North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 208 priced lines covering 3,291 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,049 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 609 head. replacement cattle receipts at 98 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,049Last week 2,861Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 609Last week 763Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 77Year ago 19

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling steady to 12.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 7.00-10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	151	505.00	505.00
15	200–250	225	510.00–600.00	548.89
29	250–300	282	500.00–680.00	593.50
51	300–350	327	450.00–670.00	580.35
56	350–400	376	440.00–649.00	546.98
76	400–450	423	405.00–595.00	491.94
110	450–500	475	385.00–529.00	468.89
89	500–550	527	365.00–675.00	433.25
75	550–600	571	300.00–455.00	407.97
58	600–650	618	320.00–420.00	376.21
54	650–700	670	300.00–397.00	346.26
29	700–750	722	270.00–359.00	314.72
27	750–800	770	250.00–357.00	309.37
7	800–850	824	252.50–335.00	289.82
14	850–900	872	232.50–315.00	265.09
5	900–950	915	220.00–290.00	249.80
4	950–1000	965	227.00–282.00	255.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	620.00–640.00	630.97
3	300–350	323	530.00–550.00	539.71
5	350–400	381	525.00–620.00	570.74
3	400–450	407	530.00–575.00	551.68
4	450–500	460	510.00–530.00	519.89
1	550–600	556	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	262	400.00–525.00	448.84
9	300–350	316	395.00–635.00	459.27
25	350–400	371	400.00–600.00	504.02
39	400–450	425	370.00–525.00	435.04
29	450–500	475	325.00–500.00	407.44
29	500–550	525	260.00–590.00	384.84
17	550–600	573	300.00–385.00	345.44
8	600–650	619	270.00–370.00	316.82
8	650–700	669	260.00–320.00	297.57
5	700–750	731	225.00–275.00	253.28
2	750–800	772	210.00–257.50	234.12
5	800–850	834	220.00–250.00	235.42
1	900–950	915	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	420	380.00–462.00	422.46
3	450–500	483	362.50–450.00	408.28
14	500–550	517	400.00–500.00	475.86
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	534	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	320.00–380.00	351.12
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	324	335.00–395.00	367.47
6	350–400	383	295.00–390.00	348.24
12	400–450	427	260.00–385.00	348.00
9	450–500	465	250.00–330.00	300.23
8	500–550	524	250.00–345.00	306.41
4	550–600	565	250.00–310.00	272.30
1	600–650	602	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	610	425.00–435.00	432.80
11	650–700	683	385.00–396.00	390.69
13	750–800	769	368.00	368.00
3	800–850	845	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	320	700.00	700.00
6	500–550	518	518.00	518.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	400.00–470.00	444.32
2	350–400	393	400.00–410.00	404.97
11	400–450	421	400.00–550.00	461.20
10	450–500	471	350.00–435.00	399.91
10	500–550	517	350.00–400.00	381.77
4	550–600	576	310.00–370.00	348.37
6	600–650	625	290.00–360.00	326.71
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	230.00–290.00	260.10
4	750–800	764	247.00–275.00	264.09
1	800–850	820	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	480.00	480.00
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
5	250–300	265	500.00–685.00	583.75
26	300–350	328	530.00–680.00	619.45
36	350–400	375	420.00–615.00	530.16
35	400–450	418	457.50–610.00	520.33
65	450–500	478	360.00–530.00	494.15
74	500–550	519	410.00–504.00	458.40
66	550–600	574	375.00–502.00	433.71
74	600–650	626	320.00–440.00	416.35
32	650–700	674	317.50–415.00	373.54
39	700–750	732	325.00–375.00	359.64
17	750–800	760	315.00–362.00	345.69
15	800–850	815	316.00–339.00	328.13
11	850–900	860	257.00–350.00	305.81
5	900–950	916	290.00–320.00	310.11
8	950–1000	989	270.00–295.00	280.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	302.62
2	400–450	430	300.00–350.00	325.87
2	450–500	473	310.00–320.00	315.19
2	500–550	540	250.00–325.00	287.15
2	550–600	568	300.00–325.00	312.56
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	435.00–445.00	442.46
30	500–550	514	411.00–460.00	417.74
15	600–650	624	350.00–355.00	351.63
4	650–700	677	330.00	330.00
13	700–750	729	332.00–335.00	334.13
10	750–800	759	332.00–335.00	333.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	375	470.00–475.00	472.47
2	450–500	470	465.00–470.00	467.58
1	500–550	535	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	445.00	445.00
13	200–250	233	440.00–630.00	493.99
32	250–300	280	405.00–600.00	505.67
37	300–350	328	400.00–540.00	482.47
86	350–400	373	390.00–560.00	474.69
143	400–450	424	325.00–524.00	464.73
104	450–500	472	370.00–489.00	426.34
143	500–550	523	335.00–590.00	401.83
97	550–600	571	320.00–500.00	390.76
64	600–650	625	250.00–375.00	339.94
32	650–700	675	287.50–345.00	325.24
19	700–750	724	275.00–347.00	318.26
16	750–800	778	287.00–330.00	312.03
3	800–850	823	240.00–295.00	268.31
4	850–900	877	200.00–287.00	234.14
2	900–950	933	207.50–295.00	250.90
3	950–1000	953	207.50–292.00	263.27
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	533	379.00	379.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	410.00–427.00	422.53
3	500–550	510	385.00–420.00	408.10
7	550–600	583	390.00–406.00	396.17
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
6	250–300	275	280.00–320.00	307.12
5	300–350	332	295.00–370.00	334.50
11	350–400	375	260.00–380.00	303.81
8	400–450	426	250.00–380.00	299.79
7	450–500	482	250.00–310.00	284.00
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
9	550–600	580	225.00–295.00	264.95
4	650–700	671	163.00–235.00	204.94
2	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	778	175.00–275.00	225.16
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	676	255.00–270.00	262.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	380.00–425.00	393.82
6	250–300	278	330.00–415.00	383.00
16	300–350	328	385.00–495.00	425.28
16	350–400	375	335.00–530.00	418.45
25	400–450	420	320.00–495.00	401.16
27	450–500	481	305.00–435.00	360.10
18	500–550	521	270.00–535.00	371.76
34	550–600	567	270.00–431.00	380.31
4	600–650	625	250.00–270.00	262.44
4	650–700	678	185.00–245.00	222.66
3	700–750	719	182.00–240.00	217.59
5	750–800	764	208.00–265.00	234.18
1	800–850	845	192.00	192.00
3	850–900	883	177.00–212.00	194.83
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
4	950–1000	976	171.00–185.00	180.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	625	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	830	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	875	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	975	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,175.00	3,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,021	2,050.00–3,400.00	2,759.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,118	3,300.00–4,350.00	3,903.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	913	2,100.00–4,450.00	3,076.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,164	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,200.00–3,500.00	2,879.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	926	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	500	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,076	1,750.00–3,500.00	2,321.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,675.00–2,400.00	2,007.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,005	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,627.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,276	205.00	205.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,192	2,125.00–3,700.00	2,837.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,162	1,725.00–3,150.00	2,393.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	817	172.50–180.00	176.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	746	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	160.00–174.00	166.29
25	—	1,662	193.00–223.00	209.63
39	—	1,605	170.00–218.00	193.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,526	140.00–198.00	163.89
4	—	1,509	165.00–178.00	173.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,407	162.00–198.00	183.70
186	—	1,371	145.00–180.00	168.80
21	—	1,231	110.00–157.00	144.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,101	153.00–175.00	158.90
24	—	968	100.00–145.00	119.66
47	—	1,058	127.50–165.00	144.26

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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