North Carolina cattle market

Auction averages from 9 reporting markets in North Carolina, week of 09/14/2026 – 09/20/2026. Compared with 09/07/2026–09/13/2026.

Work in progress — please don't trade on these numbers.

The figures come straight from USDA Market News and we believe they're correct, but they haven't been through enough weeks of checking for us to stand behind them. Check with your sale barn before you act.

Cull cows: $141.75; thin
Head sold: 949
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.

300–400 lb109 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

400–500 lb241 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $339.09▲ 1.32

500–600 lb280 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $307.56▼ 1.30

600–700 lb212 head

Steers: $326.54thin
Heifers: $287.88thin
Steer premium: $38.66

700–800 lb67 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

800–900 lb24 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

900–1000 lb16 head

Steers: ——
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	109
400–500 lb	thin	thin	$339.09	▲ 1.32	—	241
500–600 lb	thin	thin	$307.56	▼ 1.30	—	280
600–700 lb	$326.54	thin	$287.88	thin	$38.66	212
700–800 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	67
800–900 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	24
900–1000 lb	—	—	thin	thin	—	16

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$141.75/cwt
thin292 head
Boner 80-85%$148.97/cwt
▲ 3.75163 head
Lean 85-90%$129.42/cwt
▲ 1.6099 head
Slaughter bulls$182.79/cwt
▲ 5.5570 head
Bred cows$2170.00/hd
thin69 head
Cow–calf pairs$2992.17/hd
thin28 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$141.75/cwt	thin	292
Boner 80-85%	$148.97/cwt	▲ 3.75	163
Lean 85-90%	$129.42/cwt	▲ 1.60	99
Slaughter bulls	$182.79/cwt	▲ 5.55	70
Bred cows	$2170.00/hd	thin	69
Cow–calf pairs	$2992.17/hd	thin	28

Other states

Missouri 19,790 Oklahoma 9,710 Nebraska 9,478 South Dakota 9,205 Kentucky 7,919 Iowa 6,505 Kansas 5,136 Tennessee 5,105

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. This site is a work in progress — please don't make financial decisions from it.