North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 221 priced lines covering 2,790 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,405 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 704 head. replacement cattle receipts at 79 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,405Last week 2,370Year ago 2,439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 704Last week 714Year ago 717

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 150Year ago 49

Due to no sales the previous week, no price comparison is available for this weeks report. Moderate to good demand was seen throughout the week on a moderate supply of average to good quality cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	148.00	148.00
11	—	1,385	171.00–187.00	178.68
13	—	1,492	155.00–172.50	161.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,025	125.00–170.00	143.46
33	—	950	95.00–136.00	112.01
13	—	1,129	155.00–160.00	156.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,091	132.00–152.00	144.79
264	—	1,299	147.00–179.00	167.93
46	—	1,365	172.00–197.00	182.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	188.00–190.00	188.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,623	201.00–229.00	215.48
50	—	1,599	179.00–213.00	196.19
16	—	1,222	121.00–180.00	157.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	500.00	500.00
8	200–250	227	420.00–615.00	498.91
26	250–300	277	420.00–515.00	479.65
50	300–350	326	370.00–497.00	443.96
77	350–400	376	375.00–480.00	441.89
77	400–450	429	375.00–467.00	425.30
93	450–500	473	340.00–449.00	403.51
84	500–550	522	330.00–435.00	390.89
57	550–600	572	320.00–425.00	371.63
43	600–650	617	295.00–375.00	335.72
27	650–700	671	250.00–349.00	313.86
10	700–750	722	252.50–320.00	289.63
8	750–800	766	270.00–305.00	288.64
7	800–850	822	220.00–315.00	284.10
4	850–900	874	247.50–297.00	270.72
8	900–950	922	210.00–290.00	255.81
5	950–1000	983	215.00–257.00	237.74
7	1000–1050	1,017	258.00–280.00	270.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	380.00–460.00	413.59
3	250–300	278	300.00–450.00	379.64
14	300–350	327	330.00–420.00	373.21
33	350–400	373	300.00–420.00	358.96
27	400–450	418	335.00–400.00	367.99
23	450–500	482	305.00–385.00	338.18
15	500–550	525	280.00–365.00	319.61
5	550–600	582	270.00–335.00	301.08
9	600–650	619	255.00–315.00	282.48
9	650–700	672	225.00–295.00	261.06
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	780	185.00–240.00	217.99
2	800–850	818	172.50–200.00	186.12
9	850–900	873	170.00–200.00	188.48
3	900–950	933	164.00–185.00	176.46
3	950–1000	980	185.00–205.00	196.60
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	234	255.00–295.00	274.66
1	300–350	314	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	230.00–315.00	267.39
3	300–350	328	260.00–385.00	309.21
8	350–400	381	275.00–340.00	313.24
7	400–450	426	190.00–310.00	265.68
3	450–500	483	250.00–300.00	276.79
3	500–550	525	240.00–275.00	259.84
7	550–600	569	195.00–265.00	226.72
4	600–650	615	200.00–275.00	227.71
5	650–700	672	195.00–240.00	226.71
2	700–750	735	192.00–230.00	211.26
3	750–800	775	160.00–205.00	178.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	330	455.00–460.00	457.42
1	350–400	385	499.00	499.00
6	400–450	412	455.00–480.00	463.23
3	450–500	462	440.00–445.00	441.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	260	537.00	537.00
8	350–400	361	402.50–450.00	443.50
10	450–500	472	431.00–445.00	438.10
16	500–550	515	396.00–410.00	401.40
27	550–600	584	383.00–397.00	386.71
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	300.00–375.00	337.94
2	300–350	314	310.00–370.00	338.90
1	350–400	366	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	414	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	518	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	350.00–375.00	363.58
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	411	460.00–475.00	467.54
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	215.00–230.00	222.83
4	250–300	288	220.00–395.00	304.57
6	300–350	326	270.00–380.00	339.53
14	350–400	372	235.00–380.00	330.12
7	400–450	407	240.00–325.00	291.47
6	450–500	475	225.00–350.00	296.99
4	500–550	515	200.00–295.00	255.49
7	550–600	576	200.00–300.00	262.27
3	600–650	617	220.00–275.00	255.97
2	650–700	675	210.00–260.00	234.26
1	700–750	705	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	880	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	503.00	503.00
8	400–450	412	497.50	497.50
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	500	435.00–440.00	437.50
1	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	450.00–490.00	463.23
5	250–300	276	290.00–450.00	378.41
11	300–350	327	300.00–470.00	409.44
20	350–400	375	300.00–445.00	404.58
21	400–450	420	240.00–400.00	369.18
23	450–500	473	265.00–385.00	355.85
11	500–550	526	300.00–380.00	339.77
8	550–600	581	250.00–350.00	307.88
8	600–650	618	270.00–310.00	289.73
5	650–700	669	210.00–320.00	271.36
6	700–750	726	180.00–280.00	240.82
1	750–800	755	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	895	175.00	175.00
3	900–950	913	165.00–185.00	175.11
1	950–1000	990	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	355.16
2	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	315.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	197	585.00	585.00
18	200–250	230	430.00–665.00	565.01
26	250–300	276	420.00–650.00	516.69
48	300–350	323	420.00–550.00	485.90
68	350–400	376	370.00–505.00	451.33
71	400–450	425	395.00–485.00	444.80
66	450–500	473	375.00–490.00	418.81
53	500–550	523	330.00–425.00	388.72
45	550–600	571	330.00–405.00	371.82
30	600–650	617	300.00–390.00	346.37
17	650–700	676	290.00–360.00	322.63
13	700–750	717	250.00–350.00	299.47
13	750–800	772	235.00–385.00	322.22
6	800–850	819	210.00–312.00	267.65
3	850–900	878	220.00–300.00	249.79
8	900–950	926	190.00–287.00	245.29
11	950–1000	969	172.00–290.00	231.84
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	336	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	392	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	408	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	460	210.00–225.00	217.34
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	230.00–250.00	240.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	315	220.00–330.00	272.38
3	350–400	380	325.00–370.00	352.83
4	400–450	418	225.00–285.00	258.28
3	450–500	475	185.00–305.00	239.05
3	500–550	520	210.00–225.00	214.95
5	550–600	570	185.00–285.00	233.87
2	600–650	610	175.00–265.00	220.74
4	650–700	669	210.00–280.00	232.58
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	422	504.00	504.00
35	600–650	618	407.00–421.00	415.31
2	800–850	828	309.50	309.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	360.00–420.00	386.66
5	350–400	372	300.00–445.00	393.05
5	400–450	415	340.00–410.00	369.42
5	450–500	466	335.00–415.00	390.50
5	500–550	525	285.00–375.00	338.46
4	550–600	563	320.00–375.00	352.14
4	600–650	618	275.00–365.00	317.31
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	770	225.00–275.00	249.35
1	800–850	840	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	230	510.00–620.00	563.74
10	250–300	279	475.00–590.00	516.36
13	300–350	323	440.00–535.00	479.66
21	350–400	373	422.50–500.00	474.55
47	400–450	426	425.00–490.00	459.65
56	450–500	469	365.00–485.00	435.76
68	500–550	527	355.00–455.00	424.07
54	550–600	573	330.00–468.00	422.99
34	600–650	624	315.00–415.00	376.06
7	650–700	668	330.00–405.00	367.59
20	700–750	721	310.00–375.00	346.24
5	750–800	765	300.00–370.00	322.65
7	800–850	821	252.50–394.00	331.86
5	850–900	878	250.00–322.00	276.71
5	900–950	906	250.00–337.00	319.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00

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)	Open	4	—	1,039	2,050.00–3,400.00	2,706.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,022	2,150.00–3,700.00	2,834.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,042	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,893.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	925.00–1,000.00	963.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,900.00–4,050.00	3,101.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,229	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,483.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,103	1,150.00–3,250.00	2,076.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	942	1,050.00–2,300.00	1,662.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,233.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,002	2,200.00–3,950.00	3,071.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	978	1,500.00–3,100.00	2,321.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,400.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,278	2,550.00–3,600.00	2,828.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	948	207.50	207.50

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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