North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 285 priced lines covering 4,049 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,580 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 803 head. replacement cattle receipts at 159 head. Counted as USDA files them — 63 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,580Last week 3,716Year ago 3,044

Slaughter CattleReceipts 803Last week 940Year ago 711

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 155Year ago 98

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers sold 7.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, with instances of 8.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls sold 6.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 7.00-8.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 4.00-5.00 lower. Demand overall was moderate, on a moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	232	510.00–635.00	556.20
41	250–300	277	455.00–620.00	568.72
82	300–350	326	490.00–605.00	549.38
101	350–400	372	430.00–580.00	520.87
129	400–450	424	400.00–530.00	482.84
138	450–500	476	385.00–495.00	452.10
92	500–550	518	340.00–479.00	423.40
84	550–600	571	315.00–462.00	400.16
64	600–650	623	280.00–440.00	369.53
38	650–700	671	290.00–390.00	351.32
22	700–750	716	235.00–370.00	324.32
14	750–800	765	250.00–362.00	314.60
6	800–850	833	240.00–322.00	269.53
6	850–900	873	240.00–310.00	270.61
3	900–950	935	205.00–310.00	251.79
3	950–1000	972	180.00–230.00	206.88
2	1000–1050	1,024	231.00–250.00	240.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	421	350.00–400.00	370.16
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	202	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	328	470.00–480.00	475.27
3	350–400	375	445.00–490.00	462.16
3	400–450	424	400.00–480.00	453.10
11	450–500	482	380.00–447.00	415.15
3	500–550	531	372.50–380.00	375.88
8	550–600	578	325.00–400.00	363.57
1	650–700	664	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	381	400.00–460.00	434.20
3	400–450	432	400.00–410.00	406.60
4	450–500	473	380.00–410.00	392.97
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	728	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	382.00	382.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	300.00–410.00	340.33
5	250–300	277	365.00–450.00	395.85
5	300–350	315	310.00–425.00	368.30
7	350–400	379	305.00–390.00	344.96
5	400–450	420	310.00–350.00	337.81
3	450–500	473	300.00–350.00	324.91
3	500–550	535	265.00–300.00	280.28
5	550–600	564	230.00–300.00	263.78
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	500.00–525.00	508.70
9	250–300	285	360.00–535.00	469.72
11	300–350	316	410.00–535.00	474.75
23	350–400	376	300.00–475.00	420.86
13	400–450	424	380.00–465.00	417.65
20	450–500	475	225.00–440.00	378.77
19	500–550	525	185.00–412.00	339.47
12	550–600	577	215.00–375.00	320.90
7	600–650	629	300.00–350.00	325.54
4	650–700	668	270.00–295.00	283.90
3	700–750	723	210.00–275.00	251.29
3	750–800	785	215.00–285.00	239.56
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00
4	900–950	914	170.00–210.00	188.60
2	950–1000	968	185.00–210.00	197.34
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	284	245.00–275.00	259.79
3	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	595.00–660.00	628.21
1	250–300	255	650.00	650.00
2	500–550	525	445.00–460.00	452.21
2	550–600	580	435.00–440.00	437.52
3	600–650	614	380.00–386.00	381.97
2	650–700	675	355.00–365.00	359.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	329	420.00–495.00	454.38
6	350–400	369	400.00–500.00	449.39
7	400–450	424	340.00–475.00	442.42
9	450–500	475	350.00–450.00	398.02
8	500–550	523	330.00–415.00	379.90
10	550–600	581	315.00–385.00	349.88
2	600–650	635	265.00–267.00	266.00
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	231	500.00–620.00	582.24
16	250–300	276	520.00–670.00	607.24
28	300–350	320	470.00–600.00	554.73
62	350–400	375	490.00–580.00	533.32
76	400–450	418	395.00–560.00	506.11
82	450–500	468	365.00–520.00	477.38
82	500–550	524	400.00–495.00	445.86
56	550–600	575	370.00–459.00	420.76
80	600–650	623	350.00–450.00	401.82
45	650–700	672	340.00–420.00	379.83
12	700–750	724	325.00–375.00	355.78
8	750–800	762	300.00–350.00	317.17
5	800–850	811	320.00–335.00	328.03
3	850–900	878	317.00–317.50	317.16
1	900–950	935	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	960	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	485	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
7	600–650	634	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	429.00	429.00
3	450–500	465	437.00–450.00	445.67
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	413	420.00–460.00	440.36
5	500–550	522	410.00–425.00	422.13
2	650–700	663	330.00–335.00	332.47
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00–385.00	367.01
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	512.50	512.50
16	500–550	542	469.00	469.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	500.00–545.00	529.85
1	550–600	585	525.00	525.00
1	600–650	610	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	340.00–395.00	361.57
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	320.00–365.00	343.28
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	370	495.00–507.50	501.70
20	500–550	518	411.00–421.00	413.00
30	550–600	567	380.00–407.50	388.49
27	600–650	618	362.50–391.00	374.61
7	650–700	674	362.50–372.50	368.08
5	750–800	777	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	550.00–560.00	554.92
5	400–450	403	510.00–520.00	514.02
5	500–550	507	415.00–430.00	420.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
10	300–350	323	290.00–375.00	334.50
18	350–400	381	290.00–375.00	331.19
6	400–450	427	280.00–325.00	305.19
14	450–500	473	250.00–325.00	287.16
10	500–550	531	210.00–290.00	258.56
8	550–600	569	200.00–295.00	253.22
4	600–650	623	200.00–220.00	205.14
2	650–700	688	200.00–225.00	212.64
1	750–800	750	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	460.00	460.00
9	200–250	231	450.00–560.00	509.41
42	250–300	276	390.00–560.00	498.03
53	300–350	322	400.00–560.00	489.73
122	350–400	370	395.00–530.00	480.80
151	400–450	424	380.00–500.00	444.38
170	450–500	472	290.00–477.00	427.31
111	500–550	523	300.00–430.00	385.55
117	550–600	575	270.00–412.00	361.99
74	600–650	621	285.00–372.50	336.40
40	650–700	672	260.00–365.00	320.52
35	700–750	723	270.00–355.00	321.76
32	750–800	779	220.00–330.00	288.24
27	800–850	819	265.00–330.00	311.29
15	850–900	879	217.00–325.00	258.32
7	900–950	918	241.00–310.00	266.54
6	950–1000	972	220.00–440.00	275.92
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	370	300.00–380.00	340.65
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	265	400.00–425.00	417.76
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	437	415.00–435.00	425.08
6	450–500	465	380.00–457.00	439.73
6	500–550	540	362.00	362.00
2	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	285.00–335.00	309.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	791	200.00–245.00	222.30
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	546	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	400.00–420.00	410.00
2	350–400	370	415.00–445.00	429.39
4	400–450	405	400.00–415.00	407.56
4	450–500	468	370.00–375.00	373.72
2	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.36
5	550–600	568	300.00–320.00	310.99
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	234	300.00–420.00	375.81
7	250–300	281	375.00–450.00	418.23
24	300–350	326	300.00–470.00	421.51
24	350–400	372	300.00–460.00	396.48
31	400–450	423	310.00–410.00	365.79
23	450–500	474	310.00–390.00	349.90
31	500–550	522	240.00–355.00	321.04
16	550–600	575	240.00–330.00	293.09
9	600–650	624	210.00–305.00	263.17
9	650–700	675	210.00–315.00	255.21
10	700–750	721	175.00–250.00	217.44
3	750–800	763	220.00–250.00	236.70
3	800–850	832	170.00–215.00	190.95
2	850–900	873	170.00–245.00	206.53
3	900–950	928	199.00–225.00	214.69
1	950–1000	980	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	396	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	250.00–330.00	294.98
2	300–350	335	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	423	300.00–360.00	325.33
4	450–500	459	275.00–325.00	302.52
3	500–550	520	240.00–340.00	290.33
4	550–600	564	330.00–362.00	344.24
2	600–650	633	322.00–355.00	338.30
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	200.00–300.00	248.48
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	3,050.00–4,275.00	3,724.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	819	1,500.00–3,350.00	2,232.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	879	1,250.00–4,350.00	2,733.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	894	2,250.00–3,650.00	2,914.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,232	3,500.00–4,150.00	3,902.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	4,250.00	4,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	783	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,453.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,066	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	960	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,656.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,021	1,100.00–2,850.00	2,127.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,111	1,525.00–3,000.00	2,234.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,201	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,164.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,169	2,150.00–3,500.00	2,721.87
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,012.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	796	1,100.00–2,125.00	1,613.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,056	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	882	165.00	165.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	808	187.50	187.50
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	904	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,652	199.00–240.00	213.97
11	—	1,426	144.00–180.00	163.74
54	—	1,529	174.00–220.00	193.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,375	165.00–179.00	170.79
41	—	1,494	140.00–176.00	157.75
4	—	1,490	124.00–140.00	133.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	80.00–100.00	91.16
125	—	1,087	130.00–164.00	148.21
62	—	947	100.00–150.00	124.97
10	—	938	162.00–197.00	170.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,241	139.00–185.00	166.35
34	—	1,181	127.00–159.00	145.84
2	—	1,050	75.00–85.00	79.71
45	—	1,235	157.00–215.00	184.66

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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