North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 352 priced lines covering 2,907 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,420 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 771 head. replacement cattle receipts at 54 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,420Last week 3,672Year ago 3,596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 771Last week 619Year ago 734

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 44Year ago 52

Current hog receipts 0.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher; feeder bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher; while feeder heifers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 90.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 45.00 to 190.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	120.00–127.50	123.02
25	—	520	120.00–133.00	126.98
27	—	467	125.00–142.50	135.53
6	—	768	117.00–122.00	118.83
9	—	568	120.00–134.00	127.14
4	—	725	112.50–118.00	115.90
10	—	421	130.00–140.00	135.23
5	—	629	122.50–125.00	124.31
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	100.00–112.00	104.49
1	—	560	112.50	112.50
7	—	771	69.00–110.00	93.67
5	—	523	105.00–115.00	110.45
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	808	104.00–106.00	105.01
6	—	666	100.00–112.00	105.36
3	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.48
3	—	438	100.00–111.00	106.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
4	—	431	115.00–125.00	120.11
2	—	558	120.00–122.50	121.27
2	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	530	114.00–115.00	114.67
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	138.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	780	119.00	119.00
3	—	612	90.00–120.00	101.24
2	—	565	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
9	—	539	125.00–130.00	126.14
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	80.00	80.00
1	—	875	87.00	87.00
1	—	445	85.00	85.00
1	—	470	87.50	87.50
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	106.00–140.00	130.40
19	—	473	110.00–140.00	117.15
7	—	667	90.00–100.00	94.43
28	—	525	97.00–120.00	111.42
1	—	850	82.00	82.00
22	—	578	90.00–118.00	110.98
7	—	713	80.00–88.00	84.58
5	—	623	80.00–108.00	91.08
2	—	774	80.00–88.00	84.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	815	100.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	107.00	107.00
2	—	623	102.50–110.00	106.14
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
3	—	512	100.00–112.50	107.51
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
2	—	438	100.00–105.00	102.51
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	70.00	70.00
2	—	915	68.00–70.00	68.98
11	—	579	95.00–107.00	103.03
3	—	487	106.00–121.00	115.59
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	73.00	73.00
7	—	520	100.00–108.00	103.45
4	—	420	110.00–127.50	123.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	522	115.00–147.50	130.93
59	—	572	115.00–150.00	129.66
1	—	945	97.00	97.00
28	—	669	95.00–134.00	109.16
26	—	426	134.00–158.00	150.85
12	—	818	84.00–104.00	93.04
11	—	777	90.00–100.00	93.12
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
22	—	723	94.00–128.00	105.21
52	—	473	120.00–154.00	137.09
58	—	622	94.00–136.00	115.74
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	82.50	82.50
2	—	525	85.00–95.00	90.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	115.00	115.00
2	—	413	117.50–120.00	118.74
2	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	47.50	47.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	80.00–92.50	87.41
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	87.50	87.50
1	—	605	92.50	92.50
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	100.00–110.00	104.49
8	—	573	100.00–111.00	107.46
3	—	430	102.50–111.00	106.13
3	—	677	105.00–112.50	109.15
4	—	386	110.00–113.00	110.77
1	—	785	101.00	101.00
7	—	523	102.00–112.50	106.12
6	—	621	100.00–110.00	105.17
4	—	336	100.00–113.00	108.81
2	—	703	102.00–105.00	103.49
2	—	263	107.50–112.50	110.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	82.50	82.50
1	—	575	80.00	80.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	82.50	82.50
1	—	520	80.00	80.00
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
3	—	365	92.50–96.00	93.67
1	—	280	92.50	92.50
1	—	320	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
5	—	811	98.00–115.00	107.69
50	—	373	120.00–157.00	135.19
9	—	716	90.00–121.00	107.75
82	—	571	107.00–134.00	122.16
70	—	426	114.00–147.00	128.43
123	—	524	110.00–135.00	123.13
9	—	225	125.00–152.00	132.70
3	—	780	94.00–110.00	104.37
1	—	910	95.00	95.00
22	—	272	120.00–165.00	138.27
99	—	472	114.00–138.00	127.36
28	—	322	122.00–161.00	136.63
51	—	621	100.00–130.00	118.27
45	—	671	95.00–126.00	116.10
1	—	995	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	100.00–108.00	103.44
3	—	582	87.00–100.00	93.26
2	—	268	84.00–106.00	94.69
9	—	469	70.00–108.00	96.34
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
2	—	335	70.00–109.00	89.21
7	—	383	80.00–110.00	103.47
7	—	527	84.00–104.00	98.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	100.00–106.00	102.87
4	—	424	100.00–112.50	105.69
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
3	—	668	100.00–111.00	106.13
3	—	727	100.00–104.00	102.65
3	—	622	105.00–110.00	106.97
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
3	—	488	100.00–110.00	105.00
5	—	572	100.00–110.00	104.92
2	—	755	101.00–105.00	103.00
6	—	520	100.00–110.00	107.09
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	83.00–95.00	88.97
2	—	428	92.50–96.00	94.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	102.00–123.00	115.92
2	—	625	80.00–115.00	97.92
2	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.47
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
10	—	375	105.00–120.00	112.84
8	—	568	110.00–118.00	111.02
5	—	283	109.00–131.00	117.41
8	—	528	104.00–115.00	109.52
7	—	469	110.00–125.00	115.41
7	—	627	97.00–110.00	103.84
8	—	322	113.00–126.00	118.50
2	—	235	115.00–116.00	115.51
13	—	426	100.00–125.00	111.89
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	109.00–117.50	114.44
3	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.17
5	—	708	108.00–116.00	111.50
13	—	418	112.50–122.50	117.19
2	—	185	120.00–125.00	122.57
16	—	332	114.00–127.50	122.65
5	—	226	115.00–127.50	121.68
5	—	656	110.00–116.00	113.61
11	—	572	110.00–122.50	115.84
11	—	375	112.50–127.50	121.82
10	—	273	115.00–127.50	120.92
26	—	474	114.00–123.00	119.34
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
1	—	820	84.00	84.00
2	—	578	94.00–95.00	94.49
2	—	533	87.50–97.50	92.38
1	—	335	92.50	92.50
1	—	740	92.00	92.00
2	—	668	90.00–95.00	92.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	92.00	92.00
1	—	675	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	177.50–180.00	178.73
18	—	660	151.50	151.50
1	—	270	148.00	148.00
6	—	717	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	82.50	82.50
1	—	320	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	183.00–184.00	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	115.00–120.00	117.42
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	117.50	117.50
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
2	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	98.00	98.00
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	119.00	119.00
6	—	335	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	96.00	96.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	102.50–105.00	103.76
4	—	379	100.00–110.00	106.12
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
2	—	422	96.00–100.00	98.03
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	82.50	82.50
1	—	370	58.00	58.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	518	125.00–158.00	141.01
3	—	178	150.00–180.00	163.46
24	—	275	128.00–184.00	158.29
35	—	322	130.00–179.00	156.69
32	—	678	115.00–147.00	134.69
36	—	625	123.00–146.00	138.79
16	—	728	122.00–139.00	134.16
2	—	925	104.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	805	111.00–129.00	123.00
42	—	470	130.00–159.00	149.09
55	—	374	138.00–176.00	155.27
44	—	574	130.00–150.00	142.10
7	—	218	144.00–174.00	162.66
58	—	421	130.00–171.00	148.82
23	—	769	112.00–137.50	133.64
2	—	858	116.00–122.00	118.99
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	662	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
5	—	379	101.00–122.50	114.67
2	—	543	102.00–120.00	111.04
3	—	428	100.00–117.50	109.14
1	—	260	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	120.00–122.50	121.68
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	115.00–117.50	116.25
3	—	215	115.00–117.50	115.81
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	82.50	82.50
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	329	125.00–147.50	131.69
2	—	505	128.00–132.50	130.23
2	—	715	123.50	123.50
7	—	669	115.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	424	130.00–142.50	137.98
1	—	595	131.00	131.00
10	—	372	132.50–147.50	141.48
9	—	229	127.50–147.50	138.33
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
11	—	274	125.00–147.50	132.76
3	—	480	132.50–141.00	135.36
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	107.00	107.00
4	—	283	120.00–127.00	123.28
8	—	326	117.00–145.00	134.20
2	—	235	129.00–134.00	131.55
18	—	377	115.00–140.00	126.27
4	—	528	110.00–133.00	122.94
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
8	—	426	120.00–140.00	128.56
12	—	473	110.00–140.00	124.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	112.50	112.50
2	—	778	107.50–108.00	107.75
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	85.00	85.00
1	—	360	62.00	62.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	60.00	60.00
3	—	548	84.00	84.00
7	—	444	80.00–118.00	112.86
6	—	335	119.00	119.00
3	—	232	115.00	115.00
3	—	557	112.50	112.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	91.00	91.00
1	—	190	87.50	87.50
3	—	275	80.00–90.00	83.58
4	—	809	94.00–100.00	97.99
2	—	768	101.00–102.00	101.51
1	—	230	80.00	80.00
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
3	—	660	98.00–104.00	101.68
2	—	705	96.00–98.00	97.00
1	—	490	103.00	103.00
5	—	527	73.00–101.00	81.97
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	52.50	52.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	84.00	84.00
1	—	470	92.50	92.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	753	10.00–25.00	18.75
33	—	896	33.00–52.00	43.71
55	—	973	50.00–66.00	56.03
3	—	1,107	61.00–63.00	61.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,283	68.00–79.00	74.16
39	—	1,050	45.00–62.00	55.94
238	—	1,231	54.50–73.00	66.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	52.00–59.00	55.36
26	—	1,348	57.00–72.00	64.75
12	—	1,460	68.00–78.00	72.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,834	95.00–109.00	101.78
47	—	1,628	85.00–100.00	92.56
24	—	1,228	70.00–86.00	78.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	735.00–1,100.00	939.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,408	770.00–1,340.00	1,146.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	500.00–565.00	532.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	485.00	485.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,248	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	700.00–850.00	780.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,209	925.00–1,075.00	975.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	950.00–1,125.00	1,046.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	500.00–660.00	580.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	640.00	640.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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