.61
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	698	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	864	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	405	155.00	155.00
2	550–600	553	180.00–220.00	200.09
1	650–700	680	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	407.50–490.00	455.72
13	250–300	266	405.00–520.00	464.39
36	300–350	325	280.00–500.00	447.83
43	350–400	371	275.00–480.00	412.94
76	400–450	423	332.50–460.00	419.01
59	450–500	469	335.00–445.00	395.05
61	500–550	523	257.00–405.00	376.12
49	550–600	570	215.00–399.00	345.66
28	600–650	627	260.00–365.00	336.04
19	650–700	670	290.00–352.50	320.67
18	700–750	720	205.00–332.50	264.70
8	750–800	774	210.00–255.00	229.34
12	800–850	824	200.00–239.00	215.06
5	850–900	866	180.00–230.00	199.88
9	900–950	910	172.00–245.00	198.00
3	950–1000	976	180.00–229.00	202.97
4	1000–1050	1,028	190.00–207.50	197.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	614	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	230.00–315.00	273.87
2	250–300	283	280.00–300.00	290.09
4	300–350	325	210.00–320.00	259.92
4	350–400	391	225.00–280.00	266.12
5	400–450	421	230.00–290.00	270.17
7	450–500	470	210.00–300.00	247.28
7	500–550	520	225.00–250.00	243.01
5	550–600	569	150.00–250.00	223.49
6	600–650	622	155.00–210.00	179.31
5	650–700	667	165.00–250.00	208.46
4	700–750	726	160.00–168.00	164.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	250.00–370.00	311.37
12	250–300	283	215.00–355.00	310.81
14	300–350	321	235.00–385.00	343.97
11	350–400	372	205.00–375.00	320.47
10	400–450	427	250.00–370.00	322.62
12	450–500	473	300.00–338.00	317.90
15	500–550	520	242.50–325.00	300.42
8	550–600	574	230.00–304.00	284.49
12	600–650	615	220.00–305.00	262.08
5	650–700	679	195.00–300.00	242.63
6	700–750	723	175.00–235.00	208.19
3	750–800	770	175.00–210.00	195.19
4	800–850	809	155.00–185.00	163.77
3	850–900	870	160.00–166.00	163.68
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	287.50	287.50
2	250–300	275	340.00–350.00	344.82
7	400–450	434	290.00–350.00	327.92
4	450–500	481	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	507	285.00–337.00	313.63
2	550–600	575	250.00–320.00	285.64
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	210.00–250.00	228.46
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	335	220.00–275.00	250.35
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	410	300.00–330.00	313.47
3	450–500	478	270.00–305.00	283.62
4	500–550	529	245.00–310.00	277.73
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	663	185.00–215.00	199.72
1	750–800	754	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	210.00	210.00
2	300–350	333	170.00–200.00	184.66
4	350–400	374	175.00–180.00	177.51
3	400–450	410	175.00–210.00	191.65
3	450–500	460	195.00–225.00	206.41
2	650–700	653	150.00–155.00	152.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	400.00	400.00
15	200–250	227	335.00–535.00	405.59
19	250–300	275	330.00–480.00	400.65
42	300–350	325	350.00–490.00	408.26
69	350–400	372	340.00–445.00	404.64
89	400–450	420	315.00–420.00	383.40
94	450–500	473	320.00–400.00	373.04
119	500–550	520	300.00–385.00	356.83
55	550–600	571	285.00–367.00	338.57
39	600–650	621	270.00–345.00	321.60
30	650–700	671	260.00–347.50	307.83
19	700–750	719	232.00–317.50	275.38
10	750–800	766	207.00–292.00	250.12
7	800–850	824	191.00–260.00	228.24
7	850–900	872	175.00–265.00	207.00
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00
4	950–1000	969	185.00–220.00	199.98
1	1000–1050	1,000	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	395.00–400.00	397.44
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	558	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	626	343.00	343.00
13	650–700	661	329.00–339.00	335.83
8	700–750	717	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	250.00–300.00	273.81
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	420	230.00–270.00	250.48
2	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	593	250.00–270.00	260.04
2	600–650	608	185.00–195.00	189.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	325	330.00–395.00	372.20
1	350–400	385	379.00	379.00
7	450–500	481	330.00–370.00	353.61
4	500–550	523	295.00–355.00	323.78
3	550–600	583	320.00–330.00	325.06
3	600–650	633	305.00–320.00	311.66
4	650–700	678	210.00–295.00	245.68
3	700–750	708	200.00–235.00	221.66
3	750–800	752	230.00–235.00	231.66
1	800–850	830	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	873	157.00–197.00	176.60
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	272	437.50	437.50
2	400–450	406	426.00	426.00
9	450–500	477	400.00–448.00	421.06
14	550–600	576	369.00–410.00	374.64
10	700–750	733	335.50	335.50
2	900–950	946	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	484	337.50–355.00	346.22
4	600–650	629	320.00–365.00	342.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	432	465.00–485.00	478.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	400.00–500.00	450.29
7	250–300	277	395.00–500.00	458.58
12	300–350	328	412.00–490.00	450.76
20	350–400	374	390.00–500.00	449.93
35	400–450	427	375.00–455.00	425.99
30	450–500	477	360.00–445.00	410.13
33	500–550	528	345.00–412.00	383.61
32	550–600	566	345.00–395.00	375.22
27	600–650	621	310.00–400.00	352.81
17	650–700	669	300.00–365.00	335.25
11	700–750	716	270.00–330.00	306.54
6	750–800	771	250.00–330.00	295.18
4	800–850	820	272.00–302.00	287.37
3	850–900	858	195.00–310.00	240.13
3	900–950	919	282.50–285.00	284.17
6	950–1000	979	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	217.00	217.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	175.00	175.00
3	300–350	318	155.00–270.00	192.58
2	400–450	410	160.00–200.00	179.51
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
5	550–600	597	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	613	210.00–260.00	235.51
1	900–950	915	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	195.00	195.00
2	400–450	420	175.00–240.00	205.95
1	450–500	480	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	335	172.00	172.00
1	350–400	380	162.00	162.00
1	500–550	515	187.00	187.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	758	172.50	172.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	838	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	776	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,642.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,094	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,544.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,101	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,685.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,149	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,581.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,159	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,896.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,243.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,314	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,227.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,172.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,645	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	1,000.00–2,500.00	1,840.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,206	1,300.00–2,750.00	2,139.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,362	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,469.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,096	1,250.00–2,500.00	1,893.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
17	—	1,138	108.00–138.00	127.81
268	—	1,349	125.00–162.00	149.36
49	—	1,282	137.00–170.00	159.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	947	88.00–119.00	106.47
73	—	1,051	115.00–145.00	126.35
6	—	924	80.00–86.00	82.40
13	—	1,093	136.00–142.00	139.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	100.00–106.00	102.88
24	—	1,534	130.00–163.00	146.41
8	—	1,544	140.00–167.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,646	140.00–190.00	174.26
15	—	1,373	139.00–170.00	154.39
23	—	1,667	167.00–217.00	189.59

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.

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