North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 181 priced lines covering 1,859 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,638 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 376 head. replacement cattle receipts at 55 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,638Last week 1,592Year ago 3,784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 376Last week 344Year ago 757

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 83Year ago 95

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 400-600 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400-600 lbs traded 10.00-20.00 higher, Feeder Bulls sold 8.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold mostly 7.00-10.00 lower with Slaughter Bulls selling 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	315.00–370.00	344.46
1	350–400	358	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	480	300.00–320.00	307.63
1	500–550	518	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	632	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	168	405.00–495.00	467.47
14	200–250	228	355.00–535.00	460.59
21	250–300	272	335.00–480.00	400.63
32	300–350	320	345.00–450.00	386.13
60	350–400	376	320.00–410.00	372.79
49	400–450	414	305.00–415.00	359.54
105	450–500	474	305.00–380.00	343.36
69	500–550	522	275.00–355.00	318.46
59	550–600	570	270.00–350.00	306.94
39	600–650	625	250.00–356.00	299.76
19	650–700	668	250.00–320.00	284.59
9	700–750	717	200.00–290.00	260.01
11	750–800	769	215.00–300.00	271.61
6	800–850	826	210.00–275.00	244.48
5	850–900	876	230.00–280.00	264.23
6	900–950	917	170.00–265.00	206.52
7	950–1000	979	189.00–295.00	215.93
1	1100–1150	1,140	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	283	325.00–340.00	332.17
10	300–350	315	275.00–335.00	297.37
5	350–400	367	240.00–377.00	320.74
7	400–450	432	257.00–320.00	291.43
18	450–500	477	235.00–340.00	294.84
4	500–550	521	250.00–270.00	263.80
17	550–600	576	235.00–337.00	286.15
14	600–650	612	210.00–327.00	295.74
2	650–700	668	240.00–247.00	243.59
2	700–750	725	185.00–187.50	186.28
3	750–800	767	202.00–225.00	215.69
3	850–900	868	159.00–170.00	166.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	250.00–280.00	261.83
1	250–300	290	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	413	185.00–195.00	189.97
2	450–500	480	210.00–275.00	242.16
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	585	215.00–300.00	263.23
3	600–650	628	195.00–285.00	248.40
2	650–700	670	195.00–239.00	217.00
1	750–800	775	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	606	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	230.00–280.00	256.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
11	500–550	533	332.00–334.00	333.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	267	330.00–450.00	370.09
8	300–350	334	300.00–370.00	341.85
11	350–400	376	235.00–350.00	315.26
11	400–450	425	245.00–345.00	313.49
12	450–500	469	235.00–332.50	303.36
13	500–550	513	235.00–330.00	288.47
13	550–600	573	200.00–290.00	256.48
8	600–650	617	225.00–290.00	252.58
6	650–700	668	200.00–260.00	236.64
3	750–800	788	205.00–220.00	213.98
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	235.00–320.00	286.55
2	300–350	320	300.00–310.00	305.23
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	465	225.00–255.00	243.10
3	500–550	527	202.00–225.00	217.36
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	136	415.00	415.00
4	150–200	173	440.00–495.00	467.39
11	200–250	222	425.00–560.00	488.75
21	250–300	275	375.00–530.00	447.64
33	300–350	327	350.00–480.00	418.23
42	350–400	374	350.00–440.00	397.77
55	400–450	423	320.00–415.00	368.87
75	450–500	476	310.00–385.00	339.95
52	500–550	522	290.00–359.00	324.07
44	550–600	568	275.00–350.00	314.27
34	600–650	623	245.00–325.00	300.04
13	650–700	674	230.00–310.00	273.88
13	700–750	724	235.00–310.00	283.73
9	750–800	773	225.00–272.50	248.33
2	800–850	817	220.00–260.00	240.12
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	938	208.00–212.00	209.98
2	950–1000	995	225.00–239.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	500–550	534	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	355.00–380.00	365.49
2	350–400	372	330.00–335.00	332.42
3	450–500	461	320.00–330.00	326.71
1	600–650	618	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	428	315.00	315.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	524	150.00–320.00	267.04
7	550–600	571	280.00–340.00	309.67
2	600–650	618	220.00–280.00	250.61
4	650–700	666	215.00–295.00	246.95
2	700–750	703	250.00–285.00	267.44
2	750–800	775	180.00–250.00	215.00
2	800–850	820	260.00–275.00	267.55
3	900–950	913	182.00–197.00	190.32
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	345	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	485	152.00	152.00
2	600–650	623	125.00–182.00	153.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	418	200.00–220.00	209.94
1	450–500	460	160.00	160.00
2	500–550	508	150.00–170.00	159.85
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	349.00–353.00	350.49
10	550–600	577	335.00–380.00	362.00
5	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
7	650–700	661	315.00–324.50	321.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	310.00–385.00	343.22
3	400–450	415	255.00–350.00	306.14
4	450–500	483	300.00–325.00	316.08
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	565	275.00–305.00	289.60
2	600–650	615	275.00–280.00	277.54
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	360.00–530.00	445.21
13	300–350	328	360.00–450.00	413.81
23	350–400	374	375.00–450.00	409.91
13	400–450	422	340.00–437.00	393.80
33	450–500	472	310.00–410.00	369.22
45	500–550	525	320.00–385.00	359.31
22	550–600	567	297.50–370.00	348.26
24	600–650	615	297.50–350.00	331.39
18	650–700	677	270.00–336.00	304.05
11	700–750	710	255.00–322.00	295.43
7	750–800	766	272.50–310.00	292.29
2	800–850	823	235.00–270.00	252.55
8	850–900	879	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	920	272.00	272.00

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	2	—	1,150	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,094	1,650.00–3,550.00	2,950.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	1,550.00–4,700.00	3,191.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,962.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	575	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,146	1,250.00–3,800.00	2,395.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,194	1,700.00–4,600.00	4,023.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,674.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,449.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	136.00–160.00	151.51
28	—	1,554	160.00–199.00	177.98
7	—	1,446	180.00–235.00	203.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,576	125.00–162.50	140.62
4	—	1,355	145.00–158.00	150.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,284	124.00–164.00	147.29
7	—	1,187	159.00–189.00	171.89
25	—	1,220	110.00–142.00	133.10
2	—	1,105	100.00–108.00	103.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	144.00–147.00	145.16
65	—	1,159	110.00–143.00	133.99
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
29	—	920	85.00–136.00	113.17

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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