North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 191 priced lines covering 1,418 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,657 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 572 head. replacement cattle receipts at 80 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 25, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,657Last week 4,591Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 572Last week 1,266Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 201Year ago 0

The Raleigh, NC Market News office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29, 2019 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The current summary includes sales held at Carolina Stockyards in Siler City, NC on Friday, November 22 and Monday, November 25; and at Harward Brothers Livestock Market in Turnersburg, NC on Monday, November 25. All other markets were closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Regular schedules expected to resume on Monday, December 02, 2019.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were unevenly steady, while bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower; heifers mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower; and bulls were 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate, mostly moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate, mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate to fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 7.50 to 15.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	105.00–112.00	110.13
11	—	472	106.00–115.00	110.32
1	—	335	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	190	126.00	126.00
1	—	200	121.00	121.00
5	—	631	80.00–85.00	83.03
8	—	513	105.00–113.00	110.86
5	—	432	110.00–115.00	112.41
5	—	375	110.00–118.00	113.72
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
7	—	418	101.00–110.00	106.31
8	—	518	100.00–111.00	104.82
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	160	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	208	100.00–102.50	101.30
3	—	627	100.00–103.00	101.69
4	—	575	104.00–110.00	107.76
6	—	473	100.00–111.00	102.88
5	—	663	98.00–108.00	103.02
5	—	327	100.00–111.00	105.33
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	90.00–95.00	92.44
1	—	195	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	102.00	102.00
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
5	—	425	100.00–107.00	103.18
6	—	573	98.00–104.00	101.20
7	—	268	100.00–111.00	105.31
7	—	371	99.00–110.00	103.73
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
9	—	316	100.00–112.00	102.45
12	—	521	80.00–105.00	95.75
18	—	471	86.00–110.00	101.46
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	80.00–96.00	91.65
11	—	419	80.00–98.00	88.73
2	—	363	90.00	90.00
3	—	525	80.00–90.00	86.60
1	—	290	92.00	92.00
1	—	480	89.00	89.00
1	—	570	80.00	80.00
2	—	233	82.00–90.00	86.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	112.00–115.00	113.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	97.50	97.50
1	—	540	97.50	97.50
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	619	85.00–109.00	98.48
14	—	526	105.00–136.00	115.77
2	—	753	92.00–100.00	95.99
15	—	336	118.00–127.00	123.14
1	—	915	86.00	86.00
5	—	573	100.00–114.00	110.08
8	—	384	110.00–125.00	121.80
9	—	483	110.00–120.00	115.65
9	—	670	87.00–109.00	101.00
17	—	422	110.00–134.00	117.59
4	—	719	84.00–132.00	99.46
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
2	—	413	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	95.00	95.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
2	—	578	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
4	—	526	110.00	110.00
4	—	566	104.00–110.00	106.97
4	—	621	99.00–104.00	100.76
5	—	479	98.00–110.00	102.88
6	—	429	97.50–110.00	107.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	110.00–128.00	120.91
15	—	436	126.00–135.00	128.74
1	—	940	89.00	89.00
4	—	773	82.00–97.00	90.08
8	—	715	80.00–95.00	88.31
10	—	670	90.00–105.00	98.49
17	—	628	90.00–109.00	99.35
18	—	476	115.00–127.50	120.17
22	—	529	104.00–129.00	118.32
5	—	829	80.00–95.00	86.90
1	—	1,125	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,030	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	477	110.00–127.00	116.70
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
10	—	417	115.00–126.00	120.79
32	—	519	104.00–125.00	112.63
15	—	579	96.00–123.00	112.69
4	—	669	80.00–112.00	89.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	85.00	85.00
1	—	695	76.00	76.00
3	—	563	70.00–94.00	83.13
5	—	469	80.00–92.00	87.51
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	480	100.00–107.00	103.12
22	—	530	87.00–108.00	100.33
23	—	579	90.00–108.00	101.76
3	—	863	70.00	70.00
2	—	613	80.00–104.00	92.24
2	—	430	100.00–109.00	104.40
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
2	—	520	119.00–125.00	122.00
2	—	678	111.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	223	115.00–129.00	120.09
4	—	284	114.00–120.00	118.55
16	—	425	110.00–125.00	116.12
22	—	379	110.00–127.50	120.03
8	—	325	110.00–125.00	120.08
3	—	480	110.00–123.00	116.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
2	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	195	105.00	105.00
2	—	220	102.00–111.00	106.91
4	—	268	100.00–118.00	105.71
5	—	317	100.00–110.00	106.09
6	—	390	99.00–109.00	103.88
8	—	425	100.00–110.00	104.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	97.00	97.00
2	—	285	130.00–145.00	137.76
10	—	681	106.00–136.00	127.34
16	—	322	123.00–150.00	135.08
16	—	537	120.00–136.00	131.76
24	—	370	120.00–148.00	130.27
31	—	420	110.00–147.00	125.54
2	—	863	123.00–127.00	124.98
16	—	483	120.00–135.00	125.72
7	—	719	87.00–131.00	114.54
6	—	569	121.00–132.00	128.63
5	—	770	90.00–125.00	99.98
5	—	623	114.00–125.00	117.07
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	96.00	96.00
3	—	375	88.00–90.00	88.98
7	—	422	81.00–98.00	86.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	92.00	92.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	385	103.00–110.00	106.41
2	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.04
2	—	673	102.00–106.00	104.07
3	—	242	100.00–107.50	103.38
3	—	410	100.00–105.00	102.49
5	—	284	105.00–110.00	109.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	52.50–60.00	56.22
1	—	200	40.00	40.00
1	—	680	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,054	650.00–1,150.00	881.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,068	850.00–1,350.00	1,046.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	600.00–675.00	638.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,030	525.00–725.00	627.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	989	425.00–700.00	599.24
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	296.00	296.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,378	53.00–72.00	63.01
32	—	1,612	64.00–86.00	78.41
2	—	1,398	87.00–90.00	88.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,322	43.00–51.00	48.66
19	—	1,598	62.00–74.00	67.87
34	—	1,475	50.00–74.00	56.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,118	38.00–64.00	47.59
62	—	1,279	54.00–71.00	65.78
170	—	1,205	50.00–85.00	56.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,065	42.00–53.00	46.44
53	—	970	30.00–49.00	37.02

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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