North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 263 priced lines covering 4,039 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,782 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 705 head. replacement cattle receipts at 126 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,782Last week 2,457Year ago 3,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 705Last week 603Year ago 837

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 127Year ago 90

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold unevenly steady from 6.00 lower to 8.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 6.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 5.00-6.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling unevenly steady from 5.00 higher to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good throughout the week on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,172	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,415.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,075.00–3,550.00	2,895.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,172	1,425.00–3,100.00	2,367.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,325.00–3,000.00	2,650.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,216	212.00	212.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,137	1,450.00–2,700.00	2,104.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,163	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,592.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,065	1,100.00–3,100.00	2,257.68
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	625	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	3,550.00–3,975.00	3,768.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	854	2,100.00–4,450.00	3,119.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,031.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,252	3,075.00–4,800.00	3,955.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	805	1,650.00–3,700.00	2,189.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,392.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	756	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,305.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	744	150.00	150.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	275	300.00–465.00	430.32
20	300–350	322	320.00–480.00	420.82
23	350–400	379	350.00–445.00	407.33
24	400–450	419	210.00–447.00	383.33
36	450–500	472	300.00–442.50	404.03
30	500–550	523	285.00–395.00	330.21
15	550–600	569	290.00–375.00	330.08
11	600–650	630	245.00–357.00	291.45
8	650–700	671	250.00–320.00	285.16
5	700–750	724	190.00–250.00	221.46
9	750–800	766	190.00–255.00	236.11
3	800–850	837	185.00–240.00	204.75
4	850–900	889	172.00–250.00	208.63
2	900–950	930	182.00–217.00	199.50
3	950–1000	988	180.00–185.00	182.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	330	370.00–380.00	374.85
1	350–400	388	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	442	350.00–380.00	364.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	375.00–385.00	379.82
5	250–300	281	290.00–355.00	328.47
3	300–350	332	270.00–330.00	299.40
11	350–400	363	275.00–377.00	317.24
6	400–450	429	250.00–350.00	307.03
9	450–500	477	230.00–385.00	295.34
5	500–550	527	235.00–300.00	260.24
4	550–600	568	220.00–295.00	256.27
2	600–650	605	195.00–255.00	224.75
3	650–700	657	205.00–267.00	240.85
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	820	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	426	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	626	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	200–250	225	460.00–610.00	535.52
46	250–300	275	400.00–560.00	491.45
73	300–350	325	425.00–567.00	479.44
124	350–400	375	410.00–530.00	472.39
219	400–450	425	400.00–502.00	455.54
160	450–500	473	350.00–492.00	437.08
168	500–550	522	340.00–455.00	402.45
123	550–600	572	345.00–420.00	380.70
61	600–650	621	300.00–380.00	343.98
34	650–700	675	280.00–360.00	331.48
23	700–750	723	280.00–325.00	307.84
8	750–800	768	230.00–325.00	302.75
4	800–850	808	300.00–310.00	304.37
8	850–900	876	230.00–300.00	252.60
3	900–950	920	270.00–300.00	284.86
6	950–1000	965	212.50–260.00	238.15
3	1000–1050	1,003	210.00–250.00	231.68
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	278	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	385	300.00–330.00	313.51
2	400–450	410	320.00–350.00	334.85
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	477.50	477.50
2	500–550	508	414.00	414.00
5	550–600	557	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	273	425.00–440.00	432.57
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	423	350.00–405.00	381.33
5	450–500	462	375.00–380.00	375.98
2	500–550	520	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	510.00–520.00	514.93
1	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	507	497.00	497.00
1	650–700	680	410.00	410.00
2	700–750	723	360.00–440.00	399.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	270	290.00–320.00	304.72
2	300–350	330	300.00–350.00	325.38
7	350–400	368	200.00–375.00	301.12
8	400–450	429	305.00–425.00	353.46
3	450–500	472	300.00–325.00	308.57
9	500–550	514	230.00–467.00	313.72
6	550–600	568	237.00–355.00	280.62
2	600–650	643	200.00–250.00	225.10
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	490.00	490.00
2	200–250	220	500.00–510.00	504.89
10	250–300	277	350.00–535.00	461.25
14	300–350	328	385.00–505.00	453.65
22	350–400	369	375.00–480.00	436.37
24	400–450	422	315.00–479.00	431.19
32	450–500	468	275.00–477.00	380.48
20	500–550	521	300.00–459.00	375.18
17	550–600	580	275.00–385.00	358.65
5	600–650	623	250.00–360.00	318.94
2	650–700	683	265.00–330.00	297.14
4	700–750	713	220.00–265.00	241.08
2	750–800	785	210.00–225.00	217.55
5	800–850	824	215.00–250.00	238.47
4	850–900	866	185.00–220.00	204.26
3	900–950	920	204.00–235.00	223.06
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	436	390.00–400.00	395.09
3	450–500	465	350.00–380.00	359.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	580.00	580.00
10	350–400	376	540.00–570.00	557.05
2	400–450	435	465.00–550.00	507.01
2	500–550	520	445.00–455.00	449.90
2	550–600	575	425.00–450.00	437.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	406	517.50–525.00	519.99
2	600–650	626	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	460.00–510.00	490.88
4	350–400	380	420.00–440.00	430.12
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	520	345.00–365.00	355.29
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	590.00	590.00
32	200–250	225	530.00–645.00	592.57
55	250–300	275	520.00–615.00	566.73
76	300–350	325	490.00–600.00	549.67
117	350–400	376	450.00–600.00	524.04
148	400–450	424	370.00–545.00	486.14
139	450–500	472	395.00–510.00	463.83
139	500–550	522	375.00–516.00	434.15
105	550–600	570	350.00–455.00	409.43
69	600–650	620	340.00–445.00	397.60
34	650–700	668	300.00–390.00	362.30
27	700–750	720	250.00–380.00	346.08
13	750–800	762	285.00–380.00	337.37
16	800–850	819	225.00–350.00	301.16
6	850–900	883	275.00–305.00	291.22
2	900–950	938	220.00–280.00	250.08
6	950–1000	974	235.00–280.00	257.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	205.00	205.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	380.00–410.00	395.63
3	250–300	277	370.00–415.00	394.54
3	300–350	320	385.00–440.00	407.94
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	418	390.00–422.50	405.71
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	364	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	428	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	278	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	344	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	387	400.00–475.00	439.24
4	400–450	416	380.00–440.00	416.45
1	450–500	482	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	529	300.00–340.00	320.18
1	650–700	668	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–530.00	492.20
5	250–300	282	480.00–530.00	519.89
3	300–350	323	450.00–500.00	466.75
6	350–400	373	410.00–495.00	454.88
5	400–450	424	400.00–460.00	437.34
11	450–500	475	395.00–465.00	439.18
6	500–550	520	370.00–425.00	392.22
4	550–600	579	325.00–375.00	349.38
5	600–650	624	350.00–375.00	361.83
1	650–700	695	375.00	375.00
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
6	400–450	433	250.00–365.00	312.47
5	450–500	478	295.00–375.00	333.49
3	500–550	505	270.00–300.00	284.95
3	550–600	577	225.00–230.00	226.63
3	600–650	617	230.00–275.00	246.62
3	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	231.67
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	483	510.00–547.50	540.83
4	500–550	505	503.00	503.00
5	550–600	571	477.00–489.00	484.29
11	600–650	615	435.00–459.00	443.88
4	750–800	760	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	416	445.00–455.00	450.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	457.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	545.00–645.00	590.34
19	250–300	273	560.00–645.00	595.58
18	300–350	321	545.00–630.00	576.54
41	350–400	377	495.00–580.00	545.14
88	400–450	426	430.00–545.00	516.50
55	450–500	479	450.00–535.00	488.47
106	500–550	523	400.00–514.00	468.18
65	550–600	574	405.00–485.00	444.08
43	600–650	626	382.00–450.00	410.78
37	650–700	670	350.00–434.00	386.35
19	700–750	727	320.00–396.00	356.63
9	750–800	776	300.00–360.00	336.03
3	800–850	813	322.00–340.00	332.91
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	945	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	985	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	245.00–305.00	284.37
3	350–400	363	215.00–465.00	307.43
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	465	200.00–250.00	224.55
1	600–650	630	222.00	222.00
1	900–950	930	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	880	189.00	189.00
2	900–950	920	214.00–220.00	216.97
2	950–1000	965	174.00–208.00	190.91
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	349.00	349.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,748	200.00–238.00	220.62
8	—	1,392	158.00–180.00	165.16
52	—	1,546	160.00–210.00	196.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,473	150.00–200.00	168.79
12	—	1,458	173.00–205.00	184.23
1	—	1,418	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,139	163.00–168.00	165.82
2	—	768	90.00–107.00	99.10
31	—	830	108.00–146.00	128.73
82	—	996	134.00–171.00	150.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,150	130.00–162.00	149.78
195	—	1,241	149.00–187.00	172.72
58	—	1,250	176.00–201.00	187.87
2	—	988	105.00–127.00	116.08
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	178.00	178.00

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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