North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 199 priced lines covering 3,573 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,095 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 820 head. replacement cattle receipts at 80 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,095Last week 2,808Year ago 2,992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 820Last week 638Year ago 981

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 67Year ago 145

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower, with Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00

higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady.

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	243	340.00	340.00
7	250–300	276	302.50–352.50	334.03
27	300–350	331	270.00–360.00	321.02
57	350–400	373	250.00–345.00	315.78
69	400–450	420	270.00–350.00	311.07
62	450–500	471	270.00–335.00	302.19
71	500–550	528	260.00–325.00	291.38
66	550–600	569	240.00–318.00	280.72
33	600–650	625	230.00–308.00	264.29
18	650–700	667	230.00–275.00	252.51
7	700–750	727	215.00–240.00	227.31
8	750–800	766	210.00–223.00	216.96
6	800–850	817	195.00–222.00	214.03
9	850–900	865	205.00–219.00	214.26
1	900–950	915	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	955	179.00	179.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	322.00	322.00
22	550–600	564	287.50–300.00	294.88
13	650–700	675	241.00	241.00
14	850–900	851	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	432	256.00–265.00	260.42
2	500–550	525	214.00–245.00	229.94
2	550–600	563	200.00–230.00	215.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	205.00–245.00	226.30
2	250–300	265	210.00–245.00	227.50
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
6	350–400	382	210.00–247.50	236.64
5	400–450	428	200.00–287.50	254.03
5	450–500	475	200.00–255.00	227.92
4	500–550	539	210.00–245.00	226.29
2	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	234.85
10	600–650	641	190.00–235.00	195.28
1	650–700	660	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	175.00	175.00
2	350–400	368	165.00–175.00	169.76
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	473	150.00–190.00	169.89
2	500–550	513	170.00–187.00	178.38
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	187.50	187.50
1	300–350	324	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	378	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	433	207.00–217.00	212.14
9	450–500	478	182.50–230.00	220.74
1	500–550	505	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	630	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	160.00	160.00
6	300–350	324	155.00–190.00	168.14
4	350–400	373	170.00–180.00	175.02
5	400–450	415	145.00–175.00	164.27
3	450–500	485	120.00–145.00	128.51
4	500–550	526	135.00–166.00	152.99
2	600–650	620	125.00–135.00	129.96
2	650–700	695	130.00–135.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	617	243.00	243.00
8	800–850	813	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	215.00	215.00
9	200–250	233	200.00–240.00	217.52
18	250–300	273	200.00–280.00	227.30
19	300–350	327	160.00–250.00	219.81
23	350–400	374	180.00–287.00	228.51
25	400–450	425	180.00–265.00	217.95
17	450–500	470	170.00–232.50	194.95
17	500–550	521	140.00–226.00	194.67
13	550–600	569	150.00–234.00	187.19
5	600–650	628	167.00–190.00	179.45
5	650–700	660	125.00–170.00	155.55
4	700–750	719	128.00–165.00	144.35
7	750–800	763	127.50–170.00	157.72
1	850–900	890	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	200–250	227	235.00–315.00	268.31
37	250–300	272	245.00–320.00	277.83
97	300–350	326	230.00–335.00	272.42
107	350–400	373	225.00–365.00	262.14
155	400–450	425	222.50–300.00	255.15
161	450–500	472	210.00–292.00	254.23
101	500–550	521	210.00–285.00	244.95
96	550–600	570	182.00–277.50	236.85
51	600–650	618	195.00–240.00	221.18
30	650–700	666	160.00–232.50	209.35
13	700–750	719	150.00–210.00	188.93
24	750–800	767	142.50–240.00	188.00
6	800–850	826	132.50–192.00	156.52
11	850–900	869	130.00–182.50	161.44
1	900–950	935	135.00	135.00
5	950–1000	965	135.00–154.00	144.64
1	1000–1050	1,000	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	200.00–210.00	204.73
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	350	186.00	186.00
2	400–450	438	245.00–247.50	246.24
3	450–500	462	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	150.00	150.00
3	300–350	312	165.00–200.00	178.77
3	350–400	372	155.00–200.00	172.58
6	400–450	418	165.00–180.00	170.50
8	450–500	466	130.00–185.00	160.82
1	500–550	505	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	200.00–240.00	220.25
2	450–500	472	186.00–215.00	200.39
3	550–600	579	134.00–230.00	175.81
1	600–650	630	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	720	110.00	110.00
1	800–850	830	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	262.50	262.50
4	550–600	578	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	610	205.00–212.50	209.36
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	210.00	210.00
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	365	178.00	178.00
2	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
8	450–500	481	270.00–285.00	277.34
4	500–550	525	228.00–265.00	245.90
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
3	650–700	670	167.00–180.00	175.70
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	229	210.00–265.00	236.23
2	250–300	285	217.50–240.00	228.36
10	300–350	330	195.00–270.00	237.13
15	350–400	374	185.00–300.00	234.76
29	400–450	428	200.00–300.00	251.57
24	450–500	473	200.00–304.00	233.83
21	500–550	520	172.50–297.50	224.65
16	550–600	579	157.00–260.00	209.63
8	600–650	610	150.00–245.00	219.98
3	650–700	674	160.00–208.00	185.30
2	700–750	725	158.00–160.00	159.02
2	750–800	785	145.00–152.00	148.52
2	850–900	879	140.00–155.00	147.58
1	900–950	940	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	228	246.00–347.50	302.98
30	250–300	271	245.00–350.00	310.00
90	300–350	327	245.00–350.00	310.38
117	350–400	375	245.00–350.00	300.69
120	400–450	422	220.00–335.00	295.03
128	450–500	473	235.00–330.00	284.80
130	500–550	523	205.00–312.50	272.80
73	550–600	571	230.00–300.00	264.97
42	600–650	616	207.50–287.50	245.00
45	650–700	670	195.00–266.00	228.05
16	700–750	720	185.00–235.00	208.87
22	750–800	773	170.00–220.00	194.10
4	800–850	830	185.00–215.00	195.17
12	850–900	874	160.00–203.00	182.69
6	900–950	914	155.00–182.00	163.71
7	950–1000	965	157.00–200.00	183.03
3	1000–1050	1,027	160.00–175.00	165.74
1	1050–1100	1,055	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	305	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	365	155.00–165.00	159.86
2	400–450	423	160.00–200.00	180.12
3	450–500	490	125.00–190.00	163.38
2	500–550	513	162.00–172.00	167.12
4	550–600	556	167.00–210.00	191.19
1	700–750	735	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	125.00	125.00
2	250–300	285	175.00–190.00	182.63
1	400–450	445	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	110.00	110.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	130.00	130.00
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	510	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	100.00	100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,003	950.00–1,975.00	1,455.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	985	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,381.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	950	900.00–1,900.00	1,269.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,053	900.00–1,875.00	1,356.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	870	1,150.00–2,300.00	1,785.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	836	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,561.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,481.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	750.00–850.00	804.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	888	70.00–105.00	90.58
21	—	1,048	116.00–148.00	118.83
105	—	998	78.00–120.00	108.22
10	—	705	38.00–75.00	66.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,311	120.00–163.00	142.04
1	—	900	56.00	56.00
24	—	1,039	90.00–120.00	112.81
279	—	1,195	95.00–157.00	127.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,373	100.00–132.00	120.50
34	—	1,466	110.00–147.00	126.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,868	150.00–167.00	158.54
2	—	1,245	134.00–135.00	134.42
59	—	1,481	120.00–158.00	141.27

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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