North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 384 priced lines covering 3,054 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,204 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 651 head. replacement cattle receipts at 116 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,204Last week 3,739Year ago 2,523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 651Last week 905Year ago 658

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 100Year ago 48

*The next report will be issued on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 to included a limited number of sales due to holiday closures..*

Current hog receipts 35.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Four-weight feeder steers were steady to 1.00 higher, while five- and six-weights were mostly steady to 3.00 lower; heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate due to inclement winter weather. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 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
2	—	893	95.00–119.00	106.97
64	—	369	117.00–172.00	149.81
55	—	322	117.00–173.00	152.52
31	—	526	112.00–143.00	132.21
29	—	275	125.00–180.00	158.77
11	—	826	96.00–120.50	112.85
33	—	471	122.00–152.00	139.58
9	—	576	120.00–137.00	129.02
51	—	424	115.00–168.00	144.02
27	—	626	102.00–131.00	119.03
19	—	727	102.00–127.50	119.59
3	—	915	95.00–98.00	97.00
22	—	661	107.00–126.00	113.79
1	—	955	102.00	102.00
4	—	189	126.00–180.00	150.82
17	—	766	96.00–125.00	103.38
6	—	228	123.00–190.00	158.21
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	97.50–106.00	101.75
2	—	424	85.00–88.00	86.55
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	102.00	102.00
1	—	245	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
5	—	372	79.00–112.50	99.23
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
9	—	330	81.00–112.50	103.88
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	106.00	106.00
2	—	403	91.00–105.00	97.96
2	—	373	87.50–90.00	88.76
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	64.00	64.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	127.00–130.00	128.73
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	137.50	137.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	82.50	82.50
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	92.00	92.00
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	60.00–110.00	96.94
2	—	280	110.00	110.00
3	—	318	100.00–122.50	107.07
5	—	225	100.00–112.00	106.00
8	—	386	100.00–125.00	108.59
1	—	180	110.00	110.00
1	—	528	89.00	89.00
9	—	429	90.00–110.00	103.47
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	108.00–123.00	115.38
9	—	531	107.00–122.50	111.94
8	—	375	106.00–142.50	123.52
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	212	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	178	118.00–122.00	120.20
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
8	—	421	110.00–126.00	116.26
7	—	286	103.00–120.00	115.17
5	—	323	111.00–128.00	119.62
1	—	640	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	85.00	85.00
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
3	—	423	80.00–92.50	84.13
2	—	500	80.00–85.00	82.50
2	—	653	82.50–92.50	87.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	824	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	528	117.50–131.00	125.14
8	—	664	114.00–123.00	117.50
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
14	—	570	120.00–131.00	124.43
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
11	—	615	112.00–124.00	119.15
23	—	477	117.50–135.00	127.03
9	—	436	110.00–133.00	124.71
11	—	267	120.00–142.50	126.41
9	—	225	120.00–145.00	132.05
2	—	718	111.00–119.00	114.90
14	—	325	120.00–135.00	129.19
32	—	377	122.00–144.00	134.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
5	—	331	100.00–112.50	104.95
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	100.00–103.00	101.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	105.00	105.00
5	—	518	95.00–110.00	105.35
11	—	480	70.00–112.50	104.00
4	—	576	104.00–110.00	106.95
6	—	619	98.00–110.00	103.31
3	—	728	94.00–99.00	96.37
8	—	671	67.00–110.00	99.85
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
7	—	419	92.50–110.00	105.42
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	90.00	90.00
2	—	808	84.00–85.00	84.50
2	—	713	80.00–85.00	82.54
3	—	468	81.00–93.00	88.11
1	—	540	85.00	85.00
1	—	390	80.00	80.00
4	—	620	80.00–90.00	86.81
2	—	660	83.00–90.00	86.53
6	—	758	80.00–94.00	86.01
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	92.50–94.00	93.24
4	—	414	80.00–110.00	92.90
2	—	485	82.50–94.00	88.25
4	—	526	82.50–90.00	87.00
3	—	620	80.00–90.00	84.56
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	778	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	30.00–90.00	59.85
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	70.00	70.00
1	—	460	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	70.00–90.00	83.09
1	—	775	83.00	83.00
8	—	569	84.00–114.00	100.13
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
2	—	883	70.00–81.00	75.45
12	—	472	92.00–123.00	111.11
11	—	516	88.00–114.00	100.22
1	—	825	79.00	79.00
9	—	679	87.00–97.00	91.44
10	—	617	80.00–96.00	87.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	129.50	129.50
2	—	403	122.00–130.00	125.98
4	—	461	129.00–135.00	132.21
2	—	535	115.00–131.00	123.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
3	—	683	81.00–91.00	85.62
1	—	530	92.50	92.50
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
3	—	610	80.00–97.50	90.89
2	—	473	80.00–85.00	82.38
3	—	788	85.00–90.00	88.33
3	—	578	85.00–90.00	88.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	100.00–110.00	104.61
3	—	623	100.00–110.00	105.67
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
3	—	678	107.00–110.00	108.00
6	—	573	98.00–107.50	102.12
7	—	478	90.00–110.00	101.69
6	—	720	99.00–107.00	100.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
8	—	826	81.00–106.00	90.65
38	—	419	127.50–153.00	139.73
14	—	617	100.00–124.00	111.67
51	—	525	105.00–143.00	121.18
12	—	724	84.00–105.00	95.36
3	—	872	81.00–93.00	87.32
31	—	570	105.00–128.00	117.99
12	—	677	95.00–112.00	101.98
60	—	468	113.00–147.00	134.05
9	—	765	84.00–105.00	90.47
2	—	383	145.00–160.00	152.55
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
2	—	683	84.00	84.00
16	—	477	99.00–110.00	103.68
1	—	898	70.00	70.00
1	—	795	74.00	74.00
6	—	533	104.00–110.00	107.48
5	—	627	76.00–86.00	79.90
1	—	744	78.00	78.00
12	—	574	90.00–110.00	101.26
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	569	114.00–129.50	123.91
34	—	527	112.50–130.00	122.94
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
2	—	653	111.00–116.00	113.49
15	—	619	103.00–124.00	116.69
40	—	478	115.00–135.00	128.81
3	—	380	139.00–145.00	141.32
22	—	427	115.00–135.00	125.65
1	—	128	128.00	128.00
1	—	320	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	64.00	64.00
1	—	430	76.00	76.00
2	—	528	60.00–67.00	63.48
4	—	568	60.00–85.00	76.65
2	—	1,135	56.00	56.00
1	—	820	70.00	70.00
1	—	205	65.00	65.00
1	—	165	71.00	71.00
2	—	663	69.00–71.00	70.02
1	—	750	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	36.00	36.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	95.00–115.00	102.70
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
17	—	474	95.00–110.00	103.37
17	—	574	98.00–109.00	104.55
12	—	374	75.00–110.00	100.08
22	—	523	96.00–111.00	104.82
1	—	165	110.00	110.00
4	—	726	91.00–103.00	95.66
11	—	417	95.00–109.00	103.36
2	—	280	100.00–102.50	101.27
2	—	238	100.00–110.00	104.95
17	—	616	96.00–108.00	103.15
5	—	669	96.00–104.00	99.75
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	92.00	92.00
5	—	315	90.00–98.00	93.49
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	99.00	99.00
1	—	285	93.00	93.00
2	—	458	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	81.00–91.00	86.92
1	—	335	87.50	87.50
2	—	370	82.50	82.50
1	—	470	81.00	81.00
2	—	447	52.00–60.00	55.99
2	—	275	82.50–85.00	83.77
1	—	515	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	82.50–96.00	91.04
5	—	563	80.00–90.00	85.13
4	—	533	81.00–97.50	89.55
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
10	—	668	80.00–95.00	86.70
1	—	865	81.00	81.00
3	—	332	80.00–95.00	88.49
3	—	492	80.00–102.50	87.55
4	—	784	80.00–92.00	84.51
1	—	845	85.00	85.00
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
1	—	355	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	85.00–95.00	89.91
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
1	—	745	89.00	89.00
2	—	528	90.00–91.00	90.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	77.00	77.00
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
4	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
1	—	846	70.00	70.00
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
1	—	628	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	74.00	74.00
1	—	426	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	70.00–75.00	71.65
6	—	470	90.00–114.00	102.81
1	—	180	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	65.00	65.00
10	—	632	72.00–90.00	82.39
7	—	336	90.00–113.00	103.28
17	—	586	81.00–111.00	98.12
7	—	428	110.00–114.00	111.96
5	—	284	101.00–120.00	112.20
16	—	530	78.00–108.00	98.15
6	—	370	90.00–115.00	104.02
10	—	671	71.00–89.00	80.80
2	—	215	116.00–121.00	118.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	82.00–95.00	88.34
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
2	—	375	82.50	82.50
1	—	625	87.50	87.50
1	—	230	97.50	97.50
7	—	478	80.00–95.00	87.36
1	—	705	81.00	81.00
2	—	753	81.00–82.50	81.75
1	—	280	80.00	80.00
1	—	850	82.00	82.00
4	—	331	82.50–95.00	91.40
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
10	—	528	80.00–96.00	88.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	736	80.00–100.00	93.69
1	—	1,010	67.50	67.50
54	—	475	100.00–142.00	116.68
37	—	325	106.00–151.00	128.89
34	—	515	100.00–123.00	111.01
16	—	571	93.00–115.00	107.00
4	—	233	126.00–142.50	133.60
43	—	422	100.00–138.00	123.36
42	—	373	105.00–145.00	130.37
1	—	195	155.00	155.00
33	—	628	90.00–128.00	104.92
7	—	767	78.00–88.00	84.88
18	—	678	85.00–102.00	99.41
16	—	268	110.00–153.00	136.57
1	—	835	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
5	—	378	100.00–110.00	105.56
2	—	763	97.00–100.00	98.50
8	—	476	99.00–110.00	103.95
14	—	522	90.00–112.50	99.67
4	—	321	102.50–112.50	108.75
2	—	278	110.00	110.00
3	—	632	94.00–104.00	100.05
5	—	723	103.00–106.50	105.80
1	—	890	89.00	89.00
9	—	569	96.00–109.00	104.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	92.50	92.50
1	—	285	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	80.00–104.00	94.70
3	—	657	60.00–104.00	75.36
17	—	428	90.00–108.00	99.64
13	—	364	97.50–110.00	102.47
2	—	618	85.00–90.00	87.57
10	—	470	76.00–110.00	102.54
6	—	521	95.00–103.00	98.98
3	—	267	100.00–110.00	104.30
6	—	325	100.00–110.00	103.38
4	—	238	92.50–105.00	100.38
1	—	170	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	692	65.00	65.00
1	—	754	59.00	59.00
2	—	610	65.00–69.00	67.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	474	110.00–124.00	117.31
33	—	424	111.00–127.50	118.90
24	—	568	107.00–114.00	110.43
27	—	325	112.50–125.00	119.71
6	—	636	108.00–113.00	109.58
3	—	222	122.50–127.50	125.11
31	—	375	110.00–127.00	121.12
40	—	520	108.00–117.00	111.37
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
15	—	277	115.00–130.00	121.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	59.00	59.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	96.00	96.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	906	10.00–29.00	23.52
80	—	1,029	30.00–50.00	38.35
123	—	1,136	41.00–57.00	48.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	56.00–61.00	58.88
29	—	1,106	40.00–51.00	45.77
2	—	1,045	20.00–33.00	27.22
175	—	1,230	45.00–66.00	54.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,408	45.00–60.00	52.85
31	—	1,324	30.00–51.00	45.84
1	—	1,440	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	73.00	73.00
13	—	1,642	82.00–101.00	91.79
26	—	1,449	54.00–78.00	69.82
42	—	1,682	74.00–91.00	82.67
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	63.00	63.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	430.00–680.00	541.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	240.00	240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	600.00–950.00	788.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,054	825.00–960.00	891.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	757	430.00–665.00	562.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	739	383.00–690.00	499.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	760	403.00–470.00	439.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	743	320.00–775.00	500.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	724	343.00–550.00	447.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	565	152.00–206.00	181.87
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,013	425.00–810.00	627.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	500.00–600.00	550.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	500.00–675.00	616.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	525.00–975.00	803.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,063	340.00–800.00	670.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	979	525.00–675.00	589.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	349.00	349.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	586.00	586.00

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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