North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 208 priced lines covering 3,288 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,007 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 650 head. replacement cattle receipts at 46 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,007Last week 2,862Year ago 3,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 650Last week 629Year ago 841

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 31Year ago 37

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher, with Steers over 500lbs selling steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, with Heifers over 500lbs selling steady with a firm undertone; Feeder Bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher across all weights; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	150.00	150.00
2	250–300	278	150.00–175.00	163.06
5	300–350	322	165.00–170.00	169.02
7	350–400	371	150.00–185.00	170.44
14	400–450	421	125.00–175.00	159.07
18	450–500	469	120.00–195.00	157.94
9	500–550	526	135.00–185.00	163.27
5	550–600	567	135.00–165.00	143.08
1	600–650	640	137.00	137.00
4	650–700	671	110.00–147.50	130.56
1	700–750	715	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	826	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	200.00–230.00	218.10
9	250–300	275	162.50–235.00	212.24
7	300–350	330	170.00–230.00	206.97
11	350–400	368	200.00–240.00	219.17
25	400–450	431	160.00–235.00	214.39
23	450–500	479	150.00–230.00	207.07
17	500–550	524	165.00–225.00	195.11
35	550–600	574	150.00–212.50	186.93
15	600–650	624	150.00–200.00	175.15
13	650–700	669	135.00–187.00	165.65
6	700–750	723	155.00–175.00	164.19
12	750–800	770	135.00–175.00	153.07
2	800–850	831	125.00–140.00	132.37
3	850–900	877	126.00–157.50	139.67
1	900–950	925	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	305	195.00	195.00
3	350–400	368	175.00–200.00	191.85
2	400–450	418	172.50–180.00	176.18
1	450–500	450	125.00	125.00
1	500–550	505	175.00	175.00
4	550–600	569	150.00–170.00	161.66
1	600–650	635	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	167.50	167.50
1	800–850	812	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	224	210.00–267.50	239.60
23	250–300	274	220.00–315.00	256.87
55	300–350	326	220.00–335.00	270.08
53	350–400	374	210.00–330.00	262.77
92	400–450	420	205.00–277.00	249.83
94	450–500	470	205.00–270.00	239.95
103	500–550	522	205.00–255.00	230.23
85	550–600	571	180.00–246.00	218.88
47	600–650	622	170.00–237.50	213.11
33	650–700	668	175.00–225.00	195.37
33	700–750	720	160.00–212.00	183.84
17	750–800	769	150.00–202.00	169.93
16	800–850	810	152.00–184.00	171.30
6	850–900	868	157.00–172.00	162.99
2	900–950	930	168.00–177.00	172.45
5	950–1000	961	140.00–167.00	157.65
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	185.00	185.00
2	350–400	363	247.00–250.00	248.45
1	550–600	565	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	190.00–195.00	192.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	230.00–237.50	231.83
2	650–700	699	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	177.50	177.50
1	550–600	558	186.00	186.00
1	600–650	616	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	686	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	145.00	145.00
1	350–400	350	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	430	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	220	215.00–265.00	239.39
24	250–300	280	210.00–275.00	235.62
40	300–350	322	220.00–260.00	233.80
71	350–400	372	215.00–287.50	239.36
110	400–450	424	210.00–257.00	231.19
112	450–500	473	190.00–245.00	223.05
107	500–550	522	180.00–235.00	213.53
125	550–600	572	180.00–230.00	211.76
57	600–650	621	175.00–232.00	204.02
51	650–700	672	180.00–227.00	203.48
15	700–750	719	165.00–202.00	187.94
9	750–800	763	150.00–207.00	175.07
7	800–850	828	150.00–177.00	165.88
7	850–900	869	137.50–173.00	150.79
4	900–950	933	143.00–157.00	149.95
4	950–1000	973	136.00–180.00	155.68
2	1000–1050	1,028	152.00–200.00	176.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	165.00	165.00
2	600–650	635	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	669	140.00–145.00	142.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	421	250.00–280.00	261.65
12	450–500	472	242.00–250.00	247.51
16	500–550	518	246.00	246.00
13	550–600	573	225.00–237.00	234.12
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	165.00	165.00
2	250–300	288	165.00–170.00	167.48
6	300–350	334	130.00–175.00	149.20
9	350–400	367	120.00–175.00	142.76
14	400–450	423	117.50–150.00	137.02
15	450–500	468	120.00–170.00	145.48
8	500–550	522	125.00–150.00	140.75
6	550–600	580	135.00–152.00	142.77
5	600–650	619	120.00–140.00	131.89
1	650–700	695	125.00	125.00
1	700–750	730	110.00	110.00
1	750–800	765	110.00	110.00
1	850–900	875	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	177.50	177.50
1	250–300	288	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	395	170.00	170.00
3	400–450	426	172.50–187.50	180.15
1	450–500	450	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	519	150.00–162.50	156.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	224	170.00–227.50	207.24
12	250–300	267	155.00–222.50	192.84
14	300–350	323	160.00–225.00	203.44
23	350–400	372	165.00–225.00	192.11
35	400–450	428	160.00–222.50	195.34
35	450–500	474	160.00–217.50	188.04
37	500–550	520	145.00–200.00	176.89
31	550–600	574	150.00–197.00	171.90
15	600–650	627	140.00–182.50	163.97
7	650–700	673	146.00–180.00	163.83
5	700–750	717	150.00–175.00	159.02
3	750–800	763	134.00–150.00	141.93
1	800–850	840	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	220.00–290.00	249.24
7	250–300	278	265.00–345.00	295.94
14	300–350	326	230.00–317.00	288.87
30	350–400	377	230.00–315.00	274.26
61	400–450	420	210.00–297.00	263.05
44	450–500	476	210.00–290.00	258.92
65	500–550	527	200.00–272.50	241.09
123	550–600	567	210.00–260.00	245.16
37	600–650	620	200.00–240.00	221.79
30	650–700	663	200.00–240.00	220.72
30	700–750	718	180.00–239.00	214.62
11	750–800	777	157.50–233.00	198.42
3	800–850	820	203.00–204.00	203.66
2	850–900	865	202.00	202.00
3	950–1000	963	157.50–190.00	177.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	245.00	245.00
14	350–400	370	210.00–250.00	228.20
3	400–450	417	230.00–240.00	234.88
15	450–500	481	175.00–235.00	219.37
8	500–550	529	175.00–230.00	205.89
8	550–600	571	170.00–225.00	203.03
4	600–650	628	180.00–205.00	196.11
2	650–700	695	140.00–175.00	157.50
2	850–900	883	127.50–152.50	139.89
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	468	210.00–222.00	216.10
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	155.00	155.00
3	350–400	393	185.00–200.00	191.69
5	400–450	418	120.00–190.00	165.89
6	450–500	464	170.00–200.00	185.07
6	500–550	513	130.00–185.00	159.67
4	550–600	576	145.00–177.00	165.37
1	600–650	630	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	614	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	846	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	466	290.00–312.00	297.35
14	500–550	521	263.00–267.50	264.11
8	550–600	564	265.00–285.00	282.43
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	365	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	540	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	592	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	172.00	172.00
1	500–550	505	122.00	122.00
1	650–700	655	117.50	117.50
1	750–800	760	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	825	122.50	122.50
4	900–950	934	130.00–174.00	159.83
2	950–1000	980	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	1000–1050	1,023	115.00–156.00	135.35

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	997	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,156.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	884	1,100.00–2,050.00	1,615.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	525	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	973	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,445.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,597.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,499.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,075	875.00–2,125.00	1,475.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,002	650.00–1,800.00	1,318.91
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,565	130.00–157.00	145.33
8	—	1,312	104.00–137.50	122.51
16	—	1,669	150.00–168.00	158.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	992	90.00–122.00	108.58
45	—	938	60.00–100.00	85.42
14	—	746	60.00–83.00	74.28
9	—	942	120.00–141.00	126.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	1,228	100.00–145.00	130.76
23	—	1,163	84.00–119.00	109.02
46	—	1,369	120.00–171.00	141.23
1	—	1,030	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,566	109.00–144.00	127.91
1	—	1,785	121.00	121.00

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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