The Morning Wire / North Carolina / Mon Oct 19, 2026

North Carolina cattle market

The trading day in one page — Mon, Oct 19

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The market in a line

Mon, Oct 19

Choice cutout held near $371.58. 5 North Carolina barns reported 413 priced lots.

Feeder steers

North Carolina, week of Oct 19 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.

Weight	Price	vs prior week	Head	Barns
300-399 lb	426.66/cwt	$32.60 higher	39	7
400-499 lb	391.43/cwt	$9.25 higher	77	7
500-599 lb	350.27/cwt	$0.74 lower	115	8
600-699 lb	312.90/cwt	$26.36 lower	125	8
700-799 lb	303.66/cwt	$21.32 lower	80	7
800-899 lb	293.97/cwt	$6.21 higher	22	5

Boxed beef

National · PM close · Oct 19 USDA

Choice $371.58, $0.73 lower. Select $359.91, $6.86 higher. The Choice–Select spread stands at $11.67. 104 loads traded.

Fed cattle

National · Negotiated cash, week to date USDA

24,753 head traded Oct 10–Oct 16.

Region	Basis	Price	Head
Iowa-Minnesota	Dressed Delivered	353.40	3,231
Iowa-Minnesota	Dressed FOB	350.84	679
Iowa-Minnesota	Live Delivered	225.48	73
Iowa-Minnesota	Live FOB	223.03	5,858
Nebraska	Dressed Delivered	351.23	9,484
Nebraska	Dressed FOB	354.00	639

At the North Carolina barns

USDA market reporters, as filed USDA

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 19 head Sheep: 105.00 - 365.00; 44 head Goats: 25.00 - 325.00; 6 head Hogs
Turnersburg Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Slaughter Cattle 8.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Goats Head Calves 625.00 To 775.00
North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Slaughter Cattle 8.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Goats Head Calves 625.00 To 775.00
Canton Livestock Auction · North Carolina

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher 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

Class	Price	Direction	Head
Breaker (75% lean)	253.23/cwt	$7.83 higher	607
Boner (85% lean)	257.45/cwt	$0.90 lower	2,166
Cutter (90% lean)	258.95/cwt	$0.59 lower	4,122
Premium White	268.75/cwt	$5.43 lower	1,221
Bull (92% lean)	319.76/cwt	$2.27 higher	390

What published

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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.