North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 221 priced lines covering 3,130 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,862 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 629 head. replacement cattle receipts at 31 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,862Last week 1,021Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 629Last week 234Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 0

No price trend this week due to limited comparable records last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	44	235.00	235.00
5	200–250	229	240.00–280.00	254.98
26	250–300	279	210.00–315.00	255.60
49	300–350	329	215.00–290.00	263.03
66	350–400	372	220.00–285.00	258.96
102	400–450	424	200.00–272.50	245.34
115	450–500	479	202.50–265.00	236.57
79	500–550	523	187.00–252.00	224.20
93	550–600	573	165.00–237.00	211.53
49	600–650	625	180.00–232.50	207.70
59	650–700	670	162.00–225.00	189.74
20	700–750	722	150.00–204.00	173.62
25	750–800	773	140.00–179.00	169.44
9	800–850	824	140.00–170.00	154.34
7	850–900	874	135.00–177.50	156.34
5	900–950	924	137.50–177.50	151.16
2	950–1000	970	135.00–150.00	142.38
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	177.00	177.00
1	500–550	530	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	206	180.00–187.50	183.86
1	250–300	280	160.00	160.00
1	300–350	325	125.00	125.00
2	400–450	425	125.00–170.00	146.94
3	450–500	481	165.00–175.00	170.02
1	500–550	545	152.50	152.50
1	550–600	592	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	740	100.00	100.00
1	750–800	795	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	221	180.00–237.50	210.55
10	250–300	279	185.00–232.50	203.85
8	300–350	325	175.00–240.00	215.65
18	350–400	375	155.00–227.50	203.87
29	400–450	427	160.00–229.00	201.31
35	450–500	469	160.00–225.00	199.39
26	500–550	518	150.00–212.00	185.82
27	550–600	567	150.00–202.00	179.55
18	600–650	623	145.00–185.00	166.86
9	650–700	673	147.00–180.00	165.11
4	700–750	735	120.00–152.50	137.47
5	750–800	782	140.00–150.00	143.95
3	800–850	824	132.50–160.00	142.30
3	850–900	868	127.00–153.00	140.06
2	950–1000	968	135.00–137.00	135.99
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	160.00–165.00	162.50
1	300–350	315	180.00	180.00
6	350–400	376	130.00–172.00	152.67
10	400–450	430	125.00–180.00	149.91
6	450–500	482	145.00–175.00	159.08
7	500–550	524	100.00–165.00	128.19
9	550–600	576	117.00–160.00	139.77
2	600–650	623	142.50–147.00	144.74
2	650–700	675	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	750–800	763	100.00–105.00	102.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	574	244.00–252.00	245.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	504	190.00–202.50	194.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	135.00–152.00	143.81
4	250–300	279	140.00–150.00	144.84
7	300–350	321	145.00–175.00	157.78
5	350–400	378	130.00–155.00	143.74
8	400–450	422	100.00–160.00	135.28
10	450–500	475	110.00–160.00	140.84
2	500–550	520	117.00–145.00	130.46
9	550–600	578	115.00–142.50	132.48
1	600–650	640	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	279.00	279.00
2	300–350	325	250.00–270.00	260.00
2	350–400	385	257.50–260.00	258.77
5	400–450	447	248.00–255.00	250.19
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
18	500–550	525	220.00–248.00	223.34
6	550–600	595	219.00–222.00	219.99
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	130.00	130.00
1	250–300	276	100.00	100.00
1	300–350	320	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	424	215.00–220.00	217.51
1	500–550	548	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	630	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	330	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	410	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	598	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	767	145.00–155.00	150.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	210.00–260.00	222.70
27	250–300	273	200.00–240.00	218.49
40	300–350	326	200.00–270.00	224.58
72	350–400	372	202.00–280.00	232.32
99	400–450	423	205.00–250.00	227.36
107	450–500	477	195.00–251.00	219.44
122	500–550	526	180.00–240.00	212.27
82	550–600	571	180.00–230.00	210.08
51	600–650	620	180.00–225.00	200.32
43	650–700	670	170.00–210.00	194.03
23	700–750	717	135.00–195.00	172.47
14	750–800	769	131.00–190.00	168.61
7	800–850	820	140.00–175.00	158.01
1	850–900	865	157.00	157.00
4	900–950	920	122.00–167.00	137.61
4	950–1000	979	125.00–150.00	137.09
1	1000–1050	1,005	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	420	165.00–179.00	172.00
1	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	515	192.00	192.00
1	550–600	565	177.00	177.00
1	650–700	675	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	735	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	780	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	234	125.00–147.50	135.58
1	300–350	322	137.50	137.50
1	350–400	378	147.50	147.50
1	400–450	430	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	190.00–197.50	193.26
9	200–250	229	175.00–210.00	193.10
10	250–300	276	150.00–201.00	181.66
28	300–350	324	150.00–210.00	181.32
21	350–400	370	160.00–227.50	191.94
31	400–450	420	167.00–217.50	190.23
40	450–500	467	150.00–215.00	182.88
34	500–550	523	132.00–195.00	167.89
22	550–600	575	142.00–200.00	171.55
22	600–650	630	122.00–190.00	161.56
12	650–700	672	115.00–167.50	146.86
3	700–750	718	125.00–160.00	148.47
5	750–800	775	130.00–163.00	147.38
1	850–900	855	117.00	117.00
1	950–1000	975	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	187.50	187.50
1	200–250	216	177.50	177.50
4	350–400	377	170.00–190.00	181.48
4	400–450	431	152.50–190.00	172.39
1	450–500	465	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	150.00	150.00
1	250–300	295	130.00	130.00
5	350–400	374	140.00–195.00	173.68
3	400–450	423	120.00–190.00	150.43
5	450–500	474	140.00–192.00	170.39
2	500–550	520	120.00–165.00	143.37
3	550–600	587	122.00–155.00	139.05
2	600–650	628	115.00–157.00	135.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	642	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	212.00–285.00	256.82
11	300–350	327	242.00–300.00	267.89
14	350–400	378	210.00–282.00	259.80
29	400–450	420	230.00–287.00	261.75
51	450–500	474	212.50–277.00	257.18
70	500–550	528	185.00–260.00	241.61
51	550–600	566	218.00–270.00	237.28
43	600–650	620	199.00–245.00	225.28
19	650–700	671	201.00–235.00	222.44
18	700–750	715	177.00–230.00	218.23
7	750–800	760	190.00–232.50	214.24
2	800–850	819	175.00–220.00	197.05
1	850–900	890	172.00	172.00
1	900–950	904	197.50	197.50
1	1000–1050	1,004	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	215.00–225.00	219.67
3	250–300	265	210.00–220.00	216.67
2	300–350	330	200.00–225.00	212.69
4	350–400	362	220.00–240.00	231.42
3	400–450	430	182.50–230.00	207.90
8	450–500	475	150.00–235.00	203.54
9	500–550	515	175.00–210.00	194.14
8	550–600	562	152.00–190.00	173.41
4	600–650	613	169.00–195.00	184.71
1	650–700	670	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	720	152.00	152.00
2	750–800	773	142.00–180.00	161.31
1	800–850	845	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	327.00	327.00
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
18	400–450	436	290.00–310.00	295.30
5	450–500	465	269.00–285.00	274.51
11	500–550	527	251.00–262.00	252.00
3	550–600	573	259.00	259.00
18	600–650	625	241.00–248.00	247.30
1	650–700	680	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	720	211.00	211.00
10	1050–1100	1,052	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	465	159.00	159.00
2	500–550	520	137.00–172.00	154.33
2	550–600	553	110.00–170.00	139.86
2	1000–1050	1,015	134.00–140.00	137.01
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	104.00	104.00
4	800–850	815	101.00–120.00	111.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,450	105.00–130.00	116.72
2	—	1,544	90.00–107.50	99.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,105	80.00–114.00	107.07
221	—	1,252	97.50–137.00	122.38
38	—	1,204	128.00–156.00	133.73
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	116.00–117.00	116.68
12	—	796	55.00–78.00	67.01
95	—	1,087	90.00–121.00	105.84
46	—	887	60.00–98.00	85.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,409	71.00–139.00	112.33
9	—	1,829	140.00–165.00	152.69
59	—	1,512	125.00–158.00	141.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,417.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,098	875.00–1,700.00	1,446.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	82.50	82.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	740	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,502.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	630	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	993	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,755.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,175.00–2,600.00	2,405.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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