North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 181 priced lines covering 2,231 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,885 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 509 head. replacement cattle receipts at 103 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,885Last week 3,228Year ago 3,068

Slaughter CattleReceipts 509Last week 569Year ago 687

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 172Year ago 81

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 2.00-8.00 lower, with instances of 12.00-16.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower, with instances of 10.00-14.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 7.00-9.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00-6.00 lower; Demand over all was moderate throughout the week, with a light to moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	225	380.00–505.00	436.13
22	250–300	276	380.00–490.00	430.48
26	300–350	322	340.00–475.00	398.43
54	350–400	374	335.00–430.00	385.84
74	400–450	419	315.00–435.00	381.92
55	450–500	476	275.00–422.00	357.74
57	500–550	520	290.00–389.00	345.60
46	550–600	575	285.00–365.00	330.09
43	600–650	631	270.00–335.50	320.15
24	650–700	670	195.00–352.00	301.12
15	700–750	724	242.50–305.00	275.09
18	750–800	775	235.00–300.00	280.78
6	800–850	819	230.00–255.00	243.26
16	850–900	874	195.00–265.00	250.18
10	900–950	926	197.50–260.00	233.49
11	950–1000	972	190.00–245.00	213.16
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	276	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	398	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	245.00–325.00	291.84
7	250–300	276	310.00–375.00	347.62
5	300–350	318	275.00–365.00	338.92
10	350–400	368	240.00–375.00	335.83
12	400–450	426	245.00–379.00	329.72
22	450–500	468	200.00–390.00	305.40
11	500–550	518	250.00–337.00	296.98
12	550–600	583	235.00–320.00	271.01
4	600–650	607	220.00–270.00	247.56
16	650–700	658	250.00–329.00	311.90
4	700–750	713	210.00–225.00	215.64
1	800–850	805	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	915	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	295.00–300.00	298.34
1	300–350	330	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	408	200.00–250.00	224.85
2	450–500	480	200.00–285.00	242.94
2	500–550	513	200.00–302.00	251.75
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	613	190.00–250.00	225.83
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	773	160.00–175.00	167.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	395.00–405.00	400.00
5	450–500	477	355.00–397.00	382.27
5	500–550	501	325.00–371.00	361.81
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	664	321.00–322.00	321.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	300.00–410.00	352.89
8	300–350	323	330.00–425.00	395.06
18	350–400	372	210.00–430.00	351.71
14	400–450	425	210.00–405.00	316.69
30	450–500	477	200.00–385.00	340.12
30	500–550	526	230.00–367.00	308.19
21	550–600	577	215.00–365.00	308.23
14	600–650	621	240.00–357.00	299.65
11	650–700	675	205.00–265.00	246.53
5	700–750	718	195.00–275.00	213.60
3	750–800	778	180.00–200.00	192.46
4	900–950	917	137.00–200.00	153.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	320.00–350.00	334.50
3	250–300	262	300.00–390.00	345.86
2	300–350	323	230.00–360.00	299.53
2	350–400	364	300.00–320.00	309.62
3	400–450	425	280.00–300.00	292.98
10	450–500	473	230.00–320.00	286.99
7	500–550	531	245.00–310.00	287.89
2	550–600	561	305.00–310.00	307.55
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	376	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	434	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	228	410.00–540.00	471.69
12	250–300	281	410.00–535.00	465.82
38	300–350	326	375.00–520.00	456.34
38	350–400	369	330.00–508.00	422.13
58	400–450	425	330.00–477.00	393.71
60	450–500	474	305.00–440.00	365.22
54	500–550	517	265.00–431.00	362.46
53	550–600	572	270.00–385.00	336.11
38	600–650	619	225.00–415.00	312.71
24	650–700	667	220.00–349.00	300.81
16	700–750	718	210.00–290.00	253.86
15	750–800	776	210.00–299.00	253.71
8	800–850	828	205.00–275.00	244.09
2	850–900	860	235.00–265.00	250.00
5	900–950	918	215.00–270.00	233.66
2	950–1000	982	190.00–205.00	197.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
2	250–300	293	220.00–240.00	229.91
1	300–350	320	162.00	162.00
2	400–450	415	170.00–225.00	197.83
1	500–550	545	182.00	182.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	518	170.00–252.50	211.05
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	195.00–290.00	242.50
2	250–300	293	175.00–345.00	260.73
2	300–350	318	175.00–320.00	245.79
2	350–400	384	230.00–305.00	266.38
2	400–450	423	170.00–190.00	179.70
5	450–500	472	170.00–250.00	207.67
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	623	190.00–205.00	197.77
1	650–700	660	195.00	195.00
3	700–750	708	185.00–205.00	196.61
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	365.00–370.00	367.49
16	550–600	580	350.00–396.00	388.42
2	600–650	623	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	708	310.00–317.50	313.71
1	750–800	765	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	410.00–440.00	425.16
4	250–300	275	365.00–440.00	398.95
3	300–350	333	225.00–400.00	326.70
4	350–400	370	330.00–400.00	357.26
6	400–450	432	320.00–380.00	344.52
15	450–500	480	270.00–394.00	377.20
3	500–550	515	325.00–342.50	335.91
13	550–600	580	240.00–350.00	319.38
3	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	303.31
3	650–700	675	225.00–260.00	238.10
11	700–750	743	210.00–232.00	230.09
1	750–800	785	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	810	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
5	250–300	270	420.00–530.00	471.24
5	300–350	320	445.00–475.00	453.84
19	350–400	375	390.00–510.00	439.81
31	400–450	421	350.00–475.00	417.05
39	450–500	477	355.00–432.00	391.03
58	500–550	523	325.00–427.00	386.78
43	550–600	578	320.00–390.00	354.78
38	600–650	623	310.00–387.50	366.75
45	650–700	673	300.00–355.00	335.39
12	700–750	716	230.00–300.00	281.42
37	750–800	758	282.00–326.00	320.56
3	800–850	835	220.00–285.00	244.65
1	850–900	855	295.00	295.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00	190.00

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	—	975	280.00	280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,016	2,025.00–3,750.00	2,988.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	4,750.00	4,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,142	1,725.00–4,000.00	3,133.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	3,150.00–4,250.00	3,646.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,006	1,700.00–3,800.00	2,567.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,828.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	1,950.00–3,500.00	2,594.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	870	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,854.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,012	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,319.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,162	1,850.00–3,950.00	2,956.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,054	1,500.00–3,150.00	2,610.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,726	200.00–225.00	215.10
7	—	1,305	145.00–178.00	164.08
29	—	1,641	180.00–206.00	191.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,430	160.00–173.00	164.95
15	—	1,546	140.00–166.00	155.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,249	161.00–196.00	175.84
24	—	1,136	125.00–150.00	141.59
147	—	1,296	142.00–181.00	165.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	940	100.00–130.00	119.41
2	—	775	95.00–97.50	96.31
12	—	980	157.00–172.00	161.65
84	—	1,085	120.00–157.00	145.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	210.00	210.00

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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