North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 293 priced lines covering 3,242 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,078 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 576 head. replacement cattle receipts at 103 head. Counted as USDA files them — 35 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,078Last week 3,274Year ago 2,970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 576Last week 664Year ago 704

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 309Year ago 67

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold firm with instances of steady to 15.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 5.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 12.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 4.00-6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	435	250.00–375.00	330.53
3	450–500	470	300.00–380.00	336.95
2	500–550	505	230.00–275.00	252.28
3	550–600	578	270.00–320.00	299.60
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	463	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	510	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	568	455.00	455.00
2	650–700	653	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	320	425.00–495.00	469.32
2	350–400	380	452.00–475.00	463.20
2	400–450	440	445.00–475.00	459.83
6	450–500	471	350.00–452.00	389.25
4	500–550	531	280.00–437.00	363.73
7	550–600	588	355.00–397.00	386.58
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	667	275.00–360.00	324.45
1	700–750	725	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	408.00	408.00
4	650–700	664	399.00–406.00	402.49
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	513	325.00–417.00	389.35
1	750–800	785	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	420	502.00	502.00
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	625	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	450.00–610.00	552.59
25	300–350	324	470.00–570.00	540.29
16	350–400	370	430.00–570.00	517.96
31	400–450	421	370.00–530.00	473.29
18	450–500	472	390.00–475.00	445.60
20	500–550	522	340.00–497.00	434.17
17	550–600	571	365.00–455.00	413.79
12	600–650	617	315.00–445.00	395.34
20	650–700	671	305.00–415.00	367.36
6	700–750	726	330.00–382.00	353.54
7	750–800	780	331.00–350.00	337.72
10	800–850	816	282.00–352.00	331.97
3	850–900	863	280.00–350.00	310.15
10	950–1000	957	265.00–293.00	288.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	994	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	420	440.00–467.00	460.99
1	600–650	625	386.00	386.00
3	650–700	682	355.00–360.00	358.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	371	525.00–555.00	539.49
13	400–450	428	466.00–530.00	508.68
23	450–500	471	457.00–532.00	506.27
20	500–550	541	479.00–497.00	488.17
91	550–600	568	439.00–485.00	479.26
32	600–650	631	420.00–424.00	421.17
94	650–700	660	372.00–424.00	415.83
78	700–750	744	360.00–382.00	378.71
12	750–800	752	368.00	368.00
63	800–850	824	332.00–342.00	339.89
2	850–900	850	331.00	331.00
11	900–950	944	313.00–316.00	315.45
3	1050–1100	1,078	287.00	287.00
4	1100–1150	1,138	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	554	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	495.00	495.00
2	550–600	553	442.00	442.00
3	700–750	725	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	320.00–350.00	330.15
6	250–300	273	300.00–350.00	318.46
2	300–350	320	350.00–375.00	362.70
4	350–400	379	220.00–345.00	282.03
5	400–450	433	200.00–375.00	309.95
5	450–500	470	250.00–350.00	288.15
5	500–550	519	250.00–350.00	309.87
8	550–600	573	185.00–335.00	264.97
3	600–650	610	185.00–245.00	221.61
5	650–700	667	180.00–305.00	253.85
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	480.00–490.00	484.78
6	250–300	268	360.00–480.00	419.24
16	300–350	322	360.00–475.00	434.05
13	350–400	377	370.00–465.00	421.64
33	400–450	425	270.00–452.00	407.38
18	450–500	473	275.00–420.00	374.57
13	500–550	522	320.00–399.00	363.28
17	550–600	572	200.00–400.00	342.19
14	600–650	621	175.00–320.00	269.72
4	650–700	670	240.00–305.00	277.64
3	700–750	722	180.00–215.00	198.23
4	750–800	768	175.00–230.00	193.65
3	800–850	821	175.00–240.00	215.12
2	850–900	870	182.50–225.00	204.12
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	395	340.00–350.00	345.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	470	457.00	457.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	372.00	372.00
4	650–700	660	342.00–347.00	343.28
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	260.00	260.00
2	250–300	268	350.00–385.00	367.34
3	300–350	337	350.00–475.00	434.16
2	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	397.58
2	400–450	430	380.00–420.00	399.53
1	450–500	456	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	671	242.00–315.00	277.20
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	483	360.00–365.00	362.44
4	550–600	572	280.00–310.00	299.86
2	600–650	615	270.00–280.00	275.08
2	650–700	683	270.00–275.00	272.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	223	350.00–515.00	463.35
36	250–300	278	402.50–525.00	479.70
55	300–350	327	350.00–540.00	462.48
66	350–400	372	400.00–515.00	455.53
92	400–450	423	320.00–495.00	440.63
94	450–500	476	365.00–465.00	416.82
49	500–550	526	315.00–429.00	370.41
64	550–600	572	320.00–439.00	365.80
33	600–650	621	315.00–402.00	341.16
35	650–700	672	280.00–360.00	330.50
17	700–750	712	275.00–339.00	318.41
6	750–800	781	265.00–310.00	286.40
18	800–850	813	240.00–330.00	309.30
9	850–900	875	240.00–285.00	264.33
2	900–950	928	195.00–207.50	201.27
1	950–1000	960	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	834	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	346	375.00–385.00	379.97
2	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	490	350.00–435.00	421.42
3	500–550	523	270.00–375.00	338.88
3	550–600	570	375.00–385.00	379.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	523	405.00–420.00	412.25
1	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	490.00–495.00	493.27
27	450–500	474	425.00–485.00	473.20
46	500–550	541	397.00–470.00	426.24
20	550–600	559	382.00–426.00	413.56
17	600–650	634	372.00–377.00	374.22
70	650–700	654	362.00–370.00	368.33
61	700–750	738	317.50–328.00	326.97
22	800–850	828	304.00–311.00	304.63
1	900–950	900	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	408.00	408.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	377.00–380.00	378.52
6	250–300	271	300.00–380.00	340.65
6	300–350	332	300.00–500.00	356.36
6	350–400	363	330.00–415.00	370.95
9	400–450	422	295.00–415.00	366.18
11	450–500	477	237.00–395.00	315.48
5	500–550	524	230.00–300.00	269.22
8	550–600	579	225.00–365.00	292.27
2	650–700	673	250.00–285.00	267.70
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	400.00–445.00	418.66
7	250–300	271	410.00–500.00	465.72
11	300–350	335	350.00–480.00	449.72
16	350–400	380	360.00–470.00	431.50
10	400–450	423	390.00–450.00	411.61
14	450–500	471	300.00–440.00	401.59
9	500–550	527	250.00–395.00	343.38
5	550–600	557	220.00–385.00	301.62
3	600–650	622	300.00–325.00	311.51
6	650–700	674	265.00–310.00	292.24
3	700–750	720	237.00–285.00	257.08
2	750–800	793	225.00–245.00	235.03
4	800–850	834	220.00–277.00	240.22
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	276	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	380	350.00–410.00	371.49
3	400–450	431	350.00–370.00	358.48
1	850–900	862	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	374	402.50–499.00	449.63
4	400–450	420	425.00–455.00	440.16
4	450–500	478	300.00–435.00	367.49
2	500–550	527	300.00–350.00	324.93
2	700–750	720	285.00–290.00	287.57
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	420.00–435.00	430.26
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	411	395.00–420.00	403.14
4	450–500	491	335.00–390.00	367.70
2	500–550	505	365.00–370.00	367.50
4	550–600	577	285.00–355.00	318.80
2	600–650	635	310.00–350.00	329.69
2	650–700	650	250.00–325.00	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	440.00–450.00	444.90
2	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	414.79
3	450–500	478	360.00–380.00	371.52
2	550–600	593	325.00–330.00	327.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	168	480.00	480.00
14	200–250	232	420.00–615.00	543.91
30	250–300	271	450.00–570.00	531.08
43	300–350	326	450.00–550.00	519.13
72	350–400	374	430.00–545.00	494.43
66	400–450	420	400.00–505.00	460.96
88	450–500	466	400.00–480.00	442.80
92	500–550	523	330.00–445.00	403.27
51	550–600	570	320.00–425.00	385.85
39	600–650	617	305.00–432.00	360.82
33	650–700	668	285.00–375.00	343.56
10	700–750	727	250.00–322.00	303.65
13	750–800	774	250.00–367.00	312.93
6	800–850	818	260.00–305.00	284.55
4	850–900	860	250.00–285.00	271.77
4	900–950	923	225.00–280.00	243.64
1	950–1000	965	235.00	235.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	625.00	625.00
1	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	513	420.00–465.00	441.41
1	550–600	555	415.00	415.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	476	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	508	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	866	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
4	350–400	376	220.00–270.00	234.24
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	250.00–275.00	262.23
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	705	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	980	177.50–192.00	184.71

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	—	624	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	961	3,000.00–4,500.00	3,834.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	876	1,750.00–4,000.00	2,934.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,063	2,800.00–4,200.00	3,551.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,036	2,500.00–4,100.00	3,163.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,097	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,101.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,950.00	3,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	4,350.00	4,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,021	1,200.00–3,100.00	2,087.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	989	1,350.00–2,750.00	2,046.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,013	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,879.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,750.00–3,250.00	2,663.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,028	1,500.00–3,700.00	2,786.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,573.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,150	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,627.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,974.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,051	1,500.00–3,000.00	2,410.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,387.66
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,539	155.00–174.00	166.96
16	—	1,477	150.00–169.00	158.24
3	—	1,587	143.00–148.00	145.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,076	102.00–153.00	135.90
130	—	1,231	136.00–179.00	164.14
59	—	1,232	154.00–215.00	178.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	995	120.00–156.00	140.23
18	—	1,109	150.00–182.00	159.14
36	—	921	100.00–130.00	116.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,506	165.00–207.50	189.03
12	—	1,414	110.00–170.00	151.10
36	—	1,770	188.00–225.00	204.56

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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