Cattle AuctionPrices

North Carolina cattle auction prices

9 sales at 8 USDA-reported barns from Oct 17 to October 23, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$358.46/cwt
4-week average
$359.19
13-week average
$367.02
4-week vs 13-week
−2.1%
52-wk low $341.41high $460.96

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$309.16/cwt
4-week average
$305.51
13-week average
$307.30
4-week vs 13-week
−0.6%
52-wk low $253.58high $357.40

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$315.39/cwt
4-week average
$324.96
13-week average
$329.12
4-week vs 13-week
−1.3%
52-wk low $224.92high $397.76

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

BarnSaleHead sold Steers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599 13-week trend
Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction, Staley Fri Oct 23 678 $355.79$299.38$321.79 Easing (−2.3%)
Powell Livestock Market, Smithfield Thu Oct 22 328 $343.35$324.34$307.09 Falling (−3.5%)
Stanly County Livestock Market, Norwood Wed Oct 21 584 $359.89$303.65$322.93 Easing (−1.3%)
Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange, Shelby Tue Oct 20 362 $357.41$308.15$309.07 Steady (+0.1%)
Wilkes Livestock Exchange, North Wilkesboro Mon Oct 19 180 $332.39†$311.47$298.93 Falling (−4.7%)
WNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton Mon Oct 19 176 $332.39†$311.47$298.93 Falling (−3.4%)
Southeastern Auction Co Inc, Chadbourn Mon Oct 19 174 $350.00†—$322.56† Falling (−3.6%)
Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg Mon Oct 19 834 $371.96$309.63$315.26 Steady (−0.9%)
Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction, Staley Mon Oct 19 123 $330.12†$255.00†$311.55 Easing (−2.3%)
$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All North Carolina barns

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 8 North Carolina barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.