The Morning Wire / North Carolina / Mon Aug 3, 2026

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North Carolina cattle market

The trading day in one page — Mon, Aug 3
● 4 barns reportedEvery figure as filed
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The market in a line

Mon, Aug 3
Choice cutout closed $5.35 higher at $366.73. 4 North Carolina barns reported 323 priced lots.

Feeder steers

North Carolina, week of Aug 3 USDA
Weighted across every reported lot, by weight class. Weekly rather than daily — one day's barns are too thin a base for a state figure. Watch the barn count: a weight class carried by one or two barns is a thin figure, not a market.
WeightPricevs prior weekHeadBarns
300-399 lb453.11/cwt$13.03 higher488
400-499 lb433.38/cwt$35.80 higher998
500-599 lb391.03/cwt$9.13 higher1218
600-699 lb356.38/cwt$5.18 higher1027
700-799 lb324.90/cwt$12.54 higher525
800-899 lb284.14/cwt$7.04 higher74

Boxed beef

National · PM close · Aug 3 USDA
Choice $366.73, $5.35 higher. Select $344.45, $1.78 lower. The Choice–Select spread stands at $22.28. 85 loads traded.

Fed cattle

National · Negotiated cash, week to date USDA
9,171 head traded Jul 28–Aug 3.
RegionBasisPriceHead
Iowa-MinnesotaDressed Delivered364.80354
Iowa-MinnesotaDressed FOB365.0070
Iowa-MinnesotaLive Delivered235.811,432
Iowa-MinnesotaLive FOB233.484,067
KansasLive FOB232.831,476
NebraskaDressed Delivered364.511,620

At the North Carolina barns

USDA market reporters, as filed USDA

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 17 head Sheep: 160.00 -400.00 ; 23 head Goats: 65.00 - 245.00

Turnersburg Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mixed. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Southeastern Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Baby Calves 100.00 To 200.00 Head Calves 275.00 To 350.00

Canton Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings light with quality average .

Siler City Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Cows and bulls

National direct, dressed USDA
ClassPriceDirectionHead
Breaker (75% lean)316.11/cwt$2.66 higher421
Boner (85% lean)335.01/cwt$4.76 higher1,390
Cutter (90% lean)334.67/cwt$1.99 higher2,327
Premium White327.87/cwt$0.35 lower1,836
Bull (92% lean)375.79/cwt$0.64 lower424

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Source: USDA AMS. Feeder prices and barn comment are North Carolina only; boxed beef, fed cattle and the cow market are national, because those markets are. Every figure is USDA's as filed, and the direction words — higher, lower, steady— follow the arithmetic rather than an opinion. Quoted comment is the work of USDA market reporters, credited to the sale it came from. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of USDA data, not a copy of USDA's document and not endorsed by USDA.