North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 265 priced lines covering 2,038 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,774 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 462 head. replacement cattle receipts at 40 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,774Last week 1,710Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 272Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; while heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher; and bulls mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light to light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 35.00 to 70.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	572	126.00–141.50	132.89
33	—	516	127.00–148.00	137.37
1	—	155	130.00	130.00
2	—	750	106.00–108.00	107.00
1	—	955	94.00	94.00
26	—	625	114.00–129.00	121.60
5	—	826	100.00–106.00	102.21
4	—	723	107.00–120.00	114.14
4	—	230	132.00–136.00	133.99
1	—	935	102.00	102.00
56	—	329	130.00–156.00	142.37
2	—	873	103.00–108.00	105.54
29	—	278	126.00–160.00	144.45
7	—	674	104.00–123.00	115.07
31	—	472	128.00–145.00	138.78
86	—	372	130.00–160.00	142.15
64	—	423	127.00–149.00	136.32
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	628	108.00–110.00	109.03
3	—	223	112.50–114.00	113.03
1	—	422	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
6	—	332	116.00–128.00	120.57
2	—	375	127.00–128.00	127.51
6	—	423	119.00–128.00	122.38
5	—	265	110.00–126.00	119.39
3	—	230	101.00–125.00	116.68
2	—	553	75.00–116.00	95.41
2	—	473	99.00–120.00	109.22
4	—	518	109.00–120.00	114.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	124.00–134.00	127.77
6	—	414	119.00–130.00	126.41
2	—	713	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
18	—	373	120.00–135.00	129.11
15	—	324	115.00–136.00	127.37
10	—	469	125.00–135.00	130.73
8	—	679	113.00–125.00	121.98
6	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.96
4	—	625	114.00–126.00	119.06
2	—	288	130.00–137.50	133.65
2	—	208	130.00–132.50	131.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
1	—	620	97.00	97.00
2	—	243	97.50	97.50
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
5	—	340	87.00–110.00	91.39
2	—	518	110.00–125.00	117.54
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	133.00–135.00	134.05
1	—	824	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
3	—	440	124.00–133.00	130.11
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	93.00	93.00
1	—	350	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	113.00	113.00
1	—	352	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	569	120.00–140.00	128.66
15	—	674	102.00–120.00	111.55
60	—	523	121.00–146.00	132.70
14	—	618	102.50–131.00	115.39
5	—	735	106.00–120.00	111.61
2	—	842	94.00–95.00	94.50
1	—	976	78.00	78.00
1	—	858	94.00	94.00
1	—	902	93.00	93.00
50	—	424	125.00–156.00	140.96
66	—	470	120.00–146.00	133.88
4	—	763	92.00–104.00	98.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	120.00–136.00	128.93
5	—	667	115.00–123.00	119.17
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
3	—	615	116.00–125.00	120.94
18	—	523	120.00–134.00	125.76
14	—	472	117.00–135.00	128.11
18	—	572	114.00–134.00	123.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	830	78.00	78.00
2	—	420	100.00–110.00	104.88
5	—	534	100.00–115.00	110.99
5	—	468	114.00–126.00	120.01
5	—	565	106.00–119.00	112.02
1	—	755	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	96.00	96.00
1	—	675	81.00	81.00
2	—	515	104.00	104.00
4	—	578	100.00–109.00	103.96
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	125.00–133.00	129.10
2	—	635	124.00	124.00
3	—	403	121.00–133.00	127.99
4	—	469	122.00–134.00	127.51
2	—	671	101.00–106.00	103.51
1	—	728	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
2	—	540	114.00	114.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
2	—	483	100.00–113.00	106.60
2	—	635	100.00–103.00	101.50
3	—	572	105.00–112.00	108.99
3	—	665	100.00–110.00	106.62
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	92.50–95.00	93.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	107.50–112.50	109.69
2	—	823	93.00–101.00	96.96
2	—	753	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	530	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	415	100.00–107.50	103.66
4	—	478	99.00–110.00	105.40
4	—	586	101.00–109.00	104.60
7	—	631	94.00–115.00	104.78
3	—	722	90.00–99.00	93.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	82.00	82.00
4	—	578	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	80.00–85.00	82.54
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
1	—	150	130.00	130.00
74	—	428	110.00–135.00	124.88
42	—	472	105.00–136.00	121.17
41	—	370	111.00–138.00	126.96
36	—	323	112.00–140.00	129.50
26	—	522	106.00–124.00	115.96
15	—	625	100.00–110.00	104.76
14	—	275	116.00–140.00	132.41
10	—	574	105.00–120.00	112.86
7	—	673	93.00–108.00	102.13
3	—	732	78.00–101.00	92.26
1	—	128	115.00	115.00
1	—	762	91.00	91.00
6	—	231	128.00–135.00	132.74
6	—	931	60.00–80.00	63.22
1	—	1,090	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,020	77.00	77.00
1	—	955	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	97.50–112.50	105.99
2	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	99.00–107.00	103.03
12	—	636	98.00–109.00	102.40
8	—	478	97.00–112.00	104.81
7	—	516	100.00–107.00	104.13
6	—	574	101.00–110.00	106.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	115.00–122.00	118.48
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	124.00	124.00
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
6	—	473	119.00–123.00	120.48
1	—	846	70.00	70.00
3	—	634	94.00–112.00	100.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	112.50	112.50
4	—	663	112.00–116.00	113.52
2	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
11	—	335	110.00–137.50	119.22
5	—	272	115.00–126.00	120.90
12	—	578	112.00–119.00	115.26
16	—	375	117.50–124.00	121.86
21	—	524	112.00–120.00	116.56
31	—	427	112.50–124.00	119.93
31	—	476	112.00–191.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
4	—	324	97.50–110.00	105.52
11	—	524	97.00–113.00	103.63
6	—	619	95.00–109.00	102.32
2	—	658	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	553	106.00–111.00	108.51
2	—	478	107.50–111.00	109.26
2	—	415	107.00–112.00	109.50
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	255	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	92.00–97.00	94.50
2	—	575	92.50–94.00	93.27
2	—	325	90.00–95.00	92.38
2	—	628	90.00–93.00	91.53
1	—	385	95.00	95.00
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	94.00	94.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	666	93.00	93.00
20	—	528	87.00–114.00	108.12
17	—	574	96.00–114.00	108.02
9	—	485	89.00–118.00	108.28
7	—	380	91.00–120.00	105.26
1	—	708	87.00	87.00
5	—	263	117.00–124.00	120.67
2	—	233	122.00–123.00	122.53
1	—	620	84.00	84.00
2	—	430	112.00–115.00	113.55
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	326	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
6	—	479	100.00–110.00	106.10
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	70.00	70.00
1	—	640	70.00	70.00
1	—	890	84.00	84.00
5	—	760	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	76.00–83.00	79.62
2	—	878	67.00–71.00	68.99
1	—	635	72.00	72.00
1	—	750	68.00	68.00
1	—	710	71.00	71.00
2	—	575	65.00–70.00	67.46
3	—	678	66.00–68.00	67.34
9	—	410	66.00–81.00	74.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	965.00	965.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	925.00–1,025.00	976.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	775.00–1,025.00	912.55
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	385.00–532.00	455.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	655.00	655.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	941	625.00–675.00	637.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,339	750.00–1,000.00	863.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	850.00–975.00	923.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,215	735.00–850.00	800.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,448	75.00–94.00	85.91
4	—	1,328	89.50–99.00	93.58
10	—	1,129	59.00–79.00	73.86
1	—	1,168	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,700	97.00–106.00	101.14
6	—	1,236	71.00–93.00	81.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,285	38.00–57.00	50.31
35	—	1,225	60.00–78.00	67.41
153	—	1,119	48.00–71.00	59.81
1	—	950	23.00	23.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,406	52.00–68.00	61.33
10	—	1,388	60.00–72.00	64.36
1	—	1,485	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	973	32.00–52.00	41.10
46	—	1,062	42.00–58.00	53.24
2	—	853	59.00–60.00	59.48

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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