North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 220 priced lines covering 2,397 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,927 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 626 head. replacement cattle receipts at 83 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 19, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,927Last week 3,253Year ago 1,593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 626Last week 725Year ago 472

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 67Year ago 42

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold unevenly steady, with instances of 2.0-4.00 higher; Feeder Heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower; Feeder Bulls sold 4.00-7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	385.00–450.00	419.85
4	250–300	279	220.00–350.00	306.37
12	300–350	328	340.00–420.00	373.10
20	350–400	375	310.00–395.00	358.81
7	400–450	428	305.00–387.00	353.77
10	450–500	481	225.00–400.00	317.20
8	500–550	519	270.00–325.00	300.74
3	550–600	553	250.00–325.00	283.13
2	600–650	633	210.00–315.00	262.71
5	650–700	685	210.00–267.00	227.52
5	700–750	713	210.00–255.00	232.14
3	750–800	783	180.00–200.00	193.36
1	800–850	810	155.00	155.00
2	850–900	873	159.00–179.00	168.80
1	950–1000	975	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	300.00–330.00	311.31
10	300–350	334	250.00–325.00	302.29
10	350–400	380	230.00–335.00	281.07
9	400–450	420	230.00–300.00	273.05
7	450–500	461	200.00–250.00	222.93
4	500–550	520	205.00–250.00	227.43
1	550–600	585	190.00	190.00
3	600–650	633	180.00–225.00	196.86
3	650–700	657	168.00–200.00	182.71
1	700–750	735	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	394	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	414	240.00–245.00	242.54
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	208	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	258	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	760	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	115	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	470	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	568	250.00–300.00	274.23
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	375.00	375.00
2	200–250	233	450.00–465.00	457.58
2	250–300	283	340.00–470.00	406.61
2	300–350	322	310.00–350.00	330.12
6	350–400	368	360.00–460.00	428.42
3	400–450	406	370.00–410.00	393.13
4	450–500	454	380.00–395.00	383.84
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	560	337.50–370.00	353.90
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	560.00–600.00	580.61
13	200–250	225	425.00–640.00	482.40
21	250–300	275	325.00–570.00	414.99
39	300–350	329	300.00–465.00	421.13
81	350–400	378	320.00–520.00	414.43
75	400–450	426	315.00–500.00	413.55
95	450–500	475	280.00–455.00	376.08
68	500–550	519	300.00–410.00	362.18
40	550–600	569	275.00–389.00	356.16
39	600–650	623	215.00–350.00	319.65
29	650–700	669	275.00–405.00	313.43
16	700–750	721	235.00–325.00	278.82
4	750–800	759	235.00–279.00	257.32
15	800–850	817	195.00–289.00	243.66
5	850–900	873	200.00–280.00	242.14
1	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
3	950–1000	961	177.00–210.00	195.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	350.00–425.00	386.70
2	250–300	258	410.00–475.00	442.18
11	300–350	317	380.00–500.00	434.38
13	350–400	373	385.00–435.00	408.52
10	400–450	425	350.00–425.00	393.06
13	450–500	474	365.00–407.00	383.60
13	500–550	527	250.00–350.00	299.89
6	550–600	575	300.00–357.00	331.82
4	600–650	623	195.00–325.00	277.30
2	650–700	668	200.00–250.00	224.91
6	700–750	735	170.00–280.00	232.52
3	750–800	758	180.00–240.00	209.95
1	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	878	185.00–188.00	186.53
1	950–1000	966	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	330.00–375.00	353.46
3	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	325	280.00–310.00	298.03
4	350–400	370	320.00–380.00	348.24
8	400–450	430	250.00–350.00	317.59
5	450–500	474	200.00–322.00	263.88
7	500–550	514	180.00–280.00	235.60
4	550–600	570	230.00–275.00	253.56
3	600–650	620	150.00–190.00	174.76
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	725	200.00–212.00	206.12
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00–350.00	335.94
1	550–600	558	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	352	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	402	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	690.00	690.00
13	200–250	231	450.00–580.00	537.16
27	250–300	276	415.00–580.00	504.55
45	300–350	328	365.00–590.00	500.45
69	350–400	376	385.00–550.00	476.15
65	400–450	421	345.00–500.00	457.33
84	450–500	475	315.00–490.00	424.42
78	500–550	519	335.00–445.00	400.29
57	550–600	573	320.00–425.00	373.46
50	600–650	625	310.00–397.00	358.79
22	650–700	669	250.00–365.00	319.06
14	700–750	718	260.00–335.00	299.93
14	750–800	770	220.00–335.00	291.77
10	800–850	818	210.00–310.00	246.10
6	850–900	863	202.00–285.00	235.15
3	900–950	932	195.00–210.00	201.69
4	950–1000	958	210.00–220.00	213.51
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	332	377.00–522.50	420.04
7	350–400	374	370.00–515.00	445.19
2	400–450	431	402.50–410.00	406.26
3	450–500	483	380.00–400.00	393.31
5	500–550	526	325.00–370.00	358.76
2	550–600	587	300.00–340.00	319.69
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	344	350.00–420.00	384.59
3	350–400	369	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	416	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	460	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	275.00	275.00
2	250–300	288	300.00–390.00	346.17
2	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	210.00–230.00	219.76
2	450–500	480	200.00–325.00	263.80
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	315	400.00–447.00	423.50
2	350–400	365	370.00–425.00	398.25
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	463	372.50–390.00	384.27
2	500–550	538	330.00–350.00	339.95
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	672	250.00–325.00	291.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	390.00–485.00	462.54
1	250–300	250	565.00	565.00
13	300–350	325	395.00–575.00	509.21
21	350–400	373	450.00–550.00	491.27
31	400–450	424	415.00–500.00	459.08
29	450–500	479	385.00–475.00	443.21
35	500–550	521	365.00–455.00	401.65
19	550–600	568	347.50–427.00	383.95
17	600–650	626	340.00–395.00	374.85
21	650–700	671	315.00–377.00	347.84
21	700–750	727	320.00–350.00	343.13
2	750–800	770	280.00–315.00	297.39
5	800–850	819	222.50–315.00	291.19
1	850–900	885	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	933	195.00–207.50	201.30
1	950–1000	985	250.00	250.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
17	500–550	517	425.00	425.00
5	600–650	606	395.00	395.00
6	650–700	689	372.00	372.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	235	295.00–335.00	307.61
2	250–300	278	265.00–310.00	288.51
2	300–350	320	250.00–265.00	257.50
1	350–400	355	277.00	277.00
2	450–500	480	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	150.00–220.00	183.79
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00
1	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
3	1000–1050	1,028	177.50	177.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	776	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,423.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,174	3,225.00–4,450.00	4,019.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,091	1,800.00–4,000.00	3,240.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,016	1,825.00–3,450.00	2,559.88
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.72
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,158	1,250.00–2,475.00	1,999.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,427.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,093	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,386.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,561.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,028	1,425.00–2,850.00	2,089.43
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	730	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,123	108.00–153.00	133.63
45	—	1,264	156.00–185.00	172.96
207	—	1,357	128.00–175.00	159.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,538	137.00–180.00	150.31
8	—	1,504	154.00–169.00	160.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,083	124.00–160.00	138.82
23	—	997	90.00–125.00	114.61
14	—	1,045	149.00–157.00	151.77
1	—	740	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	186.00	186.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	182.00–182.50	182.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,569	189.00–221.00	206.58
12	—	1,453	150.00–174.00	165.35
47	—	1,578	161.00–205.00	185.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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