North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 205 priced lines covering 2,397 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,004 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 535 head. replacement cattle receipts at 90 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,004Last week 2,071Year ago 2,638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 535Last week 513Year ago 593

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 110Year ago 89

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 13.00-15.00 higher, with Steers over 60lbs selling 15.0-20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 5.00-12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 12.00-15.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with instances of 3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 5.00-7.00 higher; Demand was moderate to good overall 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	370.00–400.00	388.49
6	250–300	260	290.00–390.00	351.30
7	300–350	323	345.00–450.00	417.44
13	350–400	377	205.00–455.00	345.43
19	400–450	431	250.00–405.00	359.67
18	450–500	473	270.00–370.00	334.98
13	500–550	522	265.00–395.00	328.23
5	550–600	574	300.00–325.00	317.15
6	600–650	616	250.00–325.00	281.38
6	650–700	658	235.00–315.00	268.24
2	700–750	715	255.00–265.00	260.07
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	993	182.00–185.00	183.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	390	400.00–427.50	413.75
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	250.00–360.00	317.59
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	385	330.00–340.00	334.87
4	400–450	418	180.00–315.00	266.47
4	450–500	474	210.00–300.00	261.02
2	500–550	530	200.00–315.00	258.04
3	550–600	587	220.00–250.00	240.03
4	600–650	629	200.00–265.00	236.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	222	405.00–610.00	519.79
23	250–300	272	400.00–580.00	495.55
36	300–350	319	400.00–565.00	480.74
62	350–400	377	335.00–500.00	454.07
60	400–450	423	350.00–470.00	426.65
78	450–500	471	320.00–447.00	402.29
73	500–550	523	310.00–445.00	385.14
63	550–600	571	300.00–395.00	363.48
48	600–650	620	270.00–387.00	338.79
24	650–700	675	275.00–365.00	321.85
20	700–750	723	270.00–325.00	293.65
11	750–800	772	250.00–315.00	286.12
3	800–850	812	250.00–270.00	263.31
4	850–900	878	235.00–277.00	247.28
4	900–950	919	210.00–265.00	235.24
4	950–1000	980	200.00–259.00	224.68
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	368	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	478	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	541	300.00–310.00	305.05
1	550–600	552	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	475.00–525.00	502.84
3	450–500	468	450.00–460.00	453.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	350.00–355.00	351.59
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	228	380.00–500.00	451.36
22	250–300	277	390.00–520.00	459.28
50	300–350	324	350.00–505.00	442.43
54	350–400	375	325.00–462.00	405.23
78	400–450	426	320.00–469.00	395.05
82	450–500	476	320.00–442.00	371.59
67	500–550	522	280.00–400.00	355.94
63	550–600	571	300.00–370.00	340.18
35	600–650	620	300.00–345.00	326.82
20	650–700	668	275.00–337.50	311.30
10	700–750	720	270.00–330.00	301.78
23	750–800	782	250.00–327.50	300.23
7	800–850	826	215.00–310.00	281.64
5	850–900	865	230.00–312.50	271.65
2	900–950	928	187.00–195.00	191.03
6	950–1000	973	194.00–260.00	220.17
2	1000–1050	1,025	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	361	414.00–427.50	418.52
21	400–450	445	397.00–402.50	398.19
5	450–500	475	382.50–402.50	390.80
30	500–550	534	360.00–375.00	369.71
8	550–600	581	357.00–363.00	359.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	468	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	365	250.00–300.00	273.97
3	400–450	412	245.00–285.00	271.56
2	450–500	460	150.00–250.00	198.91
3	500–550	522	205.00–265.00	225.32
3	550–600	580	230.00–265.00	248.07
2	600–650	603	210.00–215.00	212.49
3	650–700	668	192.50–200.00	197.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	484	300.00–327.50	317.62
3	500–550	525	310.00–320.00	316.67
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	390.00	390.00
4	250–300	283	260.00–425.00	349.96
12	300–350	326	310.00–400.00	361.76
7	350–400	369	300.00–370.00	340.76
15	400–450	421	240.00–442.00	341.62
5	450–500	476	280.00–350.00	325.76
12	500–550	528	275.00–331.00	300.52
7	550–600	569	250.00–325.00	296.52
4	600–650	620	250.00–290.00	275.16
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	702	190.00–280.00	238.35
2	750–800	768	170.00–180.00	175.02
2	900–950	915	175.00–195.00	185.16
1	950–1000	995	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	370.00–385.00	378.61
2	300–350	318	300.00–340.00	320.88
1	350–400	394	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	468	300.00–330.00	314.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	465.00–575.00	517.47
4	250–300	265	450.00–630.00	528.92
13	300–350	324	455.00–545.00	500.33
15	350–400	375	400.00–500.00	465.52
33	400–450	422	405.00–480.00	442.84
47	450–500	475	355.00–471.00	433.72
41	500–550	522	350.00–440.00	407.52
39	550–600	582	350.00–429.00	395.62
40	600–650	629	335.00–390.00	363.26
17	650–700	677	310.00–375.00	349.62
17	700–750	722	305.00–340.00	316.53
5	750–800	769	300.00–336.00	321.20
4	800–850	821	304.00–325.00	312.26
2	850–900	883	230.00–260.00	245.21
4	900–950	911	265.00–302.00	280.39
2	950–1000	960	220.00–252.50	236.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	464	447.00–465.00	450.10
21	500–550	529	424.00–425.00	424.67
1	550–600	594	405.00	405.00
8	600–650	605	386.00–402.50	390.31
27	650–700	660	365.00–376.00	373.30
25	700–750	734	346.00–355.00	346.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	205.00	205.00
3	300–350	313	255.00–315.00	283.48
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	568	200.00–225.00	214.94
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	681	180.00–245.00	211.17
3	700–750	728	220.00–222.50	220.85
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	385	345.00–462.00	386.99
1	400–450	418	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	468	340.00–365.00	354.43
6	500–550	525	225.00–365.00	320.86
8	550–600	583	300.00–350.00	336.43
5	600–650	634	320.00–325.00	320.99
2	700–750	740	275.00–310.00	292.50
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	960	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	200.00–410.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	522	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	905	189.00	189.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
5	750–800	784	267.00	267.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	733	190.00–225.00	207.80
3	950–1000	978	204.00–218.00	210.73

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	3	—	1,215	3,300.00–4,650.00	4,125.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	5,400.00	5,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	887	1,875.00–3,750.00	2,766.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,740.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,099	1,650.00–2,950.00	2,384.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,873.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,925.00–2,450.00	2,187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,650.00–2,500.00	2,155.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,046	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,191.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,220	1,400.00–2,800.00	2,386.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,263.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	687	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,364	157.00–190.00	172.67
1	—	1,580	164.00	164.00
16	—	1,670	200.00–265.00	222.31
24	—	1,655	180.00–220.00	204.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	200.00	200.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	191.00–205.00	197.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	140.00–150.00	145.52
5	—	1,406	172.00–185.00	176.01
28	—	1,545	155.00–175.00	166.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,048	135.00–163.00	153.09
35	—	1,132	164.00–185.00	167.33
40	—	949	110.00–145.00	127.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	90.00–113.00	101.46
30	—	1,204	165.00–199.00	183.26
143	—	1,248	140.00–188.00	171.92
19	—	1,186	125.00–160.00	144.61

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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