North Carolina cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 8 North Carolina auctions and 167 head, the head-weighted average was $366.41/cwt (lot range $323.01–$402.59). That ranked 21st of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Stanly County Livestock Market in Norwood carried most of the North Carolina head in this band (106 of 167), including lots tagged “Value Added.”

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	73	$404.61
500–600 lb	167	$366.41
601–700 lb	131	$330.69

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest North Carolina barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Stanly County Livestock Market, Norwood	106	$372.38
Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg	20	$360.59
Wilkes Livestock Exchange, North Wilkesboro	11	$372.19
WNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton	11	$361.35
Powell Livestock Market, Smithfield	10	$347.75

Worked example from a real sale

From Stanly County Livestock Market (Norwood, NC) on 2026-11-04, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Stanly County Livestock Market",
  "state": "NC", "report_date": "2026-11-04",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 57,
  "weight_avg": 566, "price_avg": 370.09,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "Value Added" }

Reading it: 57 steers, about 566 lb average, at $370.09 per cwt, tagged “Value Added”. That is about $2,100 a head (566 ÷ 100 × 370.09), or roughly $119,400 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull North Carolina lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=NC&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.