North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 215 priced lines covering 2,762 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,425 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 631 head. replacement cattle receipts at 77 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,425Last week 1,376Year ago 2,913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 631Last week 468Year ago 683

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 117Year ago 120

Compared to prior week's sales, Feeder Cattle traded uneven from 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher, Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Offerings were mostly moderate with some active trading.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	226	420.00–560.00	497.40
31	250–300	273	400.00–530.00	467.97
55	300–350	323	380.00–540.00	443.44
94	350–400	373	350.00–485.00	422.83
133	400–450	416	345.00–496.00	431.42
88	450–500	471	350.00–462.00	407.94
106	500–550	523	340.00–435.00	378.36
69	550–600	570	300.00–415.00	363.25
33	600–650	620	300.00–392.50	337.45
15	650–700	668	275.00–355.00	314.71
25	700–750	721	250.00–356.00	322.07
4	750–800	775	220.00–295.00	250.46
13	800–850	815	245.00–330.00	290.24
10	850–900	873	250.00–301.00	276.26
3	900–950	927	260.00–315.00	281.72
4	950–1000	965	180.00–290.00	242.02
7	1050–1100	1,065	249.50	249.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	350.00–355.00	352.50
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	410.00	410.00
4	200–250	228	390.00–420.00	403.96
7	250–300	281	340.00–435.00	400.15
16	300–350	322	275.00–410.00	377.27
20	350–400	371	240.00–435.00	378.72
25	400–450	427	255.00–430.00	374.81
24	450–500	475	250.00–432.00	355.46
16	500–550	525	270.00–350.00	313.34
13	550–600	581	215.00–325.00	280.69
6	600–650	626	250.00–280.00	270.94
6	650–700	663	250.00–305.00	275.97
5	700–750	724	240.00–279.00	258.65
4	750–800	763	192.50–290.00	240.55
3	800–850	830	235.00–250.00	245.00
3	850–900	883	230.00–250.00	240.02
1	900–950	920	204.00	204.00
2	950–1000	988	196.00–207.00	201.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	300.00–325.00	312.01
6	300–350	313	235.00–370.00	291.81
5	350–400	364	270.00–350.00	311.92
5	400–450	411	215.00–350.00	295.91
5	450–500	470	220.00–275.00	256.14
3	500–550	532	200.00–285.00	244.00
6	550–600	576	230.00–330.00	278.02
4	600–650	625	200.00–240.00	220.20
7	650–700	670	187.50–320.00	239.07
1	700–750	715	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	904	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	390.00–405.00	398.08
3	350–400	373	350.00–405.00	385.85
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	464	420.00–427.00	423.19
16	500–550	514	402.00–420.00	410.22
2	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
9	600–650	605	369.00–379.00	376.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	418	455.00–470.00	464.98
1	500–550	505	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	378	500.00–505.00	502.38
6	400–450	408	475.00–485.00	483.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	350.00–400.00	382.54
6	300–350	330	300.00–395.00	351.16
6	350–400	372	290.00–400.00	367.56
6	400–450	426	260.00–412.00	352.80
9	450–500	481	125.00–365.00	311.24
2	500–550	500	300.00–350.00	325.00
4	550–600	578	250.00–322.00	283.25
2	600–650	613	235.00–345.00	289.33
4	650–700	680	200.00–250.00	225.37
2	700–750	728	210.00–222.00	216.14
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	434	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	458	375.00–380.00	377.46
1	750–800	772	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	460.00–490.00	476.36
8	250–300	278	410.00–500.00	461.85
13	300–350	322	410.00–460.00	439.26
28	350–400	372	375.00–460.00	410.39
21	400–450	417	275.00–410.00	371.79
20	450–500	473	215.00–390.00	347.97
18	500–550	519	215.00–372.00	326.89
9	550–600	573	300.00–340.00	317.36
9	600–650	623	240.00–325.00	290.36
4	650–700	685	245.00–290.00	271.98
4	700–750	731	212.50–250.00	231.77
4	750–800	761	212.00–250.00	227.81
3	800–850	810	170.00–252.00	212.49
2	850–900	864	187.00–200.00	193.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	328	435.00–440.00	437.37
3	350–400	368	405.00–415.00	408.48
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	580	340.00–365.00	352.39
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	225	495.00–600.00	561.27
21	250–300	272	450.00–610.00	514.75
41	300–350	322	415.00–580.00	488.04
57	350–400	374	420.00–517.50	469.80
85	400–450	422	395.00–475.00	434.64
74	450–500	471	370.00–465.00	413.51
86	500–550	521	340.00–430.00	389.76
49	550–600	569	325.00–435.00	384.20
40	600–650	618	310.00–405.00	364.42
24	650–700	677	265.00–425.00	356.41
15	700–750	718	252.00–340.00	293.72
10	750–800	767	267.00–360.00	299.10
4	800–850	814	262.00–335.00	287.16
2	850–900	868	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00
4	950–1000	977	200.00–250.00	221.41
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	271	415.00–425.00	420.28
1	300–350	314	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	369	410.00–430.00	420.51
6	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	401.61
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	295	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	583	200.00–225.00	212.45
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	168.00	168.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	157.00	157.00
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
6	300–350	319	410.00–445.00	424.61
17	350–400	372	400.00–450.00	424.85
7	400–450	425	360.00–450.00	407.21
11	450–500	460	340.00–415.00	392.89
13	500–550	525	335.00–400.00	384.28
2	550–600	550	350.00–372.00	361.00
2	600–650	615	300.00–352.00	326.42
3	650–700	690	300.00–345.00	314.78
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	360	340.00–355.00	347.71
3	450–500	475	275.00–325.00	306.86
2	500–550	523	275.00–330.00	303.16
1	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	623	250.00–292.00	270.75
6	650–700	674	160.00–270.00	179.86
1	700–750	715	160.00	160.00
3	800–850	815	160.00–260.00	193.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	563	437.00	437.00
13	600–650	646	410.00–416.00	413.38
4	650–700	656	397.00	397.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	580.00–595.00	587.12
8	250–300	270	500.00–580.00	544.03
11	300–350	330	470.00–530.00	504.96
27	350–400	378	430.00–512.00	487.93
50	400–450	410	425.00–534.00	479.55
48	450–500	468	410.00–473.00	451.08
58	500–550	525	370.00–451.00	414.91
22	550–600	572	355.00–429.00	399.02
28	600–650	624	300.00–405.00	373.81
18	650–700	675	310.00–395.00	350.77
15	700–750	720	250.00–367.50	328.44
6	750–800	780	295.00–330.00	315.72
3	800–850	835	300.00–320.00	313.49
7	850–900	874	277.00–330.00	304.50
2	900–950	925	280.00–300.00	289.84
1	1000–1050	1,002	280.00	280.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,725.00	3,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,434.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	878	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,422.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,070	2,250.00–4,450.00	3,205.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,123.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,058	1,450.00–2,875.00	2,048.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	967	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,095.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,975.00–3,100.00	2,479.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	967	1,275.00–2,850.00	2,400.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,197	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,331.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,237	2,000.00–2,825.00	2,408.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,725.00–2,500.00	2,108.18
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,809.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,057.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	624	285.00	285.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	894	235.00	235.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	162.50	162.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	665	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,464	179.00–190.00	184.18
28	—	1,566	150.00–176.00	167.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,112	165.00–175.00	170.34
77	—	1,061	137.50–167.00	154.89
36	—	910	109.00–145.00	130.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,161	130.00–160.00	150.43
21	—	1,198	179.00–210.00	190.77
191	—	1,295	150.00–194.00	175.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	207.50–222.50	215.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,656	210.00–249.00	225.98
50	—	1,588	180.00–225.00	202.17
9	—	1,252	132.00–187.00	173.94
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	267.00	267.00

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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