North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 186 priced lines covering 2,838 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,470 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 617 head. replacement cattle receipts at 68 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,470Last week 2,810Year ago 2,653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 617Last week 739Year ago 664

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 132Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	256	182.50	182.50
1	300–350	338	182.50	182.50
1	400–450	444	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	222	270.00–315.00	288.87
16	250–300	276	255.00–330.00	284.52
57	300–350	327	230.00–325.00	277.68
78	350–400	373	220.00–320.00	268.80
142	400–450	424	212.50–287.50	261.56
127	450–500	473	214.00–290.00	250.75
143	500–550	524	197.50–267.50	241.58
76	550–600	577	200.00–264.00	236.71
51	600–650	617	190.00–262.50	225.35
33	650–700	676	180.00–262.50	216.36
18	700–750	723	158.00–220.00	199.43
8	750–800	773	145.00–180.00	170.98
13	800–850	817	130.00–191.00	164.57
10	850–900	874	129.00–167.00	151.20
4	900–950	925	128.00–162.00	141.77
2	950–1000	955	162.00–176.00	168.96
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
6	300–350	322	230.00–240.00	231.58
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	267.50	267.50
9	450–500	465	220.00–230.00	224.46
2	500–550	535	222.50–235.00	228.69
2	550–600	575	175.00–200.00	187.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	718	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	215.00–235.00	225.14
6	250–300	272	200.00–270.00	236.00
10	300–350	323	235.00–260.00	240.85
14	350–400	376	190.00–290.00	242.70
17	400–450	427	150.00–235.00	208.83
22	450–500	477	200.00–235.00	213.14
17	500–550	525	177.50–240.00	216.22
11	550–600	571	160.00–220.00	196.94
17	600–650	623	140.00–207.50	182.95
7	650–700	667	137.00–182.00	169.48
7	700–750	727	127.00–150.00	141.44
3	750–800	768	132.00–145.00	137.43
2	800–850	805	128.00–137.00	132.50
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	192.00	192.00
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
6	350–400	370	190.00–210.00	199.76
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	568	150.00–160.00	154.91
1	600–650	612	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	358	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	544	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	150.00–190.00	175.27
1	300–350	320	150.00	150.00
8	350–400	367	115.00–185.00	166.18
4	400–450	426	130.00–165.00	153.59
2	450–500	475	175.00–190.00	182.58
3	500–550	522	150.00–170.00	161.50
2	550–600	573	155.00–160.00	157.42
3	600–650	617	132.00–160.00	142.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	170.00	170.00
1	250–300	295	165.00	165.00
2	300–350	323	170.00–210.00	190.47
3	400–450	423	170.00–210.00	193.46
2	450–500	458	165.00–170.00	167.51
1	500–550	515	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	580	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	236	250.00–282.50	262.74
4	250–300	275	200.00–250.00	224.68
14	300–350	327	172.50–270.00	246.39
14	350–400	367	150.00–295.00	237.13
19	400–450	422	192.50–275.00	251.00
28	450–500	476	200.00–305.00	244.64
11	500–550	519	193.00–250.00	229.07
9	550–600	561	185.00–257.50	225.67
9	600–650	620	172.50–260.00	212.34
2	650–700	673	170.00–217.50	194.19
3	700–750	728	142.00–190.00	169.32
4	750–800	774	160.00–180.00	165.13
2	900–950	935	109.00–135.00	121.99
1	950–1000	960	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	225.00–245.00	235.33
2	450–500	479	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	512	165.00–192.50	178.91
1	600–650	620	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	280.00–370.00	316.92
23	250–300	276	220.00–365.00	312.79
36	300–350	327	220.00–355.00	294.60
64	350–400	374	245.50–340.00	297.97
74	400–450	422	217.50–338.00	295.52
95	450–500	474	210.00–332.50	275.78
66	500–550	520	220.00–312.50	268.62
82	550–600	571	220.00–297.50	261.98
59	600–650	619	197.50–281.00	253.24
44	650–700	668	205.00–287.00	250.89
31	700–750	721	175.00–247.00	219.36
15	750–800	774	145.00–235.00	203.91
14	800–850	826	170.00–212.00	185.02
4	850–900	868	150.00–202.00	179.58
6	900–950	919	121.00–199.00	173.14
8	950–1000	972	135.00–195.00	163.91
2	1000–1050	1,018	170.00–197.00	183.33
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	473	272.50–277.50	275.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	404	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	764	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	217.50	217.50
1	350–400	354	177.50	177.50
1	400–450	426	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	147.00–180.00	160.19
2	450–500	470	135.00–155.00	144.79
1	550–600	575	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	690	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	175.00	175.00
2	250–300	265	120.00–140.00	130.57
1	450–500	480	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	227.00–277.50	251.08
2	350–400	378	257.50–280.00	268.97
6	400–450	431	230.00–265.00	249.06
12	450–500	466	200.00–305.00	252.51
5	500–550	525	165.00–252.00	229.36
3	550–600	565	240.00–277.50	264.40
8	600–650	627	220.00–265.00	241.31
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	190.00–220.00	204.31
2	450–500	463	185.00–200.00	192.38
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	342.50–370.00	351.89
11	250–300	279	280.00–372.50	324.18
16	300–350	326	270.00–370.00	300.22
46	350–400	378	280.00–345.00	326.08
48	400–450	426	252.50–337.50	296.09
42	450–500	473	265.00–333.00	294.14
69	500–550	531	245.00–360.00	296.49
71	550–600	576	245.00–323.00	284.14
65	600–650	627	225.00–310.00	275.10
26	650–700	667	220.00–275.00	258.14
22	700–750	721	187.50–255.00	241.93
8	750–800	790	225.00–233.00	230.18
6	800–850	834	200.00–218.00	213.07
2	850–900	878	215.00–222.50	218.76
7	900–950	932	180.00–212.00	193.36
4	950–1000	978	150.00–192.00	175.94
1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	250.00–260.00	255.29
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	678	950.00–1,250.00	1,102.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	917	1,100.00–2,150.00	1,775.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,058	1,750.00–3,200.00	2,519.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,727.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	894	950.00–2,000.00	1,550.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,232.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,076	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,394.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	969	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,449.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	600.00–1,450.00	1,165.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,486.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,303	117.00–1,750.00	1,165.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,334.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00
79	—	1,311	117.00–153.00	137.26
195	—	1,193	100.00–134.00	121.81
11	—	1,072	83.00–119.00	105.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	975	90.00–114.00	102.89
23	—	922	72.50–90.00	84.06
9	—	797	52.50–72.00	65.99
19	—	1,057	107.00–111.00	109.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,463	107.00–121.00	114.64
1	—	1,295	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,489	122.00–135.00	125.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,757	135.00–175.00	157.20
48	—	1,446	117.00–167.00	139.76

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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