Weekly Summary  - ( North Carolina )  - April 20, 2026

Raleigh, NC Mon Apr, 27 2026 North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 4/20/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 4811 4613 3579 Feeder Cattle 3716 3782 2767 Slaughter Cattle 940 705 671 Replacement Cattle 155 126 141 Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 600lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower, with Heifers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls of all weights sold unevenly steady, with instances of 7.00 lower to 7.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady with a firm market undertone, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 215-245 231 600.00-650.00 614.92 11 250-290 269 500.00-660.00 582.49 3 272 272 665.00 665.00 Thin Fleshed 46 300-345 324 500.00-640.00 565.15 8 352 352 562.00 562.00 Value Added 1 365 365 480.00 480.00 Fleshy 47 350-395 374 495.00-595.00 539.45 7 405-410 409 555.00-565.00 556.41 Thin Fleshed 90 400-447 421 467.50-570.00 517.35 9 423 423 507.00 507.00 Value Added 85 450-495 469 440.00-535.00 488.61 10 463-490 474 524.00-542.00 531.45 Value Added 95 500-546 523 400.00-508.00 458.46 43 552-588 566 395.00-467.00 437.49 18 558-585 569 465.00-472.00 469.04 Value Added 29 600-645 619 375.00-462.00 413.07 16 650-698 669 310.00-432.00 380.87 6 720 720 380.00 380.00 Value Added 9 705-745 726 340.00-387.50 365.21 14 750-795 768 320.00-360.00 340.87 3 772 772 372.00 372.00 Value Added 3 810-835 820 330.00-340.00 335.67 10 850-880 875 275.00-320.00 310.41 9 900-927 919 305.00-330.00 321.69 19 955-967 965 235.00-316.00 307.26 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 205 205 500.00 500.00 1 250 250 405.00 405.00 5 300-345 316 430.00-490.00 461.38 7 365-390 380 440.00-500.00 468.60 7 400-445 416 335.00-485.00 440.18 7 450-485 466 370.00-460.00 423.85 8 510-545 530 350.00-405.00 386.87 2 550-570 560 350.00 350.00 6 605-625 614 325.00-365.00 345.71 4 660-690 678 350.00-385.00 373.21 1 710 710 250.00 250.00 2 770-785 778 245.00-250.00 247.52 1 805 805 250.00 250.00 1 885 885 239.00 239.00 Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 225 225 250.00 250.00 3 305-345 325 245.00-350.00 303.82 2 360-380 370 325.00-350.00 337.16 3 430-445 437 320.00-350.00 340.04 3 465-480 472 335.00-355.00 346.57 5 500-530 511 250.00-325.00 303.27 2 565-595 580 220.00-260.00 240.52 1 625 625 195.00 195.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 200-245 223 450.00-580.00 514.39 2 260-275 268 540.00-550.00 544.86 Thin Fleshed 32 250-295 273 420.00-560.00 503.29 78 300-348 326 410.00-545.00 492.79 3 315-345 332 400.00-410.00 406.63 Fleshy 3 355-360 357 400.00-420.00 406.64 Fleshy 9 374-378 376 488.00-517.50 501.19 Value Added 132 350-399 377 415.00-540.00 476.48 15 407-415 408 476.00-490.00 483.33 Value Added 3 405-430 418 400.00-405.00 403.33 Fleshy 156 400-448 426 390.00-507.00 451.72 14 457-461 458 465.00-470.00 466.80 Thin Fleshed 151 450-496 472 370.00-465.00 416.30 4 470-495 478 350.00-375.00 360.17 Fleshy 4 506 506 430.00 430.00 Thin Fleshed 120 500-546 523 330.00-427.00 383.78 3 520-530 527 300.00-310.00 305.00 Fleshy 4 529 529 425.00 425.00 Value Added 1 550 550 300.00 300.00 Fleshy 97 550-598 572 320.00-410.00 364.74 60 600-645 622 290.00-372.00 337.72 27 650-692 664 260.00-370.00 338.42 85 650-689 670 356.00-386.25 378.86 Value Added 15 705-745 722 275.00-342.00 310.19 2 705-745 725 347.00-352.00 349.57 Value Added 17 750-795 770 230.00-335.00 284.30 7 800-845 825 250.00-335.00 295.64 1 842 842 255.00 255.00 Full 26 850-895 869 222.00-380.00 303.76 3 900-935 918 220.00-240.00 231.77 3 955 955 297.00 297.00 Value Added 4 950-985 970 200.00-267.00 231.09 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 200-235 215 330.00-460.00 409.49 14 250-295 271 330.00-460.00 397.91 23 300-345 320 360.00-465.00 427.27 22 355-395 376 340.00-440.00 405.44 26 405-445 431 310.00-430.00 391.11 30 450-495 476 240.00-385.00 342.00 23 500-545 526 200.00-350.00 326.08 18 550-590 569 250.00-325.00 301.79 15 600-645 630 245.00-305.00 281.16 8 650-695 671 217.00-280.00 250.71 12 700-740 713 195.00-265.00 238.37 4 750-780 763 205.00-265.00 237.21 7 800-845 826 175.00-235.00 196.70 10 850-890 873 170.00-255.00 195.36 1 965 965 180.00 180.00 Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 265-295 281 250.00-395.00 344.90 8 300-335 316 220.00-340.00 285.61 12 350-395 373 250.00-380.00 330.57 17 400-445 418 265.00-350.00 303.40 16 450-495 474 245.00-305.00 284.11 9 500-540 519 225.00-300.00 265.06 6 550-590 566 200.00-295.00 243.87 5 600-635 617 175.00-255.00 209.55 4 665-695 674 180.00-208.00 194.64 1 705 705 220.00 220.00 Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 242 242 470.00 470.00 1 280 280 400.00 400.00 2 452-484 468 380.00-400.00 389.66 Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 436-446 441 365.00-380.00 372.59 2 464-476 470 350.00 350.00 Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 360-398 379 350.00-355.00 352.37 2 422-436 429 345.00-350.00 347.46 Heifers Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 296 296 360.00 360.00 1 394 394 320.00 320.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 215 215 670.00 670.00 Thin Fleshed 27 200-245 229 550.00-665.00 609.94 1 230 230 520.00 520.00 Fleshy 1 260 260 540.00 540.00 Fleshy 41 250-295 273 500.00-650.00 566.42 1 315 315 590.00 590.00 Thin Fleshed 2 310-320 315 420.00-450.00 434.76 Fleshy 67 300-346 322 480.00-595.00 536.84 7 355-395 372 400.00-445.00 416.32 Fleshy 108 350-398 373 475.00-580.00 521.03 4 400-435 418 515.00-540.00 524.69 Thin Fleshed 1 420 420 400.00 400.00 Fleshy 121 400-445 423 425.00-555.00 487.64 1 465 465 405.00 405.00 Fleshy 1 470 470 485.00 485.00 Thin Fleshed 134 450-495 472 400.00-522.00 462.26 3 505-525 518 350.00-375.00 360.13 Fleshy 1 520 520 470.00 470.00 Thin Fleshed 116 500-546 521 370.00-480.00 429.75 105 550-596 569 350.00-460.00 415.86 2 575-590 583 365.00-370.00 367.53 Fleshy 1 600 600 370.00 370.00 Thin Fleshed 59 600-648 622 305.00-437.00 390.11 44 650-695 670 305.00-405.00 367.77 38 700-745 722 285.00-375.00 335.87 19 754-795 767 275.00-350.00 330.27 15 800-835 816 225.00-345.00 293.02 16 850-895 872 250.00-320.00 287.13 7 905-945 931 215.00-320.00 269.33 14 960-995 971 215.00-295.00 252.96 Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 210-245 222 400.00-530.00 468.42 10 250-295 275 338.00-530.00 446.71 18 300-345 327 340.00-505.00 461.34 29 350-395 376 330.00-500.00 445.32 40 400-445 419 375.00-475.00 430.61 1 455 455 265.00 265.00 Full 40 450-495 474 295.00-440.00 398.11 20 500-544 526 225.00-400.00 348.95 15 550-595 573 305.00-375.00 343.81 9 600-625 611 300.00-370.00 330.02 9 650-695 669 250.00-350.00 313.67 3 710-735 725 200.00-290.00 251.20 4 750-790 768 250.00-290.00 277.59 1 875 875 180.00 180.00 1 906 906 200.00 200.00 3 965-990 977 190.00-217.50 204.28 Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 275-290 283 370.00-380.00 375.09 11 300-345 331 340.00-400.00 373.06 10 350-395 374 250.00-405.00 330.87 8 405-445 423 275.00-380.00 327.30 15 450-495 473 200.00-365.00 320.12 8 505-545 528 225.00-320.00 274.30 3 550-580 563 230.00-300.00 266.21 3 600-640 623 175.00-240.00 205.27 2 670-675 673 217.50-235.00 226.28 2 715-720 718 205.00-225.00 214.97 Bulls Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 392 392 420.00 420.00 1 422 422 450.00 450.00 1 486 486 420.00 420.00 5 506-535 524 370.00-385.00 375.51 2 564-570 567 350.00 350.00 1 625 625 330.00 330.00 Bulls Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 150 150 465.00 465.00 3 410-442 421 370.00-435.00 402.51 3 468-484 477 325.00-390.00 358.41 Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 402 402 375.00 375.00 1 474 474 340.00 340.00 Bulls Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270 270 350.00 350.00 1 318 318 320.00 320.00 1 360 360 350.00 350.00 1 408 408 340.00 340.00 Dairy Heifers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 215-235 225 240.00-245.00 242.61 1 260 260 250.00 250.00 3 310-335 325 210.00-245.00 231.56 1 555 555 210.00 210.00 1 675 675 227.00 227.00 Dairy Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270 270 360.00 360.00 1 335 335 340.00 340.00 3 350-370 358 255.00-380.00 298.02 2 404-425 415 250.00-400.00 323.10 2 490-495 493 235.00-242.00 238.48 3 515-525 520 220.00-385.00 328.35 1 565 565 210.00 210.00 1 630 630 190.00 190.00 3 658-695 670 280.00-295.00 289.82 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 935-2320 1376 122.50-175.00 164.12 Low Dressing 55 995-2470 1545 180.00-221.00 197.94 28 1030-2050 1592 208.00-240.00 221.80 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 934 934 100.00 100.00 Very Low Dressing, Lean 83 665-1520 935 110.00-145.00 126.48 Low Dressing, Lean 2 940-1000 970 134.00-139.00 136.42 Very Low Dressing, Boner 122 605-1485 1052 132.00-172.50 151.46 Lean 27 850-1380 1102 161.00-175.00 166.22 High Dressing, Lean 31 885-1365 1141 138.00-162.00 154.00 Low Dressing, Boner 56 920-1715 1256 172.00-200.00 186.33 High Dressing, Boner 254 910-2055 1309 152.50-190.00 172.29 Boner 34 1232-2090 1546 150.00-196.00 166.37 Breaker 8 1320-2570 1734 175.00-195.00 184.95 High Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 805 805 1,600.00 1,600.00 Young, 1st Stage 1 830 830 1,400.00 1,400.00 Aged, 3rd Stage 1 845 845 1,650.00 1,650.00 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 1 845 845 2,250.00 2,250.00 Young, 1st/2nd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 710-800 748 1,650.00-2,000.00 1,856.57 Young, 3rd Stage 2 805-1000 903 1,100.00-1,800.00 1,487.81 Aged, 1st Stage 3 960-1105 1028 2,550.00-3,550.00 2,952.27 Young, 1st Stage 5 940-1140 1040 2,150.00-3,450.00 2,969.18 Young, 2nd Stage 15 900-1305 1042 1,200.00-2,700.00 2,094.85 Young/Middle Aged, 1st Stage 12 800-1440 1103 1,100.00-2,750.00 2,468.64 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 4 830-1260 1110 1,550.00-2,700.00 2,313.57 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 2 940-1315 1128 1,500.00-2,350.00 1,995.68 Aged, 2nd Stage 16 775-1425 1136 1,600.00-3,500.00 2,475.63 Young/Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 2 985-1295 1140 2,250.00-2,550.00 2,420.39 Aged, 3rd Stage 36 835-1450 1142 1,500.00-2,800.00 2,260.14 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 5 1055-1285 1174 1,900.00-3,000.00 2,554.30 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Cows Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800 800 2,100.00 2,100.00 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 1 885 885 1,250.00 1,250.00 Aged, 2nd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 750 750 2,800.00 2,800.00 Young/Middle Aged, Open, 300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 630-1195 914 1,800.00-3,550.00 2,953.33 Young/Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 2 830-1075 953 3,400.00-3,950.00 3,639.63 Middle Aged, Open, >300 lb calf 5 765-1266 1003 2,000.00-4,300.00 3,390.96 Young/Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 1 1004 1004 3,000.00 3,000.00 Aged, Open, 300 lb calf 3 924-1150 1058 2,650.00-3,600.00 3,099.84 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 3 1015-1210 1098 3,700.00-4,700.00 4,044.76 Young/Middle Aged, 1st Stage, >300 lb calf 6 980-1260 1130 2,850.00-3,950.00 3,425.07 Young/Middle Aged, Open, >300 lb calf 3 1170-1330 1262 3,650.00-4,200.00 3,929.46 Young/Middle Aged, 1st Stage, 150-300 lb calf Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 815 815 200.00 200.00 Young, Open 1 1175 1175 1,975.00 1,975.00 Middle Aged, Open