North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 384 priced lines covering 2,842 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,422 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 852 head. replacement cattle receipts at 88 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,422Last week 1,902Year ago 3,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 852Last week 501Year ago 814

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 51Year ago 216

Current hog receipts 12.

*Carolina Stockyards in Siler City, NC was closed on Friday, November 27, 2020 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.*

Compared to last week's holiday shortened week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while boning type were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher; feeder bulls were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher; while heifers were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to fairly good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to fairly active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality varied from plain to attractive. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 90.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	99.00–108.00	104.27
6	—	715	89.00–110.00	102.60
6	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.83
4	—	474	86.00–116.00	100.20
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
6	—	579	98.00–112.50	105.86
5	—	757	95.00–108.00	102.54
11	—	617	90.00–110.00	102.94
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
1	—	675	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.47
4	—	564	100.00–110.00	107.56
2	—	485	74.00–112.50	93.67
3	—	668	100.00–105.00	101.66
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
2	—	433	102.50–105.00	103.73
6	—	527	95.00–110.00	102.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	618	100.00–125.00	112.85
24	—	519	107.00–143.00	126.76
5	—	815	78.00–86.00	81.99
14	—	668	102.50–116.00	107.60
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	859	70.00–92.00	81.12
73	—	472	114.00–149.00	133.64
3	—	719	89.00–91.00	90.35
2	—	912	73.00–86.00	79.59
5	—	768	80.00–94.00	86.18
3	—	968	65.00–80.00	70.91
1	—	385	162.00	162.00
26	—	576	105.00–126.00	118.11
49	—	422	135.00–160.00	146.38
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	77.50–106.00	95.46
4	—	538	98.00–100.00	98.49
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	890	78.00	78.00
3	—	593	92.00–105.00	100.02
1	—	825	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	80.00	80.00
1	—	636	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	84.00–113.00	98.82
1	—	814	70.00	70.00
4	—	623	80.00–100.00	95.02
4	—	669	84.00–98.00	90.53
2	—	768	74.00–80.00	77.01
1	—	740	70.00	70.00
1	—	900	55.00	55.00
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	883	55.00–67.50	61.20
2	—	523	99.00–107.00	103.02
6	—	482	98.00–124.00	106.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	80.00–86.00	83.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
5	—	570	80.00–94.00	86.58
5	—	622	80.00–90.00	85.47
1	—	790	84.00	84.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	526	112.00–137.00	122.76
33	—	571	113.00–132.00	121.91
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
16	—	627	113.00–125.00	116.59
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
23	—	474	111.00–134.00	125.78
19	—	426	117.50–137.00	125.59
7	—	660	113.00–117.00	114.56
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	120.00–132.00	125.30
3	—	568	122.00–128.00	124.96
4	—	479	110.00–134.00	124.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	100.00–110.00	106.61
6	—	368	85.00–107.50	99.47
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
1	—	162	90.00	90.00
6	—	278	100.00–112.50	107.97
3	—	570	105.00–111.00	107.76
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	615	105.00–107.00	106.01
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
1	—	370	82.50	82.50
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	60.00	60.00
1	—	370	57.50	57.50
1	—	525	67.50	67.50
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	78.00	78.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	350	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	100.00–107.00	103.54
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
4	—	378	90.00–110.00	100.74
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	327	107.00–110.00	108.64
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
3	—	475	107.00–111.00	109.61
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	85.00–90.00	87.56
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	90.00	90.00
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	110.00–125.00	119.80
3	—	577	100.00–125.00	115.10
1	—	730	62.50	62.50
10	—	226	107.50–126.00	115.52
4	—	482	106.00–117.00	110.92
1	—	625	76.00	76.00
12	—	384	107.00–120.00	116.63
10	—	425	110.00–122.00	116.07
20	—	324	108.00–125.00	117.33
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	1,030	100.00	100.00
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
52	—	425	120.00–164.00	139.55
34	—	519	119.00–143.00	134.14
17	—	616	105.00–134.50	125.38
13	—	717	100.00–124.00	119.06
76	—	373	123.00–168.00	146.02
71	—	329	124.00–183.00	153.60
23	—	275	143.00–193.00	157.73
28	—	475	121.00–157.50	139.35
4	—	808	110.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	190	160.00	160.00
6	—	230	120.00–180.00	150.54
11	—	569	120.00–136.00	125.66
9	—	690	100.00–130.00	121.30
3	—	762	106.00–123.00	116.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	102.50	102.50
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
3	—	317	100.00–105.00	102.53
2	—	620	100.00–104.00	102.03
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
2	—	425	105.00–110.00	107.41
1	—	520	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
1	—	195	92.50	92.50
1	—	470	80.00	80.00
2	—	265	90.00–95.00	92.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	275	102.50–145.00	130.77
17	—	378	115.00–142.50	130.13
5	—	675	113.00–122.00	116.60
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
18	—	320	117.50–141.00	130.25
5	—	422	112.50–132.00	124.23
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
14	—	586	112.00–130.00	125.55
2	—	480	120.00–132.00	125.94
2	—	175	122.00–140.00	129.97
2	—	633	114.00–120.00	116.96
12	—	227	125.00–145.00	132.54
6	—	526	120.00–128.00	124.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	332	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
1	—	260	142.50	142.50
2	—	363	130.00	130.00
2	—	439	117.00–133.00	124.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	149.00	149.00
2	—	385	149.00–170.00	159.36
15	—	826	125.50	125.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	41.00	41.00
1	—	310	67.00	67.00
1	—	905	60.00	60.00
1	—	605	70.00	70.00
5	—	150	47.00–48.00	47.80
1	—	960	58.00	58.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	62.00	62.00
1	—	880	47.00	47.00
1	—	700	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	85.00	85.00
2	—	720	84.00–85.00	84.49
4	—	368	82.50–90.00	86.68
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
3	—	820	81.00–83.00	81.99
5	—	423	85.00–92.00	88.29
3	—	630	82.00–91.00	87.69
11	—	475	80.00–96.00	89.64
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	80.00	80.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	80.00–92.50	85.06
1	—	570	82.00	82.00
1	—	128	77.50	77.50
1	—	800	82.50	82.50
1	—	480	92.50	92.50
2	—	375	80.00–82.50	81.23
1	—	765	82.00	82.00
3	—	407	80.00–90.00	84.13
3	—	285	85.00–90.00	88.27
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	80.00–94.00	87.07
3	—	570	85.00–97.50	90.34
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
1	—	325	85.00	85.00
5	—	618	80.00–93.50	85.33
6	—	416	80.00–90.00	83.47
3	—	470	80.00–92.50	87.62
9	—	361	80.00–95.00	87.83
1	—	255	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	170	122.50–125.00	123.28
31	—	425	110.00–126.00	118.87
4	—	931	83.00	83.00
42	—	470	110.00–124.00	116.96
2	—	628	109.00–113.00	111.02
7	—	229	112.50–125.00	116.60
26	—	376	112.50–127.50	121.31
5	—	654	110.00	110.00
17	—	525	110.00–121.00	113.69
13	—	277	107.50–125.00	117.04
12	—	573	109.00–121.00	113.83
22	—	322	112.00–124.00	118.26
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	90.00–104.00	97.85
4	—	331	92.00–110.00	100.54
3	—	408	92.00–109.00	103.05
6	—	355	90.00–104.00	95.69
6	—	575	83.00–95.00	89.47
11	—	528	83.00–104.00	91.55
1	—	215	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	69.00	69.00
1	—	640	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	88.00–102.00	95.05
2	—	658	98.00–104.00	100.97
2	—	280	95.00–110.00	102.50
6	—	512	95.00–107.00	101.25
5	—	472	100.00–110.00	104.85
5	—	370	105.00–111.00	108.23
4	—	419	100.00–105.00	102.81
2	—	230	100.00–110.00	105.33
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
6	—	560	95.00–108.00	103.38
2	—	315	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	72.50–80.00	76.20
1	—	690	60.00	60.00
1	—	425	75.00	75.00
1	—	500	77.50	77.50
1	—	465	67.50	67.50
1	—	640	60.00	60.00
1	—	560	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	175	147.50–160.00	153.05
41	—	375	109.00–142.50	121.07
40	—	522	89.00–124.00	111.76
5	—	283	113.00–120.00	117.06
4	—	671	85.00–91.00	88.45
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
1	—	850	74.00	74.00
6	—	776	76.00–95.00	84.55
5	—	728	80.00–91.00	84.37
1	—	920	94.00	94.00
29	—	424	110.00–127.00	118.26
21	—	573	90.00–120.00	108.68
21	—	322	109.00–144.00	120.06
14	—	612	84.00–117.00	96.85
46	—	468	100.00–134.00	115.06
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	196	102.00	102.00
7	—	618	74.00–94.00	84.41
1	—	880	60.00	60.00
15	—	573	80.00–107.00	97.46
12	—	321	91.00–119.00	103.99
11	—	471	95.00–111.00	102.92
8	—	436	99.00–113.00	102.86
8	—	281	85.00–116.00	108.80
12	—	371	100.00–117.50	107.28
1	—	246	100.00	100.00
1	—	770	72.00	72.00
3	—	675	62.50–72.50	67.33
7	—	516	88.00–108.00	99.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	82.00	82.00
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
1	—	544	64.00	64.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	67.50	67.50
2	—	518	65.00–74.00	69.52
2	—	233	90.00–98.00	94.13
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	675	95.00–107.00	101.48
5	—	220	80.00–112.50	98.04
3	—	179	100.00–102.00	100.67
12	—	417	100.00–110.00	104.27
7	—	616	102.00–108.00	105.86
17	—	520	100.00–111.00	104.00
7	—	317	90.00–110.00	102.75
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
7	—	371	94.00–110.00	102.63
1	—	810	97.00	97.00
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
5	—	262	100.00–110.00	106.52
13	—	577	100.00–110.00	104.78
12	—	472	97.50–110.00	105.80
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	118.00–123.00	120.39
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	120.00–123.00	121.54
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
6	—	562	84.00–114.00	108.82
3	—	437	101.00–122.00	108.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	85.00–90.00	87.49
1	—	330	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	140.00	140.00
2	—	694	123.00–130.00	126.49
2	—	555	121.00	121.00
4	—	633	116.00–133.00	128.74
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	96.00	96.00
1	—	300	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	70.00–78.00	74.11
1	—	536	75.00	75.00
1	—	436	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	762	58.00	58.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	984	56.00–63.00	60.01
1	—	1,102	60.00	60.00
1	—	938	61.00	61.00
1	—	879	60.00	60.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	460.00	460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	946	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,164	950.00–1,225.00	1,172.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,149	525.00–750.00	635.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,126	750.00–925.00	848.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,216	380.00–900.00	754.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,309	625.00–850.00	744.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,132	500.00–850.00	674.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,085	900.00–950.00	926.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	907	590.00–750.00	650.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	710	560.00–675.00	607.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	807	365.00–600.00	490.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	826	300.00–350.00	319.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,525	30.00–52.00	45.71
13	—	1,416	56.00–68.00	61.06
70	—	1,444	45.00–67.00	57.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,136	31.00–54.00	46.59
270	—	1,191	45.00–66.00	58.08
3	—	983	12.00–25.00	18.68
55	—	1,272	58.00–73.00	66.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,003	44.00–60.00	50.26
86	—	946	30.00–45.00	38.22
6	—	868	10.00–30.00	19.41
1	—	700	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,346	41.00–76.00	67.36
7	—	1,851	84.00–94.00	87.81
41	—	1,682	71.00–92.00	82.24
5	—	1,574	74.00–87.00	80.03
10	—	1,402	44.00–75.00	64.02
9	—	1,784	92.00–100.00	95.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	78.00	78.00

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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