North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 3, 2023

1,294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.37/cwt +27.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 470 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.51/cwt +28.80 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 429 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.48/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 621 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,294	3,356	1,587
Feeder cattle	507	2,228	704
Slaughter cattle	125	834	198
Replacement cattle	8	78	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to holiday closings and limited comparable sales.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	245.00	$245.00	$600	+29.92
305–345	320	3	220.00–240.00	$230.36	$737	+11.07
350–395	377	13	200.00–260.00	$240.00	$905	+18.02
440–445	443	2	210.00–220.00	$214.97	$952	+0.05
455–475	467	3	220.00–230.00	$226.61	$1,058	+12.78
505–545	522	17	200.00–227.00	$214.99	$1,122	+2.96
560–595	579	5	200.00–230.00	$215.40	$1,247	-1.28
600–635	613	15	215.00–230.00	$226.48	$1,388	+15.43
655	655	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,474	+25.48
740	740	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,369	+5.68
750	750	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,312	-7.11
850	850	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,572	+34.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	197.00	$197.00	$719	+7.00
480	480	1	165.00	$165.00	$792	-23.16
595	595	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,101	-4.18
730	730	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,161	+23.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	142.00	$142.00	$405	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	215.00	$215.00	$494	+25.01
255–260	258	2	197.50–212.00	$204.82	$528	+17.87
320–340	328	3	195.00–210.00	$205.13	$673	+7.35
350–395	367	13	192.50–227.50	$205.10	$753	+7.79
403–447	429	25	200.00–235.00	$224.51	$963	+30.57
450–493	470	27	190.00–235.00	$217.37	$1,022	+27.56
500–542	522	13	190.00–227.00	$208.40	$1,088	+23.64
550–595	560	15	190.00–219.00	$210.47	$1,179	+28.69
600–645	621	17	160.00–195.00	$180.48	$1,121	+0.19
670–690	678	5	160.00–182.50	$168.08	$1,140	-5.41
710–745	726	7	140.00–170.00	$157.54	$1,144	+1.19
770–790	780	2	120.00–160.00	$140.26	$1,094	-3.11
825	825	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,048	-18.76
930	930	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,172	-13.22
1050	1050	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	-13.83
320–335	325	3	157.00–165.00	$162.37	$528	-3.03
365–385	378	6	147.00–170.00	$156.96	$593	-9.23
415–440	429	8	160.00–185.00	$172.04	$738	+5.04
460–495	475	4	160.00–175.00	$166.36	$790	+5.04
560–580	571	4	150.00–157.50	$151.90	$867	-3.22
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	-14.41
760	760	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,045	+27.50
875	875	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	120.00–140.00	$130.29	$343	-1.71
305	305	1	132.00	$132.00	$403	-0.33
350–370	360	2	130.00	$130.00	$468	-7.71
420–430	425	2	110.00–130.00	$119.88	$509	-17.94
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	-25.26
645	645	1	100.00	$100.00	$645	-34.66
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	-27.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	227.00	$227.00	$647	+13.30
305–345	333	6	192.00–267.00	$217.82	$725	+3.70
360–395	384	13	197.50–255.00	$226.81	$871	+9.66
410–446	435	14	190.00–227.00	$209.91	$913	+3.43
465–495	485	9	192.00–235.00	$203.29	$986	-1.47
500–545	519	16	182.50–225.00	$210.42	$1,092	+7.13
550–595	568	10	182.00–212.00	$200.13	$1,137	+0.42
605–645	626	7	185.00–207.50	$193.09	$1,209	+0.47
655–690	670	4	180.00–195.00	$188.76	$1,265	+3.04
820	820	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,271	-5.76
945	945	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,512	+16.29
960–970	965	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,544	+12.92
1015	1015	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,259	-22.25
1060	1060	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	369	4	172.50–187.50	$183.48	$677	-6.77
400–445	424	8	150.00–185.00	$171.42	$727	-18.59
450–495	467	6	160.00–185.00	$176.98	$826	-2.33
505–545	525	6	160.00–175.00	$164.53	$864	-6.85
550–595	574	10	155.00–180.00	$167.87	$964	-2.13
600–630	615	2	165.00–170.00	$167.44	$1,030	+5.49
655–665	662	3	130.00–152.50	$140.05	$927	-29.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	-22.41
365	365	1	137.00	$137.00	$500	-15.33
465–490	478	2	110.00–112.50	$111.22	$532	-33.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1225	995	80-85%	19	80.00–93.00	$89.16	$887	—
880–1985	1172	80-85%	41	94.00–104.00	$99.62	$1,168	—
1025–1740	1426	80-85%	20	105.00–115.00	$109.06	$1,555	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–840	783	85-90%	3	68.00–72.00	$69.25	$542	—
730–905	831	85-90%	7	75.00–80.00	$77.42	$643	-17.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1780	1395	7	110.00–119.00	$114.61	$1,599	—
2015–2090	2065	3	126.00–131.00	$128.98	$2,663	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	113	3	200.00–250.00	$220.00	-50.00
150	150	3	250.00–375.00	$301.67	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	—
100	100	1	230.00	$230.00	-17.50
100–125	114	4	160.00–300.00	$225.00	-22.50
135	135	1	215.00	$215.00	-32.50
150	150	3	250.00–290.00	$263.33	-1.67
200	200	1	540.00	$540.00	—
220	220	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-79.17
1000–1075	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–1,050.00	$845.18	-771.23
1100–1200	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,210.43	-664.57

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
110	110	3	120.00	$120.00	-32.78
100–125	112	5	140.00–270.00	$197.00	+44.22
180	180	2	230.00	$230.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	48	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	92.50–125.00	$106.04	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	122.50	$122.50	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	45.00–80.00	$68.33	+18.83
20–25	21	4	30.00–55.00	$37.50	-12.00
30	30	2	70.00	$70.00	+1.43
30–35	33	22	35.00–130.00	$93.18	+24.61
35	35	2	95.00	$95.00	+26.43
40–45	41	17	80.00–150.00	$112.94	+21.44
40–49	44	23	50.00–110.00	$65.48	-26.02
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+20.00
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+20.00
50–55	52	9	100.00–180.00	$122.78	+2.78
52	52	16	72.50–82.50	$80.00	-40.00
60–65	62	20	100.00–240.00	$182.75	+46.50
60–69	66	37	77.50–107.50	$100.39	-35.86
70–75	70	25	130.00–250.00	$169.20	-0.80
70–74	72	11	137.50–157.50	$150.18	-19.82
80	80	8	150.00–240.00	$180.63	-17.58
80–83	81	6	127.50–160.00	$148.67	-49.54
90	90	3	200.00–230.00	$213.33	+43.33
90–95	93	2	145.00–150.00	$147.57	-22.43
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–115	108	3	120.00–260.00	$189.85	—
130	130	1	280.00	$280.00	—
220	220	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	50.00	$50.00	—
75	75	1	85.00	$85.00	—
80	80	1	90.00	$90.00	—
80–88	84	22	95.00–100.00	$97.38	—
100–140	118	12	100.00–180.00	$138.77	+13.77
110–130	127	7	170.00–180.00	$177.14	+52.14
160	160	1	240.00	$240.00	—
180	180	2	230.00	$230.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	23	29.00–57.50	$36.78	-8.22
20–25	22	5	50.00–105.00	$75.00	+30.00
25	25	4	40.00–45.00	$41.25	-6.25
30–37	31	15	55.00–80.00	$62.48	-4.19
30–35	33	4	60.00–130.00	$81.25	+14.58
30–35	33	4	95.00–115.00	$100.63	+33.96
40	40	2	130.00	$130.00	+40.00
40–45	41	6	80.00–150.00	$120.83	+30.83
40–47	42	22	80.00–112.50	$91.81	+1.81
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
50–55	52	18	100.00–220.00	$149.17	+19.17
50–58	53	27	114.00–157.50	$130.75	+0.75
60	60	3	200.00	$200.00	+47.00
60–65	61	9	115.00–155.00	$148.30	-4.70
60–65	62	11	115.00–240.00	$158.18	+5.18
70	70	14	80.00–300.00	$178.93	+96.43
75	75	2	167.50–230.00	$198.75	+116.25
80	80	1	220.00	$220.00	+45.00
80–85	81	10	150.00–260.00	$185.50	+10.50
90	90	1	270.00	$270.00	+70.00
90	90	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	-5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	60.00	$60.00	-46.25
55	55	3	112.50	$112.50	+6.25
55	55	1	160.00	$160.00	+53.75
60	60	6	80.00–115.00	$109.17	+2.92
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	+3.75
90	90	7	147.50	$147.50	+41.25
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	+13.75
100	100	5	75.00	$75.00	-90.00
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
100–125	108	14	110.00–250.00	$198.57	+33.57
110–135	122	6	145.00–187.00	$162.51	-2.49
150–175	159	4	225.00–290.00	$245.51	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	200.00–340.00	$270.00	—
100	100	1	260.00	$260.00	—
100	100	3	200.00	$200.00	—
180–190	185	2	410.00–500.00	$453.78	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	84.00	$84.00	-31.00
88	88	1	220.00	$220.00	+105.00
100–110	107	3	220.00–255.00	$244.06	—
175	175	2	255.00	$255.00	—

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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.