The Morning Wire / North Carolina / Mon Aug 10, 2026

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North Carolina cattle market

The trading day in one page — Mon, Aug 10
● 4 barns reportedEvery figure as filed
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The market in a line

Mon, Aug 10
Choice cutout closed $7.06 higher at $371.42. 4 North Carolina barns reported 312 priced lots.

Feeder steers

North Carolina, week of Aug 10 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 lb455.89/cwt$2.78 higher576
400-499 lb424.21/cwt$9.17 lower1348
500-599 lb379.31/cwt$11.72 lower3088
600-699 lb362.51/cwt$6.13 higher3428
700-799 lb334.36/cwt$9.46 higher2697
800-899 lb315.71/cwt$31.57 higher844

Boxed beef

National · PM close · Aug 10 USDA
Choice $371.42, $7.06 higher. Select $350.84, $1.53 lower. The Choice–Select spread stands at $20.58. 69 loads traded.

Fed cattle

National · Negotiated cash, week to date USDA
48,598 head traded Aug 1–Aug 7.
RegionBasisPriceHead
Iowa-MinnesotaDressed Delivered375.393,154
Iowa-MinnesotaLive Delivered239.181,090
Iowa-MinnesotaLive FOB235.326,326
KansasDressed Delivered370.0039
KansasLive FOB234.943,813
NebraskaDressed Delivered370.3914,747

At the North Carolina barns

USDA market reporters, as filed USDA

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 39 head Sheep: 45.00 -340.00 ; 18 head Goats: 60.00 - 450.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 1000.00

Turnersburg Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mixed. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Southeastern Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offering Moderate Quality Attractive 2 Hogs 1 Head Calf 385.00

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 moderate with quality average .

Siler City Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Cows and bulls

National direct, dressed USDA
ClassPriceDirectionHead
Breaker (75% lean)313.98/cwt$3.22 higher340
Boner (85% lean)331.20/cwt$2.87 higher1,338
Cutter (90% lean)331.25/cwt$1.49 higher2,344
Premium White324.58/cwt$1.20 lower1,409
Bull (92% lean)374.17/cwt$1.17 higher371

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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.