North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 219 priced lines covering 3,551 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,151 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 718 head. replacement cattle receipts at 58 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,151Last week 1,889Year ago 4,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 718Last week 546Year ago 1,036

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 56Year ago 79

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling weak. Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher, with Bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	225.00	225.00
4	400–450	409	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	525	150.00–160.00	154.95
1	550–600	575	197.00	197.00
1	600–650	600	157.00	157.00
1	650–700	655	136.00	136.00
2	700–750	735	142.00–145.00	143.50
1	800–850	820	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	860	152.00	152.00
1	900–950	925	156.00	156.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	125.00–152.50	135.92
1	350–400	360	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	550	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	690	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	250	165.00	165.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	460	230.00–237.50	233.67
1	500–550	500	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	885	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	212	272.50–357.50	311.72
23	250–300	275	245.00–372.50	307.23
45	300–350	327	240.00–375.00	312.12
65	350–400	373	240.00–335.00	306.54
65	400–450	423	230.00–347.50	294.03
79	450–500	471	240.00–315.00	279.34
75	500–550	523	220.00–310.00	274.37
58	550–600	570	220.00–295.00	267.77
41	600–650	620	190.00–280.00	256.33
34	650–700	670	190.00–270.00	237.88
24	700–750	725	180.00–245.00	223.93
12	750–800	774	180.00–225.00	208.07
13	800–850	819	175.00–220.00	192.64
5	850–900	874	180.00–212.00	191.39
6	900–950	912	160.00–195.00	176.36
4	950–1000	965	147.50–186.00	164.98
3	1000–1050	1,010	177.00–186.00	180.68
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	366	200.00–227.50	213.45
1	500–550	530	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	496	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	100.00	100.00
1	400–450	445	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	195.00–235.00	209.50
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	420	190.00–200.00	194.96
5	450–500	483	137.50–225.00	190.01
5	500–550	522	175.00–197.50	183.53
2	550–600	568	187.00–190.00	188.48
2	600–650	600	170.00–200.00	185.00
2	750–800	753	112.00–140.00	125.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	240.00–290.00	266.86
4	250–300	273	232.50–275.00	257.24
10	300–350	329	242.50–280.00	267.11
16	350–400	375	180.00–285.00	254.14
32	400–450	425	200.00–275.00	251.99
38	450–500	476	185.00–274.00	244.66
32	500–550	525	200.00–270.00	238.64
16	550–600	570	180.00–255.00	223.93
11	600–650	616	155.00–240.00	209.66
7	650–700	676	180.00–248.00	214.96
8	700–750	719	150.00–185.00	164.62
1	750–800	770	150.00	150.00
2	800–850	830	155.00–165.00	159.91
2	850–900	878	154.00–162.50	158.21
1	900–950	920	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	498	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	305.00–372.50	341.30
7	250–300	273	285.00–382.50	338.09
28	300–350	331	282.50–360.00	323.48
30	350–400	368	270.00–340.00	314.00
65	400–450	428	285.00–355.00	322.25
54	450–500	473	260.00–367.50	311.97
60	500–550	517	237.50–360.00	295.52
123	550–600	576	250.00–330.00	296.82
48	600–650	625	225.00–315.00	273.89
30	650–700	667	202.50–280.00	264.67
23	700–750	723	200.00–275.00	240.45
4	750–800	770	200.00–236.00	217.22
5	800–850	823	190.00–225.00	209.40
1	900–950	915	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	970	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	301	385.00–399.00	398.16
37	350–400	362	391.50	391.50
62	400–450	409	391.00	391.00
50	450–500	496	340.00–358.25	357.91
8	500–550	512	320.00–335.00	330.60
55	600–650	627	281.00–317.00	297.75
3	650–700	658	291.00	291.00
22	700–750	720	247.00–260.00	257.55
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	538	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	240.00–270.00	254.33
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	325	235.00–270.00	253.58
6	350–400	391	200.00–297.00	268.10
8	400–450	433	200.00–280.00	259.31
14	450–500	465	187.50–287.00	245.27
10	500–550	518	225.00–277.00	253.49
7	550–600	582	250.00–262.00	258.41
2	600–650	625	235.00–250.00	242.62
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	162.50	162.50
1	800–850	835	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	165.00–275.00	222.17
2	400–450	430	180.00–227.00	203.50
2	450–500	488	170.00–235.00	202.00
1	500–550	505	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	625	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	222	400.00–447.50	426.73
2	250–300	260	425.00–440.00	432.64
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	242.00	242.00
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	221	225.00–332.50	288.61
37	250–300	274	240.00–335.00	294.64
45	300–350	326	235.00–325.00	286.22
91	350–400	375	220.00–320.00	281.06
95	400–450	424	225.00–300.00	272.04
126	450–500	471	220.00–300.00	266.64
189	500–550	526	205.00–290.00	254.43
124	550–600	573	220.00–275.00	250.93
96	600–650	623	192.50–256.00	235.92
54	650–700	679	215.00–250.00	233.87
10	700–750	712	165.00–225.00	199.47
7	750–800	769	150.00–227.00	188.50
11	800–850	812	152.00–192.50	173.46
13	850–900	873	144.00–190.00	166.20
8	900–950	924	140.00–178.00	157.64
2	950–1000	988	147.00–190.00	168.34
2	1000–1050	1,003	170.00–182.00	175.99
3	1050–1100	1,057	172.00–174.00	173.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	340.00–370.00	355.07
12	250–300	282	340.00–367.50	352.31
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	235.00–240.00	237.31
9	250–300	273	185.00–285.00	244.91
14	300–350	324	210.00–275.00	240.11
24	350–400	373	200.00–255.00	238.67
24	400–450	426	170.00–260.00	231.01
17	450–500	476	190.00–255.00	227.78
11	500–550	516	152.50–247.00	214.88
11	550–600	561	167.00–225.00	197.89
8	600–650	628	170.00–217.00	189.19
10	650–700	679	145.00–202.00	179.73
5	700–750	724	140.00–170.00	151.12
7	750–800	767	130.00–165.00	147.26
1	950–1000	970	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
3	250–300	280	182.50–235.00	215.80
1	300–350	330	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	408	160.00–215.00	189.95
8	450–500	469	150.00–200.00	172.43
6	500–550	521	155.00–201.00	178.32
4	550–600	571	127.50–185.00	148.73
3	600–650	635	137.00–170.00	152.83
3	650–700	675	135.00–157.00	145.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	336	379.50	379.50
36	350–400	365	372.50	372.50
30	400–450	415	373.50	373.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	175.00	175.00
1	250–300	270	187.50	187.50
3	350–400	378	150.00–205.00	178.47
2	400–450	438	150.00–205.00	177.66
2	450–500	476	180.00–195.00	187.85
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	257.00–265.00	260.84
3	400–450	417	177.00–200.00	186.06
1	450–500	450	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	575	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	750	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	950	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,970.00	1,970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,637.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	998	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,439.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,566.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,153	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,831.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,091	950.00–1,975.00	1,562.01
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	558	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	804	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	998	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,156.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,281.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,068.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,568.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,257	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,180.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	975.00–1,050.00	1,013.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	850.00–1,475.00	1,201.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	132.00–162.00	146.60
31	—	1,532	120.00–156.00	140.33
5	—	1,414	126.00–132.00	129.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	80.00–93.00	86.98
88	—	1,275	128.00–165.00	149.13
255	—	1,248	100.00–149.00	136.79
17	—	1,086	82.00–126.00	116.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,043	121.00–150.00	130.68
14	—	904	77.50–102.50	90.67
7	—	751	55.00–86.00	69.05
69	—	1,027	100.00–132.50	118.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,584	146.00–171.00	159.33
27	—	1,770	165.00–183.00	173.62
12	—	1,274	115.00–149.00	134.11
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,605	145.00	145.00

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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