North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

1,857 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $227.90/cwt -12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 472 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $215.01/cwt -6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 526 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.24/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 528 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,857	4,348	5,062
Feeder cattle	1,021	3,592	3,478
Slaughter cattle	234	563	726
Replacement cattle	7	42	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to weather impacts to sale schedules and coverage availability last week, too few comparable lots for a price trend this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	265.00	$265.00	$530	—
275	275	1	270.00	$270.00	$742	-13.04
320–335	328	6	245.00–265.00	$253.38	$831	-50.16
353–395	371	5	225.00–280.00	$243.31	$903	-44.91
400–430	413	5	205.00–270.00	$242.56	$1,002	-23.95
435 value added	435	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,218	-1.28
470–495	486	15	220.00–270.00	$240.60	$1,169	-17.16
500–549	530	19	230.00–260.00	$249.53	$1,323	+10.62
555–595	578	14	220.00–270.00	$225.79	$1,305	-24.60
600–645	618	14	205.00–235.00	$225.33	$1,393	+1.78
655–660	658	4	207.00–232.00	$215.02	$1,415	-23.96
750–770	758	5	180.00–190.00	$184.06	$1,395	-14.50
816–832	828	4	187.50–192.00	$190.89	$1,581	-31.07
855	855	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,582	-5.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	-52.70
315–330	320	4	195.00–200.00	$197.54	$632	-45.90
355	355	1	200.00	$200.00	$710	-8.25
410	410	1	190.00	$190.00	$779	-29.82
465–480	473	2	150.00–180.00	$165.24	$782	-38.16
523	523	2	150.00	$150.00	$784	-37.35
595	595	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	+4.32
600	600	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	+21.28
720–745	733	2	175.00–185.00	$180.09	$1,320	+8.75
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212–245	228	4	217.00–262.50	$242.72	$553	+13.10
265–295	278	7	215.00–255.00	$237.89	$661	+4.44
305–345	324	18	213.00–257.50	$232.57	$754	-3.76
350–397	378	38	200.00–275.00	$234.31	$886	-4.15
380	380	1	220.00	$220.00	$836	-18.46
402 value added	402	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,025	-2.82
402–446	423	20	220.00–275.00	$238.43	$1,009	+11.91
450–496	473	37	195.00–255.00	$226.38	$1,071	-2.36
500–545	528	41	187.00–247.00	$217.24	$1,147	+8.43
554–595	572	17	200.00–227.00	$214.08	$1,225	-12.64
600–645	615	21	175.00–220.00	$204.62	$1,258	-9.62
650–695	673	12	190.00–220.00	$209.83	$1,412	+17.62
705–722	711	3	170.00–195.00	$186.53	$1,326	-26.21
752–760	756	2	175.00–180.00	$177.49	$1,342	-16.88
870	870	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,436	+17.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	278	4	170.00–200.00	$181.73	$505	-28.09
315–344	329	5	150.00–225.00	$180.49	$594	-12.04
355–385	374	4	150.00–197.00	$173.75	$650	-22.96
405–448	430	11	150.00–212.50	$186.70	$803	-1.15
450–490	475	7	150.00–185.00	$169.74	$806	-13.46
510–520	516	4	155.00–181.00	$169.07	$872	-4.78
565–595	579	5	150.00–185.00	$171.08	$991	+1.67
600–635	623	3	140.00–180.00	$165.47	$1,031	-8.48
680–695	688	2	140.00–160.00	$150.11	$1,033	+3.21
730	730	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,132	+11.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	$310	-28.33
250–275	263	2	125.00–140.00	$132.14	$348	-17.86
365–375	370	4	120.00–235.00	$155.07	$574	+4.54
410–445	429	5	100.00–140.00	$126.97	$545	-24.38
520–545	536	5	115.00–150.00	$127.13	$681	-3.36
560–590	577	5	100.00–130.00	$110.04	$635	-25.48
600–635	618	4	100.00–120.00	$108.79	$672	-16.37
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	1	172.50	$172.50	$455	+22.50
320	320	1	170.00	$170.00	$544	+5.00
470	470	1	150.00	$150.00	$705	-11.85
560	560	1	143.00	$143.00	$801	-19.42
620	620	1	142.50	$142.50	$884	-28.05

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	1	150.00	$150.00	$534	-54.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	7	220.00–262.50	$243.92	$556	-23.76
260–295	280	10	210.00–280.00	$254.60	$713	-2.69
304–348	327	20	210.00–275.00	$250.36	$819	-14.28
350–396	371	32	202.00–285.00	$253.94	$942	-4.05
400–445	427	34	210.00–290.00	$251.11	$1,072	+5.50
450–498	472	58	200.00–255.00	$227.90	$1,076	-12.49
500–547	526	54	195.00–242.00	$215.01	$1,131	-6.89
550–595	567	25	190.00–230.00	$211.49	$1,199	-10.41
600–638	622	18	165.00–223.00	$192.38	$1,197	-12.92
650–695	673	5	175.00–200.00	$186.10	$1,252	-14.96
734	734	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,211	-24.16
770–790	780	2	155.00–190.00	$172.28	$1,344	+3.85
880	880	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,166	-24.92
960	960	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	200.00	$200.00	$440	-1.91
275–295	283	3	185.00–200.00	$195.06	$552	-14.94
300–342	317	7	180.00–220.00	$203.66	$646	-16.44
355–393	380	11	150.00–240.00	$196.93	$748	-16.76
405–445	421	10	150.00–230.00	$185.12	$779	-25.51
450–485	468	9	157.00–200.00	$184.84	$865	-18.64
500–548	524	16	155.00–217.50	$183.58	$962	+4.07
550–590	570	10	150.00–200.00	$181.00	$1,032	-1.27
600–640	616	9	150.00–180.00	$164.99	$1,016	-3.71
660–695	678	12	145.00–185.00	$170.55	$1,156	+5.07
700–725	708	6	140.00–165.00	$156.63	$1,109	+20.68
750–757	756	7	160.00–165.00	$164.29	$1,242	+28.30
825	825	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,072	—
880	880	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,408	+44.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	-15.00
305–345	325	2	115.00–125.00	$120.31	$391	-38.38
355–395	375	2	120.00	$120.00	$450	-47.32
480	480	1	105.00	$105.00	$504	-54.42
545	545	1	135.00	$135.00	$736	-11.21
550–590	570	2	120.00	$120.00	$684	-28.08
600–605	603	2	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$693	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
705	705	1	112.00	$112.00	$790	—
810	810	1	122.00	$122.00	$988	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	1	185.00	$185.00	$485	-0.99
385	385	1	182.50	$182.50	$703	-3.20
406–422	414	2	182.50–185.00	$183.73	$761	+2.11
455	455	1	170.00	$170.00	$774	-26.10
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	-25.00
610	610	1	145.00	$145.00	$884	-18.75
725	725	1	117.50	$117.50	$852	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848	848	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,145	-7.52

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	142.50	$142.50	$727	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	1	100.00	$100.00	$704	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1335	1110	80-85%	14	100.00–116.00	$108.42	$1,203	+36.66
915–1810	1198	80-85%	89	107.50–131.00	$120.65	$1,445	—
930–1635	1285	80-85%	40	126.00–147.50	$130.37	$1,675	+4.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1210	996	85-90%	11	60.00–95.00	$82.51	$822	-38.05
710–1480	1043	85-90%	20	95.00–115.00	$105.23	$1,098	-3.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1318–1612	1458	75-80%	11	117.00–125.00	$120.32	$1,754	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1205	1038	2	104.00–125.00	$116.20	$1,206	—
1290	1290	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,038	—
1120–2070	1628	19	130.00–154.00	$140.74	$2,291	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–135	123	8	175.00–330.00	$233.13	+25.63
150	150	1	187.00	$187.00	—
150–165	151	11	205.00–350.00	$293.18	—
220	220	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	60.00	$60.00	-120.00
70–75	73	3	140.00–155.00	$150.00	-30.00
80–85	81	5	160.00–190.00	$176.00	-4.00
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	-40.00
90	90	2	180.00	$180.00	±0.00
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	-50.00
100	100	2	160.00	$160.00	-57.50
100–145	126	26	165.00–290.00	$236.92	+19.42
150–170	153	6	230.00–330.00	$285.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
696	696	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	—
100–125	110	9	155.00–285.00	$207.78	+82.78
125	125	3	150.00–160.00	$156.67	+31.67
160	160	2	270.00	$270.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	35.00	$35.00	-12.50
20–25	21	4	40.00–55.00	$48.75	+1.25
25	25	3	40.00–50.00	$43.33	-4.17
30	30	2	50.00	$50.00	+2.50
30–35	33	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-17.50
30–35	34	4	70.00–110.00	$81.25	-11.25
30–35	34	7	50.00–65.00	$60.00	-32.50
40	40	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	+19.17
40–45	41	5	75.00	$75.00	-3.33
40–45	44	10	80.00–155.00	$120.50	+42.17
50	50	4	110.00–115.00	$111.25	-18.75
50–55	53	19	100.00–170.00	$144.74	+14.74
60–65	61	18	110.00–180.00	$138.61	-6.39
60–65	62	9	140.00–150.00	$144.44	-0.56
70–75	70	19	140.00–180.00	$161.32	-18.68
70	70	9	160.00–190.00	$179.44	-0.56
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	-2.50
80–85	81	16	160.00–215.00	$179.69	+7.19
90–95	91	9	185.00–230.00	$207.78	+35.28
100–105	103	2	215.00–220.00	$217.50	—
110	110	2	240.00	$240.00	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	170.00	$170.00	-35.00
150–165	158	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	—
200–240	220	4	200.00–295.00	$262.50	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	60.00	$60.00	—
90	90	5	100.00	$100.00	—
100–140	123	19	110.00–230.00	$153.95	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	8	20.00–40.00	$32.50	-2.50
20–25	22	25	40.00–85.00	$55.60	+7.60
25	25	1	35.00	$35.00	-26.00
30–35	31	11	60.00–80.00	$67.73	+32.73
30–35	33	21	60.00–110.00	$78.33	+1.11
40–45	42	15	80.00–150.00	$118.67	+11.17
40–45	42	5	90.00–110.00	$101.00	-6.50
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-27.50
50–55	52	23	100.00–165.00	$134.78	-17.72
60–65	61	24	115.00–195.00	$163.33	+39.58
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	-23.75
70	70	1	165.00	$165.00	-8.57
70–75	71	14	135.00–220.00	$174.64	+1.07
80–85	80	13	175.00–240.00	$205.00	+20.00
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	+35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-27.50
55	55	1	90.00	$90.00	+43.33
55	55	2	100.00	$100.00	+53.33
60–65	64	4	100.00–110.00	$102.50	-17.50
65	65	1	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	+50.00
80–85	83	2	140.00–170.00	$155.00	+40.00
90–95	94	5	110.00–190.00	$168.00	+53.00
100–125	113	12	135.00–275.00	$195.83	+47.26

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	240.00	$240.00	+50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	114	6	280.00–380.00	$331.67	+116.67
150–160	153	4	310.00–370.00	$336.25	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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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.