North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 281 priced lines covering 3,947 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,366 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 846 head. replacement cattle receipts at 131 head. Counted as USDA files them — 58 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,366Last week 3,580Year ago 3,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 846Last week 803Year ago 657

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 159Year ago 101

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 10.00-13.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 15.00-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold steady, with instances of sharply higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling mostly steady with instances of 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 6.00-12.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling sharply higher; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 2.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	550.00–570.00	556.37
24	200–250	220	460.00–555.00	511.85
30	250–300	279	440.00–542.00	493.55
66	300–350	323	420.00–560.00	485.44
89	350–400	373	412.00–520.00	470.95
134	400–450	424	395.00–505.00	441.99
178	450–500	473	365.00–452.50	422.37
181	500–550	518	340.00–455.00	405.80
83	550–600	573	270.00–425.00	361.19
59	600–650	619	250.00–369.00	336.56
29	650–700	672	270.00–360.00	315.90
16	700–750	712	230.00–335.00	294.94
33	750–800	773	250.00–340.00	324.21
10	800–850	827	277.00–325.00	308.29
8	850–900	871	230.00–290.00	255.16
8	900–950	922	185.00–285.00	245.43
8	950–1000	975	210.00–280.00	244.38
1	1000–1050	1,000	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	430	465.00–472.00	469.41
10	450–500	469	450.00–455.00	452.43
3	500–550	548	459.00	459.00
5	550–600	564	412.00	412.00
4	600–650	644	362.00	362.00
8	650–700	681	342.50–370.00	352.40
6	750–800	798	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	395	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	322	400.00–425.00	417.06
1	350–400	396	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	430	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	274	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	844	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	425.00–470.00	448.42
2	350–400	360	415.00–425.00	420.14
2	400–450	418	400.00–405.00	402.49
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	533	325.00–335.00	329.93
2	550–600	565	285.00–290.00	287.57
2	600–650	630	265.00–295.00	279.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	300.00–400.00	362.05
9	300–350	324	350.00–390.00	360.13
7	350–400	364	300.00–365.00	335.44
8	400–450	424	220.00–360.00	321.36
14	450–500	477	190.00–325.00	281.94
9	500–550	531	230.00–285.00	261.31
5	550–600	579	202.00–260.00	235.92
3	600–650	622	200.00–230.00	209.81
5	650–700	674	195.00–250.00	218.29
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	810	190.00–197.50	193.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	410.00–455.00	437.26
15	250–300	277	395.00–485.00	446.04
13	300–350	329	400.00–450.00	416.75
31	350–400	372	305.00–435.00	395.42
28	400–450	424	320.00–425.00	371.49
29	450–500	479	305.00–400.00	357.09
36	500–550	526	300.00–380.00	340.16
21	550–600	570	230.00–382.00	318.18
5	600–650	615	280.00–310.00	290.95
4	650–700	664	230.00–295.00	269.86
3	700–750	735	175.00–217.00	195.85
5	750–800	782	200.00–280.00	232.14
2	800–850	838	170.00–265.00	217.93
1	850–900	865	197.50	197.50
2	900–950	910	175.00–178.00	176.52
3	950–1000	977	179.00–185.00	183.05
1	1000–1050	1,000	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	339	370.00–380.00	375.04
1	350–400	368	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	523	240.00–300.00	269.57
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	312	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	428	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	458	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	168	575.00–620.00	602.51
18	200–250	232	560.00–660.00	616.57
39	250–300	273	500.00–670.00	593.65
77	300–350	327	470.00–610.00	550.23
95	350–400	371	445.00–555.00	512.42
86	400–450	423	420.00–515.00	471.10
136	450–500	476	345.00–495.00	451.00
100	500–550	520	315.00–491.00	429.85
81	550–600	575	310.00–470.00	416.85
58	600–650	617	275.00–430.00	399.29
29	650–700	674	235.00–415.00	366.12
20	700–750	724	250.00–370.00	327.69
9	750–800	769	290.00–345.00	318.93
8	800–850	820	220.00–325.00	280.88
4	850–900	864	230.00–317.00	284.84
5	900–950	906	230.00–285.00	253.27
5	950–1000	971	210.00–275.00	238.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	485	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	500.00–530.00	513.36
2	250–300	285	450.00–500.00	475.88
9	300–350	326	405.00–500.00	455.93
14	350–400	374	300.00–485.00	425.63
17	400–450	419	300.00–437.00	395.20
17	450–500	471	200.00–425.00	366.87
18	500–550	517	300.00–420.00	368.16
9	550–600	574	315.00–425.00	367.14
5	600–650	631	300.00–350.00	333.02
9	650–700	677	200.00–360.00	301.08
4	700–750	727	210.00–270.00	244.96
2	750–800	773	200.00–265.00	232.37
2	800–850	841	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	397	400.00–440.00	420.05
2	400–450	432	420.00–430.00	424.88
1	450–500	464	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	386	420.00–480.00	450.74
1	400–450	412	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	532	335.00–375.00	361.70
2	550–600	567	350.00–360.00	355.03
1	750–800	752	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	767	200.00–210.00	205.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	420	350.00–420.00	383.33
5	500–550	526	350.00–384.00	365.13
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	952	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	360.00–430.00	394.57
2	250–300	275	300.00–365.00	330.14
5	300–350	329	300.00–385.00	343.05
8	350–400	369	325.00–400.00	360.99
7	400–450	426	350.00–375.00	359.22
6	450–500	477	280.00–385.00	324.14
5	500–550	514	235.00–300.00	271.40
6	550–600	569	250.00–300.00	266.84
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	388	350.00–390.00	377.12
1	400–450	422	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	606	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	640.00	640.00
1	550–600	595	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	400–450	430	597.00	597.00
27	500–550	524	467.00–488.00	475.88
8	550–600	565	460.00–462.00	461.74
13	600–650	607	432.00–435.00	432.92
22	800–850	831	334.00–352.50	342.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	235	600.00–660.00	631.11
14	250–300	277	490.00–640.00	587.42
24	300–350	329	495.00–590.00	557.95
52	350–400	377	495.00–560.00	527.27
47	400–450	423	450.00–530.00	491.08
120	450–500	475	430.00–512.00	475.17
78	500–550	524	400.00–508.00	455.11
54	550–600	571	400.00–480.00	434.14
32	600–650	618	390.00–437.00	419.10
36	650–700	670	300.00–422.00	397.84
21	700–750	724	320.00–385.00	358.93
15	750–800	781	300.00–370.00	344.65
17	800–850	822	282.00–335.00	326.72
4	850–900	861	310.00–340.00	321.28
1	900–950	940	282.00	282.00
3	950–1000	987	279.00–292.50	287.80
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	376	305.00–359.00	339.27
4	400–450	424	280.00–390.00	340.31
6	450–500	469	225.00–350.00	315.63
2	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	290.34
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	630	220.00–225.00	222.56
2	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	435.00–440.00	437.28
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
6	300–350	318	400.00–480.00	431.44
5	350–400	376	425.00–500.00	461.33
10	400–450	426	380.00–450.00	426.00
14	450–500	472	350.00–452.00	410.28
13	500–550	524	350.00–427.00	393.48
17	550–600	565	340.00–425.00	380.72
3	600–650	630	335.00–360.00	343.53
3	650–700	687	347.00–360.00	352.30
1	800–850	825	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	715	222.50	222.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	340	360.00–402.00	384.62
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	595	180.00–230.00	205.00
2	600–650	633	175.00–205.00	189.94
4	700–750	740	175.00–320.00	227.76
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	176	305.00	305.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	373	150.00–245.00	199.38
1	450–500	498	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	563	215.00–240.00	227.78
2	600–650	635	160.00–162.00	160.98
2	650–700	683	135.00–175.00	155.37
2	750–800	790	210.00–235.00	222.50
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,161	2,400.00–3,875.00	3,194.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	3,350.00–4,400.00	3,877.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	863	1,650.00–4,200.00	3,057.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	962	1,400.00–3,400.00	2,694.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	2,500.00–4,300.00	3,742.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,142.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	802	1,850.00–3,600.00	2,947.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,876.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	765	2,475.00–3,600.00	2,877.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	878	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,035	1,000.00–2,900.00	2,150.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,578.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,266	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,355.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,091	1,800.00–2,350.00	1,978.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,045	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,084.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	902	1,025.00–3,000.00	2,017.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,261	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,246.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,196	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,278.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	901	900.00–2,550.00	1,883.67
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	655	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	135.00–190.00	150.28
43	—	1,674	197.00–239.00	214.01
52	—	1,523	170.00–220.00	195.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
92	—	1,298	160.00–200.00	184.44
249	—	1,274	143.00–185.00	171.84
36	—	1,197	114.00–169.00	158.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	167.00–184.00	172.35
36	—	1,556	140.00–170.00	157.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,128	162.00–177.50	165.63
43	—	967	107.00–169.00	124.59
2	—	763	80.00–100.00	88.72
113	—	1,042	130.00–164.00	150.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	198.00–202.50	199.97

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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