North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 259 priced lines covering 3,542 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,145 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 702 head. replacement cattle receipts at 88 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,145Last week 3,366Year ago 2,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 702Last week 846Year ago 572

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 131Year ago 59

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 5.00-7.00 lower, with instances of sharply lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling weak; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold sharply lower, with instances of 10.00-15.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling sharply lower; Slaughter Cows sold unevenly steady with a firm undertone, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher. Demand overall was moderate, on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	500.00–507.00	503.47
4	350–400	369	405.00–455.00	430.08
3	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	406.75
2	450–500	463	360.00–385.00	372.30
5	500–550	520	340.00–345.00	341.01
5	550–600	568	305.00–350.00	326.08
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	605.00–620.00	611.86
2	300–350	303	600.00–620.00	610.08
1	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
2	500–550	525	415.00–420.00	417.57
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	505.00–550.00	527.70
12	300–350	328	435.00–582.00	520.64
12	350–400	382	340.00–525.00	473.81
3	400–450	427	420.00–445.00	436.30
13	450–500	488	375.00–457.00	442.78
11	500–550	518	420.00–465.00	443.91
2	550–600	575	305.00–390.00	348.98
3	600–650	617	355.00–380.00	363.17
4	650–700	663	325.00–355.00	345.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	229	540.00–665.00	599.67
45	250–300	270	500.00–655.00	569.10
55	300–350	324	475.00–645.00	533.94
64	350–400	369	420.00–575.00	510.15
103	400–450	422	425.00–527.00	469.55
90	450–500	474	390.00–497.00	448.89
97	500–550	521	350.00–489.00	422.92
65	550–600	573	360.00–445.00	405.76
38	600–650	623	320.00–429.00	383.16
33	650–700	672	272.00–389.00	348.73
21	700–750	722	260.00–355.00	315.74
11	750–800	773	245.00–332.00	295.43
6	800–850	821	225.00–317.00	277.26
7	850–900	865	217.50–285.00	251.82
3	900–950	937	240.00	240.00
6	950–1000	970	189.00–260.00	225.47
1	1000–1050	1,015	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	350.00–400.00	368.85
3	300–350	315	280.00–395.00	323.39
4	350–400	388	300.00–350.00	337.26
7	400–450	424	280.00–370.00	326.61
5	450–500	463	325.00–350.00	340.84
4	500–550	520	280.00–325.00	298.79
4	550–600	566	265.00–320.00	285.93
3	600–650	612	277.00–300.00	287.39
2	650–700	688	250.00–260.00	255.05
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	318	450.00–465.00	457.44
2	350–400	382	405.00–490.00	448.39
15	400–450	437	385.00–467.00	444.22
2	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	520	390.00–445.00	412.17
3	550–600	597	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	633	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	480.00–530.00	502.75
5	250–300	277	300.00–530.00	449.52
11	300–350	322	340.00–475.00	417.88
11	350–400	370	300.00–450.00	390.88
25	400–450	421	320.00–475.00	419.26
17	450–500	471	325.00–415.00	378.35
11	500–550	526	270.00–382.50	327.98
15	550–600	574	250.00–385.00	326.62
3	600–650	632	240.00–322.00	286.82
2	650–700	668	240.00–295.00	266.99
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	822	170.00–210.00	191.78
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	945	192.00	192.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	680	179.00	179.00
2	700–750	725	185.00–187.00	186.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	230.00–290.00	255.78
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	788	260.00–267.50	263.74
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
3	900–950	918	192.00–255.00	229.30
1	950–1000	995	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	172.50	172.50
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	260.00–310.00	282.78
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	336	350.00–380.00	357.92
10	350–400	370	320.00–367.00	340.17
4	400–450	416	250.00–375.00	309.63
4	450–500	474	250.00–325.00	296.28
4	500–550	516	185.00–307.00	251.62
3	600–650	617	175.00–250.00	203.78
6	650–700	663	200.00–260.00	234.14
2	700–750	733	185.00–200.00	192.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	370.00–500.00	428.67
9	250–300	274	300.00–445.00	390.58
12	300–350	324	320.00–435.00	409.49
30	350–400	370	350.00–450.00	394.31
18	400–450	423	305.00–395.00	356.82
18	450–500	471	300.00–395.00	349.44
19	500–550	519	300.00–447.00	381.38
13	550–600	568	240.00–315.00	292.55
6	600–650	618	270.00–300.00	286.60
7	650–700	662	235.00–285.00	262.60
2	700–750	728	245.00–250.00	247.47
4	750–800	769	250.00–265.00	256.67
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	870	190.00–230.00	210.23
3	900–950	915	186.00–217.00	204.15
1	950–1000	955	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	436.00	436.00
8	450–500	452	440.00–445.00	441.88
22	500–550	530	410.00–425.00	417.20
5	550–600	598	403.00	403.00
4	650–700	651	330.00	330.00
4	750–800	760	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	400.00–425.00	414.92
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	423	300.00–350.00	326.50
1	450–500	455	342.00	342.00
6	500–550	526	300.00–385.00	358.45
2	550–600	565	315.00–330.00	322.50
2	600–650	620	300.00–330.00	315.36
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	500.00–510.00	502.81
2	500–550	503	400.00–410.00	404.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	379	400.00–430.00	420.50
4	400–450	433	350.00–400.00	377.63
3	450–500	470	365.00–380.00	373.30
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	652	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	240.00–270.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	450.00	450.00
16	200–250	224	400.00–640.00	504.67
35	250–300	273	445.00–550.00	492.75
54	300–350	320	430.00–517.50	470.48
99	350–400	375	400.00–500.00	460.38
137	400–450	426	370.00–500.00	439.88
208	450–500	474	360.00–465.00	427.24
98	500–550	523	320.00–500.00	377.70
96	550–600	570	320.00–467.00	377.20
50	600–650	623	265.00–372.50	338.55
16	650–700	669	250.00–355.00	320.81
16	700–750	720	260.00–350.00	302.48
13	750–800	770	230.00–350.00	288.34
16	800–850	819	225.00–345.00	280.38
15	850–900	872	225.00–320.00	278.49
5	900–950	910	200.00–290.00	242.95
2	950–1000	973	210.00–247.00	228.07
1	1000–1050	1,000	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	359	310.00–355.00	333.06
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	213	370.00–375.00	372.53
2	250–300	288	400.00–460.00	429.74
4	350–400	371	430.00–440.00	434.98
16	400–450	431	410.00–450.00	427.16
5	450–500	486	410.00–425.00	419.14
15	500–550	535	360.00–420.00	408.16
2	550–600	570	350.00–365.00	357.24
3	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
1	400–450	440	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	512	315.00–420.00	361.17
6	550–600	578	438.00–445.00	439.11
2	600–650	610	375.00–390.00	382.56
1	650–700	680	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	453	502.00–504.00	503.66
7	500–550	511	472.00	472.00
6	550–600	551	445.00	445.00
4	650–700	663	415.00	415.00
27	700–750	745	355.00	355.00
8	800–850	804	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	226	530.00–650.00	596.40
18	250–300	267	530.00–680.00	588.98
20	300–350	327	520.00–575.00	552.62
26	350–400	369	460.00–585.00	511.23
63	400–450	430	445.00–530.00	488.31
117	450–500	481	430.00–495.00	468.00
92	500–550	521	380.00–465.00	443.72
68	550–600	572	382.50–499.00	429.25
54	600–650	619	375.00–432.50	413.59
27	650–700	669	255.00–410.00	376.17
22	700–750	729	300.00–374.00	353.06
13	750–800	768	300.00–355.00	336.18
4	800–850	819	280.00–345.00	315.31
4	900–950	935	185.00–327.00	277.24
6	950–1000	980	210.00–305.00	255.90
4	1000–1050	1,019	227.50–235.00	230.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	475.00–540.00	507.13
4	300–350	338	450.00–485.00	462.43
8	350–400	371	390.00–470.00	429.44
7	400–450	426	380.00–435.00	409.42
4	450–500	464	400.00–425.00	410.98
9	500–550	518	330.00–400.00	368.78
7	550–600	565	325.00–385.00	347.47
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	710	280.00–315.00	297.25
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	200.00–430.00	353.12
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	568	397.00	397.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	488	330.00–335.00	332.49
2	500–550	538	260.00–285.00	272.56
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
9	450–500	493	500.00	500.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	953	2,200.00–4,200.00	3,169.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	973	1,900.00–3,700.00	3,275.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,090.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,805.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,131	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,309.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	1,075.00–2,850.00	2,308.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,449.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,066	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,167.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,096	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,411.18
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	142.50–145.00	143.81
34	—	1,481	145.00–178.00	164.40
8	—	1,378	176.00–187.00	182.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,313	178.00–207.00	189.81
182	—	1,244	160.00–189.00	175.56
2	—	1,200	94.00–127.00	110.43
31	—	1,155	117.50–163.00	152.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	913	107.00–150.00	126.47
1	—	1,095	100.00	100.00
17	—	1,041	164.00–179.00	170.35
71	—	1,040	132.00–176.00	152.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,730	206.00–243.00	224.23
17	—	1,216	151.00–190.00	172.88
38	—	1,437	180.00–215.00	198.18

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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