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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 24
● As filed337 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2091
← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 2 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
North Carolina reported 337 priced lines covering 2,787 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,451 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 744 head. replacement cattle receipts at 127 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 24, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,451Last week 2,465Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 744Last week 809Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Four weight steers were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while five and six weights were 1.00 to 5.00 lower; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower; and four weight bulls were steady to 1.00 lower, five weights 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and six weights 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good, mostly good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly light to moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 7.50 to 55.00 per head.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64—99745.00–58.0052.41
4—73624.00–33.0027.28
67—89825.00–49.0037.90
2—81560.00–61.0060.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44—1,51954.00–74.0064.22
30—1,45460.00–78.0069.88
4—1,51336.00–55.0047.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2—96531.00–37.0034.08
36—1,14544.00–58.0052.57
232—1,23048.00–80.0064.81
65—1,26760.00–88.0074.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,16367.00–71.0068.94
11—1,33870.00–85.0079.99
7—1,13056.00–79.0065.27
1—1,63093.0093.00
49—1,63275.00–96.0088.11
10—1,30755.00–81.0069.59
16—1,88191.00–105.0098.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—530110.00–134.00121.14
8—479110.00–141.00120.89
8—569104.00–120.00112.66
2—77780.00–85.0082.48
2—63886.00–106.0096.04
1—70288.0088.00
1—84474.0074.00
5—430128.00–147.00134.33
3—682104.00–110.00106.68
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—472112.00112.00
1—66670.0070.00
2—58480.00–90.0084.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—80491.0091.00
4—88396.00–105.0098.18
12—720101.00–116.00110.83
14—673104.00–132.00117.44
1—96076.0076.00
3—1,00096.0096.00
58—424150.00–173.00160.99
1—75595.0095.00
3—325176.00–178.00177.15
2—368161.00–167.50164.23
1—280162.50162.50
32—619110.00–137.00121.78
38—570116.00–155.00135.52
70—523124.00–160.00142.95
73—471129.00–167.50151.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—88590.0090.00
3—562105.00–110.00108.01
3—682101.00–109.00106.32
8—625100.00–114.00107.98
1—435105.00105.00
3—523100.00–110.00104.20
1—81099.0099.00
2—460105.00–110.00107.55
2—72397.00–105.00100.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—70590.0090.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—62590.0090.00
2—67090.00–94.0092.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—310110.00110.00
6—530102.50–115.00110.61
6—70890.00–110.00103.02
7—479105.00–115.00109.27
4—428100.00–112.00105.35
4—573110.00–115.00112.55
5—62797.50–110.00107.33
5—668104.00–112.00108.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—60090.0090.00
1—504125.00125.00
1—592125.00125.00
1—79894.0094.00
1—89274.0074.00
1—90468.0068.00
1—96668.0068.00
3—483100.00–134.00121.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—655118.00118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—625116.00116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—624115.00–124.00120.49
13—416115.00–145.00136.41
18—483120.00–149.00137.34
21—571115.00–138.00124.86
25—525115.00–137.50128.51
1—705110.00110.00
1—385135.00135.00
4—660114.00–116.00115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—614114.00–126.00118.51
5—477120.00–143.00133.56
6—413120.00–145.00136.78
2—540130.00–135.00132.52
3—582118.00–127.00121.70
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—473100.00–110.00105.24
1—92074.0074.00
1—88580.0080.00
2—62570.00–73.0071.54
1—76590.0090.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—63090.0090.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—485135.00135.00
1—545129.00129.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—97068.0068.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—48550.0050.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—483105.00–107.50106.27
3—528100.00–105.00102.51
1—430110.00110.00
1—290110.00110.00
2—36590.00–100.0095.21
1—345112.50112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—39592.5092.50
1—55595.0095.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—23590.0090.00
1—28590.0090.00
1—33590.0090.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—630107.00107.00
3—555100.00–105.00101.98
2—213125.00–130.00127.65
1—144100.00100.00
1—655114.00114.00
1—730110.00110.00
2—515112.50–115.00113.79
4—353100.00–110.00105.74
5—270100.00–112.50105.60
5—309105.00–112.50110.20
1—490110.00110.00
1—175110.00110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—18092.5092.50
1—20090.0090.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—460141.00141.00
1—620127.00127.00
1—750117.00117.00
1—880111.00111.00
4—336137.50–147.50143.11
1—655124.00124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—335147.50147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—850120.00120.00
2—817113.00113.00
3—181135.00–144.00138.72
8—665120.00–135.00127.36
8—756114.00–123.00121.86
9—713116.00–132.00123.91
16—233132.00–170.00154.22
18—567137.00–153.00143.49
22—618127.00–138.00133.96
30—472133.00–170.00155.87
32—525131.00–160.00146.54
40—273130.00–187.00160.25
66—324137.00–194.00159.08
69—370132.00–188.00161.34
72—425125.00–169.00153.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—425118.00–149.00135.68
10—469120.00–148.00141.45
11—328120.00–150.00139.72
19—366117.00–145.00131.29
5—528115.00–136.00129.89
5—579120.00–137.00129.22
4—614113.00–123.00119.57
2—760113.00–121.00116.97
1—690115.00115.00
8—240120.00–145.00131.84
6—273120.00–147.50133.84
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—276110.00110.00
1—300114.00114.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—340110.00110.00
3—367100.00–130.00113.93
3—277100.00–128.00109.61
1—215100.00100.00
1—165104.00104.00
Steers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—42067.0067.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—455100.00100.00
1—36098.0098.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—295117.00117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—576129.00129.00
3—382130.00–140.00135.34
4—425129.00–132.00130.22
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—190145.00145.00
3—473120.00–127.00124.68
1—570129.00129.00
16—369116.00–152.00127.71
7—416114.00–130.00123.80
5—324121.00–128.00125.40
2—533125.00–147.00136.05
2—288120.00–122.00121.00
2—220119.00–125.00121.97
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—28595.0095.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—23052.5052.50
1—27550.0050.00
1—32559.0059.00
16—46466.00–83.0076.35
2—56064.00–81.0072.58
3—52564.00–79.0071.10
4—42468.00–80.0076.42
1—38068.0068.00
1—64076.0076.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—32558.0058.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—27051.0051.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—32046.00–52.0049.14
3—27048.00–52.5050.09
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—44559.0059.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—69542.0042.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13—373100.00–120.00112.02
1—182113.00113.00
1—62283.0083.00
1—79482.0082.00
5—280100.00–118.00110.81
1—545110.00110.00
3—215100.00–129.00115.70
10—47894.00–122.00107.87
10—32294.00–117.00107.65
9—42394.00–120.00108.59
8—575100.00–113.00106.59
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—65272.0072.00
3—28194.00–96.0094.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—72695.00–101.0098.67
5—77385.00–94.0091.39
13—67493.00–108.00101.35
15—61994.00–118.00103.94
27—569109.00–129.00117.93
40—277120.00–157.50139.51
63—518110.00–136.00125.34
87—470114.00–145.00129.49
93—424116.00–142.50130.57
66—323120.00–157.00136.49
72—372116.00–145.00132.98
3—183130.00–145.00134.91
1—810106.00106.00
8—237122.50–162.50139.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—81091.0091.00
3—51398.00–104.00100.63
1—405100.00100.00
3—615100.00–107.00102.33
3—37380.00–110.0090.48
5—32680.00–110.0099.79
6—58777.00–112.00102.01
4—684104.00–112.00108.23
3—72794.00–107.00101.06
3—478104.00–110.00106.24
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—34597.5097.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—79593.0093.00
1—82092.0092.00
2—68398.00–105.00101.51
3—72595.00–101.0098.64
4—430105.00–110.00108.13
2—188100.00100.00
2—285105.00–110.00107.50
3—323105.00–110.00108.32
3—622100.00–110.00104.71
1—22482.0082.00
4—37588.00–110.00101.90
7—463100.00–112.50104.96
6—564100.00–112.50108.09
6—533100.00–112.50108.89
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—64096.0096.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2—295118.00–122.50120.25
3—60095.00–120.00111.67
4—464117.00–129.00122.25
8—524113.00–125.00121.69
2—373120.00120.00
1—330120.00120.00
1—75090.0090.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2—485124.00–129.00126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—165120.00–125.00122.58
2—788111.00–126.00118.57
4—234120.00–127.50121.84
7—619112.50–123.00117.30
14—423115.00–127.50121.57
15—572113.00–125.00120.06
1—670116.00116.00
2—86092.00–99.0095.48
23—478114.00–128.00121.91
20—525112.00–125.00120.50
19—319112.50–135.00124.22
14—372122.50–135.00127.78
13—278118.00–127.50122.82
1—81092.0092.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—68095.0095.00
1—80094.0094.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—205112.00112.00
2—370110.00110.00
2—170109.00–110.00109.49
3—322110.00–112.00110.72
4—269100.00–104.00102.01
1—515105.00105.00
1—440105.00105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—416108.00108.00
1—518106.00106.00
1—562100.00100.00
1—65090.0090.00
3—370110.00–122.50114.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—36592.5092.50
1—50094.0094.00
2—57090.0090.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4—60577.00–84.0082.25
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—47095.0095.00
1—73038.0038.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—28550.0050.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—49542.0042.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—48053.0053.00
1—390114.00114.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—47055.0055.00
2—22360.00–90.0075.84
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—32552.0052.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—35080.0080.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—993490.00–680.00606.93
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—954600.00–910.00734.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—925775.00775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—900675.00675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,180935.00–975.00953.81
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,275825.00–925.00874.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)13—1,127540.00–1,135.00816.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)12—1,110525.00–860.00709.46
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—980750.00750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—971600.00–750.00707.41
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—741300.00–740.00546.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—810527.00527.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—868500.00–700.00597.98
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—803530.00–760.00661.15
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)9—766323.00–760.00462.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—860700.00700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—723450.00–500.00475.43
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,280849.99849.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—1,353925.00–1,025.00976.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open5—1,046625.00–1,275.00953.78
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,050775.00–1,125.00952.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—975575.00–680.00631.54
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—950575.00575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11—1,004425.00–1,300.00931.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,1401,475.001,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,083825.00–1,050.00947.63
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—990975.00975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1—9401,150.001,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,1151,225.001,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,214525.00525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—810535.00535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—665575.00575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—630700.00700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—626525.00–575.00547.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—890975.00975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,4151,250.001,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—750500.00500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—855935.00935.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—835501.00501.00
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.