North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 209 priced lines covering 2,806 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,457 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 603 head. replacement cattle receipts at 127 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,457Last week 2,887Year ago 2,341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 603Last week 644Year ago 508

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 123Year ago 78

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 10.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers sold 8.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 7.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good throughout the week on a Moderate supply of cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	510	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	245.00–285.00	264.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,074	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	230.00–255.00	239.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,075.00–2,600.00	2,353.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,282	1,825.00–2,850.00	2,297.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,873.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,553.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,079	1,350.00–3,200.00	2,326.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,132	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,446.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	1,700.00–2,825.00	2,412.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,752.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,964.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,090	1,650.00–3,500.00	2,447.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,349.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	732	1,750.00–3,050.00	2,816.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,128	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,113.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,553.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,111	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,429.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,104	2,650.00–4,500.00	3,696.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,323.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,105	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,015.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	2,000.00–4,050.00	3,100.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,880	3,760.00	3,760.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	340.00–375.00	353.92
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	425	215.00–335.00	274.29
3	450–500	467	200.00–330.00	278.54
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
5	300–350	343	430.00–520.00	472.44
4	350–400	389	400.00–500.00	434.29
17	400–450	445	375.00–430.00	401.45
9	450–500	482	375.00–470.00	432.27
8	500–550	522	350.00–427.00	415.78
3	550–600	582	312.00–410.00	364.74
2	600–650	635	260.00–350.00	304.65
2	700–750	718	265.00–305.00	285.07
1	750–800	788	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	530.00	530.00
5	250–300	278	530.00–645.00	605.18
25	300–350	325	520.00–630.00	572.69
23	350–400	361	522.00–620.00	564.18
38	400–450	416	447.00–570.00	515.43
59	450–500	476	420.00–550.00	489.36
71	500–550	522	390.00–520.00	472.51
34	550–600	572	350.00–490.00	435.84
29	600–650	620	375.00–460.00	428.56
15	650–700	668	275.00–435.00	398.79
8	700–750	723	320.00–375.00	352.69
25	750–800	775	270.00–369.00	340.75
10	800–850	828	325.00–350.00	333.38
7	850–900	868	275.00–329.00	310.63
3	900–950	920	240.00–310.00	284.00
4	950–1000	983	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	255.00–265.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	504.00	504.00
4	700–750	708	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	273	320.00–395.00	356.22
4	300–350	330	150.00–360.00	283.33
3	350–400	372	339.00–385.00	355.21
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
4	500–550	514	200.00–275.00	237.47
4	550–600	584	175.00–255.00	225.03
6	600–650	611	200.00–260.00	232.66
5	650–700	675	190.00–305.00	232.36
1	750–800	765	182.00	182.00
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	222	400.00–480.00	439.23
2	250–300	283	420.00	420.00
12	300–350	332	375.00–455.00	406.87
21	350–400	378	320.00–461.00	422.55
19	400–450	432	345.00–489.00	404.84
23	450–500	477	250.00–450.00	363.89
13	500–550	511	300.00–392.00	347.67
12	550–600	571	240.00–382.00	310.01
7	600–650	616	200.00–320.00	255.06
6	650–700	680	215.00–302.50	273.14
3	700–750	708	210.00–270.00	245.16
2	750–800	758	235.00–255.00	245.03
2	800–850	813	220.00–235.00	227.57
2	850–900	890	197.00–218.00	207.44
3	900–950	917	184.00–210.00	193.54
2	950–1000	970	192.00–232.00	212.41
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	280.00–330.00	305.57
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	221	450.00–585.00	509.92
32	250–300	273	410.00–570.00	501.92
48	300–350	326	450.00–560.00	508.94
83	350–400	375	435.00–535.00	483.26
121	400–450	422	410.00–507.00	457.48
101	450–500	471	360.00–485.00	426.94
76	500–550	519	340.00–447.00	380.25
76	550–600	569	300.00–435.00	365.52
43	600–650	618	300.00–400.00	352.98
29	650–700	671	280.00–360.00	330.45
46	700–750	721	250.00–370.00	323.82
14	750–800	763	260.00–325.00	300.14
17	800–850	829	235.00–335.00	286.11
3	850–900	870	250.00–282.00	260.97
5	900–950	916	255.00–290.00	277.05
9	950–1000	964	204.00–317.00	281.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	380	400.00–430.00	418.78
5	400–450	429	400.00–415.00	408.83
8	450–500	477	355.00–395.00	373.05
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	555	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	520.00–530.00	524.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	368	370.00–395.00	379.93
2	400–450	415	270.00–390.00	330.00
2	450–500	483	365.00–375.00	369.87
4	500–550	521	250.00–330.00	301.76
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	225.00–275.00	249.30
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	445.00	445.00
4	250–300	265	470.00–490.00	478.58
9	300–350	334	380.00–480.00	446.03
15	350–400	376	340.00–520.00	443.74
17	400–450	425	330.00–440.00	411.90
20	450–500	470	300.00–440.00	400.74
12	500–550	526	325.00–395.00	361.74
14	550–600	568	325.00–440.00	356.00
3	600–650	613	305.00–335.00	315.11
3	650–700	661	200.00–275.00	241.61
4	700–750	721	195.00–250.00	220.52
1	750–800	795	297.00	297.00
5	800–850	834	220.00–282.50	246.70
1	850–900	895	204.00	204.00
2	950–1000	986	185.00–230.00	207.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	200–250	231	500.00–660.00	570.94
41	250–300	275	500.00–630.00	567.38
49	300–350	320	495.00–590.00	550.80
74	350–400	374	425.00–567.00	519.98
91	400–450	426	435.00–522.50	480.02
94	450–500	471	400.00–497.00	464.24
93	500–550	525	375.00–470.00	428.87
70	550–600	573	350.00–460.00	405.04
44	600–650	622	320.00–427.00	382.53
34	650–700	670	335.00–406.00	369.66
20	700–750	722	270.00–370.00	336.34
12	750–800	770	210.00–340.00	281.03
11	800–850	822	230.00–350.00	282.99
6	850–900	863	265.00–327.00	289.43
6	900–950	932	235.00–290.00	266.87
3	1000–1050	1,012	185.00–215.00	195.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	387	430.00–450.00	440.13
3	400–450	433	415.00–430.00	421.54
3	450–500	488	350.00–380.00	366.83
5	500–550	530	335.00–350.00	340.78
2	700–750	718	265.00–270.00	267.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	560.00–580.00	570.33
2	400–450	410	530.00–535.00	532.44
3	550–600	570	445.00–460.00	454.82
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	245.00	245.00
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	658	215.00–220.00	217.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	250.00–290.00	270.18
2	300–350	323	210.00–250.00	230.47
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	429	250.00–397.50	379.02
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,089	162.00–194.00	166.39
75	—	1,053	130.00–161.00	146.84
32	—	931	100.00–135.00	121.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,205	140.00–186.00	170.21
87	—	1,225	161.00–199.00	186.39
11	—	1,094	126.00–160.00	147.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,518	150.00–199.00	170.28
9	—	1,404	170.00–189.00	181.13
2	—	1,390	130.00–140.00	134.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	150.00–190.00	173.67
38	—	1,769	205.00–238.00	219.97
37	—	1,584	183.00–217.50	199.99

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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