North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 217 priced lines covering 2,408 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,071 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 513 head. replacement cattle receipts at 110 head. Counted as USDA files them — 46 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,071Last week 1,827Year ago 1,590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 513Last week 535Year ago 597

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 159Year ago 74

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were 5.00-10.00 lower with some instances of sharply lower on mostly average quality offerings seen throughout the week. Slaughter cattle were unevenly steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	225	455.00–555.00	515.13
21	250–300	278	330.00–540.00	466.33
41	300–350	329	330.00–515.00	449.01
46	350–400	372	340.00–485.00	434.64
61	400–450	426	320.00–460.00	390.38
59	450–500	472	330.00–445.00	385.85
75	500–550	525	320.00–432.00	363.18
39	550–600	573	290.00–392.00	339.86
37	600–650	620	270.00–370.00	326.59
33	650–700	667	220.00–350.00	308.40
26	700–750	722	190.00–320.00	256.33
11	750–800	774	195.00–300.00	253.66
8	800–850	829	195.00–280.00	234.77
6	850–900	873	210.00–265.00	226.91
8	900–950	915	195.00–252.00	216.41
1	950–1000	995	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,028	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	412	305.00–320.00	312.32
1	500–550	528	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
2	250–300	264	255.00–320.00	287.69
2	300–350	310	300.00–310.00	305.08
3	400–450	420	290.00–300.00	296.67
3	450–500	477	250.00–305.00	270.37
3	500–550	513	210.00–250.00	231.75
3	550–600	565	210.00–287.00	246.03
3	600–650	630	200.00–250.00	219.68
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	341	370.00–375.00	372.49
2	350–400	389	355.00–380.00	367.21
3	450–500	476	320.00–340.00	328.30
1	550–600	554	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	460	300.00–342.00	321.46
3	500–550	538	285.00–312.00	294.12
1	550–600	554	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	616	220.00–340.00	278.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	435.00	435.00
4	250–300	279	340.00–420.00	380.27
9	300–350	324	250.00–445.00	387.40
11	350–400	376	270.00–402.00	358.80
17	400–450	421	275.00–390.00	334.15
19	450–500	476	280.00–390.00	325.22
16	500–550	526	275.00–340.00	304.78
11	550–600	572	270.00–347.00	305.07
5	600–650	623	235.00–310.00	268.76
9	650–700	678	210.00–317.00	239.81
5	700–750	717	200.00–285.00	223.70
2	800–850	825	150.00–200.00	175.61
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	435	220.00–280.00	242.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	467.50	467.50
9	350–400	396	449.00	449.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	512	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	380.00–390.00	386.80
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	638	270.00–275.00	271.67
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	255.00–310.00	288.51
3	300–350	323	220.00–270.00	235.98
3	350–400	380	220.00–275.00	253.07
7	400–450	425	210.00–250.00	236.52
5	450–500	472	215.00–255.00	244.01
2	500–550	520	225.00–275.00	250.24
6	550–600	573	175.00–260.00	214.60
5	600–650	625	185.00–225.00	210.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	375.00–400.00	390.02
16	500–550	541	357.50	357.50
9	550–600	554	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	633	335.00	335.00
12	650–700	668	358.50	358.50
5	700–750	712	314.00–320.00	315.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	216	425.00–520.00	445.22
22	250–300	270	390.00–500.00	438.14
40	300–350	323	340.00–480.00	405.32
77	350–400	372	300.00–440.00	390.53
75	400–450	423	307.50–425.00	371.05
82	450–500	470	305.00–407.00	355.68
78	500–550	521	300.00–385.00	336.90
55	550–600	574	280.00–360.00	326.87
52	600–650	625	270.00–345.00	311.04
33	650–700	671	270.00–340.00	305.30
13	700–750	717	245.00–295.00	267.28
13	750–800	773	250.00–302.00	276.27
12	800–850	823	240.00–300.00	269.80
7	850–900	864	216.00–292.50	261.06
3	900–950	910	230.00–252.50	238.13
1	950–1000	950	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	312	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	383	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	400–450	438	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	616	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	682	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	808	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	366	280.00–335.00	306.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–255.00	247.75
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
8	450–500	467	265.00–342.00	316.26
1	500–550	548	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	340.00–365.00	351.25
8	250–300	271	335.00–400.00	365.71
10	300–350	322	275.00–400.00	337.22
15	350–400	371	290.00–415.00	340.38
27	400–450	420	225.00–380.00	312.90
25	450–500	475	265.00–385.00	309.92
13	500–550	518	250.00–300.00	275.54
9	550–600	574	220.00–302.00	276.40
6	600–650	618	250.00–282.00	264.88
3	650–700	682	215.00–260.00	241.99
2	700–750	713	182.00–240.00	211.31
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	880	176.00	176.00
4	950–1000	988	170.00–186.00	179.02
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	780	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	460.00–505.00	483.71
10	250–300	267	410.00–540.00	485.92
18	300–350	322	400.00–505.00	465.71
18	350–400	369	400.00–490.00	443.00
27	400–450	428	350.00–485.00	413.13
34	450–500	467	365.00–455.00	410.02
41	500–550	523	305.00–440.00	389.00
42	550–600	565	310.00–430.00	382.63
28	600–650	618	270.00–399.00	342.15
18	650–700	675	300.00–370.00	332.44
18	700–750	725	270.00–320.00	308.15
8	750–800	766	265.00–315.00	297.10
4	800–850	824	255.00–297.00	278.32
5	850–900	883	245.00–300.00	276.26
1	900–950	930	277.00	277.00
6	950–1000	977	225.00–272.50	250.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	475	410.00–417.50	413.56
11	500–550	545	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	586	387.50	387.50
10	600–650	615	389.50	389.50
26	700–750	745	327.00	327.00
8	750–800	774	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
5	300–350	336	300.00–420.00	351.31
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
10	400–450	429	300.00–455.00	381.77
5	450–500	481	310.00–340.00	324.96
8	500–550	518	250.00–339.00	308.58
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
10	600–650	647	372.00	372.00
4	700–750	727	267.00–280.00	276.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	545	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	475	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	705	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	800	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	765	200.00–217.50	208.69
2	800–850	823	190.00–202.50	196.34
1	900–950	910	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	200.00–280.00	238.68

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,087	2,175.00–2,875.00	2,621.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,085	3,075.00–3,700.00	3,356.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,016	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,436.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	947	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	982	2,150.00–3,950.00	3,142.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,047	2,450.00–3,650.00	3,090.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,828.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	568	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	3,625.00–4,000.00	3,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,525.00–2,875.00	2,217.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,900.00–3,050.00	2,472.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,326.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,108	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,944.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,106	1,875.00–2,550.00	2,264.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,146	1,825.00–2,900.00	2,395.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,064	1,100.00–3,300.00	2,307.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,599.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	174.00–188.00	180.39
20	—	1,649	150.00–176.00	165.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,265	145.00–185.00	171.69
66	—	1,300	170.00–198.00	184.68
10	—	1,054	137.00–156.00	146.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,017	135.00–162.00	149.26
19	—	1,087	162.00–198.00	166.56
34	—	841	100.00–147.00	126.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,062	177.50	177.50
22	—	1,459	164.00–210.00	194.22
4	—	1,422	155.00–178.00	167.39
22	—	1,630	211.00–232.00	222.77

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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