North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 255 priced lines covering 3,030 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,648 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 580 head. replacement cattle receipts at 92 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,648Last week 2,970Year ago 2,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 580Last week 771Year ago 932

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 61Year ago 48

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold sharply lower, with Steers over 500lbs selling 8.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 8.00-12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold 10.00-12.00 lower, with Bulls over 500lbs selling 5.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 8.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	220.00–260.00	241.77
26	250–300	271	220.00–275.00	244.21
26	300–350	320	210.00–260.00	230.52
71	350–400	375	200.00–275.00	229.39
83	400–450	425	195.00–252.50	221.38
85	450–500	472	190.00–260.00	219.09
108	500–550	520	185.00–230.00	213.96
88	550–600	575	170.00–230.00	204.19
47	600–650	618	170.00–220.00	198.41
38	650–700	668	170.00–217.50	193.14
20	700–750	722	150.00–205.00	179.79
11	750–800	774	145.00–192.00	173.16
6	800–850	818	137.50–190.00	157.52
8	850–900	864	145.00–177.50	162.28
8	900–950	922	137.00–170.00	151.05
2	950–1000	965	130.00–147.00	138.63
2	1000–1050	1,033	176.00–182.50	179.30
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	200.00	200.00
4	250–300	270	225.00–245.00	237.18
4	300–350	325	227.50–245.00	236.77
7	350–400	373	210.00–250.00	222.20
9	400–450	433	220.00–235.00	226.05
19	450–500	490	220.00–232.50	224.93
7	500–550	517	200.00–217.50	212.83
4	550–600	574	200.00–210.00	205.64
10	600–650	620	170.00–205.00	193.09
4	650–700	675	160.00–200.00	178.20
2	800–850	808	155.00–157.50	156.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	125.00	125.00
1	400–450	440	147.50	147.50
1	450–500	485	140.00	140.00
3	500–550	513	150.00–167.50	155.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	222	205.00–225.00	211.58
4	250–300	288	165.00–215.00	184.87
14	300–350	323	165.00–220.00	194.80
27	350–400	369	170.00–220.00	190.36
32	400–450	423	160.00–225.00	183.52
24	450–500	469	150.00–201.00	179.26
21	500–550	521	150.00–195.00	175.70
4	550–600	573	150.00–185.00	173.96
7	600–650	618	130.00–180.00	155.95
7	650–700	667	128.00–180.00	143.96
4	700–750	714	140.00–160.00	155.03
1	750–800	785	135.00	135.00
2	850–900	865	130.00–135.00	132.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	195.00–200.00	197.41
7	250–300	286	125.00–220.00	193.82
12	300–350	332	180.00–215.00	196.53
3	350–400	372	195.00–200.00	197.28
4	400–450	423	180.00–200.00	189.37
5	450–500	471	150.00–200.00	183.94
3	500–550	507	160.00–200.00	183.36
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
2	700–750	728	160.00–172.50	166.40
1	750–800	755	122.48	122.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	140.00–155.00	146.82
2	250–300	265	155.00–160.00	157.50
6	300–350	325	110.00–152.50	128.18
9	350–400	378	135.00–170.00	151.98
4	400–450	410	155.00–160.00	156.28
4	450–500	471	120.00–150.00	140.70
7	500–550	523	125.00–150.00	144.22
4	550–600	565	110.00–150.00	127.65
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	110.00	110.00
1	650–700	675	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	240.00–242.00	241.85
8	400–450	436	230.00–235.00	232.01
6	450–500	474	235.00–247.00	243.88
18	500–550	511	218.00–242.00	232.27
19	550–600	590	227.00	227.00
17	600–650	610	203.00–230.00	216.83
13	650–700	666	210.00–221.50	217.27
2	750–800	768	203.00	203.00
3	800–850	814	180.00–220.00	193.68
9	900–950	931	177.00–185.00	181.42
7	1000–1050	1,019	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	608	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	674	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	632	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	155.00–166.50	159.88
1	350–400	394	150.00	150.00
2	450–500	463	140.00–150.00	145.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	230.00–260.00	245.47
5	250–300	281	215.00–240.00	223.76
20	300–350	332	170.00–265.00	192.87
16	350–400	370	175.00–255.00	207.26
24	400–450	429	150.00–217.50	195.65
22	450–500	475	170.00–205.00	188.34
28	500–550	521	150.00–205.00	181.22
25	550–600	575	150.00–197.50	179.03
14	600–650	621	150.00–185.00	163.55
7	650–700	672	150.00–175.00	160.29
9	700–750	721	150.00–170.00	161.51
1	750–800	760	136.00	136.00
1	800–850	820	140.00	140.00
2	850–900	870	120.00–130.00	124.91
1	900–950	906	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	190.00	190.00
2	250–300	285	155.00–170.00	162.50
1	300–350	340	160.00	160.00
6	350–400	368	135.00–167.00	156.64
5	400–450	427	130.00–165.00	142.99
2	450–500	470	160.00	160.00
4	500–550	523	105.00–140.00	121.69
2	550–600	570	135.00–150.00	142.30
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	205.00–210.00	208.25
1	250–300	282	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	339	200.00–205.00	202.55
5	350–400	372	170.00–185.00	179.56
3	400–450	427	151.00–190.00	170.79
4	450–500	469	175.00–210.00	190.84
5	500–550	528	120.00–180.00	164.57
7	550–600	583	150.00–205.00	171.24
1	600–650	640	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	130.00–142.00	134.18
2	400–450	428	117.00–135.00	125.63
1	450–500	455	156.00	156.00
1	500–550	535	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	502	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	300.00	300.00
10	200–250	233	230.00–305.00	257.31
16	250–300	274	215.00–305.00	256.47
43	300–350	327	212.00–305.00	260.50
63	350–400	375	220.00–305.00	255.40
70	400–450	424	207.50–285.00	236.60
69	450–500	475	205.00–265.00	223.24
83	500–550	520	200.00–245.00	217.59
63	550–600	572	190.00–230.00	212.35
42	600–650	621	177.50–225.00	205.22
32	650–700	671	180.00–226.00	193.14
27	700–750	720	155.00–213.00	179.58
11	750–800	776	135.00–180.00	166.50
7	800–850	812	142.00–175.00	163.26
5	850–900	871	155.00–177.50	163.93
3	900–950	925	140.00–157.00	146.42
2	950–1000	975	120.00–152.00	136.25
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	167.50	167.50
1	300–350	342	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	369	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	152.50–160.00	157.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	225.00–245.00	237.62
4	350–400	381	200.00–240.00	224.51
6	400–450	423	187.00–260.00	243.65
15	450–500	465	216.00–240.00	231.54
8	500–550	513	197.00–220.00	210.19
4	550–600	565	177.50–225.00	209.34
5	600–650	623	180.00–215.00	203.67
4	650–700	663	170.00–205.00	189.30
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	344	147.50–162.50	155.09
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	445	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	616	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	170.00–235.00	197.23
3	300–350	320	180.00–200.00	188.26
2	350–400	375	220.00–235.00	227.20
8	400–450	422	180.00–250.00	207.61
20	450–500	480	170.00–262.50	207.29
9	500–550	522	170.00–255.00	197.97
9	550–600	579	170.00–239.00	207.77
21	600–650	605	135.00–220.00	208.67
1	650–700	680	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	180.00–200.00	193.17
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	582	110.00–180.00	156.13
1	750–800	780	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	155.00	155.00
2	300–350	320	125.00	125.00
1	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	430	155.00	155.00
3	450–500	468	120.00–150.00	133.24
3	500–550	527	135.00–150.00	145.06
2	550–600	568	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
8	500–550	528	220.00–235.00	227.62
2	550–600	578	197.50	197.50
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
3	700–750	725	185.00–190.00	188.32
1	800–850	810	156.00	156.00
1	900–950	910	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
22	500–550	520	247.00–280.00	252.79
9	550–600	566	237.00–252.00	241.23
29	600–650	642	220.00–251.00	246.42
4	650–700	666	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	717	222.00–230.00	223.58
12	750–800	756	222.00–231.50	229.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
12	300–350	324	215.00–285.00	265.69
22	350–400	377	230.00–305.00	260.40
40	400–450	427	220.00–282.50	244.09
46	450–500	474	220.00–280.00	243.05
33	500–550	524	200.00–262.50	234.92
47	550–600	570	200.00–257.50	225.28
31	600–650	624	162.00–237.00	215.22
21	650–700	665	162.00–225.00	206.51
23	700–750	732	190.00–222.00	207.23
5	750–800	758	147.00–210.00	190.01
2	800–850	843	165.00–187.00	175.97
4	850–900	878	157.00–192.00	181.10
2	950–1000	975	172.00–175.00	173.51
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	678	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	514	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	182.50	182.50
1	700–750	705	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	785	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	110.00	110.00
1	400–450	415	102.00	102.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	115.00	115.00
1	800–850	810	120.00	120.00
1	900–950	905	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	100.00–115.00	107.06
41	—	1,469	110.00–137.00	122.56
8	—	1,480	117.00–125.00	120.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	116.00–132.50	120.80
10	—	816	50.00–76.00	66.41
122	—	1,112	92.00–122.00	110.49
31	—	887	60.00–107.00	84.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	80.00–93.00	87.59
32	—	1,210	96.00–119.00	110.10
25	—	1,211	120.00–159.00	132.60
212	—	1,268	105.00–140.00	123.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	154.00–156.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,749	140.00–173.00	156.52
22	—	1,202	110.00–140.00	125.45
41	—	1,552	120.00–157.00	143.67
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	205.00–230.00	215.44

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,277	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,885.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,199	1,130.00–1,825.00	1,590.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	1,225.00–1,725.00	1,605.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,730.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,720.61
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,567.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,963.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	900	1,225.00–2,100.00	1,772.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	460.00	460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,230.00	1,230.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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