North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 286 priced lines covering 3,726 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,228 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 569 head. replacement cattle receipts at 172 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,228Last week 2,004Year ago 3,778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 569Last week 535Year ago 591

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 90Year ago 88

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold sharply lower with instances of 15.00-20.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling 5.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls of all weights sold sharply lower, with instances of 15.00-20.00 lower; slaughter Cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 6.00-7.00 lower. Demand overall was light to moderate throughout the week on a moderate supply of average quality cattle. Lower prices may have been influenced by high temperatures seen throughout the week, limiting overall buyer activity in early week markets.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	394	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	431	300.00–330.00	314.48
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00–375.00	360.85
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	419	280.00–305.00	290.29
3	450–500	472	220.00–285.00	260.18
4	500–550	521	175.00–260.00	216.26
4	550–600	561	245.00–280.00	256.24
3	600–650	632	200.00–280.00	230.16
2	650–700	650	225.00–250.00	237.50
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	229	395.00–435.00	414.21
2	250–300	295	400.00–410.00	405.00
7	300–350	327	420.00–465.00	439.91
10	350–400	367	285.00–425.00	383.92
12	400–450	423	305.00–425.00	356.77
23	450–500	477	250.00–380.00	331.04
17	500–550	524	200.00–350.00	314.71
9	550–600	568	210.00–330.00	294.25
5	600–650	625	265.00–320.00	304.18
5	650–700	671	240.00–285.00	262.14
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	776	220.00–250.00	230.91
1	950–1000	985	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	425.00–430.00	427.51
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	227	430.00–560.00	469.51
25	250–300	276	445.00–565.00	502.21
37	300–350	320	405.00–535.00	485.04
41	350–400	367	400.00–515.00	456.40
54	400–450	422	390.00–492.00	432.58
65	450–500	471	340.00–449.00	394.52
66	500–550	521	310.00–417.00	362.15
60	550–600	571	300.00–402.00	352.96
50	600–650	621	260.00–377.00	319.85
25	650–700	669	257.50–367.00	309.28
22	700–750	721	215.00–325.00	281.13
10	750–800	775	220.00–320.00	279.96
11	800–850	822	215.00–297.00	252.27
4	850–900	864	220.00–285.00	247.71
3	900–950	928	180.00–250.00	216.71
3	950–1000	970	215.00–230.00	223.35
2	1000–1050	1,008	190.00–210.00	200.07
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	435	370.00–375.00	373.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	370.00–375.00	372.53
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	247.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	538	275.00–297.50	285.97
2	550–600	573	210.00–215.00	212.47
1	600–650	610	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	569	360.00–377.00	368.26
2	650–700	673	346.00	346.00
2	700–750	733	308.00–312.00	310.02
2	800–850	808	300.00–314.00	306.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	375	320.00–380.00	345.73
3	400–450	433	355.00–425.00	387.83
3	450–500	473	305.00–340.00	325.33
8	500–550	527	310.00–377.00	351.72
20	550–600	587	285.00–340.00	330.04
6	600–650	614	300.00–327.50	317.16
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	550.00–560.00	553.13
6	250–300	268	410.00–515.00	479.21
6	300–350	335	415.00–485.00	462.51
18	350–400	373	380.00–508.00	453.75
24	400–450	417	370.00–500.00	434.12
48	450–500	474	370.00–485.00	423.74
53	500–550	520	345.00–435.00	388.30
77	550–600	577	335.00–417.00	379.81
57	600–650	620	300.00–395.00	358.32
19	650–700	674	300.00–387.50	356.41
17	700–750	713	250.00–372.00	315.69
7	750–800	763	285.00–351.00	324.47
5	800–850	824	260.00–335.00	304.97
11	850–900	883	290.00–320.00	317.28
3	900–950	910	225.00–300.00	260.68
1	950–1000	980	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	369	475.00–522.00	498.02
2	400–450	440	445.00	445.00
23	450–500	451	440.00–447.00	446.70
30	500–550	544	379.00–380.00	379.24
104	550–600	560	370.00–396.00	393.52
123	600–650	629	360.00–375.00	370.26
123	650–700	669	355.00–363.00	362.87
187	700–750	733	324.00–347.00	340.36
46	750–800	784	326.00	326.00
66	800–850	839	313.00–317.00	316.52
20	900–950	928	280.00–297.00	296.07
3	1000–1050	1,013	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	616	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	468	427.00	427.00
4	600–650	633	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	728	318.00	318.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	561	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	630	360.00–362.00	360.33
5	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	378	425.00–475.00	465.06
38	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
56	500–550	526	360.00	360.00
91	550–600	571	367.00	367.00
88	600–650	631	340.00–345.00	344.36
68	650–700	675	330.00–335.00	334.93
72	700–750	742	318.00–321.00	320.71
18	800–850	846	299.00	299.00
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	462	386.00–387.00	386.36
8	500–550	533	354.00	354.00
10	550–600	553	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	633	329.00	329.00
3	700–750	740	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	378.00	378.00
1	500–550	545	344.00	344.00
1	650–700	665	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	384	350.00–370.00	360.04
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	533	270.00–280.00	274.95
1	750–800	756	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	325.00–345.00	333.57
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	340.00–347.50	343.86
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	236	250.00–360.00	306.40
2	250–300	264	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	332	220.00–335.00	284.22
8	350–400	378	300.00–415.00	355.28
14	400–450	426	245.00–385.00	324.01
27	450–500	474	255.00–375.00	318.71
11	500–550	520	250.00–375.00	319.39
11	550–600	571	270.00–335.00	305.18
6	600–650	618	275.00–320.00	298.80
2	650–700	683	220.00–280.00	250.11
6	700–750	711	232.50–265.00	246.47
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	925	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	990	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	400.00–500.00	451.76
17	250–300	273	390.00–485.00	438.83
33	300–350	326	390.00–490.00	429.69
53	350–400	376	350.00–470.00	415.44
83	400–450	428	315.00–452.00	390.19
83	450–500	477	325.00–420.00	377.15
73	500–550	523	300.00–405.00	348.12
85	550–600	574	260.00–387.00	340.12
49	600–650	620	275.00–370.00	327.19
19	650–700	673	255.00–350.00	302.54
20	700–750	718	245.00–335.00	291.59
8	750–800	770	245.00–330.00	298.27
8	800–850	815	240.00–305.00	264.03
6	850–900	878	230.00–292.50	277.33
4	900–950	924	229.00–272.50	252.45
5	950–1000	985	220.00–277.50	254.23
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	316	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	364	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	290.00–335.00	311.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	330.00–335.00	332.55
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	533	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	217.50–220.00	218.72
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	459	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	523	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	555	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	572	310.00–315.00	311.72
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	305.00–350.00	327.91
2	300–350	320	235.00–250.00	242.73
5	350–400	373	235.00–250.00	244.16
4	400–450	434	235.00–265.00	255.06
5	450–500	470	235.00–275.00	255.01
3	500–550	528	190.00–285.00	224.37
3	550–600	573	200.00–255.00	235.54
3	600–650	635	170.00–210.00	193.07
3	650–700	683	200.00–235.00	220.10
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	618	170.00–200.00	184.70
2	650–700	685	210.00–240.00	225.11
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	227.00	227.00
1	350–400	365	217.00	217.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	187.00–190.00	188.49
1	900–950	910	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	955	204.00	204.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,166	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,275.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	2,050.00–3,450.00	2,886.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	862	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,051	2,550.00–4,125.00	3,341.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,415.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,082	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,869.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,568.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,943.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,745.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	798	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,849.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	916	197.50	197.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,030	205.00–235.00	219.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	862	210.00	210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,182	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,698.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,451.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,101	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,061.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	200.00–2,220.00	1,457.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,188	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,579.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,172	2,250.00–3,150.00	2,605.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,069	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,784.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,098	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,185.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	888	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,176.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,074	215.00–309.00	272.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,419.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,112.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,173	165.00–210.00	190.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,190	195.00–220.00	210.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,875.00–2,300.00	2,101.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,601.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	900	3,350.00	3,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	160.00–186.00	173.66
21	—	1,660	200.00–227.50	215.58
29	—	1,529	184.00–215.00	197.16
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	233.00	233.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,249	149.00–184.00	162.86
1	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
25	—	1,231	162.00–197.00	179.24
20	—	1,168	135.00–152.00	142.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,113	161.00–173.00	167.40
27	—	997	105.00–140.00	126.01
121	—	1,107	130.00–165.00	150.62
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	197.50	197.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	170.00–176.00	171.89
37	—	1,541	149.00–172.00	161.88

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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