North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 198 priced lines covering 1,736 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,489 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 709 head. replacement cattle receipts at 52 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,489Last week 1,497Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 709Last week 1,120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 81Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 14.00 to 16.00 lower and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; and bulls mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly light to fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average with some plain. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 60.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	89.00–101.00	96.48
10	—	722	89.00–116.00	106.18
4	—	980	94.00–103.00	99.50
4	—	769	92.00–107.00	99.75
2	—	910	90.00–97.00	93.51
10	—	414	142.50–165.00	155.42
16	—	670	108.00–133.00	115.93
20	—	621	100.00–135.00	119.13
30	—	522	120.00–146.00	131.33
34	—	474	110.00–155.00	134.15
49	—	567	120.00–140.00	129.39
3	—	883	96.00–100.00	97.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
10	—	426	123.00–153.00	140.62
15	—	471	118.00–143.00	136.27
7	—	581	110.00–128.00	120.79
6	—	521	115.00–130.00	124.86
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	670	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00–125.00	122.53
11	—	528	95.00–115.00	103.74
4	—	476	100.00–126.00	114.52
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	66.00	66.00
1	—	945	70.00	70.00
10	—	524	100.00–124.00	111.76
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
7	—	424	105.00–138.00	126.94
6	—	565	104.00–122.00	114.16
6	—	475	100.00–129.00	117.30
1	—	670	86.00	86.00
2	—	770	78.00–89.00	83.46
Bulls — Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	70.00	70.00
2	—	433	110.00–116.00	112.95
1	—	450	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00–110.00	104.85
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	73.00	73.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	132.50–163.00	155.33
10	—	522	125.00–140.00	131.70
11	—	417	130.00–157.50	150.73
1	—	340	157.50	157.50
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
2	—	475	154.00–155.00	154.50
2	—	573	131.00–138.00	134.55
4	—	633	124.50–126.00	124.86
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	124.00–128.00	125.98
5	—	327	110.00–140.00	121.98
13	—	372	105.00–150.00	131.23
3	—	420	116.00–132.00	125.87
2	—	228	128.00–140.00	133.80
2	—	510	115.00–135.00	124.90
2	—	618	118.00–119.00	118.50
4	—	573	110.00–130.00	121.70
5	—	479	110.00–145.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	120.00	120.00
1	—	458	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	426	124.00–170.00	144.19
44	—	327	130.00–170.00	157.52
43	—	375	130.00–174.00	147.71
1	—	184	154.00	154.00
5	—	713	112.00–123.00	119.02
7	—	228	130.00–161.00	144.00
12	—	621	127.00–138.00	132.57
20	—	276	132.00–175.00	150.86
32	—	470	131.00–167.00	147.47
38	—	522	129.00–154.00	142.27
17	—	566	131.00–154.00	138.32
23	—	672	113.00–140.00	128.82
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	669	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	110.00–115.00	112.39
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	117.50	117.50
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	112.50	112.50
1	—	510	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	105.00–110.00	107.59
4	—	386	105.00–135.00	125.47
1	—	310	128.00	128.00
2	—	455	120.00–128.00	124.04
2	—	520	119.00–123.00	121.02
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	130.00–148.00	138.66
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	79.00	79.00
1	—	345	70.00	70.00
3	—	402	54.00	54.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	70.00–80.00	75.03
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	61.00	61.00
1	—	535	60.00	60.00
1	—	795	55.00	55.00
1	—	735	66.00	66.00
1	—	620	68.00	68.00
1	—	595	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	70.00	70.00
2	—	270	77.50–87.50	82.87
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	92.00	92.00
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	471	106.00–148.00	125.02
90	—	424	111.00–136.00	124.40
14	—	773	84.00–91.00	90.43
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
36	—	322	118.00–139.00	129.32
38	—	523	100.00–137.50	114.92
52	—	377	114.00–140.00	128.38
25	—	567	96.00–129.00	112.14
31	—	616	96.00–113.00	106.12
18	—	288	105.00–141.00	132.79
13	—	669	85.00–111.00	103.31
8	—	725	80.00–104.00	91.45
6	—	227	110.00–144.00	127.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
2	—	568	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	267	120.00–122.50	120.89
4	—	366	120.00–125.00	122.47
9	—	523	117.00–126.00	119.47
4	—	414	110.00–122.50	116.87
6	—	327	117.50–125.00	122.18
10	—	480	110.00–124.00	119.69
3	—	680	85.00–90.00	87.96
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	98.00	98.00
1	—	350	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	82.00–86.00	84.31
4	—	510	95.00–108.00	100.06
8	—	364	100.00–110.00	104.77
8	—	557	90.00–108.00	95.81
9	—	478	92.00–110.00	101.84
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	102.00–107.00	104.42
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
5	—	325	100.00–110.00	103.53
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	238	95.00–128.00	115.19
6	—	322	94.00–119.00	106.47
3	—	252	102.50–114.00	108.84
6	—	629	85.00–98.00	92.53
13	—	521	100.00–115.00	111.22
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
8	—	425	93.00–118.00	108.44
11	—	358	100.00–117.50	109.71
12	—	570	90.00–115.00	107.77
15	—	471	100.00–119.00	108.69
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	78.00	78.00
1	—	675	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
2	—	453	80.00–85.00	82.49
2	—	233	95.00–100.00	97.37
1	—	285	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Small 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	47.00	47.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	60.00	60.00
1	—	460	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	94.00–97.00	95.45
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	80.00	80.00
1	—	425	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	74.00	74.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	500.00–650.00	591.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	675.00–775.00	724.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	664	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	746	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,160	710.00–1,025.00	876.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,491	64.00–78.00	73.32
24	—	1,736	78.00–94.00	84.56
11	—	1,749	91.00–100.00	93.08
6	—	1,397	61.00–77.00	71.33
13	—	1,395	64.00–88.00	72.83
1	—	1,035	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,430	40.00–47.00	43.55
30	—	1,466	60.00–85.00	63.97
35	—	1,447	50.00–60.00	55.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,106	49.00–60.00	54.82
36	—	1,194	61.00–79.00	65.16
55	—	1,123	36.00–50.00	44.01
15	—	1,040	20.00–37.00	31.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	881	43.00–60.00	52.76
29	—	833	20.00–48.00	39.34
2	—	803	60.00–66.00	62.75
9	—	828	13.00–25.00	18.22

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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