North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 247 priced lines covering 2,197 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,831 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 444 head. replacement cattle receipts at 102 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,831Last week 1,638Year ago 3,399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 444Last week 376Year ago 617

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 55Year ago 74

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 6.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling steady to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand overall was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,091	136.00–210.00	144.70
69	—	1,099	120.00–170.00	131.70
16	—	895	97.00–128.00	110.12
2	—	995	90.00–92.50	91.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	92.50–100.00	96.47
20	—	1,303	150.00–188.00	169.35
28	—	1,181	124.00–144.00	135.88
113	—	1,282	132.00–166.00	149.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	100.00–135.00	121.62
20	—	1,598	135.00–150.00	143.36
5	—	1,594	154.00–192.50	164.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,606	180.00–210.00	198.63
11	—	1,398	150.00–169.00	161.44
45	—	1,602	160.00–200.00	183.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	794	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	2,900.00–3,850.00	3,281.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	3,550.00–3,985.00	3,761.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,103	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,686.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,182	2,550.00–4,100.00	3,512.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,390	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,326.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,275.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,006	1,250.00–3,000.00	1,963.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,175.00–2,600.00	1,970.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,264.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,193	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,189.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,180	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,859.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,199	1,500.00–3,000.00	2,143.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,651.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,076.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,143	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,152.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	985	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,060.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	812	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,355.65
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	780	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,317.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	390.00–435.00	412.61
3	250–300	265	435.00–500.00	471.98
9	300–350	331	425.00–505.00	465.39
13	350–400	380	390.00–505.00	446.55
22	400–450	427	360.00–450.00	409.10
31	450–500	472	330.00–442.50	387.29
37	500–550	529	315.00–399.00	371.11
29	550–600	578	305.00–382.50	341.06
67	600–650	618	307.50–355.00	337.00
24	650–700	677	250.00–365.00	317.02
16	700–750	717	292.00–332.00	316.32
19	750–800	761	285.00–320.00	299.25
4	800–850	819	285.00–327.50	307.02
3	850–900	873	277.00–327.50	297.78
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	441	320.00–345.00	332.37
2	450–500	478	320.00–392.50	356.82
3	500–550	507	290.00–375.00	334.35
4	550–600	584	335.00–345.00	339.84
2	600–650	603	310.00–315.00	312.49
2	650–700	695	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	429.00	429.00
5	600–650	619	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	423	210.00–215.00	212.63
2	450–500	458	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	508	200.00–250.00	223.41
1	600–650	600	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	660	220.00–230.00	225.00
2	700–750	725	172.00–180.00	176.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	365	369.00	369.00
6	400–450	428	300.00–375.00	338.51
2	450–500	468	230.00–310.00	271.50
5	500–550	520	270.00–320.00	299.01
2	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	613	275.00–302.00	290.37
3	650–700	652	275.00–280.00	276.66
4	700–750	710	267.00–282.50	272.86
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	250.00–300.00	280.49
2	250–300	270	210.00–225.00	217.50
2	300–350	308	275.00–295.00	284.76
7	350–400	376	230.00–272.00	247.20
3	400–450	423	205.00–282.00	235.60
5	450–500	472	200.00–255.00	229.84
2	500–550	515	180.00–200.00	189.71
5	550–600	566	210.00–230.00	221.87
1	600–650	635	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	680	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	700–750	705	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	780	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	530	367.50–372.50	370.02
9	550–600	568	327.00–372.50	340.08
4	600–650	603	322.50–327.50	325.00
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	718	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	430	280.00–325.00	303.00
2	450–500	485	210.00–325.00	268.09
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	573	235.00–300.00	277.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	325.00–350.00	342.18
3	300–350	325	360.00–380.00	369.64
6	350–400	380	315.00–350.00	337.52
7	400–450	432	290.00–340.00	309.42
5	450–500	463	250.00–300.00	277.90
11	500–550	524	250.00–292.00	270.41
14	550–600	579	217.00–285.00	260.81
13	600–650	630	235.00–275.00	253.90
6	650–700	666	230.00–250.00	239.20
2	750–800	778	167.00–235.00	200.67
2	800–850	813	159.00–182.50	170.64
2	850–900	880	170.00–185.00	177.50
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	970	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	315.00–340.00	327.23
2	350–400	395	320.00–360.00	340.00
6	400–450	408	310.00–357.00	336.95
2	450–500	470	270.00–345.00	309.10
5	500–550	520	262.50–322.00	288.75
4	550–600	571	275.00–310.00	293.93
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	287.00	287.00
2	700–750	708	200.00–242.00	221.06
1	750–800	794	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	868	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	223	375.00–565.00	438.02
27	250–300	275	370.00–480.00	429.14
23	300–350	329	340.00–452.50	402.09
34	350–400	376	325.00–415.00	382.60
61	400–450	428	320.00–400.00	363.44
60	450–500	473	260.00–387.00	346.08
80	500–550	520	285.00–369.00	324.34
55	550–600	575	280.00–345.00	314.69
49	600–650	620	240.00–352.50	307.25
23	650–700	669	250.00–327.50	287.04
11	700–750	724	250.00–290.00	271.06
3	750–800	781	232.50–295.00	273.20
8	800–850	819	190.00–275.00	233.61
3	850–900	887	250.00–265.00	258.36
6	900–950	931	196.00–280.00	222.84
8	950–1000	967	220.00–240.00	230.64
1	1050–1100	1,085	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	404	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	482	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	572	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	666	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	576	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	692	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	394	275.00–315.00	293.68
5	400–450	414	220.00–285.00	249.43
3	450–500	480	245.00–265.00	258.26
7	500–550	523	230.00–250.00	239.93
2	550–600	595	220.00–255.00	237.50
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	245.00–265.00	252.12
1	400–450	404	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	310.00–420.00	365.00
2	350–400	383	305.00–420.00	362.88
1	400–450	440	387.00	387.00
2	450–500	485	320.00–342.00	331.23
2	500–550	515	287.50–330.00	308.13
3	550–600	576	249.00–262.50	253.83
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	920	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	980	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	385.00–395.00	390.23
7	250–300	274	320.00–480.00	413.81
4	300–350	325	235.00–415.00	362.58
10	350–400	369	305.00–390.00	363.09
12	400–450	427	320.00–372.50	339.89
11	450–500	478	285.00–350.00	317.00
10	500–550	521	250.00–325.00	287.40
9	550–600	575	265.00–300.00	282.39
7	600–650	624	235.00–287.00	268.22
3	650–700	677	230.00–250.00	241.50
2	700–750	710	205.00–255.00	229.65
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	871	170.00–180.00	174.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	226	390.00–655.00	479.13
19	250–300	272	380.00–580.00	480.55
35	300–350	323	380.00–510.00	448.81
49	350–400	375	350.00–487.50	420.67
54	400–450	425	325.00–455.00	388.15
74	450–500	476	300.00–410.00	363.30
81	500–550	522	280.00–395.00	329.47
75	550–600	577	275.00–355.00	325.33
56	600–650	621	250.00–345.00	302.57
31	650–700	671	240.00–330.00	287.89
20	700–750	723	230.00–300.00	264.98
11	750–800	761	200.00–287.00	254.12
3	800–850	822	230.00–302.00	273.94
4	850–900	866	225.00–315.00	267.57
6	900–950	921	183.00–252.00	212.00
5	950–1000	987	215.00–249.00	234.74
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	390.00–400.00	395.10
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	375	365.00–455.00	412.40
2	400–450	418	427.00–430.00	428.53
7	450–500	470	280.00–370.00	343.36
5	500–550	523	280.00–367.50	341.48
5	550–600	584	287.50–320.00	296.58
3	600–650	623	252.50–265.00	259.21
5	650–700	663	250.00–287.50	277.22
2	700–750	722	200.00–210.00	204.91
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	376	300.00–310.00	302.58
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	454	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	846	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	866	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	508	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	167.50	167.50
1	500–550	530	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	360.00–380.00	369.47
2	450–500	470	200.00–250.00	225.00
2	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	567	220.00–330.00	302.57
2	600–650	610	175.00–257.00	216.67
1	800–850	805	208.00	208.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	475	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	608	170.00–199.00	184.68
4	650–700	674	180.00–212.00	197.20
2	700–750	730	188.00–189.00	188.49
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	985	229.00	229.00

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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