North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 310 priced lines covering 2,789 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,465 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 809 head. replacement cattle receipts at 64 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,465Last week 1,746Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 809Last week 577Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 7.00 higher, mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher; bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher; heifers mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher; and bulls were mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, mostly good; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate due to an impending winter storm. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 1.00 to 110.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	618	107.00–127.00	121.53
3	—	766	103.00–115.00	110.73
6	—	178	130.00–161.00	146.88
10	—	227	130.00–162.50	143.75
1	—	870	82.00	82.00
5	—	719	93.00–116.00	101.92
5	—	665	100.00–109.00	104.81
84	—	373	112.00–148.00	136.21
76	—	422	118.00–150.00	133.47
66	—	325	121.00–167.50	138.87
65	—	469	112.50–140.00	131.35
50	—	517	117.00–136.00	129.35
32	—	276	130.00–157.50	139.36
27	—	566	115.00–134.00	126.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	100.00–115.00	106.66
2	—	625	97.50–111.00	104.14
8	—	726	95.00–110.00	106.08
5	—	422	91.00–110.00	101.14
3	—	675	105.00–111.00	108.68
4	—	370	110.00	110.00
3	—	478	100.00–111.00	105.35
2	—	580	99.00–100.00	99.49
2	—	513	107.50–108.00	107.75
2	—	313	107.50–112.50	109.90
1	—	214	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	90.00	90.00
1	—	375	70.00	70.00
2	—	520	94.00–96.00	94.98
1	—	570	93.00	93.00
4	—	274	90.00–100.00	93.55
1	—	190	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	110.00–116.00	113.36
5	—	320	90.00–118.00	107.85
6	—	371	91.00–119.00	110.05
11	—	525	108.00–116.00	113.46
8	—	264	105.00–127.00	114.47
5	—	435	112.00–118.00	114.71
3	—	612	86.00–112.00	97.40
2	—	700	84.00	84.00
7	—	477	114.00–123.00	117.39
2	—	670	80.00–91.00	85.34
2	—	185	102.50–115.00	109.09
3	—	230	112.00–127.00	117.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	120.00–122.00	120.98
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	100.00–112.50	107.99
4	—	768	100.00–105.00	102.71
10	—	672	100.00–110.00	104.57
8	—	319	100.00–112.50	106.04
4	—	719	100.00–108.00	103.70
4	—	378	100.00–110.00	105.20
3	—	435	105.00–110.00	106.61
2	—	625	100.00–111.00	105.59
1	—	270	112.50	112.50
1	—	190	105.00	105.00
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
4	—	519	103.00–114.00	108.42
1	—	107	107.00	107.00
5	—	572	102.50–111.00	107.38
5	—	465	100.00–115.00	107.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	120.00–132.50	127.10
3	—	437	127.50–133.00	129.85
2	—	633	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	830	113.00	113.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
4	—	591	113.00–125.00	120.48
4	—	325	127.50–137.50	132.39
3	—	522	117.50–126.00	123.15
2	—	378	120.00–130.00	124.83
2	—	285	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	95.00	95.00
1	—	225	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	92.50	92.50
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	100.00–110.00	104.94
7	—	376	100.00–114.00	107.52
6	—	565	90.00–109.00	101.27
3	—	425	100.00–105.00	101.75
3	—	278	87.50–110.00	99.25
2	—	488	100.00–106.00	102.95
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	92.00–92.50	92.25
1	—	355	95.00	95.00
2	—	318	90.00	90.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
2	—	530	91.00–97.00	93.97
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	176	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
2	—	223	79.00–81.00	80.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	469	114.00–128.00	122.92
2	—	665	94.00–115.00	104.74
12	—	518	115.00–130.00	121.23
9	—	581	112.00–126.00	119.15
7	—	230	115.00–120.00	117.86
2	—	638	116.00–120.00	117.98
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
14	—	276	117.50–137.50	124.81
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
17	—	369	117.50–142.50	126.36
18	—	427	115.00–135.00	125.36
18	—	325	117.50–137.50	126.10
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	110.00–129.00	121.39
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
5	—	566	110.00–119.00	112.66
5	—	473	112.00–132.00	118.46
2	—	525	113.00–128.00	120.79
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
2	—	540	100.00–108.00	104.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
4	—	471	106.00–120.00	111.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	95.00–110.00	104.71
4	—	828	85.00–103.00	92.89
4	—	867	90.00–102.00	93.70
5	—	775	99.00–107.00	104.62
6	—	670	108.00–151.00	120.76
24	—	618	102.00–139.00	122.86
47	—	573	119.00–151.00	133.96
70	—	522	110.00–157.00	139.19
78	—	471	126.00–169.00	152.15
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
67	—	420	134.00–175.00	161.22
2	—	368	166.00–171.00	168.62
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	526	125.00–126.00	125.48
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	99.00–113.00	108.00
6	—	628	100.00–112.00	107.05
2	—	730	103.00–108.00	105.45
1	—	430	112.50	112.50
2	—	580	110.00–112.50	111.23
1	—	370	103.00	103.00
2	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.57
2	—	520	102.00–115.00	108.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	101.00–108.00	104.78
4	—	568	108.00–112.00	110.01
4	—	476	110.00–112.50	110.64
3	—	518	100.00–115.00	107.57
2	—	630	109.00–113.00	110.97
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	121.00–137.50	128.32
13	—	669	113.00–120.00	116.30
10	—	618	116.00–126.00	120.92
2	—	773	95.00–113.00	103.74
26	—	471	120.00–149.00	136.71
15	—	573	117.50–135.00	127.72
14	—	421	117.50–175.00	138.55
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	90.00–100.00	95.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	129.00–146.00	136.08
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
4	—	470	130.00–148.00	139.57
3	—	413	140.00–147.00	144.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
2	—	633	118.00–125.00	121.46
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	97.50	97.50
1	—	460	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
7	—	279	114.00–130.00	121.76
3	—	332	116.00–128.00	121.02
3	—	225	124.00–130.00	126.68
2	—	413	120.00–130.00	125.15
7	—	383	117.00–130.00	123.60
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	160	119.00–124.00	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
4	—	305	79.00–110.00	99.90
2	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	102.50	102.50
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
1	—	395	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	122.50–132.50	128.84
19	—	369	117.50–154.00	135.06
4	—	418	134.00–145.00	138.23
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	112.50	112.50
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
9	—	631	121.00–124.00	121.33
6	—	676	123.00	123.00
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
18	—	321	122.50–155.00	141.01
9	—	520	120.00–144.00	133.56
9	—	227	115.00–140.00	128.24
7	—	269	125.00–150.00	135.59
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	75.00	75.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	178	99.00–115.00	106.20
2	—	263	94.00–110.00	101.77
6	—	223	97.50–125.00	106.67
2	—	325	100.00–115.00	107.27
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
1	—	145	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	102.00	102.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
5	—	670	105.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	485	100.00–102.50	101.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	374	130.00–182.50	158.03
68	—	426	127.00–176.00	149.19
27	—	570	127.00–154.00	144.83
23	—	229	141.00–199.00	163.73
10	—	724	104.00–139.00	127.83
39	—	469	138.00–174.00	154.21
37	—	524	136.00–162.00	150.79
43	—	277	135.00–192.50	167.25
24	—	617	128.00–144.00	137.11
4	—	181	145.00–180.00	159.19
3	—	910	96.00–115.00	102.26
1	—	885	102.00	102.00
4	—	825	115.00–121.00	118.78
2	—	773	110.00–121.00	115.62
71	—	325	130.00–195.00	162.80
11	—	682	127.00–140.00	129.84
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	87.50	87.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	95.00	95.00
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	330	117.50–152.50	142.14
1	—	585	117.50	117.50
2	—	230	130.00–145.00	137.34
1	—	865	109.00	109.00
1	—	635	121.00	121.00
4	—	381	125.00–150.00	137.04
2	—	818	115.00–116.00	115.49
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	109.00–110.00	109.48
2	—	280	100.00	100.00
3	—	322	104.00–120.00	111.18
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	276	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	69.00–77.00	74.11
2	—	628	67.00–70.00	68.47
2	—	578	74.00	74.00
1	—	410	52.50	52.50
1	—	375	71.00	71.00
1	—	765	72.00	72.00
1	—	730	60.00	60.00
2	—	523	57.00–58.00	57.50
1	—	875	42.00	42.00
2	—	325	52.50–68.00	59.77
8	—	285	52.50–72.00	67.92
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	946	700.00–900.00	835.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	600.00–725.00	668.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	325.00	325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	375.00	375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	275.00	275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	779	450.00–650.00	547.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	713	230.00–478.00	334.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	340.00	340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	825.00–860.00	842.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	982	425.00–875.00	642.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,048	500.00–850.00	679.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	675.00–750.00	718.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	434.00	434.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	34.00–35.00	34.50
1	—	620	61.00	61.00
60	—	937	41.00–67.00	53.82
52	—	866	28.00–49.00	38.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	30.00	30.00
289	—	1,167	50.00–78.00	67.19
115	—	1,184	60.00–89.00	77.10
27	—	1,047	44.00–58.00	52.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,432	57.00–76.00	65.82
5	—	1,169	45.00–58.00	53.50
30	—	1,563	62.00–94.00	79.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,670	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,020	70.00	70.00
39	—	1,599	74.00–96.00	87.10
9	—	1,493	65.00–77.00	70.21
40	—	1,782	90.00–117.00	100.43

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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