North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 303 priced lines covering 2,837 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,751 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 616 head. replacement cattle receipts at 41 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,751Last week 4,340Year ago 4,284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 616Last week 684Year ago 1,063

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 57Year ago 137

Current hog receipts 1.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 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 light to moderate as remnants of Hurricane Delta passed through the region early in the trade week. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 2.00 to 55.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
2	—	613	114.00	114.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
2	—	685	113.00–116.00	114.48
24	—	524	113.00–126.00	118.80
15	—	424	115.00–132.50	123.59
20	—	570	114.00–126.00	117.36
26	—	471	112.50–133.00	123.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	770	88.00–108.00	97.56
16	—	719	90.00–109.00	102.13
66	—	472	119.00–142.00	129.48
42	—	573	100.00–129.00	118.88
5	—	869	85.00–103.00	95.81
1	—	1,020	99.00	99.00
1	—	980	86.00	86.00
38	—	623	100.00–124.00	112.85
28	—	671	94.00–129.00	107.43
61	—	520	107.00–136.00	123.02
28	—	420	134.00–156.00	142.01
3	—	824	88.00–101.00	95.32
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	470	102.00–123.00	114.97
4	—	718	77.00–80.00	79.27
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
14	—	518	82.00–115.00	106.97
6	—	673	80.00–95.00	89.67
1	—	835	75.00	75.00
2	—	636	80.00–98.00	88.92
13	—	576	97.00–114.00	107.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
8	—	578	90.00–110.00	103.66
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
3	—	515	90.00–100.00	93.33
2	—	705	94.00	94.00
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
10	—	611	98.00–111.00	106.36
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	96.00–103.00	99.52
8	—	711	95.00–104.00	98.01
8	—	480	95.00–112.50	104.78
6	—	665	98.00–109.00	104.65
7	—	514	100.00–112.50	106.95
13	—	625	90.00–110.00	101.07
6	—	417	100.00–112.50	107.47
2	—	843	91.00–94.00	92.50
3	—	567	100.00–110.00	105.56
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	714	56.00	56.00
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
1	—	825	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	77.50	77.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	111.00	111.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	94.00	94.00
13	—	562	100.00–109.00	102.09
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
11	—	479	100.00–110.00	104.31
7	—	522	101.00–108.00	104.32
1	—	665	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	758	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	122.50	122.50
5	—	327	120.00–135.00	132.06
9	—	528	115.00–126.00	121.58
2	—	720	112.00–118.00	115.02
10	—	474	117.50–133.00	128.30
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
8	—	435	115.00–130.00	125.42
14	—	689	113.00–127.00	116.27
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
14	—	571	114.00–128.00	122.62
5	—	229	122.50–132.50	127.43
8	—	378	117.50–137.50	130.31
2	—	800	112.00	112.00
2	—	278	135.00–137.50	136.31
10	—	626	114.00–124.00	118.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	95.00–107.00	100.90
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
5	—	672	100.00–110.00	104.24
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	99.00	99.00
7	—	571	105.00–111.00	108.13
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	105.00	105.00
2	—	473	109.00–110.00	109.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
1	—	305	92.50	92.50
1	—	465	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	516	120.00–139.00	131.08
1	—	878	112.00	112.00
6	—	229	124.00–140.00	131.66
29	—	477	118.00–144.00	131.70
18	—	764	97.00–124.00	113.75
15	—	716	106.00–128.00	119.43
14	—	664	111.00–125.00	120.35
87	—	424	118.00–153.00	137.80
3	—	170	140.00–150.00	144.95
3	—	905	117.00	117.00
29	—	567	120.00–134.00	128.11
82	—	372	125.00–164.00	143.04
65	—	624	110.00–131.00	123.61
1	—	124	115.00	115.00
2	—	830	120.00–122.00	121.01
31	—	272	124.00–169.00	142.18
61	—	329	120.00–165.00	145.32
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	110.00–118.00	114.65
3	—	467	110.00–115.00	111.64
4	—	292	107.00–120.00	115.92
2	—	228	116.00–126.00	120.95
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
3	—	556	108.00–118.00	113.68
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
2	—	668	95.00–100.00	97.43
5	—	325	108.00–130.00	115.95
2	—	725	93.00	93.00
19	—	377	110.00–140.00	123.20
1	—	185	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	90.00–110.00	100.48
9	—	629	95.00–110.00	105.20
3	—	532	101.00–111.00	107.25
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
5	—	374	90.00–110.00	100.57
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
2	—	347	92.00–100.00	96.01
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
1	—	480	112.50	112.50
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	292	85.00	85.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	842	97.00	97.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	688	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	132.50	132.50
1	—	310	137.50	137.50
2	—	434	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
4	—	521	70.00–106.00	87.25
5	—	434	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	105.00	105.00
2	—	583	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	425	113.00–130.00	121.28
6	—	279	117.50–127.50	123.68
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
2	—	708	113.00	113.00
25	—	572	109.00–117.00	113.68
17	—	370	112.50–127.50	120.89
37	—	470	112.50–124.00	118.68
9	—	332	115.00–127.50	120.55
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
6	—	525	113.00–118.00	115.35
10	—	606	111.00–114.00	112.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	99.00–111.00	102.52
8	—	370	95.00–112.50	105.92
4	—	636	95.00–111.00	103.04
2	—	275	102.50–112.50	107.50
11	—	516	90.00–111.00	101.81
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
4	—	431	100.00–112.00	106.25
5	—	678	95.00–108.00	101.78
8	—	578	90.00–111.00	102.75
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	184	117.50–135.00	123.84
5	—	761	95.00–101.00	98.40
50	—	471	100.00–132.00	120.87
1	—	980	63.00	63.00
42	—	572	98.00–124.00	109.20
63	—	422	106.00–133.00	122.46
52	—	375	109.00–137.50	125.07
4	—	870	76.00–97.00	88.96
26	—	678	83.00–108.00	97.03
15	—	719	90.00–107.00	99.64
14	—	283	110.00–137.50	125.56
15	—	814	80.00–104.00	95.42
5	—	218	118.00–149.00	127.79
45	—	621	90.00–110.00	99.96
89	—	518	98.00–130.00	114.04
1	—	136	111.00	111.00
33	—	327	110.00–137.50	124.48
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	465	100.00–118.00	111.37
2	—	263	109.00–115.00	111.97
16	—	523	83.00–110.00	101.40
5	—	327	105.00–119.00	110.55
1	—	895	60.00	60.00
7	—	677	75.00–94.00	84.59
3	—	770	70.00–85.00	78.12
6	—	565	104.00–110.00	107.12
1	—	192	103.00	103.00
1	—	746	72.00	72.00
21	—	420	86.00–115.00	107.96
2	—	228	100.00–104.00	101.85
13	—	373	93.00–118.00	108.13
9	—	631	85.00–98.00	91.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	668	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	87.00–110.00	102.10
8	—	575	70.00–112.00	102.35
9	—	618	97.00–110.00	105.11
16	—	524	78.00–110.00	102.33
1	—	785	97.00	97.00
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
11	—	481	70.00–111.00	99.89
7	—	669	100.00–108.00	104.69
13	—	423	100.00–110.00	104.60
2	—	715	102.00–108.00	104.94
4	—	282	90.00–105.00	99.45
9	—	378	87.00–112.50	104.31
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	62.50	62.50
1	—	460	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	73.00	73.00
1	—	425	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	822	70.00	70.00
1	—	706	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	614	86.00	86.00
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
4	—	531	97.00–115.00	110.47
6	—	577	94.00–116.00	105.50
3	—	369	104.00–106.00	105.33
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	90.00–109.00	103.61
8	—	571	79.00–106.00	100.55
4	—	318	100.00–110.00	105.86
9	—	376	90.00–110.00	103.32
8	—	428	78.00–108.00	100.88
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	66.00	66.00
7	—	529	70.00–108.00	95.93
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	65.00	65.00
1	—	465	72.00	72.00
2	—	563	75.00–85.00	79.89
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	50.00	50.00
2	—	528	79.00–84.00	81.44
2	—	475	55.00–82.00	68.50
2	—	370	65.00	65.00
1	—	425	62.00	62.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	72.00	72.00
1	—	550	62.50	62.50
1	—	315	82.50	82.50
2	—	270	68.00	68.00
1	—	736	91.00	91.00
4	—	246	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	92.50	92.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	77.50	77.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	72.50	72.50
1	—	465	67.50	67.50
1	—	302	82.00	82.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,097	450.00–750.00	602.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	780.00–825.00	802.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	536.00	536.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	758	400.00–592.00	507.09
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	786	575.00–650.00	629.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	780	575.00–685.00	637.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	728	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	250.00	250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	700.00–800.00	750.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	785.00–885.00	837.35
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	507.00	507.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,205	44.50–61.00	53.27
19	—	1,159	56.00–66.00	60.31
41	—	1,116	36.00–50.00	44.83
2	—	990	21.00–32.00	26.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	68.00–75.00	71.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	56.00–60.00	57.26
26	—	1,468	39.00–51.00	46.73
49	—	1,455	44.00–64.00	53.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	971	29.00–44.00	36.88
2	—	800	28.00–33.00	30.77
4	—	845	55.00–64.00	60.38
112	—	1,112	42.00–55.00	47.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,750	78.00–90.00	82.29
4	—	1,731	91.00–115.00	97.27
1	—	1,822	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,458	72.00–76.50	74.49
6	—	1,122	54.00–74.00	64.55
28	—	1,404	55.00–80.00	73.45
10	—	1,475	70.00–89.00	78.77

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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