North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 350 priced lines covering 2,955 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,293 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 756 head. replacement cattle receipts at 85 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,293Last week 3,420Year ago 3,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 756Last week 771Year ago 832

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 54Year ago 76

Current hog receipts 12.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 lower; feeder bulls mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower; while feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate with some light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 90.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 185.00 to 195.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	111.00–126.00	115.75
4	—	825	84.00–87.00	85.77
1	—	975	79.00	79.00
1	—	880	84.00	84.00
18	—	527	85.00–124.00	109.99
1	—	905	76.00	76.00
8	—	728	80.00–102.00	92.27
4	—	613	97.00–110.00	103.68
3	—	760	80.00–88.00	84.66
4	—	674	85.00–95.00	90.67
15	—	566	110.00–125.00	114.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	826	102.00	102.00
9	—	613	97.50–112.50	106.68
5	—	661	107.50–110.00	109.11
5	—	505	100.00–110.00	102.99
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
5	—	468	105.00–112.50	108.10
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
3	—	570	104.00–112.50	109.64
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	87.50–95.00	91.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	92.50	92.50
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	571	114.00–138.00	126.50
49	—	469	121.00–152.00	135.53
13	—	768	93.00–118.00	100.54
2	—	933	92.00–100.00	96.01
36	—	624	100.00–132.50	112.45
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
48	—	522	116.00–142.00	127.84
36	—	675	97.00–129.00	105.96
24	—	424	132.00–158.00	147.27
17	—	715	92.00–114.00	102.06
3	—	870	90.00–92.00	90.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
16	—	420	120.00–142.50	133.33
21	—	531	122.00–133.00	128.65
15	—	571	120.00–132.00	125.79
23	—	472	122.50–142.50	133.00
5	—	725	114.00–121.00	117.00
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
9	—	619	117.00–125.00	120.63
4	—	668	116.00–127.50	122.40
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	98.00–110.00	106.79
1	—	650	88.00	88.00
4	—	630	80.00–109.00	101.15
3	—	723	83.00–88.00	85.28
3	—	465	100.00–110.00	106.77
1	—	870	70.00	70.00
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
5	—	527	105.00–110.00	108.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	100.00–112.50	107.65
2	—	710	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	670	100.00–102.50	101.24
2	—	438	100.00	100.00
2	—	635	104.00–111.00	107.56
3	—	578	100.00–111.00	105.47
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
3	—	475	104.00–110.00	107.66
1	—	865	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	710	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
4	—	531	125.00–131.00	129.08
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	138.00	138.00
8	—	630	120.00–127.50	121.67
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	111.00–115.00	113.00
1	—	545	117.50	117.50
4	—	573	115.00–118.00	116.77
4	—	478	117.50–120.00	118.13
1	—	445	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	95.00	95.00
1	—	495	89.00	89.00
3	—	812	84.00–90.00	86.36
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	88.00	88.00
3	—	825	80.00–95.00	84.94
3	—	418	80.00–95.00	87.21
6	—	613	80.00–93.00	86.77
2	—	310	90.00–92.50	91.29
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
2	—	713	87.50–90.00	88.74
1	—	775	92.50	92.50
2	—	375	80.00–85.00	82.43
6	—	673	82.50–108.00	93.99
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	96.00–116.00	108.99
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
5	—	284	117.00–119.00	117.82
16	—	433	103.00–126.00	117.03
9	—	329	110.00–120.00	115.67
12	—	579	109.00–118.50	115.26
17	—	474	98.00–120.00	112.38
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
10	—	371	110.00–124.00	117.35
10	—	736	80.00–88.00	81.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	112.50	112.50
5	—	484	100.00–111.00	106.01
2	—	165	110.00	110.00
9	—	629	100.00–112.00	106.08
6	—	420	100.00–110.00	104.77
2	—	375	106.00–107.50	106.77
5	—	521	100.00–110.00	106.86
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	120.00–122.50	121.21
6	—	281	115.00–127.50	120.41
6	—	578	112.50–117.00	114.94
4	—	670	112.00–116.00	113.15
8	—	376	117.50–128.00	123.27
9	—	622	112.50–117.00	114.17
2	—	243	115.00–125.00	120.05
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
8	—	309	117.50–129.00	126.16
5	—	523	114.00–117.50	115.90
2	—	700	110.00–111.00	110.50
7	—	475	115.00–122.00	118.69
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	103.00–110.00	107.90
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
4	—	223	100.00	100.00
4	—	385	103.00–110.00	106.73
8	—	419	102.00–110.00	106.95
11	—	526	100.00–106.00	104.33
5	—	264	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
5	—	581	91.00–104.00	99.53
9	—	314	100.00–110.00	101.53
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	100.00–111.00	105.61
5	—	272	98.00–107.50	103.24
4	—	773	95.00–105.00	100.47
16	—	570	97.50–112.50	106.74
4	—	703	96.00–103.00	98.75
3	—	323	100.00–112.50	105.19
4	—	426	100.00–105.00	101.91
4	—	471	100.00–110.00	104.91
8	—	668	92.50–112.50	103.96
7	—	523	99.00–112.00	107.99
1	—	860	92.50	92.50
6	—	374	100.00–112.50	107.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	572	102.00–135.00	124.38
93	—	523	113.00–132.00	123.20
1	—	1,050	82.00	82.00
2	—	195	132.50	132.50
5	—	764	84.00–109.00	98.96
16	—	669	100.00–125.00	114.59
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
83	—	429	119.00–145.00	130.11
38	—	621	101.00–134.00	120.60
2	—	800	112.00	112.00
99	—	472	120.00–141.00	129.57
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
58	—	378	119.00–140.00	129.35
21	—	323	120.00–142.50	131.30
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
8	—	275	115.00–161.00	136.13
14	—	733	102.00–114.00	110.56
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	80.00–90.00	85.03
1	—	250	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	90.00–95.00	92.36
1	—	770	86.00	86.00
1	—	710	82.50	82.50
5	—	325	88.00–92.50	90.09
4	—	476	80.00–97.50	89.36
1	—	500	82.50	82.50
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
2	—	625	87.50–90.00	88.76
2	—	355	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	575	85.00–90.00	87.57
2	—	280	82.50–95.00	88.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	96.00–116.00	107.34
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
3	—	490	106.00–121.00	112.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	85.00	85.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	88.00	88.00
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
1	—	555	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	86.00	86.00
1	—	475	80.00	80.00
2	—	835	80.00–90.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	112.50	112.50
1	—	430	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
4	—	720	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	580	127.00–132.00	129.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	816	112.50–135.00	126.43
56	—	424	131.00–158.00	143.79
6	—	223	134.00–170.00	148.04
4	—	921	100.00–125.00	113.50
23	—	774	118.00–134.00	128.05
45	—	324	131.00–176.00	154.75
37	—	671	115.00–142.00	136.25
14	—	284	137.00–170.00	155.39
42	—	471	130.00–157.00	144.13
44	—	524	125.00–148.00	138.50
53	—	371	130.00–180.00	150.57
4	—	866	108.00–125.00	116.02
24	—	726	108.00–136.00	124.76
27	—	622	115.00–144.00	132.15
46	—	575	130.00–145.00	137.09
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	100.00	100.00
3	—	432	106.00–110.00	108.32
2	—	268	100.00–112.00	105.83
4	—	330	104.00–111.00	107.21
4	—	376	105.00–110.00	108.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
3	—	570	109.00–110.00	109.67
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	97.50	97.50
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
3	—	527	105.00–107.50	105.83
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	110.98
4	—	674	105.00–110.00	107.27
5	—	586	105.00–113.00	108.62
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	115.00–117.00	116.01
13	—	427	111.00–125.00	117.45
3	—	189	123.00–128.00	125.64
11	—	380	120.00–137.50	127.16
10	—	318	114.00–130.00	122.69
6	—	470	134.00–139.00	134.84
2	—	573	113.00–114.00	113.49
12	—	267	114.00–139.00	122.25
6	—	216	120.00–140.00	128.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	122.50–142.00	131.96
17	—	374	125.00–147.00	138.38
7	—	575	123.00–132.50	129.09
2	—	720	122.00–123.00	122.49
10	—	682	113.00–127.50	124.02
1	—	155	132.50	132.50
6	—	275	127.50–147.00	135.84
4	—	526	117.50–132.50	127.60
3	—	612	115.00–120.00	118.32
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
5	—	421	127.50–142.00	135.14
6	—	321	125.00–145.00	132.39
7	—	235	125.00–147.50	137.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	115.00–117.50	116.25
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	80.00–90.00	84.97
1	—	585	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	210	92.50	92.50
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	830	82.50	82.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	100.00–113.00	108.75
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
2	—	223	115.00	115.00
3	—	580	100.00–110.00	106.61
3	—	428	100.00–104.00	102.39
3	—	680	99.00–112.50	105.53
3	—	620	105.00–113.00	107.69
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	335	102.50	102.50
2	—	730	107.00–112.50	109.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
2	—	685	116.00–125.00	120.50
3	—	380	117.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	90.00–93.00	91.50
1	—	470	80.00	80.00
1	—	710	82.50	82.50
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
1	—	895	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	147.50	147.50
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	89.00	89.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	80.00–85.00	82.52
1	—	595	68.00	68.00
5	—	328	85.00–95.00	88.92
4	—	212	92.50–100.00	97.31
1	—	475	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	30.00	30.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	55.00	55.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	38.00–39.00	38.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,026	46.00–61.00	54.81
65	—	887	35.00–54.00	44.34
16	—	819	10.00–34.00	25.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	58.00	58.00
12	—	1,455	67.00–74.00	70.82
44	—	1,447	58.00–70.00	64.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
221	—	1,223	56.00–71.00	64.24
24	—	1,186	66.00–80.00	71.93
36	—	1,129	46.00–65.00	57.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,810	95.00–103.00	98.61
49	—	1,697	81.00–99.00	90.58
28	—	1,358	42.00–84.00	72.35

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)	3	—	980	700.00–800.00	735.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,079	500.00–975.00	742.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,012	625.00–775.00	695.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	976	625.00–890.00	769.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	315.00	315.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	753	760.00–900.00	862.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	686	275.00–450.00	361.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	700.00–725.00	712.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	748	425.00–438.00	433.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,112	800.00–1,100.00	976.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	900.00–1,085.00	982.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	620	450.00	450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	893	575.00–647.00	609.02
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	441.00	441.00

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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