North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 225 priced lines covering 3,290 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,887 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 644 head. replacement cattle receipts at 123 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,887Last week 3,954Year ago 3,246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 644Last week 751Year ago 724

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 153Year ago 143

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	222	570.00–642.00	598.13
15	250–300	279	510.00–605.00	554.95
19	300–350	325	500.00–600.00	563.28
52	350–400	373	480.00–580.00	539.37
57	400–450	423	450.00–585.00	512.17
62	450–500	476	405.00–510.00	468.77
41	500–550	525	410.00–500.00	460.14
61	550–600	577	380.00–490.00	447.20
36	600–650	629	375.00–445.00	411.67
22	650–700	675	350.00–442.50	384.55
22	700–750	720	345.00–392.00	365.63
10	750–800	769	310.00–365.00	333.90
7	800–850	807	275.00–345.00	330.32
4	900–950	916	240.00–310.00	273.67
1	950–1000	990	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	425.00–440.00	431.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	734	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	844	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	425	355.00–395.00	376.67
2	450–500	475	215.00–350.00	280.37
2	550–600	568	250.00–280.00	264.93
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	373	465.00–502.00	483.07
14	400–450	419	410.00–480.00	463.75
2	450–500	490	400.00–425.00	412.63
5	500–550	518	300.00–410.00	372.47
8	550–600	573	330.00–400.00	362.13
4	600–650	636	275.00–350.00	306.29
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
6	400–450	431	572.00	572.00
10	450–500	480	495.00–550.00	536.67
13	500–550	511	475.00–525.00	521.12
3	550–600	562	482.00	482.00
5	600–650	601	464.00	464.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	380	400.00–420.00	410.47
2	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	560	290.00–350.00	320.11
2	600–650	630	285.00–310.00	297.82
1	650–700	692	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	722	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	778	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	364	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	675	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	750–800	794	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	838	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	425.00–450.00	441.01
3	300–350	330	310.00–360.00	334.04
9	350–400	372	240.00–400.00	322.23
12	400–450	421	200.00–350.00	290.58
5	450–500	460	235.00–365.00	319.73
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	575	250.00–270.00	259.65
2	600–650	630	250.00–280.00	265.12
5	650–700	670	210.00–265.00	232.96
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	430.00–450.00	440.27
3	400–450	427	400.00–415.00	406.84
2	450–500	483	380.00–405.00	392.18
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	229	420.00–630.00	561.71
52	250–300	279	465.00–615.00	553.25
68	300–350	325	470.00–600.00	542.69
91	350–400	376	410.00–550.00	511.68
123	400–450	421	425.00–560.00	485.02
110	450–500	473	400.00–500.00	454.36
107	500–550	519	320.00–510.00	422.78
76	550–600	574	282.00–450.00	397.61
35	600–650	622	340.00–422.50	395.09
32	650–700	671	300.00–395.00	355.05
21	700–750	720	240.00–360.00	323.09
12	750–800	769	225.00–350.00	308.61
9	800–850	818	210.00–327.00	276.79
3	850–900	880	245.00–295.00	263.23
2	900–950	923	235.00–297.00	265.41
3	950–1000	983	229.00–240.00	236.33
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	320.00	320.00
1	200–250	215	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	342	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	325.00–350.00	337.70
2	400–450	426	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	613	210.00–217.50	213.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	500.00–550.00	515.53
12	250–300	278	320.00–540.00	492.44
12	300–350	318	300.00–510.00	441.89
10	350–400	376	400.00–490.00	442.94
27	400–450	425	300.00–465.00	421.97
20	450–500	474	300.00–435.00	397.93
15	500–550	518	290.00–445.00	348.67
9	550–600	573	305.00–375.00	340.63
8	600–650	623	215.00–352.00	308.37
2	650–700	675	315.00–325.00	319.93
2	700–750	735	250.00–275.00	262.59
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	824	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	880	185.00–210.00	197.43
2	900–950	922	215.00–225.00	220.07
1	950–1000	980	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	430.00–460.00	443.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	269	400.00–405.00	401.55
1	350–400	394	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	414	380.00–400.00	393.66
1	450–500	454	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	544	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	764	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	300.00–365.00	331.06
7	250–300	268	300.00–395.00	346.75
5	300–350	317	250.00–360.00	315.30
6	350–400	378	170.00–350.00	287.06
3	400–450	425	225.00–300.00	268.76
5	450–500	476	187.00–325.00	244.80
6	500–550	510	180.00–300.00	269.48
2	550–600	578	250.00–265.00	257.40
4	650–700	656	185.00–200.00	192.49
1	700–750	710	232.00	232.00
3	750–800	768	170.00–260.00	213.79
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	231	422.00–535.00	487.49
55	250–300	279	350.00–535.00	478.86
60	300–350	323	420.00–545.00	481.24
103	350–400	373	400.00–530.00	470.97
136	400–450	426	400.00–500.00	457.06
130	450–500	476	305.00–492.00	427.81
107	500–550	523	340.00–450.00	391.76
87	550–600	570	310.00–410.00	373.10
51	600–650	625	215.00–470.00	363.01
40	650–700	665	305.00–425.00	345.73
30	700–750	721	250.00–355.00	319.98
13	750–800	773	270.00–335.00	316.50
6	800–850	824	265.00–315.00	288.95
2	850–900	883	235.00–260.00	247.68
10	900–950	926	201.00–265.00	223.75
1	950–1000	980	184.00	184.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	369	340.00–350.00	344.98
1	400–450	442	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	478	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	229	400.00–450.00	420.36
15	250–300	271	400.00–455.00	432.08
12	300–350	319	390.00–450.00	421.07
20	350–400	376	260.00–440.00	388.06
20	400–450	421	205.00–415.00	375.86
35	450–500	481	200.00–449.00	382.92
26	500–550	523	270.00–370.00	339.76
11	550–600	571	275.00–370.00	321.76
11	600–650	625	250.00–370.00	307.85
8	650–700	668	190.00–355.00	290.58
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	824	176.00–225.00	197.79
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	374	485.00	485.00
12	400–450	419	480.00–497.00	487.18
10	450–500	455	470.00–475.00	470.51
15	500–550	526	388.00–445.00	425.98
16	600–650	621	375.00–395.00	378.78
2	700–750	748	352.50	352.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	810	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	798	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	864	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	165.00–250.00	196.39
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	905	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	3,000.00–4,250.00	3,641.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	943	1,500.00–3,050.00	2,299.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,071	1,700.00–4,250.00	3,285.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,113	3,250.00–4,250.00	3,822.38
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	853	1,700.00–2,525.00	2,231.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	2,000.00–2,875.00	2,657.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,093	1,500.00–3,050.00	2,364.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,212	1,350.00–4,200.00	3,044.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,110	1,300.00–3,950.00	2,594.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	758	160.00	160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	175.00–225.00	203.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	816	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,215	122.50–176.00	155.13
34	—	1,741	202.00–238.50	214.14
49	—	1,581	177.50–211.00	191.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,294	167.00–198.00	183.74
168	—	1,297	143.00–181.00	168.08
19	—	1,148	126.00–159.00	142.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,099	158.00–164.00	160.41
86	—	1,010	122.00–159.00	144.95
1	—	1,054	80.00	80.00
41	—	904	100.00–130.00	119.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	215.00	215.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,500	169.00–186.00	174.93
2	—	1,332	140.00	140.00
32	—	1,543	140.00–169.00	157.02

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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