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North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 14, 2025

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $373.50/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,469/hd at 661 lb · 155 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.81/cwt +22.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,012/hd at 553 lb · 100 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.75/cwt +17.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,243/hd at 645 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 987 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 442.00 $442.00 $1,724 +45.09
461 461 30 441.00 $441.00 $2,033 +69.26
552 552 64 401.00 $401.00 $2,214 +24.00
638 638 18 359.00 $359.00 $2,290 +7.26
661 661 155 373.50 $373.50 $2,469 +29.00
758 758 72 348.50 $348.50 $2,642 +28.50
828–840 839 52 322.00 $322.00 $2,702 +18.92
925–937 935 15 285.00–286.00 $285.87 $2,673 +8.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 437.00 $437.00 $1,621 —
459 459 18 435.00 $435.00 $1,997 —
543 543 19 383.00 $383.00 $2,080 —
642 642 15 352.00 $352.00 $2,260 —
728–746 741 23 332.00–334.00 $333.49 $2,471 —
870 870 2 302.00 $302.00 $2,627 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–477 474 4 410.00–418.00 $416.04 $1,972 +59.04
559–595 563 16 360.00–389.00 $385.32 $2,169 +75.32
620 620 3 327.00 $327.00 $2,027 —
785 785 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,120 —
830 830 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,075 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 2 350.00–390.00 $370.65 $1,724 —
535 535 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,830 +0.39
655–659 658 5 322.00–325.00 $322.60 $2,123 -2.40
833 833 6 308.00 $308.00 $2,566 —
1000 1000 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 414.00 $414.00 $1,499 +29.63
441 441 37 396.00 $396.00 $1,746 +66.00
463–467 467 43 393.00–394.00 $393.09 $1,836 +44.22
515–536 535 34 350.00–360.00 $350.28 $1,874 +19.61
550–553 553 100 350.00–365.00 $363.81 $2,012 +22.34
645 645 99 347.75 $347.75 $2,243 +17.44
660 660 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —
726–743 741 70 311.00–324.50 $323.18 $2,395 +5.68
845 845 20 313.00 $313.00 $2,645 +41.00
870 870 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,584 —
942 942 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,590 +12.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,365 —
442 442 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,680 —
525–528 527 5 342.00–345.00 $343.80 $1,812 —
638 638 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,042 —
675 675 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,059 —
741 741 6 287.00 $287.00 $2,127 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,571 —
565 565 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,893 —
690 690 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,104 —
825 825 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,203 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 —
480 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 —

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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.