North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 237 priced lines covering 3,696 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,274 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 664 head. replacement cattle receipts at 309 head. Counted as USDA files them — 91 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,274Last week 3,453Year ago 3,161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 664Last week 763Year ago 756

Replacement CattleReceipts 309Last week 138Year ago 71

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers below 600lbs sold 8.00-12.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling 10.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower across all weight classes; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 5.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	200–250	224	430.00–595.00	526.78
43	250–300	277	350.00–565.00	479.52
77	300–350	327	350.00–560.00	500.74
95	350–400	370	350.00–565.00	497.49
160	400–450	426	340.00–535.00	456.41
136	450–500	471	290.00–485.00	431.02
103	500–550	524	330.00–460.00	393.37
66	550–600	570	270.00–427.50	378.09
60	600–650	623	220.00–404.00	356.96
43	650–700	666	285.00–385.00	349.12
26	700–750	720	225.00–362.50	325.07
15	750–800	773	240.00–355.00	310.27
14	800–850	819	220.00–317.00	288.52
7	850–900	869	235.00–308.00	278.64
4	900–950	920	195.00–223.00	212.56
2	950–1000	980	200.00–230.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	370.00–495.00	451.89
10	250–300	281	300.00–485.00	390.92
23	300–350	323	265.00–495.00	432.30
32	350–400	368	320.00–490.00	424.20
22	400–450	420	340.00–485.00	402.11
28	450–500	474	300.00–440.00	371.62
16	500–550	526	200.00–392.50	343.78
10	550–600	573	260.00–370.00	326.51
13	600–650	624	280.00–342.50	311.65
5	650–700	667	225.00–320.00	292.95
2	700–750	720	257.00–290.00	273.50
4	750–800	764	225.00–280.00	253.90
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	365.00–370.00	367.47
4	250–300	278	335.00–380.00	352.77
14	300–350	328	225.00–400.00	320.48
10	350–400	369	225.00–370.00	329.20
12	400–450	424	280.00–370.00	323.29
6	450–500	473	275.00–325.00	298.94
8	500–550	528	225.00–300.00	259.18
4	550–600	583	270.00–300.00	287.32
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	244	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	366	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	442	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	300.00–405.00	344.10
1	300–350	326	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	371	300.00–420.00	369.59
10	400–450	424	365.00–449.00	404.86
7	450–500	476	350.00–390.00	366.77
2	550–600	575	275.00–300.00	287.17
2	600–650	623	300.00–305.00	302.47
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	862	190.00–200.00	195.01
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	282	300.00–405.00	353.32
5	350–400	390	300.00–400.00	340.78
2	400–450	428	300.00–320.00	309.82
5	450–500	473	305.00–435.00	401.79
7	500–550	530	290.00–400.00	380.12
3	600–650	615	365.00–390.00	375.14
1	700–750	720	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	585.00–595.00	593.59
2	450–500	470	480.00–495.00	487.42
2	500–550	503	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	583	425.00–435.00	429.98
3	600–650	608	414.00	414.00
2	650–700	653	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	320.00–410.00	355.42
14	250–300	274	320.00–445.00	399.19
10	300–350	324	300.00–430.00	388.76
37	350–400	377	315.00–452.50	413.18
27	400–450	423	315.00–447.00	385.97
27	450–500	474	270.00–400.00	352.51
13	500–550	514	265.00–350.00	314.13
14	550–600	574	250.00–347.00	304.60
8	600–650	619	240.00–300.00	284.39
6	650–700	669	270.00–300.00	280.80
6	700–750	722	205.00–265.00	235.13
6	750–800	773	169.00–250.00	214.60
4	800–850	818	180.00–220.00	200.18
2	950–1000	963	192.00–200.00	195.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
6	250–300	286	245.00–350.00	305.63
6	300–350	328	240.00–380.00	306.23
9	350–400	377	240.00–365.00	312.73
9	400–450	416	235.00–350.00	304.38
13	450–500	470	250.00–379.00	294.07
11	500–550	516	250.00–325.00	280.94
6	550–600	568	200.00–250.00	220.87
9	600–650	627	200.00–280.00	223.39
4	650–700	676	170.00–250.00	204.47
2	800–850	838	165.00–175.00	169.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	568	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	427	300.00–350.00	335.75
2	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	590	292.50	292.50
5	600–650	639	230.00–250.00	236.06
1	650–700	655	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	714	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	337	365.00–400.00	376.99
3	350–400	355	400.00–430.00	410.13
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	516	260.00–375.00	358.24
2	550–600	592	277.50–300.00	288.86
3	600–650	628	257.50–270.00	261.58
1	650–700	692	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	425.00–427.00	426.00
5	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
13	600–650	612	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	502	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	200–250	229	400.00–560.00	485.82
66	250–300	277	350.00–535.00	468.06
72	300–350	322	325.00–535.00	456.58
105	350–400	373	360.00–500.00	446.79
144	400–450	420	315.00–485.00	434.48
136	450–500	468	300.00–465.00	407.80
112	500–550	523	290.00–425.00	368.83
86	550–600	568	300.00–390.00	357.93
53	600–650	623	265.00–367.00	323.07
29	650–700	670	250.00–367.00	314.44
35	700–750	719	235.00–337.00	303.97
18	750–800	771	240.00–335.00	290.18
18	800–850	819	230.00–322.00	261.94
9	850–900	868	190.00–275.00	237.77
3	900–950	920	210.00–227.50	220.68
6	950–1000	975	197.50–275.00	236.07
1	1000–1050	1,020	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	281	390.00–475.00	443.43
3	300–350	302	370.00–460.00	426.80
5	350–400	378	400.00–450.00	417.06
13	400–450	430	355.00–455.00	418.93
6	450–500	472	360.00–415.00	393.22
13	500–550	525	320.00–400.00	363.71
7	550–600	577	335.00–420.00	361.27
3	600–650	633	300.00–414.00	364.29
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	733	225.00–257.00	238.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	280.00–360.00	322.26
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	375	300.00–350.00	329.64
3	400–450	420	325.00–395.00	364.44
2	450–500	485	310.00–325.00	317.50
4	500–550	520	250.00–300.00	280.89
2	550–600	580	250.00–360.00	304.53
2	600–650	638	260.00–275.00	267.41
2	650–700	685	185.00–260.00	221.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	490.00–540.00	512.92
8	250–300	278	500.00–580.00	541.22
9	300–350	328	400.00–565.00	501.46
39	350–400	380	400.00–570.00	486.03
45	400–450	419	415.00–527.00	467.21
56	450–500	470	400.00–495.00	445.83
68	500–550	520	300.00–467.00	407.50
41	550–600	566	365.00–471.00	412.44
26	600–650	622	335.00–443.00	393.52
14	650–700	663	335.00–405.00	361.35
17	700–750	723	300.00–372.00	337.49
10	750–800	768	275.00–365.00	328.80
20	800–850	821	275.00–347.00	321.10
5	850–900	863	247.50–340.00	307.56
2	900–950	928	255.00–295.00	274.84
3	950–1000	968	275.00–280.00	276.65
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	352	550.00	550.00
3	500–550	515	412.50	412.50
12	550–600	563	387.50–435.00	419.22
6	600–650	611	395.00	395.00
14	650–700	664	380.00–390.00	384.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	820	179.00–215.00	196.78
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	172.00	172.00
1	500–550	515	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,058	1,225.00–3,250.00	2,071.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,178	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,866.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,150	1,450.00–3,550.00	2,454.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,187	1,825.00–3,700.00	3,262.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	929	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,487.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,265	1,800.00–3,300.00	2,813.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,211	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,529.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,143	1,325.00–3,600.00	3,148.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	3,750.00–4,300.00	4,020.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,600.00–4,200.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,229	2,850.00–4,599.99	4,344.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,130	3,250.00–4,900.00	4,188.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,191	3,200.00–4,300.00	3,844.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,085	2,350.00–5,150.00	3,854.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,900.00	4,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,137	2,350.00–4,950.00	4,095.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	642	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,285	2,750.00–4,100.00	3,269.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	689	179.00	179.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	643	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,314.79
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	197.00	197.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,460	156.00–178.00	165.27
22	—	1,542	135.00–161.00	149.88
1	—	1,320	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	150.00–157.00	153.60
107	—	1,082	110.00–155.00	140.20
2	—	703	60.00–80.00	69.54
42	—	982	100.00–131.00	115.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,244	160.00–190.00	174.67
186	—	1,289	144.00–176.00	159.02
14	—	1,229	117.50–152.00	139.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,611	151.00–202.00	187.47
10	—	1,396	135.00–180.00	158.63
19	—	1,700	200.00–224.00	209.06
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,520	166.00	166.00

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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