North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 214 priced lines covering 2,186 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,954 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 387 head. replacement cattle receipts at 82 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,954Last week 2,405Year ago 2,529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 704Year ago 590

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 79Year ago 103

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold sharply lower, with instances of 15.00-20.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling steady to 6.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold sharply lower, with instances of 20.00-25.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling firm on a light test; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling steady with a firm undertone on a light test; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	350.00–360.00	353.45
4	300–350	341	325.00–395.00	342.18
4	350–400	369	240.00–400.00	326.44
4	400–450	413	310.00–325.00	317.48
3	450–500	473	260.00–325.00	300.37
2	500–550	535	225.00–320.00	272.50
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
5	650–700	670	220.00–345.00	316.65
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	390.00–400.00	395.16
4	250–300	279	340.00–450.00	407.14
6	300–350	328	300.00–435.00	394.72
11	350–400	374	250.00–420.00	375.33
14	400–450	421	300.00–415.00	366.58
10	450–500	479	295.00–380.00	347.96
9	500–550	519	330.00–355.00	346.26
11	550–600	577	230.00–370.00	310.98
4	650–700	675	255.00–365.00	295.60
2	700–750	740	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	750–800	762	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	437	410.00–430.00	416.41
3	450–500	463	427.00	427.00
2	500–550	518	372.00	372.00
3	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	403	430.00–445.00	439.92
2	450–500	468	430.00–445.00	437.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	400.00–475.00	432.65
17	250–300	274	400.00–545.00	463.33
23	300–350	322	400.00–495.00	456.48
49	350–400	372	405.00–480.00	442.56
44	400–450	424	335.00–460.00	417.48
60	450–500	474	320.00–449.00	402.06
62	500–550	523	320.00–419.00	376.54
46	550–600	569	275.00–420.00	364.82
36	600–650	616	270.00–399.00	344.80
19	650–700	665	260.00–412.00	359.52
5	700–750	703	220.00–323.00	267.67
7	750–800	772	240.00–320.00	286.11
3	800–850	823	230.00–280.00	263.50
5	900–950	924	200.00–260.00	231.57
3	950–1000	977	210.00–230.00	216.79
1	1000–1050	1,040	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	330.00–350.00	339.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	410.00–500.00	455.74
24	250–300	281	395.00–480.00	434.02
28	300–350	324	395.00–495.00	435.04
50	350–400	375	380.00–475.00	431.41
86	400–450	423	355.00–465.00	418.46
100	450–500	469	315.00–476.00	403.60
101	500–550	524	300.00–430.00	368.63
98	550–600	571	275.00–385.00	352.12
33	600–650	616	270.00–395.50	342.80
19	650–700	671	304.00–353.00	322.50
14	700–750	725	200.00–347.50	295.76
12	750–800	763	255.00–325.00	288.20
12	800–850	830	210.00–312.00	279.57
6	850–900	883	230.00–295.00	267.90
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	300.00–340.00	317.06
5	300–350	329	275.00–340.00	313.01
4	350–400	371	275.00–335.00	302.58
5	400–450	426	250.00–350.00	302.58
6	450–500	481	245.00–365.00	283.59
1	500–550	530	165.00	165.00
2	550–600	573	250.00–330.00	289.48
2	600–650	610	175.00–205.00	190.12
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	430.00	430.00
10	500–550	518	408.00	408.00
10	550–600	576	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	388	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	413	375.00–425.00	394.53
10	450–500	467	445.00–450.00	447.00
1	500–550	540	389.00	389.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	476	429.00–431.00	430.51
6	500–550	539	370.00–385.00	379.93
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
5	250–300	280	310.00–407.00	377.78
9	300–350	323	250.00–405.00	357.96
13	350–400	376	340.00–395.00	367.74
16	400–450	429	255.00–397.50	349.63
16	450–500	472	235.00–397.50	340.09
16	500–550	522	225.00–377.50	345.46
5	550–600	574	225.00–310.00	277.73
12	600–650	610	352.50–357.50	356.65
9	650–700	675	240.00–325.00	282.59
4	700–750	722	180.00–265.00	226.82
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	360.00–375.00	368.68
2	450–500	488	350.00–360.00	354.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	470.00–480.00	474.89
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	510	420.00	420.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	373	260.00–310.00	283.83
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	945	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	995	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
14	550–600	552	432.00	432.00
27	650–700	673	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	310.00–350.00	330.22
3	350–400	378	330.00–350.00	338.39
2	400–450	410	275.00–295.00	285.24
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
7	500–550	530	185.00–310.00	254.76
2	550–600	590	190.00–225.00	207.65
2	600–650	625	188.00–200.00	193.95
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	417.00	417.00
1	450–500	495	432.00	432.00
1	600–650	635	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	325	370.00–465.00	430.21
8	350–400	381	270.00–465.00	404.08
15	400–450	424	340.00–450.00	399.12
7	450–500	475	350.00–405.00	365.94
3	500–550	518	300.00–375.00	342.28
2	550–600	570	340.00–355.00	347.57
2	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	324.96
2	650–700	668	365.00–375.00	369.98
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	455.00–469.00	464.52
6	400–450	430	450.00–460.00	453.12
1	450–500	495	449.00	449.00
14	500–550	539	410.00–417.00	416.49
1	850–900	864	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	936	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	440.00–520.00	481.18
12	300–350	331	440.00–545.00	490.96
18	350–400	374	425.00–540.00	481.78
35	400–450	428	420.00–525.00	463.80
51	450–500	480	395.00–485.00	438.03
59	500–550	522	380.00–442.00	413.47
45	550–600	572	360.00–430.00	392.49
91	600–650	614	340.00–430.00	381.56
16	650–700	668	320.00–390.00	353.81
7	700–750	722	300.00–360.00	340.90
2	750–800	753	325.00–335.00	330.02
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	875	317.00	317.00
2	900–950	913	225.00–305.00	265.55

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	983	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,902.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	860	2,350.00–3,350.00	2,963.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	3,300.00–3,425.00	3,344.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,045	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,028.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,787.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,058	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,911.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,091	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,980.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,013	1,950.00–3,550.00	2,612.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,776.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,244	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,293.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,081	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,722.74
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	465	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	976	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	842	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	180.00	180.00
23	—	1,636	180.00–208.00	195.95
19	—	1,738	200.00–228.00	215.34
2	—	1,126	140.00–176.00	156.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	231.00	231.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,657	180.00–185.00	182.03
9	—	1,451	164.00–180.00	172.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	989	106.00–152.00	125.57
1	—	1,225	156.00	156.00
2	—	770	77.00–97.00	87.06
42	—	1,060	128.00–162.00	144.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,259	170.00–192.50	178.31
100	—	1,219	150.00–179.00	164.87
22	—	1,067	132.00–153.00	144.62

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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