North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 218 priced lines covering 3,126 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,625 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 752 head. replacement cattle receipts at 116 head. Counted as USDA files them — 52 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,625Last week 3,145Year ago 3,439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 752Last week 702Year ago 742

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 88Year ago 122

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 10.00-13.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady, with a firm undertone noted for heavier cattle; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold mostly steady, with instances of 5.00-7.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling unevenly steady, with a firm undertone. Slaughter Cows sold unevenly steady, with Breaking Cows selling steady to 3.00 lower and Lean Cows selling 2.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher. Demand overall was moderate on a moderate supply of cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	834	200.00	200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	718	172.50	172.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	197.50	197.50
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	1,900.00–3,450.00	2,825.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,250	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,306.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,064	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,681.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,131	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,468.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,057	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,251.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,180	1,400.00–3,100.00	2,356.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,363	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,659.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	822	1,500.00–3,450.00	2,838.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	920	2,175.00–3,900.00	3,137.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	938	2,800.00–4,100.00	3,492.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	2,400.00–3,600.00	2,995.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,330.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	632	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,653	185.00–215.00	201.59
36	—	1,755	210.00–245.00	224.14
10	—	1,379	165.00–187.00	179.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,184	123.00–164.00	155.00
55	—	1,258	169.00–226.00	191.96
2	—	930	108.00–115.00	111.52
197	—	1,305	149.00–188.00	174.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,507	175.00–192.00	180.77
2	—	1,289	130.00–148.00	140.26
40	—	1,472	140.00–176.00	160.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,071	166.00–205.00	170.94
50	—	941	110.00–140.00	126.20
2	—	911	100.00–108.00	103.58
130	—	1,088	135.00–166.00	153.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	245.00	245.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	225.00	225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	200–250	229	495.00–630.00	569.55
27	250–300	274	485.00–650.00	537.07
48	300–350	329	450.00–585.00	520.85
51	350–400	377	435.00–545.00	494.94
88	400–450	421	375.00–525.00	465.24
99	450–500	474	340.00–495.00	444.45
75	500–550	520	320.00–460.00	414.15
64	550–600	573	350.00–430.00	393.39
38	600–650	625	322.00–415.00	372.77
27	650–700	669	300.00–410.00	357.30
26	700–750	724	240.00–385.00	332.87
10	750–800	771	255.00–365.00	316.35
4	800–850	837	225.00–305.00	250.13
8	850–900	870	225.00–340.00	287.11
7	900–950	928	225.00–314.00	284.80
2	950–1000	960	235.00–250.00	242.58
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	236	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	342	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	402	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	450.00–500.00	476.63
8	250–300	274	445.00–500.00	466.80
15	300–350	326	400.00–495.00	450.26
23	350–400	377	380.00–475.00	423.92
21	400–450	429	340.00–472.00	420.69
19	450–500	476	320.00–420.00	384.60
15	500–550	524	245.00–390.00	355.76
15	550–600	578	240.00–365.00	324.44
13	600–650	620	235.00–342.50	299.10
8	650–700	674	240.00–372.00	312.79
3	700–750	718	200.00–315.00	273.70
5	750–800	775	230.00–250.00	236.94
2	800–850	828	205.00–230.00	217.61
2	900–950	920	180.00–245.00	212.85
1	950–1000	955	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	200.00–340.00	273.18
5	250–300	279	300.00–400.00	355.41
5	300–350	312	300.00–390.00	361.46
10	350–400	366	300.00–415.00	366.77
5	400–450	427	240.00–325.00	293.84
8	450–500	476	200.00–305.00	258.35
3	500–550	530	240.00–300.00	259.06
4	550–600	571	240.00–270.00	250.09
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	728	170.00–180.00	175.09
1	750–800	755	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	590.00–610.00	599.80
6	300–350	348	570.00	570.00
8	350–400	368	525.00–540.00	530.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	455.00–470.00	459.12
4	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	411.54
2	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	437.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	229	220.00–395.00	316.20
7	250–300	280	250.00–380.00	299.27
9	300–350	324	250.00–365.00	328.26
11	350–400	373	250.00–350.00	310.37
8	400–450	417	300.00–369.00	330.39
3	450–500	485	170.00–360.00	276.22
8	500–550	518	190.00–350.00	262.96
8	550–600	575	220.00–388.00	342.86
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	805	178.00	178.00
1	900–950	905	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	480.00–485.00	482.87
19	400–450	431	447.00–477.50	453.77
22	450–500	484	429.00–447.00	440.48
30	500–550	508	410.00–422.50	416.47
6	550–600	560	400.00–402.00	400.67
1	600–650	602	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	500.00–525.00	510.81
6	450–500	460	455.00–465.00	457.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	639	220.00–270.00	245.35
2	700–750	721	222.50–235.00	228.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	200–250	228	350.00–590.00	500.34
29	250–300	274	400.00–530.00	452.57
56	300–350	321	360.00–500.00	455.03
68	350–400	375	340.00–510.00	442.61
101	400–450	425	370.00–520.00	431.03
104	450–500	471	320.00–470.00	415.57
75	500–550	521	275.00–450.00	379.46
59	550–600	571	315.00–439.00	364.59
38	600–650	621	290.00–367.50	324.38
32	650–700	665	275.00–367.00	325.80
13	700–750	716	285.00–340.00	314.22
16	750–800	765	245.00–330.00	305.90
21	800–850	821	225.00–311.00	286.10
7	850–900	872	217.50–325.00	289.82
4	900–950	915	260.00–290.00	278.46
2	950–1000	988	190.00–222.50	206.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	359.84
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	239	300.00–375.00	337.97
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	332	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	416	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	229	350.00–455.00	418.71
10	250–300	274	365.00–425.00	394.99
17	300–350	328	325.00–427.50	383.33
31	350–400	376	330.00–465.00	399.64
27	400–450	419	300.00–425.00	389.52
22	450–500	475	300.00–430.00	363.59
25	500–550	527	250.00–385.00	336.23
10	550–600	574	280.00–330.00	307.08
5	600–650	626	250.00–310.00	280.89
9	650–700	669	225.00–275.00	251.15
7	700–750	718	175.00–235.00	211.19
5	750–800	781	210.00–260.00	225.93
2	800–850	823	180.00–190.00	184.98
6	850–900	867	200.00–290.00	235.43
3	950–1000	980	190.00–280.00	223.33
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	224	530.00–625.00	585.48
14	250–300	279	495.00–620.00	575.85
23	300–350	328	450.00–580.00	532.30
38	350–400	378	425.00–547.50	503.36
52	400–450	421	410.00–540.00	488.90
34	450–500	472	417.50–499.00	462.76
56	500–550	520	350.00–467.50	430.21
26	550–600	577	325.00–570.00	416.61
77	600–650	630	350.00–435.00	407.60
20	650–700	675	300.00–427.00	393.37
13	700–750	717	320.00–372.50	350.32
8	750–800	773	285.00–360.00	332.91
4	800–850	804	300.00–332.00	310.52
4	850–900	871	240.00–329.00	299.49
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00
3	950–1000	972	245.00–295.00	277.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	400.00–460.00	435.66
7	350–400	369	365.00–450.00	421.71
5	400–450	418	370.00–495.00	410.35
14	450–500	484	295.00–460.00	406.18
10	500–550	531	280.00–425.00	360.10
8	550–600	574	280.00–425.00	366.64
8	600–650	616	320.00–380.00	338.87
4	650–700	664	260.00–320.00	294.95
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	568	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	315	292.00–380.00	334.60
2	400–450	410	300.00–435.00	366.68
2	450–500	458	375.00–400.00	387.42
4	500–550	524	180.00–390.00	261.32
4	550–600	563	160.00–350.00	231.03
4	600–650	623	145.00–240.00	185.72
2	750–800	773	185.00–200.00	192.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	527.50	527.50
15	400–450	406	500.00	500.00
21	500–550	531	449.00–455.00	454.00
15	550–600	590	388.50–457.00	420.42
11	600–650	616	380.00–427.00	408.65
6	650–700	672	400.00–405.00	404.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	235.00–370.00	284.41
2	400–450	418	282.00–350.00	315.80
2	450–500	473	295.00–305.00	300.24
3	500–550	513	270.00–330.00	310.52
2	550–600	560	300.00–360.00	329.46
1	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	915	297.50	297.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	235.00–292.00	263.60
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00

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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