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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 19

● As filed249 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2091

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 249 priced lines covering 2,966 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,797 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 453 head. replacement cattle receipts at 76 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Oct 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,797Last week 2,558Year ago 2,779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 445Year ago 620

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 59Year ago 85

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling weak on a light test; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 6.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold 5.00-7.00 lower, with Bulls over 600lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 3.00 lower. Demand overall was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	342.50	342.50
5	350–400	383	340.00–347.50	344.39
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	485	312.00–315.00	313.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	303	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	376	250.00–325.00	285.70
1	400–450	422	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	466	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	572	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	233	400.00–470.00	434.70
18	250–300	273	365.00–470.00	402.88
44	300–350	330	350.00–430.00	385.50
77	350–400	373	330.00–420.00	381.83
77	400–450	422	305.00–390.00	364.28
98	450–500	472	300.00–375.00	339.97
124	500–550	522	275.00–345.00	316.10
86	550–600	572	280.00–340.00	315.45
69	600–650	622	270.00–325.00	299.62
50	650–700	672	255.00–325.00	286.30
25	700–750	718	245.00–297.50	270.09
14	750–800	774	249.00–300.00	274.78
12	800–850	824	185.00–300.00	267.98
6	850–900	873	230.00–275.00	249.17
4	900–950	914	210.00–260.00	234.46
6	950–1000	985	180.00–240.00	213.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	340	310.00–345.00	322.06
3	400–450	410	305.00–350.00	324.76
1	450–500	464	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	535	260.00–280.00	270.20
3	550–600	571	255.00–285.00	274.92
3	600–650	627	245.00–270.00	262.02
4	650–700	677	220.00–260.00	246.10
1	700–750	744	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	522	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	508	250.00–260.00	255.07
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	335.00–385.00	361.95
10	250–300	272	330.00–365.00	352.00
12	300–350	325	200.00–365.00	316.82
17	350–400	370	275.00–350.00	329.24
9	400–450	426	280.00–335.00	303.34
14	450–500	481	250.00–315.00	294.69
10	500–550	524	220.00–295.00	261.70
15	550–600	577	235.00–285.00	268.44
9	600–650	617	235.00–260.00	248.91
10	650–700	679	180.00–260.00	230.69
5	700–750	709	170.00–210.00	190.93
5	750–800	763	200.00–235.00	212.95
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	855	163.00	163.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	313	399.00–420.00	406.92
12	450–500	498	366.00	366.00
12	600–650	622	330.00–331.00	330.51
3	650–700	654	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
9	650–700	692	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
5	250–300	280	235.00–315.00	265.46
6	300–350	321	225.00–255.00	235.05
7	350–400	380	185.00–285.00	247.67
11	400–450	422	165.00–250.00	219.69
6	450–500	480	205.00–235.00	217.62
6	500–550	520	190.00–240.00	218.95
4	550–600	573	215.00–250.00	236.38
4	600–650	614	175.00–225.00	196.49
2	650–700	670	160.00–190.00	175.22
1	700–750	715	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	270.00–350.00	309.14
2	300–350	313	250.00–300.00	274.80
4	350–400	374	250.00–300.00	281.52
7	400–450	432	270.00–310.00	292.89
10	450–500	471	200.00–270.00	237.17
10	500–550	521	205.00–290.00	252.46
6	550–600	568	190.00–235.00	212.52
5	600–650	615	175.00–255.00	209.08
4	650–700	659	205.00–227.00	219.21
1	700–750	725	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	850	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	231	320.00–370.00	344.03
1	300–350	324	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	470	300.00–350.00	323.86
9	500–550	524	290.00–330.00	317.77
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	625	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
7	700–750	723	240.00–255.50	250.85
2	750–800	778	210.00–235.00	222.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	273	260.00–415.00	362.71
8	300–350	324	300.00–400.00	347.63
9	350–400	382	300.00–387.00	352.45
17	400–450	423	250.00–379.00	347.98
31	450–500	476	295.00–365.00	329.27
17	500–550	525	240.00–345.00	307.23
16	550–600	572	215.00–310.00	282.18
10	600–650	618	180.00–295.00	267.16
7	650–700	674	180.00–272.00	247.10
7	700–750	721	175.00–255.00	213.27
5	750–800	774	195.00–240.00	221.60
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
4	850–900	876	175.00–210.00	186.17
1	900–950	915	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	970	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	379	345.00–420.00	375.35
3	400–450	432	340.00–385.00	362.41
6	450–500	480	300.00–382.50	344.03
6	500–550	526	257.50–350.00	304.20
4	550–600	567	260.00–307.50	278.66
3	600–650	611	240.00–273.00	252.48
2	650–700	676	230.00–260.00	244.69
2	700–750	733	265.00–277.50	271.14
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	222	400.00–535.00	461.46
39	250–300	281	410.00–515.00	489.38
54	300–350	327	395.00–500.00	459.12
68	350–400	376	375.00–460.00	426.87
77	400–450	426	350.00–447.50	404.97
124	450–500	470	300.00–437.50	377.03
123	500–550	523	300.00–402.50	352.03
101	550–600	575	287.00–375.00	331.91
60	600–650	626	275.00–345.00	313.37
60	650–700	671	270.00–329.00	298.31
25	700–750	724	235.00–307.00	274.83
26	750–800	767	215.00–310.00	253.24
15	800–850	822	200.00–285.00	236.06
4	850–900	861	220.00–272.00	245.31
11	900–950	918	180.00–250.00	215.26
4	950–1000	979	180.00–229.00	209.89
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
9	300–350	326	297.50–300.00	299.71
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	466	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	433	325.00–340.00	332.37
2	500–550	538	280.00–285.00	282.49
2	700–750	725	220.00–225.00	222.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	468	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	515	275.00–285.00	280.15
2	550–600	558	235.00–250.00	242.53
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
6	650–700	667	185.00–210.00	198.55
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	341.00	341.00
6	650–700	664	334.00–349.00	341.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	407	330.00–377.50	353.69
2	450–500	485	250.00–300.00	275.26
4	500–550	524	300.00–335.00	319.99
4	550–600	572	305.00–320.00	314.91
7	600–650	619	250.00–297.00	284.23
5	650–700	679	250.00–285.00	268.03
2	700–750	720	235.00–250.00	242.34
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	815	235.00–267.00	250.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
14	300–350	326	400.00–520.00	475.80
15	350–400	368	420.00–470.00	442.64
27	400–450	422	380.00–445.00	418.14
35	450–500	475	350.00–432.50	396.35
34	500–550	530	320.00–405.00	368.88
62	550–600	574	320.00–377.00	354.45
59	600–650	626	300.00–367.50	327.46
35	650–700	679	281.00–352.50	319.82
31	700–750	722	280.00–330.00	306.80
36	750–800	778	255.00–335.00	310.72
4	800–850	815	250.00–312.00	275.97
11	850–900	858	287.00–320.00	300.75
1	900–950	905	282.00	282.00
1	950–1000	975	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	587	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	318	155.00–165.00	160.28
3	350–400	368	160.00–175.00	166.61
1	400–450	445	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	505	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	580	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	625	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	658	175.00–195.00	184.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,544	139.00–192.50	155.91
4	—	1,715	105.00–126.00	118.21
24	—	1,561	120.00–145.00	129.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,143	105.00–130.00	119.14
6	—	950	60.00–115.00	72.12
18	—	1,009	85.00–117.00	97.60
7	—	1,125	128.00–130.00	129.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,286	100.00–127.50	119.05
4	—	1,253	105.00–110.00	107.48
129	—	1,324	120.00–156.00	133.16
17	—	1,211	136.00–180.00	151.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,620	130.00–160.00	146.57
8	—	1,595	165.00–203.00	179.10
42	—	1,719	150.00–184.00	164.34

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,064	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,526.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,044	2,875.00–4,000.00	3,370.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,455.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,635	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,623.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,173	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,103.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,258.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,330	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,187.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,212	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,942.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,160	1,200.00–2,600.00	1,983.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,110	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,559.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,236	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,485.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,784.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.