North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 203 priced lines covering 3,780 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,382 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 786 head. replacement cattle receipts at 108 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,382Last week 2,777Year ago 1,727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 786Last week 603Year ago 430

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 93Year ago 14

Compared to last week Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling sharply higher. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00

higher, with Bulls selling sharply higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	280.00–350.00	315.00
13	250–300	276	282.50–350.00	327.18
41	300–350	330	270.00–360.00	328.64
34	350–400	377	260.00–355.00	319.57
52	400–450	423	270.00–345.00	314.85
64	450–500	475	240.00–330.00	300.75
74	500–550	528	235.00–322.00	287.49
58	550–600	571	232.50–322.50	280.92
71	600–650	619	200.00–299.00	280.47
23	650–700	668	220.00–267.50	251.76
57	700–750	731	210.00–254.00	241.96
13	750–800	774	187.00–246.00	231.07
13	800–850	822	197.00–227.00	214.93
8	850–900	874	180.00–217.50	198.93
13	900–950	911	150.00–192.00	180.47
3	950–1000	975	158.00–200.00	179.08
4	1000–1050	1,018	175.00–178.00	176.25
5	1050–1100	1,075	166.00–180.00	171.43
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	260.00–267.50	263.96
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	595	250.00–258.00	255.36
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	673	215.00–228.00	221.62
2	700–750	730	190.00–200.00	194.90
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	110.00	110.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	378	205.00–277.50	240.43
5	400–450	421	200.00–305.00	252.11
2	450–500	490	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	533	200.00–237.00	218.93
5	550–600	568	225.00–298.00	261.44
6	600–650	634	180.00–270.00	250.85
2	650–700	693	150.00–180.00	165.05
3	700–750	717	170.00–228.00	190.55
9	750–800	778	160.00–231.00	220.09
1	800–850	810	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	180.00	180.00
1	250–300	270	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	433	135.00–175.00	155.12
4	450–500	475	140.00–175.00	156.93
3	500–550	503	150.00–182.50	161.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	417	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	190.00	190.00
3	450–500	475	207.50–210.00	209.18
2	500–550	515	210.00–225.00	217.43
5	550–600	570	124.00–225.00	203.95
3	600–650	608	101.00–200.00	164.42
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
6	750–800	752	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	130.00	130.00
1	250–300	290	170.00	170.00
3	300–350	337	170.00–185.00	176.73
6	350–400	366	145.00–180.00	159.19
5	400–450	416	165.00–185.00	175.96
7	450–500	476	135.00–150.00	142.17
2	500–550	518	160.00–165.00	162.58
2	550–600	575	137.00–150.00	143.61
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	155.00–230.00	201.41
11	250–300	274	197.50–250.00	228.92
12	300–350	314	190.00–245.00	214.62
22	350–400	376	190.00–255.00	220.49
17	400–450	420	177.00–250.00	215.11
11	450–500	472	170.00–265.00	210.59
22	500–550	529	160.00–261.00	215.35
22	550–600	568	160.00–256.00	211.56
14	600–650	623	140.00–226.00	181.21
5	650–700	675	137.00–225.00	182.83
5	700–750	709	130.00–170.00	148.79
2	750–800	780	132.00–190.00	160.81
3	800–850	823	120.00–130.00	125.62
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	200–250	226	230.00–315.00	263.11
54	250–300	277	230.00–325.00	277.18
105	300–350	325	210.00–320.00	266.66
132	350–400	376	220.00–322.50	273.36
188	400–450	422	207.50–315.00	268.29
190	450–500	473	210.00–300.00	255.34
119	500–550	520	207.00–285.00	249.06
82	550–600	572	199.00–290.00	236.50
58	600–650	620	170.00–250.00	228.07
36	650–700	672	178.00–245.00	221.35
13	700–750	720	150.00–244.00	192.19
25	750–800	772	127.00–207.00	185.07
19	800–850	831	145.00–187.00	176.45
12	850–900	870	130.00–213.00	190.77
1	900–950	930	142.00	142.00
3	950–1000	970	135.00–150.00	142.59
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
3	300–350	318	206.00–230.00	218.19
3	350–400	370	230.00–232.00	230.63
3	400–450	422	230.00–240.00	233.40
2	450–500	478	200.00–235.00	217.59
5	500–550	517	212.00–240.00	231.00
29	550–600	571	160.00–245.00	236.16
2	600–650	628	210.00–217.00	213.51
4	650–700	676	140.00–206.00	188.79
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	875	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	905	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	150.00–190.00	172.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	508	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	718	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	146.00	146.00
3	250–300	270	180.00–210.00	191.54
2	300–350	323	160.00–200.00	179.22
8	350–400	372	155.00–200.00	181.85
3	400–450	425	160.00–185.00	170.00
3	450–500	473	150.00–160.00	154.98
1	500–550	540	185.00	185.00
2	550–600	573	125.00–150.00	137.88
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	230	240.00–327.50	278.14
48	250–300	277	255.00–340.00	305.69
70	300–350	321	250.00–345.00	307.84
119	350–400	370	240.00–335.00	298.49
116	400–450	424	225.00–330.00	290.25
126	450–500	471	230.00–320.00	280.08
121	500–550	519	200.00–312.50	265.36
95	550–600	571	212.50–305.00	254.76
40	600–650	618	190.00–270.00	240.22
38	650–700	675	200.00–256.00	228.12
15	700–750	716	162.00–220.00	198.28
12	750–800	768	157.00–213.00	191.27
16	800–850	825	157.00–210.00	185.68
12	850–900	870	130.00–200.00	165.68
11	900–950	926	135.00–195.00	175.39
5	950–1000	967	137.50–190.00	157.44
3	1000–1050	1,020	157.00–162.00	158.84
1	1050–1100	1,050	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	217.50	217.50
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
4	350–400	377	195.00–227.50	210.95
2	400–450	422	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	192.50–240.00	215.47
5	250–300	277	210.00–272.50	231.55
11	300–350	324	200.00–280.00	243.30
12	350–400	374	225.00–270.00	249.41
20	400–450	426	190.00–270.00	229.61
20	450–500	470	200.00–277.50	240.02
17	500–550	521	180.00–279.00	240.45
13	550–600	567	170.00–235.00	204.86
7	600–650	621	165.00–235.00	199.29
4	650–700	661	170.00–200.00	180.56
2	700–750	725	170.00–175.00	172.53
1	750–800	794	147.50	147.50
1	800–850	802	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	894	140.00–150.00	144.99
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	200.00	200.00
1	200–250	210	222.00	222.00
1	300–350	325	264.00	264.00
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	455	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	605	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	320	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	520	167.00	167.00
2	550–600	563	140.00–162.00	151.05
1	850–900	880	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	490	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,105.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,122	1,050.00–2,050.00	1,561.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,361.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,361.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,346.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,182	1,200.00–2,400.00	1,805.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	988	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,450.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,261.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,022	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,093.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,083	1,475.00–2,650.00	1,961.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,539.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,590.00	1,590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,065	1,300.00–2,450.00	2,043.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,492.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	1,600.00–2,675.00	2,216.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	748	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,507	110.00–149.00	133.17
6	—	1,362	94.00–129.00	111.14
46	—	1,756	125.00–161.00	146.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	758	60.00–76.00	68.68
35	—	879	60.00–90.00	81.70
76	—	953	88.00–114.00	99.57
27	—	981	106.00–117.00	108.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	107.00–140.00	125.07
27	—	1,503	98.00–142.00	118.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	995	70.00–114.00	102.54
261	—	1,211	90.00–132.50	120.10
113	—	1,313	102.00–152.00	135.27

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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