North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 203 priced lines covering 868 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 487 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 451 head. replacement cattle receipts at 51 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 1,635Year ago 2,465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 692Year ago 809

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 108Year ago 64

Current hog receipts 8.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were lightly tested, steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher; four-weight heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while five-weights were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and six-weights were not tested; four- and five-weight feeder bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower some as much as 9.00 lower, while six-weights were 15.00 to 16.00 higher. Demand was light ot moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were very light to light due to continued cold, wet, inclement winter weather. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 40.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
2	—	330	120.00–124.00	122.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	104.00	104.00
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
1	—	315	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	85.00	85.00
1	—	225	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
4	—	320	115.00–120.00	118.71
2	—	433	115.00–117.50	116.23
6	—	278	120.00–143.00	127.53
5	—	514	120.00–126.00	123.63
3	—	458	119.00–125.00	121.73
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
4	—	623	112.00–121.00	115.67
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	70.00	70.00
3	—	378	70.00–98.00	82.88
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	82.50	82.50
1	—	200	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	107.00	107.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
3	—	878	97.00–101.00	99.31
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	124.00–128.00	126.33
3	—	714	116.00	116.00
12	—	371	119.00–153.00	137.40
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
5	—	534	123.00–138.00	129.79
4	—	321	132.00–140.00	137.74
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	127.00–144.00	135.50
3	—	284	146.00–147.00	146.35
2	—	415	129.00–148.00	138.27
2	—	185	134.00–139.00	136.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
1	—	255	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	80.00	80.00
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
2	—	810	83.00–85.00	83.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
3	—	478	117.00–134.00	126.29
2	—	410	131.00–132.00	131.50
4	—	525	113.00–130.00	122.37
7	—	569	111.00–130.00	120.77
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
1	—	445	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	74.00	74.00
1	—	565	92.00	92.00
1	—	460	98.00	98.00
1	—	670	72.00	72.00
2	—	510	92.00–95.00	93.47
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	87.00	87.00
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	74.00	74.00
1	—	745	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	87.00–90.00	88.52
2	—	870	78.00–87.00	82.42
1	—	935	95.00	95.00
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	97.50–105.00	101.14
1	—	600	102.00	102.00
4	—	566	98.00–110.00	104.32
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
2	—	683	103.00–104.00	103.49
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
2	—	570	121.00–124.00	122.46
2	—	415	129.00–130.00	129.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	94.00–100.00	97.09
13	—	468	101.00–139.00	125.51
4	—	669	100.00–114.00	106.55
10	—	517	115.00–133.00	125.50
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
8	—	427	135.00–143.00	138.76
3	—	617	112.50–123.00	117.49
1	—	895	70.00	70.00
1	—	805	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	82.50–90.00	86.28
1	—	260	85.00	85.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
1	—	865	78.00	78.00
1	—	395	80.00	80.00
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
3	—	427	90.00–96.00	93.68
1	—	245	95.00	95.00
2	—	673	80.00–83.00	81.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	560	97.00–106.00	101.46
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
2	—	478	105.00–109.00	106.93
2	—	325	107.50–110.00	108.67
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	107.50–126.00	117.33
6	—	368	112.50–127.00	119.52
4	—	433	110.00–125.00	118.23
7	—	480	107.50–120.00	113.62
3	—	240	117.50–127.50	124.24
4	—	533	110.00–113.00	112.00
5	—	274	120.00–127.50	123.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
2	—	330	98.00–111.00	104.30
2	—	460	94.00	94.00
1	—	210	122.00	122.00
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
1	—	265	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	106.00	106.00
1	—	495	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	250	95.00	95.00
1	—	225	81.50	81.50
1	—	310	82.00	82.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	102.00	102.00
3	—	318	93.00–105.00	99.36
6	—	400	105.00–110.00	107.17
2	—	373	105.00–111.00	107.86
2	—	530	100.00–102.00	101.03
2	—	238	100.00–102.50	101.21
6	—	612	100.00–106.00	103.48
3	—	487	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	105.00–125.00	119.38
4	—	359	122.00–129.00	124.70
3	—	330	120.00–126.00	122.29
2	—	450	107.00–112.00	109.50
2	—	814	95.00	95.00
12	—	518	105.00–118.00	112.48
1	—	870	82.00	82.00
1	—	780	84.00	84.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
7	—	564	96.00–115.00	104.16
Heifers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	88.00	88.00
1	—	825	77.00	77.00
1	—	490	94.00	94.00
1	—	900	98.00	98.00
1	—	520	96.00	96.00
2	—	875	87.00	87.00
2	—	228	92.50	92.50
1	—	580	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	67.50	67.50
1	—	600	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	43.00–50.00	46.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	33.00	33.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	55.00	55.00
1	—	795	62.00	62.00
1	—	705	62.00	62.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	28.00	28.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	20.00	20.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	825.00–920.00	873.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	420.00	420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	775.00–875.00	822.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	934	510.00–700.00	615.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,010	325.00–875.00	666.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	924	425.00–850.00	679.70
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	757	475.00–700.00	554.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	711	375.00–600.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	731	357.00–525.00	452.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	550.00–575.00	562.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,596	62.00–77.00	70.31
31	—	1,444	58.00–75.00	66.72
5	—	1,503	50.00–60.00	56.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	63.00	63.00
21	—	803	35.00–46.00	41.56
6	—	884	10.00–30.00	21.83
53	—	926	48.00–64.00	54.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,217	60.00–85.00	73.54
148	—	1,172	50.00–73.00	65.02
12	—	1,145	43.00–59.00	52.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	72.00–79.00	75.13
29	—	1,491	65.00–102.00	91.11
18	—	1,747	90.50–113.00	101.73

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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