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North Carolina Graded Cattle Auction Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $403.99/cwt ≈ $2,214/hd at 548 lb · 132 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.50/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,441/hd at 650 lb · 124 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.50/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,239/hd at 648 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 924 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–381 375 8 449.00–460.00 $454.41 $1,704 +12.41
444 444 19 440.00 $440.00 $1,954 —
457 457 36 455.00 $455.00 $2,079 +14.00
548 548 132 391.00–408.50 $403.99 $2,214 —
650 650 124 375.50 $375.50 $2,441 +2.00
739 739 68 347.50 $347.50 $2,568 —
833 833 28 317.50 $317.50 $2,645 -4.50
947 947 12 311.00 $311.00 $2,945 +25.13
1040 1040 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,756 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–493 478 5 410.00–416.00 $413.52 $1,977 -21.48
538 538 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,028 -6.00
550–580 563 8 347.00–392.00 $369.72 $2,082 —
645 645 16 340.00 $340.00 $2,193 -12.00
666 666 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,331 —
720–742 740 9 332.00–337.00 $336.46 $2,490 +2.97
754–758 755 7 317.00–332.00 $327.70 $2,474 —
830 830 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,614 —
955 955 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,875 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,474 —
460 460 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,702 -0.65
555 555 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,942 —
739 739 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,217 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,997 —
720 720 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,480 -114.04
680 680 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,210 —
825 825 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,203 +17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 404.00 $404.00 $1,252 —
375 375 1 401.00 $401.00 $1,504 -13.00
454–458 455 65 412.00–418.00 $415.79 $1,892 +22.70
559 559 99 377.00 $377.00 $2,107 +13.19
648 648 119 345.50 $345.50 $2,239 -2.25
734 734 53 319.50 $319.50 $2,345 -3.68
834 834 17 313.50 $313.50 $2,615 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 412.00 $412.00 $1,895 —
531–540 535 21 370.00–374.00 $372.27 $1,992 +28.47
550–565 558 2 367.00–372.00 $369.47 $2,062 —
645 645 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,128 +10.00
651–653 651 16 333.00–338.00 $337.06 $2,194 +32.06
705–728 722 4 310.00–314.00 $313.02 $2,260 +26.02
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,350 —
450 450 1 382.00 $382.00 $1,719 —
530 530 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,919 —
574 574 6 352.00 $352.00 $2,020 +17.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,760 —
625 625 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,877 —
825 825 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,228 —

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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.