North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 191 priced lines covering 3,005 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,416 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 833 head. replacement cattle receipts at 49 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,416Last week 2,515Year ago 2,254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 833Last week 684Year ago 787

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 24Year ago 38

Compared to last week, Steer calves under & over 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; Heifer calves under 500lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher, with

Heifer calves over 500lbs selling unevenly steady; Bull calves under 500lbs sold steady with a firm undertone, with Bull calves over 500lbs

selling 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, with slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	225.00–235.00	230.01
13	300–350	330	160.00–280.00	225.70
18	350–400	370	150.00–245.00	215.45
25	400–450	428	160.00–267.50	212.16
40	450–500	477	170.00–230.00	208.35
22	500–550	529	145.00–225.00	195.03
22	550–600	571	160.00–247.50	196.99
11	600–650	617	130.00–232.50	182.82
13	650–700	657	140.00–215.00	180.54
6	700–750	723	150.00–205.00	172.66
5	750–800	772	142.50–185.00	158.41
5	800–850	827	129.00–160.00	145.95
1	850–900	875	120.00	120.00
1	900–950	900	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	220.00–230.00	223.59
3	400–450	432	190.00–232.50	214.58
4	450–500	481	189.00–230.00	215.28
6	500–550	532	231.00–238.00	235.01
4	550–600	578	214.00–235.00	221.35
1	600–650	620	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	685	185.00	185.00
5	700–750	721	165.00–200.00	177.02
1	800–850	800	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	205.00–320.00	254.68
18	250–300	278	200.00–312.50	262.46
43	300–350	327	200.00–322.50	268.82
84	350–400	371	200.00–315.00	268.63
84	400–450	425	200.00–300.00	251.76
119	450–500	475	191.00–275.00	245.75
131	500–550	523	190.00–270.00	234.67
127	550–600	571	200.00–263.00	229.95
70	600–650	622	195.00–249.00	227.68
30	650–700	674	170.00–239.00	217.94
26	700–750	718	172.00–236.00	215.37
6	750–800	768	170.00–232.50	205.04
8	800–850	805	170.00–199.00	188.76
4	850–900	863	160.00–177.00	169.21
4	900–950	910	162.00–172.00	165.26
3	950–1000	953	132.00–170.00	144.76
2	1000–1050	1,023	165.00–172.50	168.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	632	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	668	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	479	200.00–227.50	213.38
1	550–600	562	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	619	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	494	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	702	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	150.00–185.00	169.47
4	350–400	376	125.00–195.00	173.49
9	400–450	414	125.00–200.00	162.05
11	450–500	480	130.00–190.00	155.76
7	500–550	526	125.00–180.00	163.07
8	550–600	568	125.00–180.00	164.53
3	600–650	617	145.00–150.00	148.32
2	700–750	735	120.00–140.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	182.00	182.00
1	350–400	395	180.00	180.00
2	400–450	425	135.00–200.00	167.12
4	450–500	468	150.00–185.00	169.01
2	500–550	503	140.00–190.00	165.12
2	550–600	578	175.00–190.00	182.53
3	700–750	714	150.00–155.00	151.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	232	210.00–255.00	234.17
9	250–300	270	190.00–275.00	236.27
12	300–350	321	170.00–285.00	242.32
17	350–400	379	165.00–295.00	234.60
30	400–450	431	180.00–310.00	235.68
26	450–500	475	147.00–257.50	211.56
24	500–550	518	170.00–237.00	207.57
13	550–600	576	170.00–242.50	194.32
17	600–650	621	160.00–222.00	195.03
14	650–700	677	155.00–190.00	175.81
5	700–750	730	150.00–185.00	163.07
4	750–800	764	150.00–177.00	164.75
1	900–950	915	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	130.00–160.00	144.32
6	350–400	382	150.00–220.00	184.16
8	400–450	419	150.00–200.00	173.09
7	450–500	466	130.00–195.00	171.80
7	500–550	524	125.00–189.00	158.88
2	550–600	565	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	600–650	615	140.00–160.00	151.76
1	700–750	700	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	421	175.00–190.00	182.87
5	600–650	625	160.00–187.50	177.29
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	210.00–272.50	243.01
5	450–500	466	210.00–245.00	222.63
5	500–550	526	197.00–231.00	219.75
3	550–600	573	234.00–237.50	236.21
8	600–650	620	200.00–220.00	209.99
3	650–700	683	197.50–198.00	197.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	228	200.00–345.00	296.29
16	250–300	282	260.00–355.00	299.49
39	300–350	325	200.00–365.00	305.55
57	350–400	372	200.00–352.50	294.31
70	400–450	422	210.00–330.00	268.61
74	450–500	473	201.00–290.00	255.95
73	500–550	524	198.00–280.00	241.51
62	550–600	570	195.00–270.00	234.23
58	600–650	616	180.00–270.00	228.65
29	650–700	675	182.50–242.00	219.63
21	700–750	716	175.00–227.00	196.82
4	750–800	773	171.00–230.00	192.09
7	800–850	821	162.50–205.00	183.55
4	850–900	875	185.00–210.00	196.65
4	900–950	926	157.00–180.00	168.18
5	950–1000	978	165.00–177.00	171.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	644	192.50	192.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	378	115.00–135.00	125.20
2	400–450	428	130.00–155.00	142.57
2	450–500	470	132.00–177.00	153.78
1	550–600	595	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	635	162.00	162.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	835	173.00	173.00
1	850–900	850	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	155.00–170.00	162.24
1	800–850	830	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	169.00	169.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	350	149.00	149.00
4	400–450	435	125.00–200.00	167.27
2	500–550	515	150.00–199.00	173.79
3	550–600	585	170.00–175.00	173.32
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
4	350–400	374	245.00–300.00	265.69
12	400–450	431	160.00–275.00	234.99
11	450–500	487	200.00–265.00	231.84
5	500–550	516	230.00–255.00	243.45
11	550–600	570	180.00–240.00	218.34
3	600–650	633	180.00–210.00	195.20
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	265.00–275.00	269.89
6	250–300	280	280.00–385.00	323.20
12	300–350	328	265.00–362.50	328.22
25	350–400	375	260.00–360.00	307.54
26	400–450	426	250.00–340.00	289.97
31	450–500	473	230.00–300.00	277.68
45	500–550	523	205.00–303.00	265.45
44	550–600	573	200.00–289.00	259.13
59	600–650	626	200.00–275.00	251.78
35	650–700	668	230.00–267.50	248.16
14	700–750	730	200.00–266.00	234.59
7	750–800	768	217.00–238.00	230.43
7	800–850	826	170.00–237.00	209.04
1	900–950	925	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	968	170.00–187.00	178.57
3	1000–1050	1,027	182.00–190.00	186.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	523	180.00–260.00	219.43
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	788	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,058	1,425.00–2,900.00	2,257.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	1,975.00–2,575.00	2,238.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,037	1,550.00–2,400.00	2,002.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	976	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	1,200.00–1,735.00	1,519.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	961	1,175.00–1,725.00	1,489.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,210	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,817.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,725	159.00–176.00	168.31
43	—	1,552	128.00–172.50	153.46
11	—	1,076	108.00–146.00	129.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	1,052	92.50–130.00	115.80
47	—	915	80.00–106.00	92.52
24	—	1,193	125.00–130.00	127.82
13	—	835	57.00–84.00	73.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,269	120.00–165.00	144.39
1	—	1,310	24.00	24.00
30	—	1,116	90.00–126.00	114.47
257	—	1,251	110.00–145.00	133.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,332	128.00–151.00	141.59
24	—	1,559	120.00–140.00	130.38

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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