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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 5

● As filed241 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2091

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 241 priced lines covering 2,695 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,424 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 517 head. replacement cattle receipts at 84 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,424Last week 2,273Year ago 1,913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 517Last week 544Year ago 480

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 70Year ago 31

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 4.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls of all weights sold sharply lower. Slaughter Cows sold 7.00-8.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling sharply lower on a light comparison. Demand overall was moderate on a moderate supply of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	70	450.00	450.00
14	200–250	220	350.00–455.00	419.30
29	250–300	273	350.00–450.00	410.09
53	300–350	322	340.00–455.00	399.82
65	350–400	371	320.00–427.50	376.47
87	400–450	427	310.00–400.00	347.83
91	450–500	471	285.00–375.00	331.80
112	500–550	520	280.00–362.50	327.55
69	550–600	571	270.00–345.00	313.34
53	600–650	624	265.00–330.00	306.11
31	650–700	669	225.00–352.00	287.35
13	700–750	720	232.50–280.00	256.40
14	750–800	778	210.00–280.00	247.54
10	800–850	821	200.00–240.00	222.04
4	850–900	875	215.00–260.00	239.42
2	900–950	943	240.00–255.00	247.48
7	950–1000	974	195.00–260.00	222.74
1	1150–1200	1,154	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	270	250.00–315.00	284.68
2	300–350	320	290.00–300.00	295.28
2	350–400	361	250.00–300.00	274.24
1	450–500	466	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	328	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	362	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	439	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	507	250.00–267.50	259.17
1	550–600	566	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	622	230.00–260.00	244.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	432	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	508	250.00–310.00	280.15
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	295.00–385.00	340.98
15	300–350	317	260.00–365.00	316.35
9	350–400	368	300.00–400.00	338.38
9	400–450	430	200.00–340.00	295.78
14	450–500	468	225.00–325.00	282.49
16	500–550	516	260.00–328.00	306.64
8	550–600	576	200.00–300.00	267.27
11	600–650	618	220.00–305.00	265.90
6	650–700	677	220.00–265.00	238.95
2	700–750	738	185.00–200.00	192.42
1	750–800	786	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	873	160.00–162.50	161.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	260	295.00–310.00	302.21
2	300–350	320	220.00–300.00	262.50
3	350–400	388	275.00–290.00	281.67
2	400–450	413	250.00–265.00	257.27
5	450–500	477	225.00–285.00	246.78
3	500–550	530	210.00–265.00	241.34
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	628	195.00–205.00	200.14
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	270	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	313	350.00–365.00	357.68
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	424	382.50–385.00	383.34
3	600–650	616	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	732	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	592	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	280	210.00	210.00
4	300–350	331	230.00–320.00	284.62
2	350–400	370	265.00–295.00	280.81
6	400–450	430	260.00–285.00	272.55
5	450–500	469	200.00–305.00	246.04
8	500–550	513	220.00–255.00	238.28
4	550–600	564	185.00–232.50	213.19
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	658	175.00–210.00	192.30
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	380.00	380.00
4	250–300	275	280.00–420.00	320.95
7	300–350	323	285.00–410.00	368.14
13	350–400	377	290.00–400.00	364.81
16	400–450	422	270.00–395.00	333.01
29	450–500	472	220.00–365.00	306.78
16	500–550	520	245.00–330.00	289.37
12	550–600	564	225.00–310.00	273.20
14	600–650	620	226.00–280.00	250.40
10	650–700	673	210.00–260.00	234.56
3	700–750	708	205.00–230.00	213.41
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	868	210.00–215.00	212.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	272	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	335.00–355.00	345.34
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	522	240.00–290.00	265.38
2	550–600	578	250.00–300.00	275.32
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	392	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	190.00–205.00	197.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	278	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	323	370.00–375.00	372.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	226	380.00–530.00	478.31
33	250–300	272	380.00–545.00	489.16
48	300–350	328	360.00–497.50	449.52
42	350–400	374	355.00–470.00	422.06
94	400–450	427	340.00–460.00	400.50
113	450–500	471	300.00–445.00	368.49
94	500–550	523	280.00–404.00	332.57
101	550–600	572	275.00–380.00	320.11
59	600–650	621	245.00–345.00	303.87
35	650–700	671	212.50–320.00	272.96
38	700–750	716	220.00–325.00	262.44
24	750–800	761	220.00–305.00	255.88
8	800–850	814	210.00–270.00	236.49
7	850–900	865	170.00–260.00	219.21
6	900–950	921	160.00–252.00	229.15
5	950–1000	977	185.00–232.00	207.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	345.00–355.00	349.94
3	250–300	257	370.00–380.00	375.10
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	421	320.00–350.00	329.76
5	450–500	470	300.00–370.00	325.65
4	500–550	527	250.00–340.00	282.53
3	550–600	578	250.00–310.00	286.31
2	600–650	616	230.00–280.00	254.35
2	650–700	693	250.00–295.00	272.42
2	700–750	720	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	276	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	478	200.00–240.00	221.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	532	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	320	272.00	272.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	147.00	147.00
2	550–600	583	197.00–235.00	215.92
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	970	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	206.00–245.00	225.67
1	400–450	445	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	618	160.00–205.00	182.59
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	357.50–385.00	367.43
5	550–600	553	384.00	384.00
6	600–650	630	331.00	331.00
4	650–700	664	340.00	340.00
6	700–750	704	300.00–313.00	308.69
3	800–850	807	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	240.00–320.00	279.72
3	400–450	415	180.00–200.00	189.80
3	450–500	485	227.00–250.00	234.75
3	500–550	537	215.00–265.00	243.46
11	550–600	573	185.00–227.50	197.61
5	600–650	649	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	732	145.00–180.00	158.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	263	355.00–370.00	362.29
2	300–350	323	305.00–400.00	350.66
3	350–400	390	215.00–385.00	328.10
3	400–450	408	325.00–370.00	349.80
6	450–500	474	307.50–395.00	349.46
5	500–550	513	270.00–335.00	309.53
7	550–600	574	270.00–337.50	310.82
3	600–650	617	295.00–300.00	298.38
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	732	247.50–255.00	252.49
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	485.00–540.00	513.67
4	250–300	264	405.00–515.00	449.81
9	300–350	330	400.00–520.00	457.30
15	350–400	374	370.00–470.00	431.61
28	400–450	428	355.00–470.00	416.48
33	450–500	478	320.00–447.00	396.41
50	500–550	525	315.00–410.00	363.18
53	550–600	566	307.50–380.00	343.52
25	600–650	618	300.00–365.00	335.53
37	650–700	667	270.00–337.00	318.46
10	700–750	720	250.00–320.00	286.00
4	750–800	766	260.00–295.00	274.93
14	800–850	814	245.00–292.50	279.47
1	950–1000	950	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	408	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	702	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	280.00–295.00	287.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	280.00–283.00	281.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	127.00–130.00	128.05
3	—	1,178	70.00	70.00
28	—	990	85.00–119.00	102.54
127	—	1,202	105.00–130.00	117.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,282	121.00–150.00	133.29
17	—	1,116	146.00–163.00	153.88
18	—	1,256	107.00–129.00	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,240	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,430	142.50	142.50
39	—	1,532	115.00–145.00	126.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,673	141.00–177.00	157.96
15	—	1,516	110.00–162.00	141.98
6	—	1,898	159.00–190.00	168.74

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,108	2,450.00–4,000.00	3,541.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	959	1,875.00–3,100.00	2,528.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,702.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,263.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,287.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,104	2,350.00–3,775.00	3,046.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	1,950.00–2,650.00	2,290.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	989	1,200.00–3,500.00	2,218.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,122	1,350.00–3,000.00	2,389.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,698.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,084	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,376.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.