North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

3,316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.53/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 478 lb · 143 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.65/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 522 lb · 123 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $426.98/cwt +22.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 575 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,316	3,675	3,958
Feeder cattle	2,246	2,425	2,798
Slaughter cattle	621	631	711
Replacement cattle	143	77	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, with Steers over 600lbs selling 8.00-15.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 3.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, with Bulls over 600lbs selling 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate overall on a moderate supply of cattle.

▲ Feeder bulls: Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	9	435.00–545.00	$481.31	$1,078	-105.81
250–295	275	10	445.00–565.00	$508.73	$1,399	-35.30
320 thin fleshed	320	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,696	—
300–345	331	24	430.00–550.00	$501.74	$1,661	-3.22
350–395	374	32	410.00–510.00	$465.95	$1,743	-21.52
400–445	424	62	415.00–482.00	$448.69	$1,902	-31.93
450–495	470	80	400.00–470.00	$440.54	$2,071	-10.54
500–545	524	57	370.00–445.00	$419.33	$2,197	+4.42
550–595	575	99	370.00–440.00	$426.98	$2,455	+27.96
600–640	623	44	350.00–435.00	$401.05	$2,499	+27.24
628 value added	628	6	420.00	$420.00	$2,638	+6.62
650–685	666	17	310.00–425.00	$358.10	$2,385	+7.33
712–745 value added	720	4	362.00–367.00	$365.71	$2,633	—
705–745	727	8	300.00–350.00	$335.91	$2,442	+7.47
780	780	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,911	-70.72
815–840	827	6	240.00–335.00	$277.54	$2,295	-35.95
860–895	878	2	265.00–295.00	$280.30	$2,461	-24.20
910–930	925	5	247.50–328.00	$304.31	$2,815	+14.47
1000	1000	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,350	-45.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	390.00	$390.00	$956	—
265–275	268	3	425.00–440.00	$430.12	$1,153	-59.88
325–340	333	4	400.00–445.00	$418.67	$1,394	-5.94
350–390	372	5	385.00–435.00	$413.27	$1,537	-11.89
400–440	425	6	330.00–385.00	$367.27	$1,561	-45.38
450–495	482	7	330.00–405.00	$373.59	$1,801	-17.03
510–547	527	6	305.00–365.00	$332.17	$1,751	-47.98
557–595	569	6	320.00–380.00	$338.39	$1,925	-22.61
620–640	630	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,048	+25.00
650–695	679	5	260.00–305.00	$278.73	$1,893	-21.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	320.00	$320.00	$720	—
255–275	265	2	275.00–290.00	$282.78	$749	-102.22
315–345	335	4	330.00–350.00	$340.22	$1,140	-59.78
355–390	375	5	200.00–360.00	$311.32	$1,167	-36.39
410–445	434	6	270.00–330.00	$304.76	$1,323	—
480	480	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,560	+18.14
545	545	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,199	-55.00
550–585	570	5	230.00–305.00	$276.32	$1,575	-28.68
610	610	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,464	-10.00
675	675	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,148	-9.86

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,340	—
465	465	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,790	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	24	350.00–530.00	$443.35	$1,006	-54.05
230 thin fleshed	230	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,127	—
270–295	280	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,120	-69.97
250–298	283	24	375.00–490.00	$446.20	$1,263	-23.77
300–335	318	2	375.00–400.00	$386.81	$1,230	-54.30
300–348	327	46	350.00–490.00	$423.27	$1,384	-17.84
360 thin fleshed	360	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,656	—
350–395	376	76	350.00–460.00	$418.86	$1,575	-2.82
375–392 value added	383	11	452.00–485.00	$467.36	$1,790	—
400–448	427	93	360.00–450.00	$414.61	$1,770	-17.55
400–443	429	4	360.00–380.00	$369.83	$1,587	-62.33
450–499	478	140	350.00–450.00	$410.52	$1,962	+3.54
480–495	488	3	350.00–370.00	$363.31	$1,773	-43.67
500–548	522	123	305.00–420.00	$386.65	$2,018	+7.82
550–598	574	71	300.00–400.00	$360.29	$2,068	-2.96
600 thin fleshed	600	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,160	—
600–640	619	64	270.00–390.00	$339.35	$2,101	+1.90
650–699	679	22	290.00–365.00	$321.93	$2,186	+7.22
700–745	715	7	270.00–370.00	$307.55	$2,199	-10.72
755–795	771	8	250.00–310.00	$287.18	$2,214	+29.02
800–840	816	7	240.00–300.00	$264.94	$2,162	-25.30
855–875	866	5	250.00–320.00	$281.53	$2,438	+5.27
900–945	920	3	225.00–300.00	$251.58	$2,315	-17.45
970–995	982	3	235.00–270.00	$246.53	$2,421	+4.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	8	320.00–420.00	$385.84	$822	-18.12
250–290	272	13	280.00–405.00	$341.44	$929	-52.68
300–345	325	12	310.00–410.00	$346.85	$1,127	-26.95
355–390	370	11	300.00–385.00	$343.87	$1,272	-27.40
405–445	423	17	260.00–375.00	$340.73	$1,441	+4.32
450–495	473	20	250.00–395.00	$332.81	$1,574	+11.66
500–545	525	13	270.00–355.00	$321.56	$1,688	+8.22
550–595	569	4	285.00–385.00	$323.43	$1,840	+42.74
605–645	628	3	240.00–280.00	$257.06	$1,614	-13.88
650–690	668	5	240.00–280.00	$261.95	$1,750	-8.14
715–745	733	4	200.00–225.00	$215.00	$1,576	-43.65
755–780	771	4	185.00–260.00	$221.43	$1,707	-3.00
810–845	825	3	200.00–230.00	$216.87	$1,789	-28.13
850–895	868	4	220.00–240.00	$228.15	$1,980	-11.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	300.00	$300.00	$735	—
255–295	278	6	265.00–325.00	$291.96	$812	-20.05
300–320	309	9	240.00–305.00	$287.37	$888	+29.59
355–395	378	4	250.00–300.00	$280.07	$1,059	-21.81
400–445	416	7	215.00–325.00	$273.64	$1,138	-29.71
450–490	472	7	250.00–345.00	$284.57	$1,343	+28.43
505–525	519	4	255.00–350.00	$309.89	$1,608	+65.89
575	575	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,811	+58.08
610–630	620	3	200.00–225.00	$211.53	$1,311	-8.67
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	-6.36

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,088	—
355	355	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,100	-59.84
400	400	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,200	—
510–545	530	3	345.00–350.00	$348.29	$1,846	—
550–563	560	4	257.50–277.50	$262.41	$1,469	-37.12
600–628	621	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,987	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,755	-34.63
530–545	539	5	375.00–387.50	$379.92	$2,048	—
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,386	-47.50
535	535	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,511	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	231	13	440.00–550.00	$501.51	$1,158	-52.13
250–290	273	3	400.00–430.00	$410.61	$1,121	-105.36
250–295	277	23	425.00–580.00	$507.31	$1,405	-8.66
300–343	323	39	430.00–530.00	$478.02	$1,544	-10.37
320–335	327	3	400.00–420.00	$406.53	$1,329	-81.86
350–395	371	44	400.00–495.00	$455.35	$1,689	-12.59
400–445	422	62	390.00–460.00	$433.84	$1,831	-3.75
435	435	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,588	-72.59
450–495	474	52	370.00–450.00	$409.85	$1,943	-2.17
485 thin fleshed	485	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,280	—
500–545	521	49	330.00–445.00	$394.79	$2,057	+4.91
550–595	571	45	335.00–420.00	$382.63	$2,185	-0.30
600–645	617	37	300.00–427.00	$370.30	$2,285	+5.88
650–690	665	22	300.00–412.00	$364.77	$2,426	+9.78
700–740	715	13	255.00–380.00	$315.93	$2,259	+22.21
750–795	774	7	270.00–320.00	$287.57	$2,226	-11.53
805–845	825	4	250.00–340.00	$291.95	$2,409	+4.79
850–895	881	8	230.00–310.00	$263.45	$2,321	+13.45
900–930	912	5	225.00–270.00	$247.75	$2,259	+22.75
955–995	973	3	230.00–245.00	$236.57	$2,302	+15.16
1160	1160	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,378	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	231	6	240.00–400.00	$372.82	$861	-103.54
255–291	277	10	350.00–470.00	$395.06	$1,094	-66.79
300–345	331	14	270.00–435.00	$391.90	$1,297	-47.36
370–399	381	13	300.00–425.00	$376.27	$1,434	-25.28
400–445	418	17	300.00–425.00	$354.93	$1,484	-15.03
450–490	470	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,175	-97.97
450–495	476	14	205.00–399.00	$331.31	$1,577	-16.66
500–545	520	12	250.00–395.00	$333.70	$1,735	+9.55
550–590	569	9	250.00–350.00	$314.84	$1,791	-2.52
605–640	628	3	310.00–330.00	$318.12	$1,998	+27.76
655–695	680	5	270.00–320.00	$291.85	$1,985	+11.23
735–745	740	2	200.00–230.00	$214.90	$1,590	-16.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	350.00	$350.00	$858	—
290	290	4	235.00–390.00	$323.75	$939	-58.79
305–325	315	2	325.00–365.00	$344.37	$1,085	-6.79
350–395	371	4	290.00–340.00	$316.57	$1,174	-38.40
400–445	420	8	235.00–390.00	$329.78	$1,385	+35.95
460–485	478	7	180.00–375.00	$283.08	$1,353	+24.97
510–540	523	4	210.00–300.00	$271.87	$1,422	-28.13
755–765	760	2	185.00–187.00	$186.01	$1,414	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,122	-70.00
475–495	485	3	365.00–380.00	$373.23	$1,810	+13.62
505	505	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,464	—
565–570	568	2	330.00–339.00	$334.48	$1,900	+12.48
680	680	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,700	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,520	-32.25
510–520	515	2	340.00–365.00	$352.38	$1,815	-15.38
600–615	608	2	320.00–330.00	$324.94	$1,976	-20.06
690	690	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,811	+17.50

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,363	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–970 value added	950	80-85%	2	206.00–220.00	$212.85	$2,022	—
1025	1025	80-85%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,312	—
915–1460	1140	80-85%	21	130.00–158.00	$148.48	$1,693	—
1010–1640	1249	80-85%	18	172.00–200.00	$186.70	$2,332	—
890–2045	1351	80-85%	176	153.00–187.50	$171.91	$2,323	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1445	928	85-90%	63	110.00–143.00	$126.43	$1,173	-4.12
595–1530	1062	85-90%	110	132.00–166.00	$154.63	$1,642	-0.26
705–1500	1106	85-90%	16	164.00–175.00	$167.69	$1,855	-2.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1525	1378	75-80%	6	179.00–190.00	$184.09	$2,537	—
1220–1990	1528	75-80%	25	140.00–177.00	$162.25	$2,479	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1985	1311	18	127.00–189.00	$173.26	$2,271	—
1030–2270	1579	45	178.00–214.00	$197.78	$3,123	-4.39
1165–2130	1694	21	207.00–230.00	$219.06	$3,711	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1240	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,775.00–2,750.00	$2,324.32
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00
755–1555	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	1,450.00–4,400.00	$2,638.13
1045–1260	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,650.00	$2,325.36
1030–1400	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,450.00–3,250.00	$2,300.32
810–1510	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	75	1,400.00–4,400.00	$3,009.38
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140–145	142	6	220.00–310.00	$275.00	-15.00
150–160	154	5	310.00–350.00	$328.00	+3.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–110	105	4	130.00–190.00	$150.00	-106.32
100–140	121	8	180.00–280.00	$231.88	-24.44
150–165	155	3	340.00–420.00	$366.67	+11.67
200	200	1	510.00	$510.00	-83.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
605–1145	919	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,750.00–3,725.00	$2,920.39	—
910–1070	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00–3,950.00	$2,947.36	—
770–1175	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,775.00–3,450.00	$2,741.23	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	+265.85
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
800–875	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,374.63	—
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	300.00	$300.00	$825	+45.00
310	310	1	250.00	$250.00	$775	-110.00
665	665	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,774	—
920	920	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,932	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	200.00	$200.00	+14.06

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	70.00	$70.00	-3.33
45	45	1	95.00	$95.00	-55.00
50–55	53	4	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
60–65	63	8	130.00–160.00	$141.25	-75.42
70–75	73	12	170.00–190.00	$185.42	-10.29
80–85	84	8	200.00–230.00	$213.75	+3.75
90	90	5	210.00–230.00	$222.00	+12.00
120	120	3	170.00–240.00	$193.33	+10.83

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10–15	12	21	15.00–35.00	$26.67	-24.33
20–25	22	20	40.00–65.00	$48.75	-6.70
20–25	24	4	25.00–35.00	$27.50	-27.95
30–35	31	16	60.00–80.00	$65.63	-11.04
40–45	42	17	80.00–115.00	$90.59	-24.41
50–55	53	11	100.00–120.00	$113.18	-6.17
60–65	62	20	130.00–150.00	$138.00	-26.00
70–75	72	10	160.00–190.00	$176.00	+65.00
80–85	84	4	200.00–230.00	$217.50	-8.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-95.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-65.00
90	90	4	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-48.33
100–130	110	22	110.00–320.00	$172.05	+18.72
100–130	116	7	130.00–225.00	$195.71	-8.55

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–135	128	2	230.00–250.00	$240.00	-93.33
150	150	2	470.00	$470.00	-20.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.