North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 364 priced lines covering 3,039 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,765 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 706 head. replacement cattle receipts at 116 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,765Last week 4,109Year ago 3,481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 706Last week 772Year ago 571

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 154Year ago 67

Current hog receipts 13.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 80.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 220.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	100.00–112.50	108.04
5	—	472	99.00–110.00	104.08
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
7	—	423	105.00–112.00	109.16
6	—	518	99.00–110.00	105.27
3	—	657	101.00–105.00	103.34
3	—	333	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	102.50	102.50
7	—	624	101.00–111.00	104.41
2	—	580	105.00–107.00	106.03
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	80.00	80.00
1	—	560	87.50	87.50
1	—	225	87.50	87.50
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	82.50–95.00	88.73
3	—	625	89.00–94.00	91.04
1	—	530	94.00	94.00
1	—	845	97.00	97.00
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	375	92.50	92.50
2	—	710	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	468	92.00–96.00	94.05
1	—	400	82.50	82.50
2	—	680	93.00–94.00	93.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,274	84.00	84.00
100	—	474	118.00–136.00	126.34
51	—	373	120.00–143.00	131.61
2	—	735	94.00–104.00	99.03
66	—	571	106.00–129.00	118.41
11	—	225	122.00–140.00	132.32
1	—	1,125	96.00	96.00
16	—	676	90.00–112.00	105.32
64	—	519	114.00–130.00	122.33
4	—	175	132.50–152.50	139.68
94	—	423	120.00–136.00	128.05
28	—	331	121.00–145.00	136.02
18	—	616	98.00–122.00	109.89
4	—	766	85.00–95.00	88.71
16	—	277	125.00–149.00	134.02
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
1	—	385	80.00	80.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	86.00	86.00
1	—	425	92.50	92.50
4	—	321	89.00–90.00	89.75
1	—	625	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
1	—	875	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	126.00	126.00
1	—	180	120.00	120.00
14	—	472	94.00–119.00	110.97
3	—	322	112.00–120.00	116.76
2	—	269	105.00–112.00	108.46
2	—	673	77.50–90.00	83.82
12	—	422	89.00–119.00	110.59
3	—	618	80.00–94.00	87.02
12	—	580	86.00–110.00	101.52
4	—	379	114.00–126.00	120.04
4	—	536	107.00–116.00	111.72
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
4	—	474	101.00–107.00	104.29
5	—	517	52.00–106.00	91.93
6	—	381	100.00–110.00	105.19
4	—	580	90.00–104.00	99.28
4	—	419	100.00–110.00	106.06
2	—	328	106.00–110.00	108.08
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	51.00	51.00
1	—	610	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	41.00	41.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	524	141.00	141.00
1	—	475	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	87.50	87.50
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
1	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	81.00	81.00
1	—	700	82.00	82.00
3	—	525	80.00–90.00	85.32
1	—	345	93.00	93.00
1	—	565	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.50	112.50
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	417	111.00–123.00	118.21
2	—	228	120.00–122.50	121.24
9	—	626	109.00–115.00	112.66
8	—	517	110.00–117.00	114.10
26	—	475	112.00–123.00	119.80
6	—	281	114.00–127.50	121.17
2	—	723	109.00–110.00	109.50
15	—	321	112.50–128.00	120.82
11	—	567	110.00–117.50	113.67
1	—	175	117.50	117.50
2	—	675	110.00–113.00	111.49
28	—	380	112.50–128.00	120.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	97.00–101.00	99.35
5	—	622	99.00–110.00	105.84
11	—	431	95.00–112.50	105.47
5	—	579	100.00–110.00	105.87
6	—	479	100.00–112.50	106.21
1	—	850	82.00	82.00
5	—	664	100.00–104.00	102.02
9	—	516	100.00–111.00	106.33
6	—	373	100.00–112.50	105.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	315	117.50–127.50	122.34
2	—	528	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	117.50	117.50
19	—	471	120.00–123.00	121.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	104.00–111.00	107.48
5	—	527	100.00–112.50	107.25
2	—	755	99.00–105.00	102.02
3	—	668	103.00–109.00	106.59
10	—	726	99.00–107.00	103.59
2	—	823	92.50–97.50	95.02
3	—	577	100.00–108.00	102.61
3	—	472	100.00–112.50	105.42
5	—	429	97.50–111.00	104.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	104.00–107.00	105.52
2	—	618	100.00–110.00	105.14
5	—	668	99.00–107.00	101.85
4	—	529	107.00–110.00	108.74
2	—	488	100.00–110.00	105.08
3	—	718	100.00–105.00	103.28
3	—	588	100.00–109.00	104.68
2	—	818	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	850	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	80.00	80.00
2	—	678	92.00–95.00	93.47
2	—	458	90.00–95.00	92.46
3	—	823	88.00–98.00	93.70
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
3	—	717	86.00–92.00	89.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	96.00	96.00
7	—	676	94.00–116.00	104.96
4	—	448	114.00–116.00	114.50
9	—	517	98.00–118.00	110.92
12	—	466	105.00–120.00	114.15
1	—	930	79.00	79.00
16	—	567	97.50–117.00	112.10
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	86.00	86.00
8	—	472	100.00–110.00	104.23
1	—	560	94.00	94.00
6	—	522	100.00–108.00	105.53
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	66.50	66.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	92.00	92.00
2	—	713	92.00–95.00	93.49
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	727	99.00–119.00	103.54
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
4	—	809	95.00–101.00	97.51
4	—	778	90.00–103.00	97.49
4	—	874	90.00–102.00	97.29
81	—	522	120.00–143.00	131.59
27	—	670	100.00–135.00	112.84
68	—	473	124.00–148.00	136.86
46	—	420	133.00–157.00	144.93
43	—	569	116.00–138.00	127.42
26	—	618	99.00–135.00	116.93
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	85.00	85.00
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	786	93.00–95.00	94.34
2	—	458	86.00	86.00
2	—	515	82.50–90.00	86.29
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
4	—	723	80.00–85.00	82.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	119.00–138.00	129.42
38	—	473	115.00–138.00	129.07
18	—	664	112.00–127.00	117.91
35	—	574	115.00–132.00	123.89
31	—	525	115.00–131.00	125.57
23	—	624	111.00–128.00	118.25
9	—	711	112.00–118.00	114.77
3	—	765	113.00–116.00	114.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	115.00–125.00	120.61
5	—	418	135.00–138.00	136.48
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
11	—	580	122.00–132.00	129.28
7	—	474	119.00–138.00	132.21
14	—	524	119.00–131.00	126.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
3	—	439	100.00–107.00	104.33
5	—	369	100.00–107.50	104.69
3	—	328	102.50–110.00	105.85
1	—	460	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
24	—	376	120.00–145.00	139.01
1	—	170	140.00	140.00
8	—	278	130.00–145.00	138.97
9	—	318	120.00–145.00	133.05
4	—	621	115.00–126.00	121.20
2	—	675	115.00–122.50	118.75
7	—	475	117.50–138.00	126.88
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
9	—	529	121.00–132.50	127.17
10	—	575	116.00–132.00	124.42
5	—	433	122.50–139.00	131.49
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	128.00–135.00	131.32
12	—	489	120.00–127.00	121.41
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
15	—	375	111.00–137.00	122.77
7	—	324	115.00–130.00	120.50
12	—	420	114.00–127.00	119.70
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	87.00	87.00
2	—	253	100.00–107.00	103.53
1	—	195	110.00	110.00
2	—	318	100.00	100.00
3	—	423	104.00–110.00	106.39
2	—	478	106.00–108.00	107.04
4	—	385	100.00–120.00	109.84
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	172.50	172.50
2	—	200	187.50–200.00	193.75
3	—	408	157.50–162.50	159.30
3	—	382	170.00–172.50	170.86
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	411	155.00	155.00
18	—	467	156.00–160.00	158.17
8	—	548	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	374	126.00–167.50	147.27
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
3	—	818	101.00–111.00	106.50
22	—	281	133.00–172.50	157.93
9	—	720	104.00–128.00	115.79
46	—	326	134.00–172.50	150.68
3	—	1,192	110.00	110.00
13	—	227	130.00–175.00	155.07
43	—	476	135.00–154.00	142.60
2	—	1,055	103.00	103.00
10	—	673	110.00–134.00	123.20
34	—	619	102.00–136.00	124.19
18	—	569	128.00–141.00	135.68
1	—	170	170.00	170.00
85	—	424	128.00–162.00	141.59
36	—	520	130.00–144.00	138.40
13	—	773	113.00–122.75	122.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	87.00	87.00
1	—	730	87.00	87.00
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	92.50	92.50
4	—	385	85.00–95.00	89.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	100.00–110.00	106.59
1	—	835	104.00	104.00
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
2	—	730	102.00–108.00	104.94
5	—	560	99.00–106.00	101.98
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	140.00–145.00	142.94
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	606	123.00	123.00
2	—	538	125.00–132.00	128.45
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	122.50	122.50
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	358	120.00–122.50	120.31
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
2	—	345	122.50–123.00	122.75
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	88.00	88.00
1	—	585	80.00	80.00
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	77.00–90.00	84.82
4	—	465	87.50–100.00	93.08
2	—	365	87.50–90.00	88.73
5	—	418	72.50–97.50	86.59
1	—	770	81.00	81.00
3	—	578	86.00–91.00	88.28
1	—	205	102.00	102.00
2	—	618	80.00–85.00	82.43
5	—	736	73.00–86.00	76.44
4	—	660	79.00–97.00	83.97
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	77.50	77.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	60.00	60.00
1	—	465	52.00	52.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	650.00–825.00	737.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	710.00–925.00	830.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	828	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	844	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,115	860.00–1,200.00	1,041.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	958	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,456	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	800.00–1,250.00	1,100.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,170.00–1,240.00	1,198.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,146	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,364.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	950.00–1,300.00	1,153.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,055	750.00–1,090.00	886.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,390.00	1,390.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	850.00–1,420.00	1,167.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,172	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	475.00–550.00	515.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	768	413.00–690.00	560.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,162	725.00–1,175.00	891.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	630.00–900.00	796.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,153	525.00–990.00	840.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	700.00–720.00	710.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	630	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	470.00	470.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	902	920.00	920.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	705	284.00–676.00	469.08
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	266.00	266.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	492.00–602.00	550.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	644.00	644.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	843	20.00–35.00	28.63
2	—	820	59.00–61.00	59.98
66	—	957	46.00–59.00	53.00
21	—	864	38.00–45.00	42.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,407	57.00–70.00	64.75
1	—	1,315	56.00	56.00
29	—	1,384	63.00–76.00	68.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,176	65.00–80.00	71.13
19	—	1,090	44.00–57.00	52.73
244	—	1,174	54.00–69.00	63.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,712	93.00–117.50	100.65
55	—	1,474	79.50–97.00	90.81
13	—	1,529	52.00–83.00	72.69

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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