Week of 11/02/2026 – 11/08/2026

North Carolina cattle market

Auction averages from 9 reporting markets in North Carolina, head-weighted across 1,434 head. Compared with 10/26/2026–11/01/2026.

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How to read these figures

Head-weighted averages across every auction USDA Market News reported for the week, quoted on Medium & Large 1–2 — the same grade your sale barn quotes. Every table can be switched to all grades, which runs lower because it folds in the plain cattle. These are averages, not bids: yours will bring what they bring. Not financial advice.

5wt steers: $366.41; thin
Cull cows: $116.54; ▼ 4.85
Head sold: 1,434
Markets: 9

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across North Carolina auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

300–400 lb139 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $384.860.00

400–500 lb258 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $347.83▼ 5.51

500–600 lb355 head

Steers: $366.41thin
Heifers: $313.07▼ 10.71
Steer premium: $53.34

600–700 lb256 head

Steers: $330.69thin
Heifers: $290.40thin
Steer premium: $40.29

700–800 lb91 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

800–900 lb24 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

900–1000 lb18 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	Per head	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	—	thin	$384.86	0.00	—	139
400–500 lb	thin	—	thin	$347.83	▼ 5.51	—	258
500–600 lb	$366.41	$2,034	thin	$313.07	▼ 10.71	$53.34	355
600–700 lb	$330.69	$2,163	thin	$290.40	thin	$40.29	256
700–800 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	91
800–900 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	24
900–1000 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	18

What’s a calf worth in North Carolina?

At this week's North Carolina class average. A class average is not a bid — yours will bring what they bring — but it is the number to argue from.

Weight, pounds

$2,015

a head at this week's 500–600 lb average of $366.41 per hundredweight.

Based on 167 head sold in that class across every reporting auction. A class average, not a bid — your cattle will bring what they bring.

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class North Carolina auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$116.54 /cwt
▼ 4.85435 head
Breaker 75-80%$119.25 /cwt
▼ 4.1171 head
Boner 80-85%$126.03 /cwt
▼ 0.77185 head
Lean 85-90%$105.66 /cwt
▼ 8.78179 head
Slaughter bulls$155.14 /cwt
▼ 5.2271 head
Bred cows$1916.00 /hd
thin47 head
Cow–calf pairs$2667.70 /hd
thin23 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$116.54 /cwt	▼ 4.85	435
Breaker 75-80%	$119.25 /cwt	▼ 4.11	71
Boner 80-85%	$126.03 /cwt	▼ 0.77	185
Lean 85-90%	$105.66 /cwt	▼ 8.78	179
Slaughter bulls	$155.14 /cwt	▼ 5.22	71
Bred cows	$1916.00 /hd	thin	47
Cow–calf pairs	$2667.70 /hd	thin	23

Other states

South Dakota 22,725 Missouri 15,779 Nebraska 14,534 Oklahoma 11,985 Colorado 11,005 Wyoming 8,018 Kansas 6,392 North Dakota 6,239

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. Averages are not bids and nothing here is financial advice.