North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 281 priced lines covering 2,396 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,273 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 568 head. replacement cattle receipts at 45 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,273Last week 2,701Year ago 2,776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 568Last week 700Year ago 745

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 68Year ago 69

Current hog receipts 14.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower; heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower; four-weight feeder bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 lower, while five- and six-weights were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 55.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 210.00.

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,214	900.00–1,100.00	1,044.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	625.00–1,025.00	854.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	600.00–900.00	780.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,407	945.00–1,084.00	1,039.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	550.00–625.00	587.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	410.00	410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	400.00	400.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	582.00	582.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	685.00	685.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,095	1,950.00	1,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	92.50	92.50
1	—	625	85.00	85.00
1	—	840	92.50	92.50
2	—	418	90.00–92.50	91.23
2	—	525	85.00–87.50	86.23
2	—	723	85.00–93.00	88.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	85.00	85.00
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
1	—	590	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	115.00–122.50	118.69
10	—	425	115.00–122.50	119.51
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
3	—	555	117.50–119.00	118.00
3	—	513	118.00–120.00	119.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	87.60–95.00	91.29
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	870	94.00	94.00
4	—	418	85.00–97.50	91.99
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
3	—	560	115.00–118.00	116.32
12	—	520	111.00–135.00	126.32
3	—	963	85.00–86.00	85.34
3	—	713	90.00–99.00	93.07
13	—	481	107.00–134.00	121.89
3	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	424	135.00–155.00	146.56
58	—	472	125.00–152.50	138.94
9	—	771	99.00–115.00	104.24
56	—	525	122.00–149.00	134.92
52	—	571	114.00–140.00	132.37
1	—	970	95.00	95.00
35	—	622	110.00–138.00	129.35
16	—	668	107.00–133.00	119.49
12	—	718	101.00–128.00	112.72
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	575	120.00–134.00	126.70
20	—	475	123.00–142.50	134.55
1	—	805	112.50	112.50
15	—	523	120.00–134.00	128.48
12	—	624	119.00–127.50	123.50
13	—	667	115.00–127.50	124.99
13	—	424	125.00–135.00	128.85
4	—	715	108.00–119.00	115.01
2	—	788	112.00–115.00	113.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	100.00–106.00	102.95
1	—	735	102.50	102.50
3	—	478	112.00–115.00	113.14
9	—	618	101.00–112.00	108.31
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
4	—	523	105.00–110.00	107.68
3	—	863	104.00–107.00	105.66
3	—	668	100.00–110.00	105.73
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
2	—	570	109.00–112.50	110.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
5	—	470	100.00–115.00	107.03
2	—	645	102.00–110.00	106.00
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
1	—	895	103.00	103.00
2	—	440	110.00–112.50	111.26
1	—	910	103.00	103.00
5	—	572	100.00–110.00	102.58
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	92.00–122.50	109.29
3	—	468	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	80.00	80.00
1	—	535	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
3	—	618	116.00–121.00	117.62
2	—	565	120.00–134.00	126.81
3	—	753	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	112.00–120.00	116.67
2	—	473	115.00–117.00	116.03
1	—	745	112.00	112.00
4	—	421	117.50–125.00	122.03
3	—	538	115.00–122.00	117.36
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
4	—	630	115.00–117.50	116.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	107.50	107.50
2	—	268	70.00–95.00	82.15
1	—	695	93.00	93.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,040	76.00–85.00	80.52
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
4	—	596	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	106.00–107.50	106.75
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
9	—	428	100.00–110.00	105.20
3	—	278	103.00–112.00	108.38
3	—	777	95.00–105.00	101.03
2	—	715	102.00	102.00
3	—	577	100.00–112.50	106.00
9	—	474	100.00–110.00	105.28
2	—	323	100.00	100.00
7	—	518	105.00–113.00	109.81
5	—	630	104.00–110.00	106.87
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	238	140.00–150.00	143.36
42	—	624	110.00–134.00	123.16
84	—	472	120.00–143.00	131.02
3	—	837	96.00	96.00
74	—	424	120.00–144.00	131.88
131	—	524	112.00–136.00	128.08
38	—	373	118.00–143.00	132.47
29	—	664	106.00–128.00	116.24
9	—	774	90.00–117.00	97.46
26	—	324	116.00–140.00	132.31
95	—	574	112.00–139.00	126.14
7	—	717	107.50–114.00	113.07
12	—	278	130.00–152.50	141.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	80.00–85.00	82.46
2	—	613	85.00–95.00	89.90
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
1	—	490	93.00	93.00
1	—	395	82.50	82.50
2	—	413	90.00–92.00	90.97
1	—	195	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	123.00	123.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	110.00–116.00	113.77
7	—	421	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
2	—	703	109.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	540	114.00–123.00	118.46
2	—	495	115.00–122.50	118.75
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	87.00	87.00
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
2	—	510	80.00–95.00	87.57
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	98.00–110.00	104.11
6	—	477	104.00–108.00	105.34
3	—	572	92.00–100.00	95.72
5	—	387	100.00–109.00	105.20
4	—	510	100.00–107.00	103.45
1	—	300	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	100.00–112.50	105.06
3	—	342	102.50–112.50	107.50
2	—	673	104.00–105.00	104.51
5	—	515	100.00–110.00	105.01
2	—	375	100.00–110.00	104.80
5	—	423	102.50–112.50	107.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	109.00–114.00	111.64
7	—	319	115.00–127.50	120.00
3	—	235	115.00–122.50	118.24
6	—	428	113.00–122.50	118.18
5	—	570	111.00–117.50	114.92
3	—	518	112.50–116.00	114.50
8	—	463	112.50–121.00	117.32
6	—	285	117.50–130.00	125.37
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
11	—	370	117.50–128.00	123.78
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	112.00–120.00	117.40
2	—	265	123.00–127.00	124.89
2	—	638	100.00–109.00	104.52
12	—	429	105.00–120.00	113.24
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
8	—	483	114.00–123.00	118.15
7	—	576	108.00–118.00	114.11
5	—	380	116.00–127.00	122.57
1	—	740	88.00	88.00
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	137.50–145.00	140.90
18	—	379	124.00–145.00	134.68
8	—	266	130.00–142.50	136.16
1	—	610	122.50	122.50
10	—	472	125.00–140.00	131.74
8	—	576	122.50–134.00	127.38
12	—	323	126.00–145.00	136.94
11	—	424	126.00–142.50	131.66
1	—	505	132.50	132.50
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	130.00–140.00	134.95
2	—	523	135.00–139.00	136.99
2	—	630	127.50–132.00	129.70
10	—	423	111.00–134.00	122.74
5	—	321	119.00–138.00	125.79
1	—	285	139.00	139.00
12	—	379	109.00–134.00	121.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	132.50	132.50
33	—	622	118.00–147.00	139.88
5	—	818	122.00–134.00	128.42
7	—	226	141.00–175.00	154.07
43	—	420	130.00–161.00	144.93
52	—	522	133.00–157.50	145.79
50	—	375	130.00–175.00	155.00
11	—	279	139.00–168.00	151.88
24	—	670	123.00–140.00	136.74
32	—	480	132.00–161.00	150.08
16	—	732	123.00–146.00	135.23
2	—	923	125.00–126.00	125.49
41	—	576	132.00–153.00	143.77
37	—	322	134.00–176.00	153.37
3	—	768	120.00–142.00	129.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	106.00–115.00	110.60
1	—	290	107.50	107.50
5	—	373	105.00–115.00	110.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	100.00–112.50	106.25
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	87.50–115.00	101.25
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	101.00	101.00
1	—	345	111.00	111.00
2	—	368	100.00	100.00
3	—	422	94.00–110.00	104.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	117.00–125.00	120.97
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	137.50–145.00	141.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	120.00–128.00	124.12
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	82.50–87.50	85.05
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,692	90.00–103.00	96.41
17	—	1,777	94.00–107.00	102.91
8	—	1,309	66.00–89.00	79.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	66.00–73.00	69.30
63	—	977	50.00–66.00	58.07
31	—	887	33.00–53.00	42.95
9	—	713	15.00–34.00	29.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,384	60.00–73.00	68.73
3	—	1,225	58.00–62.00	60.27
40	—	1,412	68.00–82.00	74.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,044	50.00–64.00	59.09
57	—	1,273	68.00–87.00	75.48
191	—	1,191	60.00–75.00	68.02

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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