North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 351 priced lines covering 3,118 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,002 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 814 head. replacement cattle receipts at 216 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,002Last week 1,657Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 814Last week 572Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 216Last week 80Year ago 0

Limited comparison due to the previous holiday shortened week. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder steers were mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher; bulls mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher; while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand, market

activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	120.00–126.00	121.88
5	—	566	117.00–125.00	120.67
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
7	—	272	120.00–127.50	122.74
6	—	428	108.00–127.50	117.43
4	—	715	105.00–114.00	108.29
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
17	—	518	102.50–145.00	126.57
10	—	373	115.00–130.00	123.54
6	—	630	115.00–130.00	124.77
4	—	341	115.00–120.00	117.49
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	219	110.00–112.00	111.28
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
4	—	429	100.00–123.00	109.85
5	—	274	110.00–120.00	113.94
8	—	322	100.00–127.00	114.51
9	—	375	95.00–120.00	108.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	911	94.00–102.00	97.95
1	—	1,134	90.00	90.00
2	—	173	131.00–142.50	136.00
101	—	376	102.50–162.50	139.75
16	—	662	116.00–138.00	131.01
2	—	870	114.00–125.00	119.41
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
68	—	326	112.50–165.00	144.27
59	—	422	120.00–155.00	136.30
49	—	478	126.00–156.00	137.33
48	—	530	123.00–160.00	140.32
31	—	276	120.00–165.00	143.44
25	—	570	124.00–141.00	133.80
23	—	626	114.00–151.00	135.41
5	—	830	105.00–124.00	114.29
5	—	726	107.50–117.00	112.93
5	—	227	122.50–170.00	147.99
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	92.00–100.00	95.73
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	82.00	82.00
1	—	195	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	100.00–107.00	103.26
3	—	232	100.00–109.00	103.49
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	175	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	115.00–123.00	119.53
2	—	458	100.00–119.00	109.34
6	—	434	127.00	127.00
2	—	630	112.50–118.00	115.29
3	—	383	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	780	110.00–119.00	115.68
8	—	315	112.00–127.50	120.73
3	—	583	123.00–127.00	125.65
2	—	530	122.00–126.00	124.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	105.00	105.00
2	—	378	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	135.00	135.00
2	—	385	115.00–120.00	117.44
2	—	560	115.00–127.00	120.89
3	—	607	118.00–123.00	120.69
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
3	—	627	117.00–128.00	122.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	90.00–95.00	92.55
4	—	371	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	92.50	92.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
4	—	222	74.00–110.00	91.50
10	—	271	74.00–110.00	90.02
2	—	180	110.00	110.00
5	—	465	100.00–110.00	105.47
14	—	324	74.00–110.00	100.29
12	—	370	71.00–112.50	95.48
4	—	411	90.00–110.00	99.35
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	78.00	78.00
2	—	223	69.00–95.00	81.56
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	95.00	95.00
3	—	284	60.00–69.00	64.39
2	—	326	60.00–95.00	78.25
2	—	188	64.00–90.00	76.83
1	—	244	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
26	—	375	70.00–110.00	100.57
17	—	319	71.00–110.00	100.26
16	—	621	65.00–110.00	100.52
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
3	—	225	72.00–110.00	97.85
11	—	667	61.00–107.00	97.69
28	—	577	100.00–110.00	106.45
20	—	523	100.00–110.00	105.89
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
25	—	428	70.00–113.00	100.99
24	—	474	70.00–111.00	102.45
11	—	272	78.00–112.50	92.82
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	95.00	95.00
1	—	550	95.00	95.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
2	—	580	90.00–92.00	91.03
2	—	680	90.00	90.00
8	—	383	66.00–97.50	90.28
1	—	250	90.00	90.00
5	—	321	90.00–95.00	91.50
2	—	538	90.00	90.00
2	—	413	90.00–95.00	92.52
2	—	180	90.00–95.00	92.64
1	—	625	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	85.00–110.00	97.45
1	—	785	98.00	98.00
17	—	523	92.00–115.00	111.07
17	—	373	90.00–117.50	108.90
15	—	572	95.00–115.00	108.71
2	—	283	115.00–127.50	121.08
3	—	612	109.00–111.00	110.32
5	—	228	112.50–120.00	116.75
10	—	329	90.00–115.00	111.87
14	—	421	91.00–115.00	110.62
30	—	477	91.00–116.00	109.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	116.00	116.00
2	—	443	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	483	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	90.00	90.00
2	—	720	74.00–80.00	76.97
4	—	514	80.00–88.00	82.46
4	—	614	80.00–86.00	83.47
6	—	471	88.00–100.00	92.40
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
1	—	696	80.00	80.00
9	—	571	80.00–92.00	86.87
5	—	422	90.00–104.00	100.41
5	—	279	100.00–111.00	108.05
3	—	327	90.00–101.00	96.78
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	80.00	80.00
4	—	381	70.00–80.00	75.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	87.00	87.00
1	—	260	117.00	117.00
1	—	390	112.00	112.00
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
5	—	522	112.00–114.00	113.41
4	—	468	114.00–117.00	115.25
3	—	560	113.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	432	114.00–117.00	115.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	82.00	82.00
7	—	722	85.00–111.00	101.41
8	—	673	90.00–103.00	96.38
16	—	620	93.00–108.00	99.96
21	—	274	102.50–163.00	124.68
5	—	225	125.00–150.00	138.34
2	—	800	87.00	87.00
3	—	905	72.00–90.00	84.00
27	—	330	110.00–135.00	118.46
28	—	570	86.00–116.00	104.16
50	—	520	89.00–117.00	106.61
67	—	474	97.00–124.00	114.13
82	—	377	96.00–132.00	120.29
94	—	425	101.00–127.00	117.65
6	—	787	76.00–115.00	108.60
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	57.50	57.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	97.50–108.00	103.90
6	—	376	100.00–115.00	105.07
5	—	613	100.00–108.00	105.02
4	—	659	102.00–107.00	104.99
4	—	475	99.00–109.00	102.84
4	—	424	100.00–110.00	106.30
2	—	718	102.00–104.00	103.02
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
7	—	569	99.00–110.00	104.68
4	—	316	100.00–105.00	103.01
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	67.50–94.00	84.78
4	—	375	62.00–91.00	78.14
3	—	465	85.00–94.00	90.63
2	—	428	70.00–85.00	77.63
2	—	585	75.00–84.00	79.58
1	—	250	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	60.00	60.00
1	—	710	60.00	60.00
2	—	280	101.00–105.00	103.00
4	—	581	93.00–107.00	101.83
6	—	416	80.00–105.00	92.67
4	—	488	76.00–106.00	84.49
4	—	374	80.00–101.00	92.75
3	—	520	70.00–104.00	88.06
1	—	315	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	65.00	65.00
1	—	350	75.00	75.00
1	—	340	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	110.00–115.00	113.09
1	—	855	78.00	78.00
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
4	—	421	80.00–115.00	104.97
13	—	520	80.00–114.00	102.53
12	—	576	87.00–113.50	107.78
10	—	477	80.00–115.00	101.21
9	—	374	80.00–110.00	84.97
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	90.00–95.00	91.65
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
4	—	418	115.00–120.00	118.11
5	—	709	113.00–114.00	113.79
10	—	622	73.00–118.00	108.21
13	—	526	110.00–126.00	119.74
12	—	571	102.00–124.00	117.58
8	—	476	85.00–127.00	117.49
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
7	—	566	80.00–108.00	93.61
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	94.00	94.00
2	—	620	92.00–93.00	92.52
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
3	—	473	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	86.00–103.00	94.00
15	—	621	97.00–129.00	112.39
16	—	673	90.00–117.00	106.49
16	—	721	85.00–109.00	101.23
23	—	566	109.00–137.00	122.05
47	—	520	115.00–143.00	125.46
52	—	472	117.00–140.00	129.80
46	—	419	122.00–145.00	135.16
1	—	290	142.50	142.50
4	—	775	90.00–106.00	101.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	107.00	107.00
2	—	733	97.00–104.00	100.49
1	—	830	98.00	98.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	115.00–127.50	123.26
6	—	533	118.00–127.00	123.53
5	—	558	117.00–124.00	121.12
4	—	413	115.00–127.50	121.79
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	90.00–95.00	92.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	100.00–109.00	104.50
1	—	984	59.00	59.00
8	—	564	70.00–110.00	103.01
8	—	680	100.00–111.00	104.59
8	—	470	100.00–110.00	106.83
8	—	423	100.00–110.00	108.16
4	—	728	95.00–108.00	103.42
2	—	785	101.00–109.00	105.00
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
11	—	517	84.00–112.50	103.88
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	694	98.00	98.00
2	—	605	80.00–94.00	86.94
3	—	477	90.00–106.00	98.59
3	—	507	100.00–110.00	105.71
3	—	556	88.00–122.00	105.81
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	562	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	78.00	78.00
1	—	655	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	110.00–127.00	118.28
19	—	476	110.00–127.50	121.41
11	—	625	113.00–123.00	118.80
9	—	571	111.00–126.00	120.96
2	—	683	112.00	112.00
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
11	—	425	115.00–128.00	121.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	168	40.00–74.00	57.40
2	—	277	51.00	51.00
6	—	413	28.00–66.00	59.24
4	—	524	52.50–71.00	61.69
1	—	465	71.00	71.00
1	—	375	52.00	52.00
2	—	680	49.00–54.00	51.54
2	—	620	54.00–55.00	54.49
1	—	980	40.00	40.00
1	—	785	54.00	54.00
1	—	565	54.00	54.00
7	—	344	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	40.00	40.00
3	—	477	42.00	42.00
1	—	725	40.00	40.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	39.00	39.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	395.00–490.00	447.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	941	375.00–525.00	440.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,010	425.00–925.00	656.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	600.00–900.00	767.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	989	385.00–900.00	642.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,157	400.00–825.00	648.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,224	475.00–925.00	659.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	310.00–350.00	329.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	757	350.00–530.00	465.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	743	312.00–625.00	457.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	798	358.00–425.00	396.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	709	450.00–625.00	570.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	417.00–513.00	468.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	564.00	564.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	193.00–308.00	250.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	726	278.00–585.00	434.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	342.00–369.00	356.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,114	675.00–825.00	777.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	675.00–800.00	725.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,096	525.00–860.00	723.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	717	340.00–550.00	478.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	50.00–51.00	50.52
106	—	1,049	37.00–49.00	44.23
93	—	951	24.00–41.00	34.56
3	—	835	25.00–26.00	25.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,427	42.00–61.00	52.21
11	—	1,350	38.00–50.00	44.42
23	—	1,505	54.00–73.00	62.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
272	—	1,179	43.00–62.00	54.00
75	—	1,382	55.00–71.00	64.56
51	—	1,120	33.00–51.00	42.80
4	—	1,098	20.00–29.00	26.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	64.00	64.00
48	—	1,669	70.00–86.00	77.96
28	—	1,420	52.00–75.00	64.60
9	—	1,742	81.00–95.00	88.11

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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