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What a Ragdoll kitten costs here
Short version: 1 of the 7 catteries in this list publishes a price. Everything below is what that leaves a buyer able to know, as of 2026-07-27.
The published figures
Righteous Ragdolls in Wilmington publishes $1,850 for traditional, lynx, mink and sepia kittens and $2,250 for cherubim, with a refundable waitlist deposit. That is the only open kitten price in this list, and it is worth treating as a reference point rather than a market rate, because a single data point is not a range.
Aurora Ragdolls, which ships into Raleigh-Durham rather than operating here, publishes a$500 reservation deposit and delivery of $500 to $650, but not the kitten price itself. So a buyer can know the surcharge without knowing the total, which is an odd way round.
What that means in practice
If you are budgeting, the honest framing is that a well-documented Ragdoll kitten from a registered North Carolina cattery is a four-figure purchase, and the one published price sits at $1,850 to $2,250 before extras. Anyone quoting you dramatically less should prompt a question about registration and health testing rather than a sense of a bargain.
Why 5 of them do not publish
There are ordinary reasons, and they are not sinister. Price varies with colour and pattern, and a kitten sold as a pet with a spay or neuter contract is priced differently from one sold with breeding rights. A cattery that publishes one number spends the next year explaining exceptions to it.
Some breeders also prefer to talk to a buyer before talking about money, partly to screen for suitable homes. Whether that is reasonable or an obstacle depends on how many catteries you are trying to compare. With 7 in the state, it means several phone calls before you have a range.
The costs after the kitten
| Item | What we can say |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Normal practice. Published amounts here run to $500. Sometimes refundable, sometimes not, and that distinction is worth confirming in writing. |
| Delivery | Only relevant when the cattery is not local. The published figure in this list is $500 to $650 for in-cabin flight nanny delivery to RDU. |
| Neutering | Some catteries neuter before the kitten leaves and price it in. Others require it by contract at your cost. Ask which. |
| First vet visit | Worth booking regardless of what vaccinations the cattery has already given, if only to start a relationship with a local practice. |
Deposit and delivery figures above are the ones published by catteries in this list on2026-07-27. Neutering and vet costs are not published by any of them and are listed as categories to budget for, not as figures we have verified.
See all 7 catteries or read what to ask before you pay a deposit.