North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 366 priced lines covering 3,566 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,164 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 716 head. replacement cattle receipts at 133 head. Counted as USDA files them — 64 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,164Last week 2,661Year ago 1,710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 716Last week 766Year ago 272

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 92Year ago 26

Current hog receipts 2.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were mostly active. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 60.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
4	—	464	135.00–145.00	142.57
3	—	582	125.00–133.00	128.66
2	—	540	131.00–133.00	131.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	154.00–161.00	156.68
1	—	425	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	114.00–131.00	124.23
3	—	328	132.50–147.50	140.82
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
11	—	521	112.50–134.00	123.81
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	725	110.00–111.00	110.50
7	—	569	112.00–130.00	121.11
6	—	768	110.00–116.00	112.63
2	—	805	108.00–116.00	112.00
22	—	475	112.50–145.00	132.14
23	—	420	115.00–145.00	133.65
8	—	621	117.00–130.00	126.04
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	90.00–114.00	102.18
8	—	415	142.00–156.00	149.56
6	—	628	110.00–132.50	127.49
14	—	575	112.00–139.00	130.12
1	—	970	75.00	75.00
3	—	725	110.00–114.00	112.00
20	—	526	125.00–146.00	138.96
3	—	784	84.00–90.00	87.99
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
1	—	875	66.00	66.00
12	—	465	115.00–155.00	140.92
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	100.00–110.00	104.90
3	—	577	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	102.50	102.50
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
6	—	524	104.00–130.00	116.32
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
5	—	580	100.00–121.00	111.12
1	—	445	104.00	104.00
3	—	475	103.00–137.50	114.84
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	65.00–80.00	72.45
1	—	475	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	831	96.00–127.50	111.84
15	—	719	111.00–126.00	119.55
15	—	772	102.00–122.00	112.74
2	—	1,030	81.00	81.00
4	—	967	94.00–108.00	97.55
53	—	621	116.00–146.00	133.55
81	—	569	125.00–155.00	142.05
104	—	521	128.00–158.00	145.75
2	—	363	157.50–162.00	159.83
1	—	1,065	95.00	95.00
37	—	666	108.00–138.00	123.21
5	—	869	102.50–108.00	105.90
60	—	428	145.00–168.00	155.89
96	—	475	106.00–167.00	149.78
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	106.00–108.00	106.97
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	94.00	94.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	855	113.00	113.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	380	125.00–171.00	147.53
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	130.00–147.50	135.75
6	—	527	115.00–134.00	124.89
8	—	486	122.00–144.00	133.56
3	—	677	116.00–134.00	126.86
5	—	574	117.00–135.00	127.93
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
2	—	158	120.00–130.00	125.24
10	—	322	117.50–145.00	129.21
5	—	285	120.00–137.50	128.10
2	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	805	110.00–116.00	113.02
6	—	433	118.00–145.00	129.68
2	—	875	114.00–115.00	114.49
15	—	375	112.50–145.00	132.49
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	119.00–127.50	123.34
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
7	—	428	114.00–127.00	122.27
6	—	238	120.00–148.00	128.05
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
11	—	330	123.00–170.00	140.34
9	—	367	127.00–167.50	146.56
3	—	166	120.00–150.00	134.37
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
4	—	565	119.00–142.50	134.37
4	—	473	120.00–150.00	134.67
8	—	528	118.00–152.50	145.08
3	—	677	110.00–123.00	118.14
3	—	283	125.00–134.00	129.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	158.00–162.00	159.97
10	—	367	170.00–183.00	175.59
3	—	283	181.00–189.00	184.17
6	—	560	164.00	164.00
4	—	415	167.00–178.00	172.12
3	—	452	170.00–176.00	172.32
5	—	331	170.00–201.00	182.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	97.50–105.00	101.18
2	—	488	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	890	103.00	103.00
1	—	905	96.00	96.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	105.00–149.00	127.89
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
4	—	520	100.00–140.00	123.07
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
2	—	335	115.00–153.00	134.28
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	132.50	132.50
1	—	265	96.00	96.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	269	100.00–102.50	100.79
2	—	425	92.00–111.00	101.97
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
2	—	376	101.00–110.00	105.25
1	—	185	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	372	134.00–184.00	159.98
56	—	473	140.00–169.00	152.34
2	—	902	121.00	121.00
44	—	276	142.00–186.00	164.36
72	—	331	141.00–194.00	166.64
19	—	672	126.00–147.00	135.86
27	—	226	150.00–185.00	167.48
16	—	770	120.00–134.00	130.70
13	—	814	110.00–129.00	125.55
96	—	427	130.00–184.00	156.47
74	—	520	135.00–167.00	153.70
65	—	574	136.00–159.00	147.17
18	—	719	121.00–143.00	129.99
3	—	178	157.50–160.00	159.21
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
50	—	620	128.00–147.00	139.18
6	—	877	110.00–127.00	117.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
2	—	285	182.50–188.00	185.35
6	—	514	164.00	164.00
2	—	438	175.00	175.00
8	—	610	154.00	154.00
2	—	375	168.00–170.00	168.97
2	—	655	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	85.00–100.00	92.57
3	—	820	95.00–104.00	99.67
3	—	235	118.00–120.00	119.35
3	—	677	100.00–102.50	101.49
20	—	565	94.00–132.50	122.60
3	—	615	105.00–110.00	106.65
4	—	274	119.00–130.00	124.34
23	—	473	101.00–132.50	120.15
17	—	422	96.00–130.00	117.66
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
18	—	521	91.00–127.00	122.23
1	—	195	130.00	130.00
10	—	370	112.00–127.50	120.35
9	—	327	110.00–136.00	123.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	778	89.00	89.00
1	—	285	147.00	147.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
2	—	587	107.00–117.00	112.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	134.00–137.00	135.66
3	—	508	134.00–135.00	134.33
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	100.00–105.00	102.47
1	—	940	97.00	97.00
3	—	512	97.50–110.00	105.77
1	—	415	108.00	108.00
3	—	630	85.00–108.00	97.63
2	—	730	99.00–102.00	100.53
1	—	880	97.00	97.00
2	—	370	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	105.00	105.00
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
3	—	680	100.00–105.00	102.33
1	—	820	102.00	102.00
3	—	582	100.00–108.00	103.39
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	98.00	98.00
5	—	568	86.00–112.00	102.49
4	—	280	102.00–117.50	112.26
8	—	472	102.00–118.00	109.44
3	—	430	100.00–117.50	108.91
2	—	243	100.00–106.00	103.03
8	—	528	108.00–115.00	110.98
3	—	330	111.00–120.00	115.17
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
2	—	668	70.00–87.00	78.40
2	—	378	104.00–114.00	109.03
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	85.00	85.00
1	—	315	117.50	117.50
3	—	578	90.00–97.00	94.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	85.00	85.00
1	—	695	67.50	67.50
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	107.50	107.50
2	—	410	82.00–100.00	90.78
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	85.00	85.00
2	—	683	92.00–93.00	92.49
1	—	900	87.00	87.00
2	—	450	82.50–90.00	86.25
2	—	743	80.00–86.00	82.99
2	—	570	90.00–94.00	92.02
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00–110.00	104.95
3	—	463	100.00–110.00	106.51
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
2	—	260	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
2	—	780	98.00–99.00	98.51
2	—	238	100.00–105.00	102.53
3	—	575	99.00–110.00	104.79
4	—	624	102.00–108.00	105.21
1	—	405	100.00	100.00
1	—	170	110.00	110.00
5	—	666	103.00–108.00	104.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
8	—	767	94.00–114.00	105.47
60	—	326	124.00–164.00	137.86
22	—	677	112.00–125.00	120.31
2	—	858	88.00–94.00	91.01
8	—	175	132.50–160.00	143.97
65	—	573	110.00–133.00	124.88
108	—	377	124.00–180.00	137.79
135	—	422	120.00–144.00	134.51
1	—	118	144.00	144.00
1	—	985	98.00	98.00
136	—	473	118.00–145.00	132.29
63	—	620	100.00–128.00	120.64
12	—	723	95.00–116.00	108.35
16	—	228	125.00–166.00	137.46
36	—	275	124.00–167.00	141.03
136	—	522	111.00–155.00	127.11
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	94.00	94.00
1	—	890	92.00	92.00
1	—	700	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	40.00–48.00	43.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	133.00	133.00
6	—	429	139.00–144.00	141.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	322	115.00–129.00	122.23
7	—	379	112.50–128.00	121.39
6	—	624	111.00–117.00	113.15
8	—	274	112.50–130.00	124.58
2	—	673	109.00–112.00	110.46
7	—	418	112.50–125.00	119.66
2	—	188	117.50–120.00	118.70
1	—	820	113.00	113.00
14	—	478	112.50–127.50	122.65
3	—	218	115.00–122.50	119.69
4	—	530	115.00–119.00	116.78
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	865	82.00	82.00
1	—	190	85.00	85.00
1	—	620	82.00	82.00
1	—	260	80.00	80.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	572	101.00	101.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	60.00	60.00
1	—	760	64.00	64.00
1	—	715	57.00	57.00
2	—	690	44.00–52.50	48.22
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,015	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	57.50	57.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	685	84.00	84.00
1	—	245	85.00	85.00
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
3	—	630	82.00–99.00	92.01
3	—	528	100.00–104.00	102.32
2	—	493	82.50–104.00	93.30
1	—	815	64.00	64.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	76.00	76.00
2	—	718	70.00–72.50	71.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	80.00	80.00
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,404	58.00–77.00	69.29
64	—	1,419	55.00–68.00	63.95
3	—	1,540	48.00–54.00	51.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	20.00–34.00	24.95
77	—	945	45.00–59.00	52.77
7	—	797	59.00–75.00	65.37
23	—	877	35.00–45.00	41.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,285	57.00–80.00	70.03
243	—	1,156	50.00–69.00	62.75
14	—	976	40.00–54.00	48.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,770	94.00–114.00	100.40
13	—	1,321	69.00–84.00	74.07
51	—	1,544	76.00–98.00	88.84
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,116	735.00–1,175.00	962.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,340.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,095	800.00–1,450.00	1,167.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,014	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	1,189	1,375.00–1,850.00	1,626.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	704	275.00–960.00	652.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	600.00–630.00	609.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	475.00–700.00	581.23
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	778	460.00–750.00	595.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	814	450.00–575.00	530.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	803	475.00–700.00	586.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	658	500.00–675.00	600.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,199	498.00–1,125.00	920.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,166.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,172	575.00–1,000.00	804.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,083	550.00–1,150.00	958.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	800.00–900.00	861.05
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	612.00	612.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	431.00–598.00	520.60

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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