North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 184 priced lines covering 1,793 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,376 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 468 head. replacement cattle receipts at 117 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,376Last week 2,625Year ago 1,914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 752Year ago 595

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 116Year ago 123

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold firm, with Steers over 600lbs selling steady with a weak undertone; Feeder Heifers sold firm across all weights; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold firm, with Bulls over 600lbs selling weak; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of cattle in covered sales, but sale coverage was limited this week due to reporter availability.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	992	110.00–135.00	126.04
2	—	856	90.00–95.00	92.51
12	—	1,082	135.00–173.00	167.42
124	—	1,101	125.00–167.00	154.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,128	140.00	140.00
11	—	1,178	175.00–205.00	191.58
132	—	1,341	148.00–190.00	176.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,554	140.00–178.00	160.87
3	—	1,343	179.00–189.00	183.18
1	—	1,244	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,678	220.00–260.00	228.76
2	—	1,055	165.00–170.00	167.82
23	—	1,586	180.00–217.50	200.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	217	450.00–520.00	483.59
15	250–300	278	420.00–490.00	456.09
21	300–350	321	400.00–535.00	432.40
51	350–400	373	380.00–475.00	439.77
49	400–450	428	380.00–475.00	435.55
70	450–500	474	375.00–470.00	426.57
70	500–550	529	340.00–420.00	387.74
32	550–600	575	320.00–400.00	368.42
50	600–650	625	320.00–380.00	350.55
21	650–700	675	305.00–365.00	331.73
12	700–750	715	300.00–360.00	325.60
7	750–800	764	270.00–330.00	308.78
6	800–850	812	270.00–325.00	296.49
4	850–900	873	200.00–310.00	276.22
3	900–950	927	250.00–315.00	290.10
4	950–1000	966	230.00–285.00	261.86
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	320.00–380.00	355.91
2	350–400	376	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	412	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	456	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	375.00–400.00	386.94
8	250–300	276	380.00–425.00	402.10
7	300–350	329	350.00–400.00	372.49
14	350–400	373	350.00–425.00	385.37
22	400–450	425	315.00–435.00	392.10
16	450–500	481	300.00–395.00	355.22
4	500–550	535	275.00–330.00	308.59
3	550–600	583	305.00–325.00	314.97
4	600–650	621	270.00–310.00	286.55
3	650–700	665	275.00–322.00	299.05
6	700–750	719	190.00–265.00	237.80
4	750–800	766	180.00–240.00	202.28
3	800–850	825	180.00–225.00	201.91
1	900–950	945	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	290.00–340.00	321.42
4	250–300	258	290.00–345.00	324.51
3	300–350	337	250.00–300.00	283.17
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	420	225.00–310.00	258.15
2	450–500	458	300.00–310.00	305.03
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	563	245.00–265.00	258.14
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	484	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	538	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	572	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	525.00	525.00
8	350–400	391	506.00	506.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	780	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	388	210.00–225.00	217.55
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	520	150.00–185.00	167.33
1	650–700	680	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	528	325.00–365.00	351.50
1	550–600	598	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	638	369.00–375.00	372.01
1	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	475.00–500.00	487.28
4	300–350	325	485.00–510.00	498.36
14	350–400	377	475.00–525.00	491.45
22	400–450	422	420.00–515.00	478.47
34	450–500	471	420.00–510.00	464.06
49	500–550	519	365.00–495.00	450.90
45	550–600	575	400.00–455.00	427.89
15	600–650	628	350.00–430.00	400.30
18	650–700	679	310.00–420.00	385.83
3	700–750	717	320.00–360.00	336.60
6	750–800	766	327.00–362.00	354.43
3	800–850	823	290.00–335.00	315.00
1	850–900	878	287.50	287.50
2	900–950	910	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	992	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	267	350.00–380.00	361.94
3	300–350	325	350.00–380.00	360.31
5	350–400	380	300.00–375.00	347.92
5	400–450	415	255.00–375.00	307.95
3	450–500	470	210.00–270.00	243.33
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	740	190.00–200.00	195.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	276	400.00–485.00	434.10
14	300–350	328	370.00–460.00	432.03
18	350–400	368	382.00–450.00	406.71
23	400–450	423	320.00–445.00	403.92
13	450–500	465	320.00–425.00	371.49
12	500–550	523	300.00–380.00	356.09
5	550–600	567	270.00–377.50	329.35
4	600–650	624	282.50–340.00	313.32
2	650–700	673	275.00–320.00	297.92
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	753	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	950	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	430.00–445.00	437.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	624	320.00–335.00	327.57
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	560.00	560.00
7	450–500	450	467.50	467.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	229	445.00–550.00	500.98
17	250–300	278	450.00–555.00	500.94
24	300–350	332	445.00–560.00	502.81
42	350–400	374	415.00–535.00	491.39
38	400–450	423	400.00–525.00	459.95
58	450–500	477	390.00–500.00	449.33
45	500–550	518	315.00–465.00	417.10
25	550–600	575	360.00–437.00	403.09
20	600–650	621	325.00–410.00	369.94
13	650–700	671	300.00–395.00	337.63
10	700–750	719	280.00–387.00	316.32
8	750–800	766	280.00–340.00	309.15
4	800–850	815	265.00–325.00	307.78
1	850–900	860	312.00	312.00
1	900–950	944	200.00	200.00
3	950–1000	975	220.00–320.00	281.49
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	434	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	544	325.00	325.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	915	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	393	270.00–280.00	274.97
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
5	500–550	509	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	692	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	269.00–325.00	297.79
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,173	1,125.00–3,000.00	2,329.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,277.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,169	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,558.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,096	212.50	212.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,800.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,356.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,202	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,580.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,448.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,014	2,050.00–4,500.00	3,405.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	4,825.00	4,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,453.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	880	1,550.00–3,600.00	2,956.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	250.00	250.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	658	200.00	200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	884	217.50	217.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,022	200.00–220.00	206.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,032	195.00–205.00	200.31
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	636	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	667	150.00–170.00	154.88

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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