North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 195 priced lines covering 2,471 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,120 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 648 head. replacement cattle receipts at 35 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,120Last week 1,812Year ago 2,107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 648Last week 626Year ago 605

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 38

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher, with Heifers selling 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00-4.00

higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	939	55.00–92.00	74.97
5	—	703	33.00–69.00	54.78
73	—	981	80.00–97.00	89.91
12	—	985	96.00–111.00	100.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	74.00–95.00	90.11
25	—	1,498	93.00–123.00	104.46
16	—	1,318	104.00–115.00	109.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,214	90.00–115.00	104.23
24	—	1,081	76.00–95.00	88.14
70	—	1,279	101.00–125.00	114.37
2	—	965	50.00–64.00	56.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,525	100.00–129.00	119.90
5	—	1,038	95.00–100.00	96.84
21	—	1,788	128.00–145.00	135.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,298.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,224	1,175.00–1,750.00	1,429.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,226.61
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	830	875.00–925.00	901.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,039	975.00–1,550.00	1,282.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	973	1,025.00–1,725.00	1,300.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	2,175.00–2,225.00	2,201.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	775.00–850.00	814.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	140.00	140.00
3	250–300	287	145.00–180.00	164.94
8	300–350	328	100.00–185.00	144.40
4	350–400	374	105.00–185.00	151.91
9	400–450	425	135.00–175.00	154.95
5	450–500	469	130.00–150.00	142.30
5	500–550	531	130.00–170.00	154.90
7	550–600	569	130.00–175.00	157.82
6	600–650	622	130.00–157.50	145.69
3	650–700	680	110.00–130.00	123.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	170.00–205.00	192.87
9	250–300	278	180.00–232.50	203.54
10	300–350	325	190.00–250.00	219.96
15	350–400	367	150.00–245.00	217.10
26	400–450	421	162.00–250.00	210.11
21	450–500	486	167.50–232.00	209.37
18	500–550	527	160.00–230.00	200.27
16	550–600	577	160.00–225.00	199.08
12	600–650	631	130.00–205.00	172.12
12	650–700	671	135.00–185.00	155.80
8	700–750	719	135.00–167.00	155.81
1	750–800	770	137.00	137.00
3	850–900	872	120.00–169.00	146.43
1	900–950	915	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	228	200.00–310.00	241.22
10	250–300	280	200.00–300.00	257.67
42	300–350	319	210.00–307.50	274.20
53	350–400	371	215.00–315.00	280.26
49	400–450	426	207.00–320.00	267.55
96	450–500	470	200.00–315.00	269.03
51	500–550	526	200.00–285.00	245.69
65	550–600	571	202.00–272.00	236.32
38	600–650	619	180.00–240.00	206.19
28	650–700	673	165.00–220.00	195.92
12	700–750	719	160.00–197.00	178.84
16	750–800	771	130.00–180.00	160.14
5	800–850	819	120.00–173.00	148.62
2	850–900	868	140.00–162.00	150.78
5	900–950	918	135.00–150.00	142.11
3	950–1000	967	125.00–137.50	132.55
1	1000–1050	1,020	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	195.00	195.00
1	250–300	256	182.50	182.50
3	300–350	337	167.50–180.00	172.48
1	400–450	448	170.00	170.00
2	550–600	558	157.50–180.00	168.59
1	600–650	645	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	200.00–230.00	214.91
1	550–600	595	166.00	166.00
4	600–650	608	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	685	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	155.00	155.00
1	350–400	372	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	432	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	536	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	250.00–255.00	252.56
2	500–550	504	220.00–227.50	223.78
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	200.00–285.00	227.07
21	250–300	280	200.00–295.00	232.21
45	300–350	324	202.00–265.00	240.10
71	350–400	374	187.00–260.00	239.15
84	400–450	425	210.00–260.00	234.52
94	450–500	473	197.50–252.50	225.89
96	500–550	525	190.00–262.50	219.57
39	550–600	570	197.50–240.00	214.24
33	600–650	617	170.00–242.50	198.75
21	650–700	665	145.00–210.00	173.54
14	700–750	727	152.50–190.00	165.29
12	750–800	768	126.00–185.00	157.19
2	800–850	815	168.00–177.50	172.72
3	850–900	875	110.00–140.00	119.89
4	900–950	922	122.50–185.00	156.46
8	950–1000	981	124.00–179.00	164.69
2	1000–1050	1,025	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	700	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	100.00–135.00	118.69
6	250–300	269	140.00–160.00	145.80
2	300–350	323	140.00	140.00
9	350–400	381	115.00–170.00	139.86
4	400–450	409	112.00–145.00	129.26
5	450–500	472	135.00–155.00	143.55
6	500–550	519	120.00–140.00	129.79
7	550–600	581	135.00–155.00	146.36
2	600–650	623	140.00–150.00	145.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	265.00–280.00	272.50
1	400–450	405	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	640	217.50	217.50
7	700–750	711	186.00–201.00	198.82
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	464	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	150.00–157.50	153.68
1	400–450	400	110.00	110.00
1	500–550	504	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	844	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	162.50–180.00	171.36
1	300–350	335	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	436	165.00–185.00	175.22
1	550–600	590	160.00	160.00
2	600–650	620	165.00–167.50	166.24
2	650–700	669	120.00–159.00	139.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	216	160.00–230.00	182.23
17	250–300	279	150.00–205.00	182.73
9	300–350	319	150.00–218.00	182.49
22	350–400	375	152.00–220.00	193.58
29	400–450	425	150.00–237.50	189.87
23	450–500	471	150.00–215.00	185.76
25	500–550	518	142.00–230.00	175.49
17	550–600	567	140.00–190.00	170.34
16	600–650	615	135.00–182.00	157.60
5	650–700	664	152.00–195.00	167.94
5	700–750	714	117.00–155.00	131.02
3	750–800	775	112.00–145.00	125.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
3	250–300	278	240.00–325.00	271.41
10	300–350	336	240.00–325.00	297.72
20	350–400	377	270.00–320.00	295.14
21	400–450	418	215.00–320.00	273.81
36	450–500	473	205.00–305.00	274.66
32	500–550	523	210.00–289.00	259.13
24	550–600	568	212.00–277.50	248.47
29	600–650	622	200.00–255.00	235.82
14	650–700	670	200.00–250.00	221.36
16	700–750	723	172.00–226.00	209.60
6	750–800	776	165.00–225.00	195.50
7	800–850	808	170.00–212.50	190.82
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
8	900–950	920	135.00–210.00	180.98
3	950–1000	987	135.00–170.00	157.52
3	1000–1050	1,013	159.00–180.00	167.92
9	1100–1150	1,109	175.00–177.00	176.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	317.00–332.00	324.77
4	400–450	418	307.50–315.00	310.58
6	450–500	487	310.00–318.00	314.68
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	150.00–200.00	175.23
3	300–350	327	165.00–205.00	188.27
6	350–400	384	182.00–235.00	217.05
6	400–450	421	170.00–250.00	223.77
4	450–500	484	150.00–180.00	168.53
3	500–550	522	170.00–205.00	185.29
2	550–600	565	225.00–240.00	232.63
2	600–650	621	177.00–185.00	180.91
2	700–750	730	142.00–170.00	156.10
3	750–800	773	140.00–162.00	152.36
1	800–850	800	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	155.00	155.00
1	350–400	360	145.00	145.00
2	400–450	435	155.00–160.00	157.56
1	450–500	470	132.00	132.00
1	700–750	705	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	314.00	314.00
9	550–600	560	271.00	271.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	125.00	125.00
2	400–450	423	120.00–140.00	130.18
1	450–500	485	132.00	132.00
1	550–600	555	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	675	123.00	123.00
1	750–800	755	124.00	124.00
2	800–850	843	85.00–106.00	95.47

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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