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North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction Market Report

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, March 20, 2025

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.15/cwt +72.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 552 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $317.63/cwt ≈ $2,042/hd at 643 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $348.00/cwt ≈ $1,900/hd at 546 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 604 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 359 16 416.00–418.00 $417.73 $1,500 —
455–456 455 59 391.00–410.00 $400.97 $1,824 +131.49
546 546 69 348.00 $348.00 $1,900 —
553 553 8 334.00 $334.00 $1,847 +50.75
618–647 643 71 314.00–328.00 $317.63 $2,042 —
726–737 735 54 282.00–292.50 $291.06 $2,139 +43.06
800–839 837 19 254.00–255.00 $254.95 $2,134 +35.95
945 945 6 238.00 $238.00 $2,249 —
1040 1040 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,350 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 392.00 $392.00 $1,478 —
436 436 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,657 —
463 463 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,736 —
500–538 529 20 340.00–358.00 $355.22 $1,879 +105.45
660–685 673 2 285.00–290.00 $287.45 $1,935 —
777 777 3 272.00 $272.00 $2,113 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
520–545 538 5 290.00–296.00 $292.37 $1,573 —
648 648 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 379.00 $379.00 $1,402 —
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,305 —
369 369 12 373.00 $373.00 $1,376 +113.00
433 433 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,537 +99.00
454–460 455 22 342.00–352.00 $349.70 $1,591 +90.67
539 539 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,736 —
552 552 71 322.00–328.00 $327.15 $1,806 +72.83
644–646 644 59 281.00–287.00 $281.61 $1,814 +51.61
731–739 738 32 259.00–262.00 $261.54 $1,930 +41.54
842 842 14 245.00 $245.00 $2,063 +31.00
930 930 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,102 +76.00
970 970 6 229.00 $229.00 $2,221 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,197 —
430 430 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,428 —
450 450 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,498 —
533 533 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,546 —
700 700 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 346.00 $346.00 $1,298 —
540 540 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,663 +74.29
615–645 625 3 242.00–243.00 $242.34 $1,515 +20.34
745 745 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,450 —
638 638 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,640 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.