North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 216 priced lines covering 3,204 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,860 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 621 head. replacement cattle receipts at 52 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,860Last week 3,004Year ago 2,862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 621Last week 745Year ago 865

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 60Year ago 67

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00

higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling 2.00-3.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	368	250.00–265.00	256.43
2	400–450	415	242.50–260.00	251.04
6	450–500	478	233.00–261.00	243.56
10	500–550	513	235.00–258.00	249.48
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	629	220.00–230.00	225.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	227	240.00–325.00	284.47
35	250–300	275	235.00–320.00	280.94
48	300–350	320	235.00–312.50	280.06
97	350–400	373	230.00–310.00	275.13
127	400–450	425	207.50–305.00	262.70
141	450–500	475	210.00–286.00	255.90
131	500–550	523	190.00–290.00	244.24
109	550–600	572	177.50–262.00	230.79
44	600–650	620	197.50–255.00	225.67
31	650–700	671	180.00–232.00	214.22
15	700–750	718	170.00–220.00	204.95
12	750–800	779	148.00–187.50	166.86
2	800–850	825	170.00–197.50	184.00
4	850–900	883	126.00–150.00	136.57
3	900–950	915	117.00–145.00	132.37
4	950–1000	968	132.00–177.50	154.07
3	1000–1050	1,018	137.50–175.00	155.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	590	200.00–210.00	206.64
1	600–650	638	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	260.00	260.00
5	200–250	230	175.00–225.00	201.11
8	250–300	280	207.50–255.00	227.03
11	300–350	321	192.50–260.00	219.12
16	350–400	375	190.00–275.00	232.11
28	400–450	426	170.00–260.00	209.81
23	450–500	466	190.00–255.00	213.65
13	500–550	510	180.00–268.00	218.11
15	550–600	571	150.00–225.00	183.60
14	600–650	620	145.00–238.00	186.36
14	650–700	674	125.00–207.00	168.86
2	700–750	710	120.00–123.00	121.52
5	750–800	758	137.50–160.00	148.44
1	900–950	935	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	450	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	215.00	215.00
2	200–250	210	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	236.00	236.00
4	500–550	515	167.50–237.50	217.77
2	550–600	575	202.50–210.00	206.25
3	600–650	638	210.00–213.00	212.01
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	155.00	155.00
3	250–300	275	155.00–190.00	177.48
3	300–350	322	140.00–185.00	158.83
2	400–450	420	150.00–195.00	173.30
4	450–500	464	130.00–177.50	158.13
4	500–550	533	140.00–170.00	157.62
5	550–600	573	135.00–150.00	139.57
2	600–650	635	120.00–145.00	132.50
2	650–700	660	125.00–140.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	578	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	165.00–170.00	167.73
4	250–300	260	165.00–220.00	190.99
6	300–350	316	150.00–200.00	168.78
3	350–400	388	170.00–190.00	181.78
5	400–450	418	155.00–200.00	182.92
5	450–500	461	145.00–200.00	176.98
2	500–550	513	140.00–200.00	170.73
4	550–600	564	120.00–180.00	153.89
2	600–650	618	137.00–182.50	159.11
1	650–700	660	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	205.00–275.00	247.11
13	250–300	267	200.00–290.00	263.69
19	300–350	323	200.00–295.00	246.92
20	350–400	372	160.00–285.00	246.59
17	400–450	420	210.00–317.50	253.48
20	450–500	476	185.00–265.00	237.14
26	500–550	525	167.00–295.00	230.68
10	550–600	582	190.00–272.50	222.00
9	600–650	621	140.00–254.00	212.39
7	650–700	667	160.00–242.50	195.82
3	700–750	727	155.00–215.00	181.06
3	750–800	779	150.00–180.00	160.21
2	800–850	815	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	394	200.00–212.50	206.22
3	400–450	430	200.00–250.00	228.76
2	450–500	473	180.00–210.00	195.08
3	500–550	536	162.50–250.00	210.74
1	550–600	570	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	428	277.50–280.00	278.80
3	450–500	487	182.00–230.00	203.99
6	500–550	532	260.00–270.00	265.99
4	550–600	566	250.00–260.00	255.29
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	655	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	265.00–350.00	320.31
34	250–300	275	250.00–345.00	306.31
54	300–350	328	250.00–357.00	308.96
101	350–400	371	240.00–337.50	297.59
89	400–450	422	210.00–331.00	292.02
84	450–500	470	240.00–312.00	277.35
134	500–550	523	220.00–322.00	272.77
65	550–600	574	235.00–295.00	265.11
70	600–650	622	210.00–280.00	252.72
31	650–700	672	205.00–262.00	239.61
17	700–750	724	180.00–238.00	213.83
16	750–800	765	160.00–231.00	198.91
9	800–850	821	155.00–206.00	184.23
9	850–900	874	170.00–195.00	182.52
6	900–950	923	157.00–197.00	175.48
1	950–1000	950	120.00	120.00
3	1000–1050	1,022	135.00–160.00	144.08
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	279	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	438	270.00–275.00	272.45
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	162.50–200.00	179.50
2	300–350	342	150.00–162.50	156.19
4	350–400	373	137.50–190.00	168.01
4	400–450	430	116.00–180.00	162.26
6	450–500	483	170.00–195.00	178.37
2	500–550	510	140.00–170.00	155.15
2	550–600	555	110.00–180.00	144.68
1	650–700	655	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	795	102.00	102.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	195.00	195.00
1	200–250	245	155.00	155.00
1	250–300	260	137.50	137.50
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	162.50	162.50
1	850–900	865	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	380	145.00–185.00	165.00
1	450–500	460	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	150.00–185.00	167.89
3	350–400	390	155.00–215.00	184.74
4	400–450	421	150.00–200.00	178.53
6	450–500	474	165.00–200.00	178.72
1	500–550	540	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	585	110.00	110.00
1	600–650	615	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	670	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	378	217.50–265.00	241.09
6	400–450	419	230.00–270.00	252.60
4	450–500	484	212.50–270.00	242.81
3	500–550	530	221.00–240.00	230.42
4	550–600	580	200.00–235.00	216.70
3	600–650	627	162.50–227.00	191.49
2	650–700	688	212.00–218.00	215.01
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	755	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	245.00–255.00	250.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	350.00–357.50	353.75
14	250–300	273	260.00–350.00	308.32
19	300–350	327	280.00–352.00	309.11
33	350–400	375	265.00–340.00	314.46
54	400–450	425	260.00–335.00	302.81
70	450–500	475	250.00–322.00	297.62
94	500–550	532	250.00–322.00	290.21
47	550–600	572	225.00–324.00	284.75
60	600–650	623	230.00–294.00	268.40
40	650–700	671	210.00–295.00	252.10
35	700–750	725	200.00–247.00	230.92
22	750–800	772	187.00–245.00	229.50
6	800–850	827	212.00–214.00	213.66
3	850–900	863	204.00–227.00	212.63
2	1000–1050	1,010	167.00–180.00	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	809	52.50–65.00	60.53
25	—	1,010	107.00–157.50	110.35
33	—	922	61.00–99.00	82.41
76	—	988	87.00–130.00	99.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,115	95.00–180.00	109.16
29	—	1,254	126.00–154.00	132.96
200	—	1,212	94.00–130.00	118.40
1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	115.00–137.00	126.25
4	—	1,518	83.00–110.00	99.87
38	—	1,471	94.00–129.00	114.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,594	119.00–170.00	151.27
13	—	1,209	90.00–129.00	112.84
67	—	1,538	100.00–159.00	140.65
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,715.00	1,715.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,043	1,550.00–3,100.00	2,424.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,170	1,475.00–2,750.00	2,132.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	825.00–1,700.00	1,421.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,370.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,047	950.00–1,800.00	1,390.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,400.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,106	1,025.00–1,800.00	1,481.84
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	818	725.00–975.00	879.43

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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