North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 294 priced lines covering 2,032 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,746 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 577 head. replacement cattle receipts at 54 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,746Last week 3,053Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 577Last week 930Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 84Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Four and five weight feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, while six weights were 3.00 to 6.00 lower; heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher; and bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light to light due to continued wet weather. Cattle quality was mostly average with some attractive. Baby calves ranged 7.50 to 90.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	534	122.00	122.00
1	—	364	121.00	121.00
8	—	325	116.00–135.00	124.21
5	—	424	120.00–126.00	123.82
2	—	274	120.00	120.00
2	—	175	118.00–128.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	429	124.00–132.00	127.95
1	—	748	104.00	104.00
3	—	233	135.00–145.00	141.50
2	—	488	117.50–135.00	126.21
3	—	623	113.00–130.00	122.92
3	—	582	135.00	135.00
5	—	371	125.00–147.50	136.54
3	—	318	120.00–131.00	125.22
2	—	260	127.50–140.00	133.87
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	110.00–114.00	111.67
1	—	514	115.00	115.00
1	—	402	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	105.00–115.00	111.65
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
4	—	172	89.00–117.50	109.53
2	—	216	105.00–107.00	105.98
1	—	458	96.00	96.00
1	—	438	90.00	90.00
1	—	136	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	127.50–147.50	137.52
4	—	278	120.00–145.00	134.34
2	—	523	115.00–123.00	119.17
2	—	173	135.00–145.00	139.93
5	—	632	114.00–125.00	121.62
2	—	200	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	468	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
9	—	320	120.00–147.50	137.34
11	—	378	125.00–147.50	136.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	193	185.00–186.00	185.49
1	—	980	94.00	94.00
8	—	712	120.00–132.00	125.70
13	—	228	149.00–189.00	163.95
9	—	674	115.00–139.00	128.03
3	—	765	118.00–121.00	119.00
24	—	522	129.00–167.50	146.26
14	—	625	110.00–142.00	132.39
71	—	372	135.00–179.00	156.79
66	—	326	131.00–182.50	158.87
54	—	424	130.00–170.00	150.11
32	—	472	135.00–167.50	151.94
27	—	578	127.00–157.50	139.22
26	—	274	130.00–185.00	155.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	147.50	147.50
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
2	—	213	110.00–111.00	110.53
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	92.50	92.50
Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	55.00	55.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	99.00	99.00
1	—	410	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	115.00–126.00	119.77
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
12	—	571	110.00–129.00	119.50
2	—	670	111.00–114.00	112.46
10	—	414	115.00–142.50	126.29
1	—	880	77.00	77.00
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
11	—	476	117.50–140.00	129.97
6	—	513	118.00–129.00	122.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	113.00–125.00	118.29
4	—	573	128.00–138.00	131.44
3	—	422	130.00–140.00	136.32
1	—	525	128.00	128.00
4	—	466	129.00–140.00	135.40
6	—	684	114.00–115.00	114.84
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	80.00–104.00	91.56
1	—	725	84.00	84.00
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
2	—	530	100.00–104.00	102.02
3	—	573	100.00–106.00	103.31
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	88.00–101.00	94.41
1	—	845	80.00	80.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
7	—	579	102.00–119.00	110.57
4	—	479	112.00–120.00	117.27
3	—	522	113.00–116.00	114.34
2	—	611	90.00–92.00	91.01
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	95.00	95.00
1	—	478	98.00	98.00
1	—	588	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	70.00–112.00	99.04
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
3	—	628	100.00–110.00	105.70
3	—	432	100.00–108.00	103.45
2	—	718	103.00–110.00	106.51
2	—	558	110.00–112.50	111.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	844	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	424	130.00–170.00	153.65
2	—	834	84.00–97.00	90.49
16	—	622	109.00–133.00	119.61
3	—	377	156.00–165.00	160.42
2	—	872	91.00–100.00	95.61
3	—	934	97.00–108.00	100.71
6	—	771	93.00–106.00	101.06
7	—	716	90.00–109.00	100.39
9	—	664	104.00–122.00	110.54
24	—	566	120.00–152.50	131.90
38	—	521	128.00–170.00	138.25
47	—	467	115.00–175.00	145.55
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
3	—	632	90.00–96.00	92.70
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
2	—	528	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	91.00	91.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	103.00–111.00	109.02
3	—	670	107.00–112.00	108.98
3	—	427	110.00–117.50	112.46
2	—	530	100.00–115.00	107.29
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
2	—	555	100.00–115.00	107.43
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	59.00	59.00
2	—	470	72.50–92.00	82.66
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	224	100.00–112.50	102.84
4	—	525	107.50–112.50	109.39
4	—	419	100.00–112.50	107.49
2	—	588	105.00–109.00	107.03
2	—	480	100.00–109.00	104.59
1	—	265	112.50	112.50
2	—	380	102.50–105.00	103.75
2	—	185	107.50–112.50	110.07
6	—	327	83.00–110.00	97.22
7	—	626	100.00–110.00	105.09
5	—	668	100.00–109.00	105.40
2	—	773	92.00–97.00	94.52
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	619	100.00–125.50	115.11
29	—	276	124.00–147.50	132.53
10	—	226	128.00–141.00	135.05
8	—	728	85.00–125.00	100.64
8	—	677	105.00–116.00	110.78
5	—	766	90.00–104.00	95.40
3	—	177	126.00–141.00	133.49
1	—	964	83.00	83.00
40	—	322	120.00–144.00	132.33
35	—	574	110.00–129.00	120.73
1	—	805	82.50	82.50
59	—	424	115.00–147.00	127.44
49	—	474	114.00–142.50	125.28
47	—	376	120.00–145.00	130.30
45	—	524	108.00–134.00	122.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	816	86.00	86.00
2	—	575	117.00–117.50	117.24
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
4	—	475	120.00–126.00	123.56
4	—	379	115.00–126.00	121.47
2	—	693	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	320	120.00–127.50	123.52
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	316	88.00	88.00
1	—	274	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	112.00–118.00	114.74
1	—	292	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
10	—	373	92.00–116.00	104.58
5	—	324	97.00–116.00	103.56
4	—	479	102.00–118.00	112.17
1	—	180	116.00	116.00
1	—	715	88.00	88.00
4	—	425	110.00–118.00	114.40
2	—	637	87.00–90.00	88.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	624	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	107.00–125.00	118.70
23	—	371	112.00–127.50	121.76
12	—	328	107.50–127.50	120.47
3	—	283	122.50–127.50	124.90
3	—	182	120.00–125.00	122.55
10	—	477	105.00–125.00	118.72
9	—	520	110.00–125.00	117.14
7	—	621	99.00–115.00	111.46
5	—	221	117.50–125.00	121.14
9	—	571	91.00–118.00	112.22
2	—	778	90.00–95.00	92.56
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	56.00	56.00
1	—	750	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
1	—	205	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	110.00	110.00
3	—	585	90.00–110.00	99.94
2	—	245	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	545	94.00	94.00
1	—	410	109.00	109.00
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	96.00–101.00	98.54
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	95.00	95.00
1	—	165	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	95.00–112.50	103.41
1	—	355	97.50	97.50
1	—	250	92.50	92.50
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
3	—	478	90.00–94.00	92.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	101.00–107.00	103.93
2	—	408	100.00–107.50	103.73
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
4	—	533	97.50–110.00	103.24
3	—	472	97.50–115.00	107.26
2	—	328	110.00	110.00
2	—	283	100.00–115.00	107.57
2	—	725	100.00–104.00	102.01
2	—	560	102.50–107.50	104.98
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	75.00	75.00
1	—	595	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	95.00	95.00
1	—	420	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	64.00	64.00
1	—	430	50.00	50.00
2	—	478	57.00–62.50	59.76
2	—	225	50.00–55.00	52.39
3	—	183	40.00–45.00	42.48
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	738	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	452.00	452.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	755	350.00–525.00	461.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,025	430.00–825.00	604.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,104	560.00–750.00	678.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	775.00–850.00	812.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	935	530.00–710.00	632.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	300.00	300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	704	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	730.00–1,150.00	952.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	500.00–820.00	662.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,020.00–1,030.00	1,024.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	950	770.00–1,130.00	923.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,496	62.00–90.00	73.46
32	—	1,448	54.00–70.00	63.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,323	61.00–91.00	73.48
166	—	1,172	48.00–70.00	60.43
25	—	986	30.00–54.00	44.18
4	—	1,076	23.00–44.00	35.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	870	25.00–44.00	36.90
56	—	953	42.00–61.00	49.83
1	—	740	32.00	32.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	60.00–69.00	64.43
1	—	1,120	75.00	75.00
26	—	1,496	74.00–94.00	84.88
15	—	1,732	88.00–107.00	98.01
12	—	1,213	57.00–75.00	67.18

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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