North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 317 priced lines covering 2,807 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,147 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 803 head. replacement cattle receipts at 146 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,147Last week 3,644Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 803Last week 912Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 124Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 8.00 lower; bulls mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower; four and five weight heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while six weights were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 55.00 per head.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	600.00–750.00	674.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	670.00–775.00	720.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	400.00–550.00	479.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	600.00–699.00	650.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	723	500.00–675.00	595.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,223	400.00–1,025.00	737.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	635.00–750.00	693.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	675.00–775.00	709.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	650.00–850.00	747.36
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	325.00	325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	531.00	531.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	763	450.00–650.00	547.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	561.00	561.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	102.50–105.00	103.77
2	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	305	107.50–120.00	113.65
1	—	385	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	120.00–162.00	139.99
11	—	270	122.50–149.00	131.81
2	—	473	125.00–142.50	133.98
2	—	190	125.00–135.00	129.87
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
20	—	373	118.00–147.50	137.10
4	—	423	125.00–140.00	133.18
4	—	224	125.00–137.50	131.12
3	—	558	119.00–130.00	123.01
2	—	898	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	117.50–138.00	127.54
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
3	—	275	140.00–147.50	143.52
2	—	473	138.00–142.50	140.29
6	—	326	130.00–145.00	139.09
1	—	436	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	124.00–126.00	125.34
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
7	—	718	110.00–135.00	127.39
23	—	672	114.00–142.00	133.64
16	—	612	121.00–141.00	135.04
1	—	140	140.00	140.00
1	—	180	144.00	144.00
65	—	327	132.00–181.00	156.62
41	—	524	122.00–162.50	148.76
37	—	470	132.00–172.00	148.84
22	—	571	120.00–150.00	137.78
110	—	376	130.00–175.00	155.86
81	—	426	121.00–176.00	152.73
19	—	275	136.00–167.00	151.34
5	—	224	135.00–143.00	138.81
1	—	822	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	269	106.00–125.00	112.48
1	—	210	108.00	108.00
3	—	325	105.00–122.50	112.16
1	—	415	106.00	106.00
4	—	381	110.00–130.00	114.97
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	188	120.00	120.00
13	—	419	110.00–136.00	120.32
13	—	270	120.00–134.00	127.52
11	—	370	111.00–136.00	124.65
5	—	320	110.00–140.00	120.60
5	—	216	118.00–130.00	121.83
3	—	478	96.00–125.00	115.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	102.50–120.00	111.56
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	107.50	107.50
1	—	480	109.00	109.00
13	—	328	87.00–115.00	105.74
7	—	369	104.00–112.50	110.29
2	—	234	91.00–110.00	100.56
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	97.50–100.00	98.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	112.00	112.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	140.00–145.00	142.36
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	470	114.00–139.00	125.90
62	—	377	119.00–140.00	130.02
43	—	572	106.00–130.00	119.89
42	—	666	96.00–123.00	109.76
32	—	331	120.00–149.00	132.39
22	—	617	100.00–120.00	115.03
8	—	715	90.00–108.00	102.36
3	—	816	87.00–97.00	91.41
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
84	—	422	118.00–140.00	128.28
80	—	523	109.00–131.00	121.05
3	—	222	109.00–130.00	117.05
9	—	284	125.00–142.00	131.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	82.00	82.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	100.00–125.00	114.67
6	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.98
4	—	376	114.00–122.50	117.66
8	—	671	115.00	115.00
4	—	576	113.00–115.50	114.75
3	—	470	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	300	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	83.00–89.00	85.76
1	—	584	80.00	80.00
2	—	440	89.00–92.00	90.53
2	—	394	90.00	90.00
2	—	326	91.00–97.00	93.89
2	—	293	100.00–103.00	101.47
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	78.00	78.00
1	—	415	98.00	98.00
1	—	230	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	104.00	104.00
7	—	270	104.00–111.00	106.69
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
6	—	325	100.00–111.00	103.51
3	—	513	101.00–108.00	104.38
2	—	485	100.00–110.00	105.05
2	—	390	110.00	110.00
2	—	240	110.00–112.00	111.02
6	—	427	100.00–109.00	103.28
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	92.50	92.50
1	—	265	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	100.00–112.00	108.48
5	—	777	98.00–107.00	102.22
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
4	—	719	104.00–107.00	104.98
3	—	800	98.00–103.00	99.67
2	—	177	80.00–110.00	93.17
11	—	365	100.00–112.50	105.95
8	—	661	100.00–111.00	105.75
6	—	627	100.00–109.00	104.23
14	—	466	88.00–112.50	104.31
12	—	318	89.00–112.50	105.70
9	—	421	87.00–110.00	102.56
9	—	272	89.00–110.00	101.98
6	—	233	94.00–110.00	101.48
5	—	515	78.00–112.00	98.56
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	90.00–95.00	92.60
2	—	473	96.00	96.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
3	—	422	92.50–100.00	95.14
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
1	—	625	98.00	98.00
1	—	515	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
1	—	465	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	80.00–89.00	83.02
26	—	371	80.00–124.00	107.62
18	—	320	100.00–123.00	113.28
17	—	421	93.00–120.00	108.50
14	—	479	90.00–120.00	102.56
6	—	236	95.00–124.00	110.97
5	—	581	90.00–117.00	107.49
5	—	274	90.00–118.00	110.13
4	—	519	100.00–116.00	110.02
1	—	890	72.50	72.50
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
3	—	183	112.50–126.00	121.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	428	113.00–126.00	118.21
13	—	463	111.00–122.50	117.72
13	—	371	112.50–125.00	120.06
7	—	525	114.00–120.00	115.71
7	—	321	115.00–130.00	121.40
6	—	572	115.00–125.00	116.80
6	—	275	115.00–125.00	119.26
3	—	617	112.00–117.00	114.34
2	—	240	115.00–120.00	117.55
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	80.00	80.00
1	—	540	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	287	97.50–110.00	101.64
4	—	389	100.00–112.50	106.95
3	—	587	109.00–112.00	109.98
3	—	520	97.50–110.00	102.45
2	—	675	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	410	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
2	—	740	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	478	100.00–110.00	105.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	634	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	70.00	70.00
1	—	620	75.00	75.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
3	—	462	101.00–111.00	107.27
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	92.00–94.00	92.98
1	—	815	92.00	92.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
2	—	621	95.00–110.00	102.51
12	—	518	110.00–126.00	119.58
11	—	469	115.00–130.00	121.05
3	—	585	110.00–120.00	115.38
2	—	865	84.00–86.00	84.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	424	120.00–170.00	153.16
1	—	940	86.00	86.00
83	—	476	122.00–170.00	150.57
77	—	522	120.00–162.50	140.51
48	—	617	100.00–136.00	124.30
48	—	567	121.00–156.00	134.68
23	—	670	100.00–128.00	116.53
15	—	771	91.00–114.00	106.60
14	—	718	90.00–118.00	107.95
4	—	816	87.00–108.00	100.60
2	—	868	97.00–125.00	110.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	90.00–96.00	93.46
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
4	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.75
1	—	874	92.00	92.00
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	662	96.00	96.00
1	—	586	127.00	127.00
1	—	468	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	569	90.00–111.00	100.59
1	—	744	86.00	86.00
1	—	476	103.00	103.00
2	—	885	70.00–74.00	71.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	131.00–140.00	138.15
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
2	—	587	121.00–127.00	124.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	59.00	59.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	47.50	47.50
1	—	505	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
2	—	438	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	93.00	93.00
1	—	705	92.50	92.50
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	97.50	97.50
1	—	890	91.00	91.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
6	—	763	103.00–110.00	106.82
6	—	618	102.00–112.50	106.37
5	—	663	104.00–113.00	108.63
4	—	570	99.00–110.00	103.41
3	—	430	105.00–110.00	106.65
2	—	835	90.00–105.00	97.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	97.50	97.50
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	100.00–114.00	104.77
2	—	768	95.00–105.00	100.05
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	107.50	107.50
2	—	685	112.50–113.00	112.75
2	—	400	110.00–115.00	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	117.50–140.00	130.79
8	—	619	112.50–125.00	119.15
8	—	475	120.00–140.00	132.21
7	—	661	104.00–120.00	113.23
5	—	724	112.00–116.00	113.60
7	—	526	115.00–135.00	128.04
11	—	569	112.00–127.00	121.18
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	48.00–72.00	55.02
1	—	1,035	62.00	62.00
1	—	505	70.00	70.00
8	—	278	52.00–71.00	58.40
1	—	150	72.50	72.50
3	—	653	47.00	47.00
1	—	615	45.00	45.00
7	—	237	70.00–80.00	75.95
3	—	575	49.00–69.00	60.65
9	—	330	51.00–75.00	70.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	40.00	40.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	37.50	37.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	998	33.50–52.00	44.06
188	—	1,119	44.00–73.00	58.05
149	—	1,261	60.00–85.50	66.56
2	—	1,023	29.50–35.00	32.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,505	56.00–87.00	68.44
24	—	1,378	54.00–71.00	60.02
3	—	1,571	46.00–50.00	47.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	20.00–30.00	25.62
82	—	990	41.00–58.00	47.53
52	—	873	26.00–44.00	36.86
2	—	852	60.00–62.00	60.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	72.00	72.00
43	—	1,516	70.00–98.00	81.85
25	—	1,589	81.00–102.00	91.03
14	—	1,278	52.00–69.00	62.22

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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