North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 223 priced lines covering 4,040 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,599 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 663 head. replacement cattle receipts at 68 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,599Last week 2,246Year ago 2,309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 663Last week 621Year ago 749

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 143Year ago 50

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold unevenly steady, from 6.00 higher to 8.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling firm on a narrow comparison; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold firm, with instances of 12.00-15.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00-4.00 higher; Demand was moderate throughout the week on a moderate supply of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	417.00	417.00
3	400–450	418	389.00	389.00
4	500–550	539	408.00	408.00
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	478	412.00	412.00
1	600–650	620	352.00	352.00
2	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	735	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	371	440.00–459.00	456.62
85	450–500	456	445.00–470.00	445.30
108	500–550	528	397.00–429.00	426.66
123	550–600	572	380.00–416.00	411.07
116	600–650	623	353.00–392.00	377.37
75	650–700	665	335.00–360.00	359.34
35	700–750	740	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	753	322.00	322.00
21	800–850	831	328.00–334.00	333.06
4	950–1000	960	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	444	426.00–434.00	431.52
14	500–550	549	406.00	406.00
10	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
7	700–750	733	310.00–318.00	314.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	275	340.00–350.00	345.18
4	300–350	320	300.00–330.00	316.95
5	350–400	361	275.00–325.00	300.98
4	400–450	421	255.00–335.00	292.39
4	450–500	468	255.00–300.00	274.29
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	693	195.00–200.00	197.51
2	800–850	820	210.00–245.00	227.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
5	250–300	274	350.00–430.00	384.12
11	300–350	319	260.00–405.00	327.17
16	350–400	374	330.00–420.00	365.71
24	400–450	417	285.00–380.00	344.45
29	450–500	473	275.00–404.00	350.52
18	500–550	526	285.00–365.00	324.89
13	550–600	578	250.00–374.00	335.43
10	600–650	624	260.00–310.00	288.89
5	650–700	680	245.00–250.00	248.01
4	700–750	708	220.00–255.00	240.04
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
2	800–850	835	175.00–215.00	195.12
2	850–900	878	190.00–192.50	191.23
2	900–950	920	185.00–215.00	199.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	235	415.00–515.00	480.01
22	250–300	280	400.00–515.00	457.93
29	300–350	320	395.00–490.00	442.75
65	350–400	375	360.00–470.00	424.83
74	400–450	422	360.00–455.00	414.85
135	450–500	473	350.00–460.00	404.88
116	500–550	523	335.00–429.00	376.95
68	550–600	575	300.00–400.00	352.94
66	600–650	622	295.00–425.00	338.48
29	650–700	673	270.00–395.00	320.09
20	700–750	717	277.00–340.00	308.59
11	750–800	766	265.00–305.00	287.03
6	800–850	812	250.00–330.00	295.80
5	850–900	866	215.00–305.00	260.59
6	900–950	918	210.00–275.00	248.14
4	950–1000	970	192.00–225.00	215.61
1	1000–1050	1,030	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	225.00–240.00	232.47
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	490.00–560.00	546.06
6	250–300	279	500.00–555.00	522.61
7	300–350	329	475.00–535.00	493.57
10	350–400	381	420.00–510.00	466.54
28	400–450	422	415.00–480.00	445.63
27	450–500	473	405.00–465.00	442.15
39	500–550	525	320.00–450.00	425.41
42	550–600	575	370.00–445.00	417.88
32	600–650	630	350.00–440.00	399.93
54	650–700	678	337.50–408.00	373.36
30	700–750	720	312.50–385.00	361.48
9	750–800	768	302.00–365.00	343.63
13	800–850	830	280.00–345.00	324.56
4	850–900	874	306.00–330.00	320.18
8	900–950	924	230.00–285.00	276.99
4	950–1000	961	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	544	441.00–445.00	444.65
17	600–650	640	415.00	415.00
4	650–700	666	400.00	400.00
9	700–750	740	370.00–372.00	371.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	418	325.00–340.00	332.28
3	450–500	480	225.00–360.00	287.03
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	380.00–445.00	411.96
3	350–400	365	365.00–420.00	385.71
12	400–450	420	330.00–420.00	388.26
7	450–500	478	332.50–420.00	383.43
12	500–550	518	200.00–415.00	360.00
3	550–600	578	280.00–392.50	350.32
7	600–650	632	290.00–387.50	337.39
3	650–700	678	365.00–385.00	374.20
4	700–750	710	215.00–260.00	241.34
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	845	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	466	402.00–440.00	433.93
34	500–550	545	446.00	446.00
3	550–600	575	384.00	384.00
2	750–800	763	332.00–356.00	344.12
1	800–850	800	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	505.00–510.00	506.22
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
70	450–500	467	467.00–480.00	477.66
99	500–550	528	432.00–490.00	488.33
97	550–600	577	428.00–470.00	466.94
184	600–650	629	424.00–456.00	454.58
85	650–700	677	413.00–422.00	413.84
72	700–750	716	400.00	400.00
68	750–800	764	379.00	379.00
44	800–850	845	348.00–354.00	350.37
12	900–950	930	330.00	330.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	482.00	482.00
6	550–600	562	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	615	398.00	398.00
4	700–750	735	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	525.00	525.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	378.00	378.00
1	550–600	570	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	518	350.00–375.00	362.56
3	550–600	567	350.00–375.00	358.24
2	600–650	635	320.00–325.00	322.54
1	650–700	685	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	425.00–465.00	451.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	310.00–390.00	355.69
6	300–350	338	265.00–355.00	304.56
8	350–400	371	330.00–370.00	351.23
8	400–450	428	225.00–382.00	298.56
8	450–500	468	250.00–370.00	294.26
3	500–550	532	280.00–300.00	289.91
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	229	475.00–630.00	553.42
25	250–300	279	470.00–560.00	529.44
45	300–350	324	445.00–550.00	502.11
56	350–400	371	417.00–525.00	468.77
76	400–450	420	355.00–485.00	431.88
66	450–500	470	350.00–455.00	416.22
63	500–550	523	355.00–445.00	409.24
77	550–600	573	365.00–435.00	403.71
33	600–650	621	350.00–415.00	379.99
39	650–700	671	262.50–400.00	349.51
6	700–750	713	270.00–370.00	320.98
13	750–800	775	245.00–355.00	308.95
5	800–850	819	270.00–315.00	299.01
2	850–900	873	260.00–320.00	290.43
3	900–950	930	175.00–230.00	211.57
1	950–1000	985	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	400.00–455.00	428.44
11	300–350	326	250.00–450.00	388.77
6	350–400	378	310.00–435.00	393.31
13	400–450	426	335.00–420.00	380.11
18	450–500	469	230.00–400.00	346.09
16	500–550	521	285.00–385.00	344.68
18	550–600	566	290.00–366.00	350.98
10	600–650	620	300.00–360.00	312.72
6	650–700	679	275.00–300.00	285.90
3	700–750	728	210.00–250.00	236.64
2	750–800	770	272.00–280.00	276.08
2	800–850	825	225.00–235.00	229.94
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	189.00	189.00
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	730	174.00	174.00
1	750–800	780	192.00	192.00
1	800–850	845	177.00	177.00
1	850–900	850	176.00	176.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	970	182.00	182.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	910	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,540.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,041.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	2,800.00–3,375.00	3,146.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,045.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,020	1,625.00–2,900.00	2,261.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,970.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,165	1,200.00–2,650.00	2,051.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,850.00–2,550.00	2,308.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,062	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,003.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	900.00–1,950.00	1,510.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,373	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,316.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,564	205.00–234.00	222.82
7	—	1,346	145.00–184.00	171.18
35	—	1,599	185.00–215.00	201.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,343	167.00–196.00	181.82
24	—	1,095	117.50–152.00	145.21
201	—	1,273	139.00–182.00	167.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,546	149.00–170.00	159.71
6	—	1,554	172.00–183.00	178.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	966	100.00–140.00	119.66
103	—	1,050	128.00–161.00	148.59
20	—	1,151	158.00–165.00	161.65

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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