North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 225 priced lines covering 3,198 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,391 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,080 head. replacement cattle receipts at 52 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,391Last week 4,096Year ago 2,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 736Year ago 834

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 37Year ago 78

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold sharply lower, with Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher,

with instances of sharply higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	1,090.00–1,675.00	1,346.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,202	1,200.00–2,275.00	1,747.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,278.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,225.00–2,050.00	1,774.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862.99
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	622	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,645.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,949.96–2,050.00	1,997.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,549.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	927	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,825.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,335	2,825.00–3,750.00	3,351.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	180.00–257.50	226.59
5	350–400	379	200.00–260.00	236.60
3	400–450	435	210.00–250.00	231.92
2	450–500	463	250.00–255.00	252.51
4	500–550	513	200.00–245.00	230.28
4	550–600	576	235.00–249.00	238.52
2	600–650	615	220.00–227.50	223.75
2	650–700	663	200.00–205.00	202.53
1	750–800	790	131.00	131.00
1	800–850	830	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	231	200.00–322.50	263.73
23	250–300	273	215.00–320.00	261.73
49	300–350	326	220.00–322.50	277.06
77	350–400	373	225.00–325.00	269.61
68	400–450	422	215.00–300.00	257.36
128	450–500	475	212.00–290.00	251.59
93	500–550	523	200.00–280.00	237.21
85	550–600	571	185.00–285.00	234.13
48	600–650	623	180.00–255.00	226.87
42	650–700	671	170.00–255.00	214.07
17	700–750	728	160.00–221.00	202.42
11	750–800	760	172.50–202.50	184.12
8	800–850	815	165.00–200.00	179.16
7	850–900	865	134.00–192.00	162.69
2	900–950	908	170.00–171.00	170.50
3	950–1000	985	173.00–192.00	180.03
1	1000–1050	1,045	164.00	164.00
8	1050–1100	1,053	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	226	180.00–245.00	224.35
6	250–300	272	155.00–265.00	199.31
16	300–350	328	170.00–250.00	212.73
20	350–400	379	160.00–245.00	216.94
37	400–450	424	150.00–240.00	214.25
29	450–500	480	150.00–265.00	210.02
25	500–550	523	155.00–265.00	206.72
14	550–600	568	155.00–210.00	193.63
16	600–650	621	120.00–200.00	170.21
8	650–700	667	165.00–200.00	184.11
5	700–750	720	135.00–170.00	153.55
2	750–800	780	145.00–160.00	152.64
2	800–850	838	137.50–152.00	144.81
1	850–900	875	159.00	159.00
2	900–950	920	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	323	190.00–205.00	198.56
4	350–400	368	180.00–220.00	201.75
4	400–450	436	180.00–210.00	188.17
1	450–500	495	157.50	157.50
4	500–550	534	177.00–225.00	210.37
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	728	125.00–139.00	131.98
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	250–300	260	135.00	135.00
1	300–350	310	125.00	125.00
3	350–400	373	120.00–130.00	125.11
1	450–500	485	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	170.00–195.00	182.54
4	250–300	276	155.00–200.00	189.21
5	300–350	317	120.00–185.00	152.11
13	350–400	379	107.00–200.00	151.63
13	400–450	426	100.00–200.00	165.25
8	450–500	465	100.00–175.00	132.55
6	500–550	513	105.00–175.00	150.19
7	550–600	577	120.00–155.00	137.61
1	600–650	610	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	660	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	155.00–187.50	170.31
1	400–450	412	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	470	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	145.00–195.00	171.36
1	300–350	335	175.00	175.00
6	350–400	375	145.00–215.00	183.11
4	400–450	421	100.00–200.00	149.47
9	450–500	468	120.00–195.00	167.61
11	500–550	525	112.00–180.00	154.21
11	550–600	578	105.00–190.00	153.55
7	600–650	627	140.00–175.00	153.21
3	650–700	675	125.00–145.00	131.77
2	700–750	715	125.00–130.00	127.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	286	237.50	237.50
1	300–350	342	237.50	237.50
1	350–400	365	202.50	202.50
1	400–450	440	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
2	600–650	618	145.00–175.00	160.18
2	800–850	828	125.00–130.00	127.54
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	130.00	130.00
2	350–400	383	130.00–145.00	137.65
2	450–500	475	125.00–137.00	130.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	229	200.00–270.00	236.76
5	250–300	276	165.00–260.00	226.11
16	300–350	329	170.00–340.00	242.28
18	350–400	372	180.00–295.00	238.08
17	400–450	425	160.00–280.00	224.00
22	450–500	470	150.00–245.00	207.91
27	500–550	528	135.00–250.00	199.68
19	550–600	570	167.00–250.00	203.86
8	600–650	628	150.00–220.00	198.24
9	650–700	674	140.00–185.00	170.54
13	700–750	721	135.00–185.00	155.11
5	750–800	769	140.00–175.00	152.89
2	800–850	803	130.00–150.00	139.97
3	850–900	875	137.00–160.00	150.64
1	900–950	916	125.00	125.00
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	224	265.00–360.00	283.96
16	250–300	283	230.00–325.00	271.70
42	300–350	328	240.00–360.00	292.09
58	350–400	375	220.00–342.50	291.77
69	400–450	424	225.00–317.50	269.85
87	450–500	472	215.00–310.00	262.84
63	500–550	526	200.00–295.00	248.80
45	550–600	568	205.00–295.00	246.60
37	600–650	618	175.00–265.00	228.02
25	650–700	667	175.00–250.00	228.10
12	700–750	721	175.00–225.00	199.08
12	750–800	772	175.00–222.50	198.74
9	800–850	823	170.00–190.00	179.00
6	850–900	858	155.00–199.00	181.47
5	900–950	919	142.00–185.00	168.10
1	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	363	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	418	255.00–265.00	260.03
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	528	229.00–240.00	234.53
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	675	167.00	167.00
3	700–750	718	170.00–179.00	174.66
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	200.00–207.50	204.11
1	300–350	334	187.50	187.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	110.00	110.00
1	400–450	445	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	355	137.00	137.00
1	400–450	415	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	455	150.00	150.00
4	600–650	621	135.00–190.00	161.49
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	705	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	885	156.00	156.00
2	1050–1100	1,050	122.00–138.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	535	157.50	157.50
2	550–600	578	112.50–165.00	139.09
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	125.00	125.00
1	500–550	515	140.00	140.00
2	550–600	558	135.00–140.00	137.49
3	600–650	617	132.00–147.00	137.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	275	225.00–230.00	227.32
4	350–400	369	210.00–265.00	238.24
9	400–450	426	200.00–295.00	249.13
6	450–500	478	200.00–235.00	220.74
17	500–550	523	197.00–265.00	227.53
10	550–600	566	170.00–240.00	203.64
3	600–650	627	167.50–200.00	183.03
4	650–700	678	167.00–180.00	174.28
1	700–750	745	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	810	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	418	150.00–200.00	175.45
2	450–500	485	135.00–205.00	170.00
5	500–550	518	150.00–185.00	172.13
1	550–600	580	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00
2	650–700	678	151.00–160.00	155.42
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	365.00–375.00	369.90
8	250–300	273	300.00–380.00	342.69
15	300–350	329	260.00–377.50	301.85
25	350–400	376	230.00–340.00	302.89
31	400–450	422	250.00–332.50	286.18
35	450–500	471	240.00–300.00	272.67
55	500–550	526	240.00–305.00	264.31
57	550–600	568	230.00–294.00	264.32
51	600–650	622	200.00–270.00	251.37
19	650–700	669	230.00–260.00	251.58
9	700–750	719	175.00–259.00	236.30
4	750–800	765	171.00–232.00	203.01
4	800–850	814	170.00–205.00	190.43
3	850–900	857	191.00–217.00	202.64
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	984	170.00	170.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,057	100.00–135.00	120.24
2	—	940	72.00–80.00	76.04
372	—	1,238	120.00–155.00	142.18
181	—	1,335	134.00–175.00	158.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,034	100.00–180.00	118.55
44	—	1,097	127.00–148.00	129.13
42	—	938	70.00–105.00	93.79
16	—	835	52.00–80.00	69.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,537	120.00–126.00	122.87
10	—	1,470	144.00–154.00	149.68
37	—	1,461	126.00–155.00	139.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,856	154.00–200.00	176.95
48	—	1,505	129.00–180.00	160.97
11	—	1,301	125.00–152.00	144.38

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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