North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 338 priced lines covering 3,658 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,678 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 629 head. replacement cattle receipts at 58 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,678Last week 3,884Year ago 4,161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 629Last week 832Year ago 1,012

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 76Year ago 116

Current hog receipts 2.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower and bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mixed, 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 90.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	524	113.00–130.00	121.97
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
30	—	422	115.00–134.00	124.38
35	—	571	114.00–129.00	122.68
13	—	668	114.00–126.00	118.04
6	—	728	112.00–116.00	113.83
54	—	474	112.50–132.50	124.43
2	—	380	122.50–135.00	128.59
12	—	615	112.50–125.00	117.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	578	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	82.50	82.50
1	—	540	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	90.00–91.00	90.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	676	90.00–122.00	104.40
6	—	927	70.00–86.00	78.66
2	—	360	141.00–148.00	144.45
73	—	473	102.00–144.00	127.47
12	—	833	75.00–100.00	91.44
59	—	523	108.00–133.00	123.82
5	—	868	79.00–90.00	83.42
27	—	424	120.00–155.00	139.20
1	—	982	72.00	72.00
36	—	625	96.00–127.00	108.66
28	—	723	80.00–112.00	97.97
1	—	270	152.50	152.50
13	—	768	80.00–107.00	93.64
39	—	570	107.00–134.00	121.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	86.00	86.00
1	—	918	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	60.00	60.00
3	—	762	103.00–110.00	106.99
12	—	617	90.00–111.00	103.68
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
5	—	676	99.00–112.00	103.24
11	—	523	100.00–110.00	105.68
7	—	480	80.00–108.00	101.23
13	—	577	95.00–113.00	104.61
2	—	725	66.00–102.00	84.37
6	—	813	91.00–105.00	98.24
9	—	428	92.50–112.50	104.79
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	608	62.00	62.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	92.00	92.00
1	—	455	92.50	92.50
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	812	51.00	51.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	561	90.00–111.00	101.08
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
2	—	884	55.00–94.00	74.53
1	—	240	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
11	—	529	65.00–110.00	101.68
4	—	424	105.00–110.00	107.32
10	—	473	95.00–115.00	105.40
6	—	722	92.50–112.50	97.24
9	—	676	97.00–112.00	103.14
7	—	620	90.00–112.00	103.94
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	520	90.00–121.00	110.82
20	—	473	90.00–120.00	109.64
6	—	675	77.00–88.00	81.94
14	—	629	78.00–110.00	91.54
2	—	810	67.50–73.00	70.25
1	—	935	84.00	84.00
34	—	570	86.00–118.00	107.83
2	—	867	70.00–80.00	75.02
7	—	779	71.00–88.00	78.89
6	—	722	76.00–90.00	82.22
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	66.00	66.00
1	—	510	70.00	70.00
1	—	598	76.00	76.00
1	—	692	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	100.00–110.00	104.68
1	—	720	75.00	75.00
7	—	574	100.00–110.00	106.01
14	—	528	98.00–107.00	102.45
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
7	—	580	105.00–128.00	124.58
2	—	618	122.00–123.00	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	120.00–133.00	127.56
9	—	326	120.00–135.00	127.94
2	—	620	120.00–126.00	122.95
3	—	862	112.00–117.00	114.64
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
15	—	573	115.00–132.00	124.75
10	—	477	117.00–130.00	124.44
1	—	185	137.50	137.50
17	—	376	115.00–137.00	127.36
18	—	524	113.00–130.00	121.30
12	—	680	116.00–127.00	123.25
5	—	278	107.50–139.00	127.32
2	—	228	120.00–135.00	127.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
2	—	340	100.00–117.00	108.38
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
5	—	672	94.00–105.00	101.62
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
9	—	383	97.50–112.50	106.58
5	—	467	102.50–110.00	106.55
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	72.50	72.50
1	—	510	70.00	70.00
1	—	630	78.00	78.00
1	—	695	67.00	67.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	867	106.00–117.00	111.46
75	—	424	120.00–156.00	134.80
1	—	1,075	74.00	74.00
3	—	918	102.00–115.00	110.24
39	—	623	110.00–133.00	124.99
61	—	481	120.00–150.00	137.52
35	—	277	125.00–184.00	151.68
39	—	525	120.00–139.00	130.79
27	—	567	119.00–135.00	129.78
65	—	322	125.00–188.00	154.14
73	—	374	124.00–167.00	145.82
18	—	767	100.00–130.00	117.80
15	—	226	124.00–170.00	135.14
9	—	821	100.00–124.00	112.45
36	—	676	110.00–133.00	122.05
32	—	721	100.00–131.00	120.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
2	—	620	125.00–127.00	125.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	563	141.00–142.50	141.97
38	—	664	137.00	137.00
14	—	636	139.00	139.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	105.00–109.00	106.97
2	—	573	98.00–103.00	100.60
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
7	—	375	90.00–107.50	97.45
2	—	546	84.00–95.00	89.49
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
2	—	222	90.00–115.00	102.95
4	—	417	90.00–107.50	97.69
3	—	270	105.00–110.00	106.60
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
2	—	318	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	80.00–83.00	81.49
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	329	104.00–130.00	116.86
4	—	282	110.00–125.00	119.11
27	—	375	100.00–127.00	116.80
6	—	534	97.00–125.00	111.63
4	—	224	111.00–134.00	120.60
2	—	728	95.00–98.00	96.53
7	—	577	110.00–117.00	115.29
20	—	422	91.00–123.00	113.40
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
3	—	609	93.00–120.00	107.67
3	—	480	100.00–120.00	110.38
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	62.50	62.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	70.00	70.00
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
2	—	635	63.00–90.00	76.39
6	—	340	105.00–115.00	107.33
4	—	366	105.00–110.00	108.75
1	—	690	88.00	88.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
7	—	440	100.00–110.00	107.35
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	112.50	112.50
3	—	432	100.00–105.00	103.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	575	111.00–120.00	114.19
19	—	520	112.00–130.00	116.51
31	—	472	112.00–125.00	118.84
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
13	—	621	109.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	660	111.00–115.00	113.02
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
6	—	265	112.50–132.50	123.81
45	—	426	112.00–127.50	118.56
32	—	376	115.00–128.00	120.37
4	—	221	115.00–127.50	121.31
18	—	327	114.00–128.00	119.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	567	95.00–112.50	105.92
4	—	665	96.00–109.00	104.21
8	—	621	90.00–111.00	102.67
5	—	725	90.00–105.00	100.35
22	—	471	92.50–112.00	104.11
20	—	426	100.00–112.50	107.30
4	—	229	100.00–110.00	105.53
13	—	524	60.00–111.00	101.51
5	—	282	90.00–110.00	96.20
5	—	780	91.00–103.00	99.81
5	—	370	105.00–110.00	108.81
5	—	330	80.00–102.50	96.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	326	110.00	110.00
1	—	612	89.00	89.00
1	—	836	73.00	73.00
1	—	424	104.00	104.00
1	—	472	94.00	94.00
5	—	571	90.00–116.00	106.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	274	115.00–157.00	132.30
13	—	725	84.00–116.00	96.64
43	—	322	115.00–157.00	130.38
82	—	475	99.00–137.50	122.34
5	—	825	81.00–90.00	84.80
48	—	668	90.00–112.00	105.86
6	—	217	125.00–145.00	135.06
113	—	521	100.00–132.00	114.81
89	—	574	95.00–124.00	112.45
82	—	422	107.00–136.00	124.95
47	—	376	110.00–141.00	126.23
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
2	—	180	140.00–160.00	150.00
12	—	782	84.00–116.00	102.58
43	—	620	90.00–122.50	104.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
10	—	491	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	214	100.00	100.00
19	—	470	75.00–112.00	100.13
17	—	577	74.00–112.00	104.11
17	—	422	77.00–111.00	101.82
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
18	—	629	95.00–110.00	103.42
13	—	670	102.00–110.00	105.01
7	—	379	86.00–111.00	103.37
14	—	523	76.00–112.50	102.15
2	—	265	81.00–100.00	90.52
5	—	717	100.00–107.00	103.03
5	—	767	101.00–106.00	103.19
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	50.00	50.00
1	—	440	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	72.50	72.50
1	—	420	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	93.00–117.00	106.84
25	—	426	90.00–120.00	107.03
2	—	613	85.00–90.00	87.45
8	—	331	90.00–117.00	105.63
6	—	672	74.00–98.00	86.05
6	—	279	100.00–120.00	111.28
5	—	772	70.00–79.00	76.01
7	—	227	100.00–123.00	112.90
13	—	520	80.00–110.00	101.59
16	—	477	90.00–117.00	104.60
12	—	574	81.00–110.00	99.26
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	571	75.00	75.00
1	—	498	75.00	75.00
2	—	529	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	60.00	60.00
1	—	290	106.00	106.00
1	—	625	77.00	77.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
4	—	484	100.00–108.00	103.04
10	—	525	100.00–104.00	102.01
7	—	570	100.00–110.00	103.86
1	—	705	77.00	77.00
4	—	384	100.00–110.00	107.23
6	—	430	100.00–110.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	50.00	50.00
1	—	780	63.00	63.00
1	—	535	62.50	62.50
1	—	590	55.00	55.00
1	—	675	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,000	68.00	68.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	38.00	38.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
6	—	223	70.00–92.50	84.33
5	—	269	72.50–97.50	85.84
2	—	183	75.00–80.00	77.40
2	—	323	87.50	87.50
1	—	685	74.00	74.00
1	—	445	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	55.00	55.00
1	—	445	55.00	55.00
1	—	490	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,480	50.00–84.00	73.54
5	—	1,492	60.00–80.00	71.10
2	—	1,398	68.00–73.00	71.07
4	—	1,806	86.00–95.00	90.40
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,302	66.00–76.00	72.82
1	—	1,665	75.00	75.00
28	—	1,712	81.00–95.00	87.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,399	34.00–58.00	49.63
1	—	1,420	25.00	25.00
12	—	1,448	55.00–70.00	59.02
46	—	1,532	47.00–68.00	56.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,162	58.00–74.00	65.97
40	—	1,121	38.00–57.00	49.44
206	—	1,200	47.00–68.00	56.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	762	55.00	55.00
84	—	994	28.00–48.00	41.31
86	—	1,104	40.00–58.00	50.17
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	52.00	52.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	410.00–510.00	473.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	850.00–1,175.00	1,015.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,186	775.00–1,200.00	947.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,207.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,079	675.00–1,190.00	866.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	600.00–675.00	637.83
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	340.00	340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,161	485.00–950.00	760.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,183	500.00–925.00	734.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	450.00–585.00	541.22

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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