North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 188 priced lines covering 3,151 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,777 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 603 head. replacement cattle receipts at 93 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,777Last week 2,920Year ago 3,878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 603Last week 726Year ago 700

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 73Year ago 81

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls

selling steady to 4.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	125.00	125.00
6	250–300	279	100.00–170.00	130.75
7	300–350	321	130.00–175.00	154.33
5	350–400	378	140.00–165.00	156.28
8	400–450	421	140.00–170.00	159.58
7	450–500	465	130.00–167.00	148.54
5	500–550	527	119.00–145.00	131.92
8	550–600	579	112.00–130.00	121.36
4	600–650	623	108.00–130.00	120.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	197.50–220.00	210.20
9	250–300	276	185.00–230.00	205.89
17	300–350	330	170.00–230.00	201.38
13	350–400	374	160.00–222.50	186.46
23	400–450	419	175.00–247.50	210.10
20	450–500	474	165.00–210.00	191.75
30	500–550	523	160.00–234.00	190.42
13	550–600	576	140.00–197.50	167.74
11	600–650	625	140.00–215.00	170.33
4	650–700	677	130.00–175.00	153.55
8	700–750	718	122.00–169.00	147.11
1	750–800	795	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	302	300.00	300.00
11	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	414	275.00–292.00	277.53
2	450–500	465	272.00–275.00	273.45
11	500–550	534	247.00	247.00
2	550–600	568	275.00–277.50	276.26
20	650–700	664	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	725	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	386	165.00–190.00	177.84
2	400–450	432	190.00–200.00	194.92
2	550–600	568	165.00–170.00	167.47
1	700–750	745	112.00	112.00
1	850–900	875	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	355	184.00–210.00	196.82
4	400–450	415	160.00–227.50	208.48
2	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	565	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	665	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	215.00–285.00	248.09
29	250–300	270	220.00–315.00	261.65
86	300–350	326	225.00–297.50	261.81
141	350–400	375	205.00–297.50	256.14
146	400–450	421	205.00–285.00	248.70
115	450–500	472	210.00–280.00	241.85
133	500–550	522	207.00–267.00	234.62
96	550–600	572	200.00–257.50	229.82
34	600–650	612	187.00–249.00	215.19
12	650–700	672	170.00–220.00	200.73
28	700–750	724	140.00–213.00	193.68
10	750–800	769	153.00–210.00	183.37
10	800–850	817	142.00–180.50	165.88
5	850–900	879	128.00–165.00	152.31
2	900–950	928	127.00–132.00	129.51
3	950–1000	965	145.00–150.00	147.36
1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	200.00–262.50	235.12
19	300–350	323	200.00–267.50	231.33
10	350–400	381	200.00–260.00	232.32
21	400–450	423	170.00–260.00	224.08
9	450–500	471	157.50–252.00	225.24
10	500–550	520	197.50–237.50	220.69
10	550–600	567	147.00–220.00	184.46
6	600–650	633	142.50–190.00	171.92
6	650–700	666	150.00–157.00	154.03
1	700–750	715	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	130.00–175.00	160.54
1	250–300	290	150.00	150.00
6	300–350	319	130.00–185.00	155.51
4	350–400	371	140.00–185.00	169.02
5	400–450	430	150.00–197.00	180.35
4	450–500	476	170.00–200.00	177.64
3	500–550	528	170.00–192.00	182.12
2	550–600	593	135.00–152.50	143.71
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	480	210.00–220.00	215.05
2	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	242.44
2	550–600	580	245.00–255.00	249.87
1	900–950	940	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	231	262.50–327.50	296.31
51	250–300	277	250.00–330.00	293.57
63	300–350	326	230.00–330.00	294.29
116	350–400	375	220.00–332.50	295.13
106	400–450	423	222.00–327.50	284.92
111	450–500	471	215.00–310.00	271.49
86	500–550	520	220.00–302.50	257.80
81	550–600	572	210.00–285.00	249.02
63	600–650	626	185.00–261.00	236.01
28	650–700	669	200.00–257.50	221.75
22	700–750	721	140.00–223.00	199.25
14	750–800	773	150.00–222.00	185.35
5	800–850	828	152.00–185.00	172.32
6	850–900	868	167.00–179.00	172.60
10	900–950	924	135.00–182.00	158.60
1	950–1000	975	140.00	140.00
3	1000–1050	1,022	144.00–162.00	151.88
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	221	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	624	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	150.00	150.00
2	250–300	287	187.50–200.00	193.72
2	300–350	319	150.00–220.00	186.48
2	350–400	372	230.00–235.00	232.65
2	500–550	540	180.00–190.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	165.00–170.00	167.63
1	500–550	510	189.00	189.00
1	550–600	565	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
3	700–750	720	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	760	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	835	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
5	250–300	261	207.50	207.50
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	125.00	125.00
1	900–950	940	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	420	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	490	147.00	147.00
6	550–600	586	136.00–175.00	147.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	235.00–245.00	239.81
2	350–400	368	205.00–225.00	214.93
1	400–450	405	215.00	215.00
6	450–500	476	190.00–262.50	219.09
5	500–550	522	225.00–255.00	234.11
5	550–600	575	200.00–240.00	211.03
5	600–650	625	180.00–220.00	206.17
2	650–700	670	175.00–180.00	177.48
1	850–900	850	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
3	500–550	525	314.00	314.00
13	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	245.00–285.00	265.21
8	250–300	268	285.00–325.00	309.14
20	300–350	324	260.00–335.00	317.14
20	350–400	377	270.00–335.00	312.97
57	400–450	423	250.00–340.00	306.84
66	450–500	475	250.00–322.00	292.21
48	500–550	526	230.00–307.00	278.18
64	550–600	571	240.00–311.00	278.54
25	600–650	623	212.50–278.00	255.34
11	650–700	665	220.00–268.00	245.00
16	700–750	716	200.00–237.00	226.02
3	750–800	765	210.00–230.00	223.12
2	800–850	800	207.50	207.50
2	850–900	873	172.50–207.00	189.70
2	900–950	925	171.00–200.00	185.34
1	1000–1050	1,030	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	502	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,336	102.00–141.00	127.64
8	—	1,092	74.00–107.00	98.64
182	—	1,228	90.00–128.00	114.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	916	58.00–70.00	66.64
59	—	1,022	86.00–124.00	94.43
24	—	1,117	100.00–106.00	103.16
27	—	856	60.00–93.00	78.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,728	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,483	110.00–129.00	122.48
30	—	1,448	105.00–137.00	114.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,084	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,479	100.00–106.00	104.01
45	—	1,423	100.00–147.00	125.10
37	—	1,744	130.00–155.00	143.86
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	161.00	161.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,645.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,117	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,451.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,325.00–1,925.00	1,658.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	960	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,141.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,160	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,634.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,099	950.00–1,850.00	1,534.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	842	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	800	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,685.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	798	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,436.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,101.68

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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