North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 211 priced lines covering 2,275 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,827 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 535 head. replacement cattle receipts at 159 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,827Last week 1,954Year ago 2,469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 535Last week 387Year ago 583

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 82Year ago 66

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling 15.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 20.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 20.00-25.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling sharply lower; Slaughter Cows sold unevenly steady, with instances of 5.00 higher to 6.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 4.00 higher. Demand overall was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,717	200.00–234.00	215.85
2	—	1,152	130.00–180.00	154.52
37	—	1,644	185.00–215.00	199.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	985	130.00–171.00	146.86
20	—	1,060	156.00–177.50	161.35
2	—	815	60.00–113.00	88.45
18	—	921	110.00–135.00	123.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	173.00–187.00	180.58
26	—	1,628	150.00–175.00	161.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	115.00	115.00
49	—	1,261	168.00–200.00	183.10
217	—	1,325	141.00–184.00	171.36
12	—	1,092	135.00–153.00	144.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	198.00	198.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,472.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,087	3,250.00–3,675.00	3,508.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,011	2,040.00–3,800.00	3,091.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,018	2,325.00–3,600.00	3,173.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,051	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,325.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,427.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,034	3,550.00–4,500.00	4,058.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	3,525.00	3,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	708	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,123	1,575.00–3,050.00	2,327.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,049	1,325.00–3,500.00	2,320.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,563.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,119	1,700.00–3,450.00	2,810.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,400.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	921	1,300.00–2,550.00	1,836.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,110	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,051.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	972	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,925.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,478.99
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	906	200.00	200.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,582.78
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	233	400.00–530.00	476.79
27	250–300	275	420.00–585.00	481.44
25	300–350	316	385.00–535.00	454.92
30	350–400	373	335.00–490.00	436.33
53	400–450	422	315.00–462.00	412.40
66	450–500	477	285.00–435.00	390.35
75	500–550	517	310.00–420.00	369.55
58	550–600	574	300.00–381.00	335.97
49	600–650	623	245.00–370.00	318.80
25	650–700	674	260.00–347.00	299.97
20	700–750	722	235.00–325.00	272.13
10	750–800	768	210.00–310.00	255.89
5	800–850	811	220.00–287.50	250.25
4	900–950	915	205.00–265.00	242.39
4	950–1000	973	217.50–250.00	229.46
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	556	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	674	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	270.00–405.00	340.04
4	350–400	371	245.00–335.00	299.75
6	400–450	427	230.00–295.00	257.29
3	450–500	473	205.00–277.00	243.73
3	500–550	525	220.00–300.00	258.27
2	550–600	590	225.00–240.00	232.56
2	600–650	625	165.00–230.00	197.24
2	650–700	663	220.00–230.00	224.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	250.00–300.00	280.73
2	550–600	588	245.00–267.50	256.39
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	330.00–440.00	398.61
8	250–300	283	240.00–450.00	365.40
6	300–350	325	290.00–470.00	348.08
16	350–400	377	260.00–439.00	367.97
15	400–450	429	220.00–380.00	331.21
12	450–500	474	200.00–342.50	291.73
19	500–550	523	220.00–360.00	312.94
7	550–600	581	285.00–310.00	300.10
11	600–650	625	215.00–305.00	269.42
1	650–700	650	282.00	282.00
5	700–750	730	215.00–257.50	240.87
1	750–800	765	202.50	202.50
2	800–850	844	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	925	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	315	220.00–295.00	259.29
5	350–400	376	250.00–280.00	269.73
3	400–450	438	180.00–275.00	226.29
4	450–500	486	245.00–255.00	249.99
7	500–550	513	210.00–295.00	259.87
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	690	169.00	169.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	300.00–380.00	345.44
6	250–300	273	230.00–395.00	307.94
12	300–350	320	230.00–380.00	333.42
15	350–400	368	310.00–385.00	350.02
14	400–450	423	300.00–360.00	324.16
14	450–500	479	260.00–379.00	323.02
4	500–550	523	220.00–320.00	280.56
6	550–600	574	265.00–305.00	289.86
4	600–650	621	220.00–300.00	254.80
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	723	220.00–255.00	237.08
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	810	168.00–227.50	197.57
2	850–900	880	171.00–187.50	179.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	417.50	417.50
7	400–450	435	420.00–435.00	426.45
4	450–500	473	387.00–390.00	388.56
10	500–550	519	373.00–387.00	378.40
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	302	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	664	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	534	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	219	405.00–500.00	460.88
22	250–300	275	335.00–475.00	415.16
42	300–350	324	325.00–460.00	398.65
55	350–400	376	335.00–447.00	390.40
92	400–450	430	320.00–437.00	384.37
77	450–500	476	310.00–430.00	376.85
72	500–550	522	290.00–395.00	347.79
54	550–600	573	290.00–387.00	340.53
32	600–650	620	220.00–360.00	322.91
26	650–700	666	265.00–335.00	312.88
21	700–750	719	250.00–332.00	300.22
10	750–800	767	250.00–320.00	281.89
7	800–850	821	206.00–295.00	253.05
4	850–900	870	235.00–262.00	246.70
4	900–950	930	202.50–252.50	239.31
5	950–1000	981	197.50–230.00	211.93
1	1000–1050	1,015	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00	500.00
5	250–300	277	475.00–505.00	492.09
10	300–350	320	420.00–525.00	473.42
38	350–400	377	390.00–500.00	446.30
30	400–450	436	420.00–475.00	452.32
31	450–500	471	375.00–480.00	424.40
39	500–550	527	375.00–437.00	412.35
28	550–600	569	355.00–425.00	384.60
29	600–650	622	300.00–397.00	351.83
13	650–700	668	310.00–369.00	340.99
11	700–750	715	270.00–352.00	327.42
3	750–800	763	290.00–330.00	311.52
4	800–850	831	290.00–310.00	300.55
3	850–900	875	240.00–320.00	280.35
2	950–1000	968	245.00–268.00	256.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	380.00–415.00	397.30
3	300–350	333	345.00–385.00	362.90
8	350–400	378	330.00–425.00	388.42
15	400–450	424	290.00–410.00	368.00
6	450–500	480	335.00–380.00	360.81
9	500–550	528	295.00–400.00	365.66
3	550–600	563	260.00–370.00	327.07
5	600–650	627	270.00–350.00	302.65
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	487.50	487.50
36	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
5	650–700	681	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	359.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	300.00–360.00	331.18
3	400–450	435	245.00–305.00	266.21
4	450–500	471	260.00–300.00	282.69
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	140.00–170.00	155.00
1	350–400	355	167.50	167.50
1	450–500	495	173.00	173.00
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	630	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	850	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	199.00	199.00

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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