North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 336 priced lines covering 3,352 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,186 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 724 head. replacement cattle receipts at 68 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,186Last week 2,845Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 724Last week 703Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 73Year ago 0

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were mixed, 4.00 higher to 2.00 lower; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light to moderate, overall. Cattle quality was mostly average with some plain. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 82.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	90.00–95.00	92.41
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	845	92.00	92.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	100.00–112.00	107.74
8	—	472	100.00–110.00	104.95
3	—	812	100.00–102.00	100.67
3	—	710	100.00–105.00	102.99
3	—	667	100.00–112.00	107.44
3	—	423	100.00–105.00	102.98
11	—	637	100.00–113.00	107.42
13	—	521	95.00–112.50	107.57
5	—	762	94.00–106.00	99.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	572	115.00–134.00	122.52
2	—	928	92.00–104.00	98.05
95	—	469	110.00–144.00	131.89
8	—	879	88.00–112.00	98.16
6	—	825	93.00–107.00	98.19
1	—	395	137.50	137.50
72	—	525	115.00–138.00	126.68
34	—	671	98.00–130.00	109.89
46	—	620	99.00–132.00	114.11
48	—	422	120.00–148.00	137.29
36	—	718	94.00–121.00	105.46
10	—	775	90.00–104.00	98.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	532	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	85.00–89.00	87.32
22	—	578	110.00–119.00	113.64
5	—	418	115.00–126.00	122.07
2	—	735	85.00–97.00	90.92
21	—	516	98.00–119.00	111.40
11	—	467	110.00–120.00	114.05
1	—	840	87.50	87.50
5	—	624	89.00–107.00	99.87
3	—	673	99.00–103.00	101.30
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	100.00–125.00	108.87
3	—	668	99.00–110.00	105.01
4	—	461	95.00–112.50	106.32
2	—	515	105.00–112.50	108.86
3	—	785	96.00–101.00	98.99
8	—	576	100.00–115.00	104.72
9	—	725	105.00–109.00	107.12
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	83.00–110.00	101.46
3	—	593	100.00–105.00	101.67
1	—	690	87.50	87.50
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	112.50–133.00	124.60
12	—	669	113.00–128.00	119.77
34	—	524	115.00–130.00	123.62
32	—	478	115.00–133.00	126.08
40	—	568	114.00–131.00	124.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
5	—	719	110.00–116.00	113.60
24	—	622	113.00–126.00	120.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	110.00–128.00	123.64
7	—	491	124.00–130.00	128.14
5	—	436	125.00–132.50	128.93
3	—	663	119.00–126.00	122.01
3	—	620	117.00–125.00	120.62
9	—	523	120.00–130.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	95.00	95.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
3	—	465	90.00–97.50	93.45
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	50.00	50.00
1	—	295	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	105.00	105.00
2	—	392	60.00–70.00	64.97
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	102.00–112.00	108.80
3	—	673	102.00–107.00	104.68
2	—	227	100.00–108.00	103.63
5	—	483	105.00–110.00	108.00
3	—	291	97.00–110.00	105.71
5	—	323	98.00–112.50	104.32
12	—	423	100.00–110.00	106.57
5	—	824	90.00–102.00	96.39
10	—	518	104.00–113.00	108.50
4	—	718	95.00–110.00	105.03
7	—	366	96.00–110.00	104.60
4	—	765	92.50–105.00	99.82
18	—	630	96.00–110.00	104.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	760	93.00–111.00	96.54
32	—	374	115.00–151.00	130.80
37	—	327	114.00–156.00	131.45
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
98	—	520	103.00–133.00	116.62
12	—	720	85.00–119.00	102.86
25	—	277	120.00–159.00	142.17
3	—	226	130.00–131.00	130.68
68	—	572	100.00–138.00	117.12
67	—	422	110.00–148.00	122.59
56	—	620	100.00–125.00	112.81
58	—	475	100.00–153.00	119.35
7	—	828	80.00–109.00	89.32
16	—	675	90.00–119.00	108.73
4	—	180	123.00–145.00	132.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	143.00	143.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	74.00	74.00
1	—	375	80.00	80.00
1	—	435	62.00	62.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	102.00–118.00	112.42
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
11	—	566	89.00–110.00	104.14
5	—	321	111.00–119.00	115.25
9	—	521	90.00–112.00	106.09
21	—	478	91.00–119.00	112.36
4	—	607	80.00–112.00	100.47
3	—	668	103.00–109.00	107.04
14	—	426	94.00–117.00	104.78
2	—	207	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	198	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	88.00	88.00
2	—	768	80.00–85.00	82.49
1	—	900	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
2	—	773	92.00–94.00	93.02
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	100.00–111.00	106.03
1	—	160	117.50	117.50
2	—	388	105.00–110.00	107.48
13	—	520	97.50–110.00	105.39
5	—	333	95.00–110.00	101.93
7	—	676	91.00–106.00	98.45
1	—	890	94.00	94.00
2	—	765	91.00–104.00	97.42
4	—	429	105.00–110.00	106.30
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
7	—	716	95.00–110.00	102.25
6	—	622	100.00–110.00	104.85
14	—	472	95.00–115.00	107.25
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
2	—	315	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	80.00–100.00	90.29
1	—	360	104.00	104.00
6	—	477	92.00–110.00	99.54
3	—	562	90.00–100.00	96.71
2	—	235	100.00–110.00	105.11
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	120.00–122.50	121.23
2	—	660	110.00–111.00	110.51
9	—	621	110.00–115.00	112.44
5	—	585	113.00–117.00	115.00
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
9	—	475	116.00–124.00	119.96
7	—	425	106.00–123.00	117.45
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
5	—	518	115.00–117.50	116.71
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	95.00	95.00
2	—	513	90.00–91.00	90.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	114.00–126.00	120.30
43	—	472	112.50–127.50	119.43
9	—	616	108.00–115.00	112.62
21	—	378	115.00–127.50	121.32
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
14	—	575	112.00–161.00	119.34
10	—	327	115.50–135.00	124.83
5	—	279	115.00–122.50	120.01
22	—	519	112.00–125.00	116.90
5	—	232	112.50–127.50	119.12
10	—	667	109.00–125.00	114.79
1	—	170	115.00	115.00
4	—	709	110.00–114.00	111.25
Dairy Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	60.00	60.00
1	—	525	70.00	70.00
1	—	725	44.00	44.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	60.00	60.00
1	—	510	44.00	44.00
2	—	630	70.00–80.00	75.12
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	42.50	42.50
1	—	570	73.00	73.00
1	—	480	69.00	69.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	50.00	50.00
1	—	250	52.50	52.50
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	106.00–121.00	113.57
29	—	281	130.00–184.00	158.42
2	—	928	94.00–112.00	103.07
7	—	770	114.00–123.00	119.73
72	—	373	124.00–169.00	142.40
2	—	1,283	100.00	100.00
2	—	878	116.00–118.00	117.01
6	—	233	130.00–160.00	143.41
70	—	326	123.00–186.00	151.18
97	—	422	122.00–170.00	143.26
27	—	669	126.00–137.00	131.08
3	—	967	109.00–112.00	110.33
4	—	176	125.00–147.50	133.75
79	—	577	123.00–149.00	136.92
39	—	474	124.00–155.00	138.26
14	—	723	104.00–133.00	122.07
67	—	625	114.00–139.00	132.36
47	—	523	128.00–146.00	135.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	638	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	582	117.50–132.00	126.17
2	—	433	127.50–132.50	129.99
2	—	340	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	628	124.00	124.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	358	132.50–137.50	134.95
4	—	865	115.00–117.00	115.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	365	87.00–112.50	101.49
2	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
1	—	240	95.00	95.00
3	—	326	90.00–120.00	107.30
7	—	424	97.50–112.00	103.49
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	102.50	102.50
1	—	390	104.00	104.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	104.00	104.00
6	—	428	73.00–122.50	105.70
2	—	383	116.00–117.00	116.52
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
2	—	270	102.00–110.00	105.85
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	110.00–119.00	112.75
10	—	328	108.00–140.00	124.93
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
10	—	381	110.00–131.00	121.58
7	—	226	114.00–132.50	124.30
22	—	420	110.00–135.00	119.19
3	—	608	111.00–120.00	115.05
2	—	578	100.00–115.00	107.73
2	—	290	128.00–129.00	128.49
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	117.50–132.50	124.08
19	—	371	115.00–137.50	127.45
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
10	—	530	120.00–130.00	125.74
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
15	—	333	120.00–137.50	128.70
10	—	672	115.00–126.00	120.47
19	—	577	118.00–130.00	124.43
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
5	—	464	115.00–130.00	123.08
4	—	639	115.00–123.00	120.40
5	—	439	115.00–133.00	125.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	95.00–110.00	102.45
2	—	860	96.00–105.00	100.50
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
5	—	314	63.00–115.00	96.24
4	—	670	97.50–112.50	106.61
2	—	478	83.00–100.00	91.63
2	—	278	95.00–117.50	105.95
2	—	425	95.00–115.00	104.76
2	—	830	95.00–103.00	99.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	60.00–85.00	72.54
4	—	605	76.00–87.00	78.75
2	—	760	72.00	72.00
1	—	985	79.00	79.00
1	—	305	67.50	67.50
4	—	181	57.50–122.50	95.78
9	—	571	70.00–92.00	75.70
2	—	363	71.00–88.00	79.68
2	—	465	82.00–84.00	83.02
3	—	225	90.00–120.00	103.44
1	—	820	81.00	81.00
6	—	420	70.00–85.00	77.94
1	—	505	83.00	83.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	52.00–79.00	65.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	530	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,186	900.00–1,290.00	1,125.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,043.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,028	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,350.00–1,410.00	1,369.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,094	870.00–1,400.00	1,217.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	695	350.00–490.00	428.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	758	370.00–500.00	437.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	970	635.00–970.00	753.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,168	630.00–930.00	792.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	600.00–950.00	798.99
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	476.00	476.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,478	50.00–54.00	52.44
64	—	1,405	52.00–67.00	60.45
23	—	1,417	60.00–72.00	64.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,158	44.00–55.00	50.27
24	—	1,215	61.00–73.00	67.56
285	—	1,163	51.00–67.00	59.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	973	34.00–49.00	44.30
3	—	866	60.00–63.00	61.98
86	—	1,041	45.00–59.00	52.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,623	80.00–97.00	89.52
18	—	1,294	60.00–85.00	79.04
15	—	1,736	91.00–102.50	97.83

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line