North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 326 priced lines covering 3,069 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,701 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 700 head. replacement cattle receipts at 68 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,701Last week 2,721Year ago 2,935

Slaughter CattleReceipts 700Last week 715Year ago 626

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 65Year ago 73

Current hog receipts 6.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher; heifers 1.00 to 6.00 higher; and feeder bulls were steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 60.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	122.50–140.00	133.14
3	—	627	115.00–130.00	122.62
6	—	518	122.50–135.00	129.91
5	—	568	122.50–130.00	125.51
2	—	678	126.00–128.00	127.03
9	—	277	122.50–140.00	135.21
10	—	426	125.00–140.00	130.46
15	—	321	127.50–143.00	136.01
12	—	370	127.50–145.00	137.13
7	—	476	122.50–140.00	129.34
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	112.50–115.00	114.17
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
3	—	623	100.00–112.50	106.62
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	905	92.00	92.00
3	—	217	120.00–130.00	126.46
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
9	—	369	115.00–135.00	127.20
3	—	485	115.00–131.00	121.40
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	333	127.00–131.00	129.02
12	—	585	118.00–144.00	133.91
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
3	—	523	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	617	128.00–156.50	144.00
58	—	476	130.00–161.00	150.61
36	—	711	122.00–143.00	133.85
12	—	784	124.00–143.50	139.08
36	—	328	131.00–179.00	156.54
86	—	519	130.00–163.00	148.34
25	—	671	130.00–149.00	141.86
63	—	376	130.00–171.00	153.33
3	—	823	119.00–136.00	126.26
56	—	572	125.00–157.00	147.22
2	—	1,073	105.00–108.00	106.53
4	—	859	118.00–122.00	119.03
69	—	423	130.00–164.00	147.57
15	—	278	135.00–167.50	151.79
5	—	234	145.00–155.00	150.12
1	—	195	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
2	—	383	80.00–95.00	87.65
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
2	—	835	80.00–90.00	85.03
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	97.50	97.50
1	—	310	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	371	120.00–122.50	120.84
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
2	—	415	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	555	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	123.00	123.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	678	142.00	142.00
7	—	567	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	137.73
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
2	—	573	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	615	126.00–139.00	130.37
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	100.00–102.00	100.99
1	—	400	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
3	—	223	100.00–105.00	101.57
3	—	385	100.00–113.00	108.39
6	—	585	105.00–110.00	109.17
4	—	524	97.50–110.00	105.69
2	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.37
2	—	765	100.00–103.00	101.53
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
1	—	185	105.00	105.00
3	—	272	102.50–107.50	105.90
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
6	—	635	100.00–112.50	104.86
2	—	718	97.50–105.00	101.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	523	120.00–143.00	129.33
6	—	765	89.00–118.00	104.18
2	—	930	86.00–90.00	88.01
120	—	474	124.00–147.00	133.57
95	—	422	115.00–148.00	134.57
13	—	715	90.00–132.00	114.23
40	—	673	112.00–135.50	124.50
3	—	218	132.50–137.50	135.13
37	—	321	124.00–145.00	133.73
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
59	—	375	124.00–147.00	136.40
13	—	278	125.00–147.50	137.56
120	—	573	114.00–138.00	127.65
71	—	618	106.00–138.50	125.01
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	115.00–120.00	116.92
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
3	—	577	100.00–110.00	103.23
15	—	378	107.00–124.00	116.74
6	—	324	112.00–127.00	119.41
2	—	285	119.00–125.00	121.95
5	—	475	107.00–122.50	114.18
18	—	526	101.00–124.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	115.00–118.00	115.85
6	—	326	120.00–130.00	125.15
2	—	235	122.50–127.50	125.05
2	—	283	125.00–127.00	125.96
11	—	421	117.50–130.00	122.62
10	—	472	115.00–125.00	119.95
7	—	621	110.00–116.00	114.08
3	—	717	110.00–115.00	111.67
5	—	577	115.00–117.50	116.20
5	—	672	108.00–116.00	111.69
15	—	373	120.00–132.50	125.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	100.00–110.00	103.48
7	—	465	104.00–125.00	110.12
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
2	—	425	102.00–109.00	105.34
2	—	535	100.00–104.00	102.04
2	—	665	101.00–102.00	101.49
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	117.50	117.50
3	—	527	122.50–124.00	123.01
2	—	483	127.50	127.50
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	87.50	87.50
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
2	—	410	80.00	80.00
3	—	375	80.00–92.50	85.66
3	—	578	80.00–90.00	86.71
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	51.00	51.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	127.50	127.50
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
3	—	617	117.00–119.00	118.01
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	94.00	94.00
5	—	949	85.00	85.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
2	—	473	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
6	—	878	84.00–87.00	84.50
1	—	785	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	581	131.00	131.00
3	—	478	137.00–140.00	138.28
2	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	80.00–95.00	88.40
2	—	720	92.50–96.00	94.23
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
2	—	590	80.00–88.00	84.03
2	—	670	88.00–92.50	90.20
3	—	818	80.00–94.00	85.01
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	98.00–105.00	100.98
5	—	789	102.00	102.00
3	—	587	100.00–110.00	106.62
3	—	530	100.00–110.00	104.21
8	—	423	100.00–115.00	107.76
5	—	473	100.00–110.00	105.27
3	—	375	100.00–112.50	107.72
3	—	680	102.50–110.00	106.22
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
2	—	618	80.00	80.00
2	—	473	80.00–95.00	87.78
1	—	755	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	486	125.00–128.00	126.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	127.50	127.50
5	—	525	120.00–135.00	127.35
5	—	570	120.00–133.00	127.23
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	820	109.00	109.00
3	—	488	140.00–142.50	140.81
4	—	679	120.00–127.00	123.27
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	85.00	85.00
1	—	845	87.50	87.50
1	—	635	82.50	82.50
1	—	460	80.00	80.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	97.50	97.50
3	—	722	100.00–110.00	103.95
1	—	415	102.50	102.50
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
4	—	460	100.00–112.50	107.34
7	—	525	102.50–115.00	109.60
2	—	643	100.00–110.00	104.98
5	—	572	107.50–111.00	109.30
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	112.50–114.00	113.22
3	—	568	100.00–110.00	103.23
3	—	892	77.00	77.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
5	—	516	101.00–112.00	107.09
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	105.00–110.00	107.66
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	83.00	83.00
7	—	663	95.00–106.00	99.34
8	—	476	100.00–130.00	117.04
11	—	519	103.00–129.00	117.21
3	—	725	80.00–83.00	81.98
16	—	570	107.00–118.00	114.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	115.00–130.00	123.46
28	—	470	120.00–144.00	134.09
4	—	775	113.00–118.00	116.02
2	—	808	114.00–116.00	114.99
19	—	426	125.00–145.00	134.09
26	—	526	120.00–135.00	128.38
24	—	572	119.00–135.00	125.39
7	—	676	115.00–128.00	123.25
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	104.00–109.00	106.30
2	—	430	107.50–110.00	108.76
4	—	726	108.00–109.00	108.26
2	—	773	100.00–105.00	102.46
16	—	674	100.00–110.00	106.94
15	—	576	100.00–112.00	106.79
2	—	613	110.00–111.00	110.49
9	—	475	100.00–112.00	107.22
1	—	855	92.50	92.50
5	—	531	100.00–110.00	106.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	764	87.00–143.00	113.86
16	—	665	100.00–138.00	114.77
55	—	569	119.00–155.00	133.32
13	—	726	87.00–130.00	108.76
62	—	469	122.00–159.00	145.25
3	—	873	92.50–97.50	95.02
74	—	524	120.00–155.00	133.41
31	—	613	102.00–145.00	126.72
4	—	921	90.00–96.00	92.29
40	—	426	142.00–165.00	152.14
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	443	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	560	115.00–117.50	116.27
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
2	—	602	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00–118.00	115.12
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
5	—	536	114.00–120.00	118.27
2	—	425	118.00–125.00	121.58
3	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.54
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	99.00	99.00
3	—	437	88.00–105.00	99.23
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	117.50	117.50
2	—	540	98.00–102.50	100.23
7	—	262	75.00–117.50	95.56
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	65.00	65.00
1	—	575	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	62.00–64.00	63.29
126	—	1,016	50.00–63.00	56.92
14	—	820	10.00–35.00	27.16
50	—	838	34.00–68.00	43.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,324	68.00–80.00	74.29
7	—	1,277	57.00–62.00	60.23
44	—	1,349	60.00–73.00	68.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,081	57.00–80.00	63.17
58	—	1,216	67.00–84.00	76.20
216	—	1,181	59.00–75.00	68.19
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,368	70.00–88.00	81.87
15	—	1,883	92.00–106.00	101.68
42	—	1,661	80.00–103.00	95.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	731.00	731.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	800.00–950.00	880.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,238	650.00–1,050.00	901.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,155	800.00–950.00	858.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,047	600.00–925.00	832.36
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	600.00–725.00	664.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	800.00–1,400.00	1,104.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,174.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	720.00	720.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	938	722.00–1,065.00	909.03
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	753	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,040.00	1,040.00

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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