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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 12

● As filed249 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2091

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 249 priced lines covering 2,564 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,558 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 445 head. replacement cattle receipts at 59 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,558Last week 2,424Year ago 2,802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 445Last week 517Year ago 592

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 84Year ago 56

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 3.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 10.00-13.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling steady to 6.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold sharply higher with instances of 15.00-20.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 10.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with a firm undertone noted, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher on a narrow 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	300.00–310.00	306.57
5	250–300	281	250.00–335.00	303.75
14	300–350	323	270.00–345.00	319.11
14	350–400	372	300.00–369.00	325.42
16	400–450	429	270.00–370.00	329.33
7	450–500	472	280.00–320.00	297.34
14	500–550	528	255.00–339.00	294.05
12	550–600	576	250.00–300.00	277.22
9	600–650	621	230.00–302.00	257.23
11	650–700	680	220.00–290.00	262.93
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	773	200.00–225.00	212.14
1	800–850	805	167.00	167.00
1	850–900	865	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	990	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	185.00	185.00
2	250–300	265	255.00–295.00	275.75
3	300–350	332	230.00–285.00	266.21
6	350–400	368	200.00–275.00	225.93
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
8	450–500	480	180.00–245.00	222.96
3	500–550	518	180.00–240.00	202.96
2	550–600	553	225.00–235.00	229.98
3	600–650	620	175.00–205.00	191.59
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	870	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	268	345.00–350.00	347.66
2	400–450	426	315.00–327.50	321.48
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	552	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	652	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	422	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
15	600–650	626	336.00–348.00	340.90
100	650–700	669	324.00–330.00	328.89
10	700–750	749	365.00	365.00
8	850–900	898	286.00	286.00
1	900–950	915	250.00	250.00
4	950–1000	998	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	415.00–475.00	452.79
15	250–300	275	370.00–445.00	415.43
41	300–350	325	340.00–445.00	395.07
48	350–400	375	330.00–475.00	394.00
62	400–450	424	330.00–395.00	367.00
57	450–500	473	315.00–387.50	357.92
113	500–550	519	290.00–369.00	340.25
76	550–600	572	290.00–360.00	320.38
60	600–650	618	270.00–345.00	306.57
25	650–700	672	245.00–320.00	295.91
17	700–750	725	240.00–310.00	272.59
9	750–800	777	225.00–299.00	276.31
9	800–850	821	210.00–272.50	246.09
7	850–900	865	210.00–255.00	239.17
1	900–950	925	185.00	185.00
6	950–1000	976	195.00–244.00	219.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	648	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	275.00–290.00	282.40
2	600–650	610	220.00–255.00	237.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	240.00–270.00	254.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	592	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
14	500–550	526	355.00–385.00	374.06
50	600–650	649	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	670	340.00–345.00	340.71
5	700–750	744	327.00	327.00
66	750–800	758	317.00–341.00	340.27
19	800–850	832	295.00–311.00	300.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	405.00–535.00	472.09
9	300–350	324	390.00–520.00	449.42
14	350–400	375	360.00–495.00	432.00
26	400–450	429	320.00–465.00	389.39
41	450–500	476	335.00–487.00	400.57
27	500–550	524	340.00–416.00	374.55
54	550–600	573	310.00–375.00	353.52
41	600–650	615	305.00–360.00	338.58
35	650–700	675	255.00–352.00	333.56
25	700–750	726	290.00–325.00	315.83
6	750–800	763	290.00–315.00	306.28
7	800–850	820	262.00–300.00	284.45
3	850–900	860	252.00–285.00	264.13
8	900–950	933	250.00–297.50	277.92
2	950–1000	995	210.00–255.00	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	345	180.00	180.00
5	350–400	366	235.00–322.00	267.51
3	400–450	425	230.00–255.00	245.47
3	450–500	463	210.00–272.00	238.79
3	500–550	525	175.00–210.00	190.27
2	600–650	618	195.00–210.00	202.59
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	727	177.50–195.00	187.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	445.00–460.00	456.01
2	450–500	470	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	335.00–370.00	348.90
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
6	350–400	380	335.00–375.00	359.85
5	400–450	420	310.00–335.00	320.45
9	450–500	479	310.00–420.00	357.68
4	500–550	526	250.00–300.00	278.31
3	550–600	575	180.00–295.00	243.13
2	600–650	613	230.00–300.00	264.29
2	650–700	660	230.00–260.00	245.11
2	700–750	735	185.00–200.00	192.60
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	470	295.00–330.00	316.81
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	588	275.00–280.00	277.49
2	600–650	625	265.00–275.00	269.92
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	460.00–480.00	470.07
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	220.00–250.00	237.41
2	300–350	333	195.00–350.00	269.59
1	350–400	390	215.00	215.00
3	400–450	425	185.00–320.00	250.08
4	450–500	480	220.00–285.00	255.38
7	500–550	525	220.00–270.00	245.63
7	550–600	565	180.00–230.00	196.98
6	600–650	627	175.00–220.00	195.82
2	650–700	680	170.00–190.00	179.85
1	700–750	705	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	335.00–380.00	356.18
3	250–300	292	310.00–450.00	380.00
6	300–350	321	355.00–405.00	385.70
7	350–400	366	210.00–395.00	332.25
14	400–450	427	250.00–435.00	364.71
15	450–500	476	200.00–395.00	319.88
12	500–550	520	220.00–347.00	302.62
11	550–600	569	235.00–320.00	280.82
10	600–650	615	250.00–315.00	266.94
2	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
10	700–750	722	200.00–265.00	222.08
2	750–800	768	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	818	210.00–216.00	213.03
1	900–950	920	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	412	317.50	317.50
2	450–500	482	260.00–280.00	269.92
2	500–550	514	220.00–285.00	251.61
2	600–650	638	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	466	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	365.00–370.00	367.45
2	350–400	388	345.00–375.00	359.69
3	400–450	437	330.00–385.00	361.19
3	450–500	465	295.00–350.00	321.54
3	500–550	534	280.00–315.00	298.46
3	550–600	584	285.00–300.00	293.26
4	600–650	616	240.00–267.50	257.86
3	650–700	680	260.00–277.50	270.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	230	400.00–580.00	472.30
32	250–300	275	405.00–550.00	467.54
39	300–350	321	380.00–520.00	449.89
46	350–400	370	380.00–515.00	437.84
55	400–450	424	320.00–460.00	417.84
59	450–500	471	340.00–445.00	387.00
77	500–550	521	310.00–400.00	356.38
69	550–600	570	300.00–370.00	338.14
44	600–650	622	230.00–350.00	316.95
35	650–700	668	255.00–330.00	299.88
23	700–750	722	220.00–387.00	290.88
20	750–800	768	220.00–290.00	263.08
12	800–850	826	237.50–275.00	261.48
8	850–900	865	210.00–285.00	242.45
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
11	950–1000	973	195.00–254.00	213.89
1	1000–1050	1,025	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	384	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	419	300.00–320.00	309.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	465	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	515	155.00	155.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	765	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	800	162.50	162.50
1	850–900	865	284.00	284.00
2	900–950	918	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	985	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	418	225.00–355.00	292.72
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	611	325.00–330.00	326.25
2	650–700	673	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	738	285.00–315.00	299.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,030	1,275.00–2,400.00	1,672.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,191	1,900.00–2,775.00	2,345.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,171.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,172	1,000.00–2,650.00	2,019.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,112	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,122.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,815.65

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	3	—	1,152	3,050.00–3,900.00	3,569.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,515.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	1,650.00–2,900.00	2,418.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,138	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,959.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,074.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,150.00	3,150.00

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	—	745	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,579	150.00–180.00	167.59
9	—	1,543	115.00–160.00	145.21
7	—	1,330	180.00–202.50	187.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,335	117.00–153.00	134.86
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
35	—	1,254	100.00–128.00	116.51
7	—	1,198	141.00–165.00	151.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	990	90.00–118.00	109.12
3	—	1,056	50.00–89.00	69.53
74	—	1,117	102.00–132.50	117.53
7	—	1,090	127.00–180.00	137.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,369	110.00–115.00	112.59
1	—	1,630	165.00	165.00
32	—	1,504	119.00–137.00	126.09

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.