North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 247 priced lines covering 3,321 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,999 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 698 head. replacement cattle receipts at 48 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,999Last week 2,936Year ago 2,589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 698Last week 756Year ago 795

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 51Year ago 46

Compared to last week; Steers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, with Steers over 500lbs selling 5.00-7.00 higher; Heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher, with Heifers over 500lbs selling steady to 4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with Feeder Bulls over 500lbs selling steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	250.00–340.00	291.06
6	250–300	268	270.00–335.00	301.23
11	300–350	323	250.00–300.00	282.35
21	350–400	373	220.00–302.00	268.85
25	400–450	432	235.00–287.50	265.81
45	450–500	480	230.00–300.00	259.72
79	500–550	520	210.00–275.00	250.80
43	550–600	572	210.00–281.00	240.03
44	600–650	623	210.00–244.00	231.20
32	650–700	664	202.50–290.00	231.24
14	700–750	730	200.00–225.00	215.30
11	750–800	776	180.00–222.00	202.00
10	800–850	818	185.00–212.50	198.05
3	850–900	857	152.00–212.50	186.32
1	950–1000	955	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	518	165.00–250.00	232.85
2	550–600	598	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	604	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	180.00	180.00
4	350–400	374	140.00–180.00	163.68
1	400–450	415	152.00	152.00
1	450–500	455	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	465	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
10	550–600	576	122.00–225.00	179.84
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
3	800–850	828	148.00–155.00	151.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	250	215.00	215.00
4	300–350	334	220.00–230.00	223.78
4	350–400	368	210.00–240.00	228.45
6	400–450	429	190.00–215.00	206.75
3	450–500	462	180.00–225.00	202.26
10	500–550	521	157.50–205.00	185.56
9	550–600	576	180.00–220.00	199.49
4	600–650	625	180.00–210.00	198.81
4	650–700	661	165.00–220.00	188.57
1	700–750	703	130.00	130.00
2	1050–1100	1,058	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	130.00–160.00	141.05
4	250–300	276	120.00–175.00	140.20
7	300–350	326	150.00–170.00	155.61
5	350–400	377	120.00–155.00	139.59
6	400–450	424	135.00–150.00	143.71
8	450–500	473	125.00–155.00	134.27
7	500–550	527	120.00–165.00	143.48
6	550–600	577	105.00–135.00	121.28
2	600–650	630	117.00–125.00	121.06
3	650–700	677	105.00–132.00	120.71
1	750–800	760	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	259.00–265.00	260.00
15	450–500	470	240.25	240.25
6	500–550	546	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	587	223.00	223.00
9	650–700	655	222.00–224.00	222.67
4	700–750	710	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	510	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	172.50	172.50
3	250–300	266	170.00–185.00	178.06
2	300–350	338	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	125.00	125.00
4	500–550	526	145.00–172.50	158.27
1	550–600	550	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	645	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	140.00–150.00	144.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	229	160.00–217.50	200.44
14	250–300	278	170.00–217.50	200.43
14	300–350	322	165.00–220.00	192.97
24	350–400	372	170.00–250.00	196.32
38	400–450	428	150.00–215.00	182.34
30	450–500	474	150.00–215.00	184.69
28	500–550	525	150.00–207.00	181.39
29	550–600	575	140.00–212.00	170.39
16	600–650	630	135.00–205.00	159.79
14	650–700	671	140.00–180.00	165.68
9	700–750	712	130.00–160.00	150.75
4	750–800	764	120.00–140.00	128.83
2	800–850	840	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	850–900	855	122.00	122.00
1	900–950	905	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	477	180.00–187.00	182.35
2	500–550	515	185.00–190.00	187.57
3	550–600	575	180.00–200.00	189.97
7	600–650	629	170.00–195.00	178.40
2	650–700	680	167.50–177.50	172.50
1	700–750	720	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	795	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	221	210.00–260.00	238.30
25	250–300	280	210.00–265.00	235.54
33	300–350	325	210.00–275.00	234.77
64	350–400	375	210.00–266.00	231.85
96	400–450	422	200.00–245.00	225.73
108	450–500	472	192.50–267.00	219.64
125	500–550	525	180.00–242.00	212.76
92	550–600	572	177.50–252.00	207.86
49	600–650	622	170.00–237.50	199.08
40	650–700	666	165.00–215.00	192.92
17	700–750	718	135.00–211.00	177.60
16	750–800	768	152.00–203.00	179.73
11	800–850	821	140.00–185.00	164.34
6	850–900	870	137.50–180.00	161.58
7	900–950	911	150.00–180.00	163.52
7	950–1000	971	144.00–192.50	164.26
2	1000–1050	1,030	150.00–152.00	151.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	350	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	684	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	225	220.00–340.00	264.40
18	250–300	277	245.00–300.00	276.64
59	300–350	328	205.00–300.00	268.52
74	350–400	375	210.00–297.00	264.68
86	400–450	423	200.00–280.00	250.47
121	450–500	474	200.00–280.00	240.40
94	500–550	522	185.00–257.50	227.49
82	550–600	573	180.00–247.50	218.41
65	600–650	621	180.00–230.00	207.23
54	650–700	669	170.00–224.00	197.00
30	700–750	722	164.00–210.00	185.14
17	750–800	770	150.00–194.00	179.13
6	800–850	824	155.00–182.00	168.20
5	850–900	869	147.50–175.00	163.17
7	900–950	915	135.00–185.00	156.89
3	950–1000	983	162.00–177.00	171.33
2	1000–1050	1,015	160.00–163.00	161.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	192.50–235.00	218.01
14	250–300	280	165.00–295.00	219.79
16	300–350	321	160.00–240.00	214.48
18	350–400	374	150.00–240.00	196.67
22	400–450	419	175.00–232.50	210.48
32	450–500	473	150.00–225.00	194.86
37	500–550	522	155.00–205.00	183.69
39	550–600	575	120.00–207.50	182.95
30	600–650	616	160.00–202.50	179.46
12	650–700	673	132.00–175.00	156.03
16	700–750	724	130.00–180.00	158.29
11	750–800	770	125.00–160.00	149.36
8	800–850	822	115.00–150.00	135.64
2	850–900	878	142.00–155.00	148.56
1	900–950	940	135.00	135.00
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	217.50–225.00	219.98
2	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	252.51
2	500–550	523	179.00–225.00	202.11
3	550–600	560	200.00–204.00	201.31
1	600–650	615	170.00	170.00
2	650–700	673	177.00–180.00	178.49
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	185.00–202.50	194.31
2	250–300	280	180.00–195.00	187.61
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	382	180.00	180.00
5	400–450	413	170.00–197.00	182.50
3	450–500	493	125.00–215.00	166.50
5	500–550	532	147.50–218.00	204.05
5	550–600	575	147.50–185.00	167.75
1	600–650	630	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	160.00–172.50	166.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	130.00–180.00	160.96
4	250–300	270	160.00–195.00	176.74
3	300–350	330	155.00–180.00	171.92
3	350–400	387	135.00–175.00	160.37
7	400–450	423	125.00–177.00	159.57
11	450–500	470	125.00–180.00	158.23
8	500–550	524	120.00–155.00	142.37
6	550–600	568	110.00–165.00	139.83
7	600–650	620	135.00–165.00	148.05
4	700–750	724	130.00–140.00	136.30
2	750–800	765	117.00–120.00	118.52
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	635	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	412	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	550	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	187.50–215.00	201.87
3	400–450	423	155.00–195.00	182.40
2	450–500	453	185.00–204.00	194.55
3	500–550	528	187.00–195.00	190.63
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
3	600–650	613	175.00–197.00	185.68
1	650–700	695	115.00	115.00
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	585	155.00–175.00	165.17
2	600–650	618	110.00–120.00	114.94
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	870	132.00	132.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	105.00–120.00	112.54
1	550–600	590	100.00	100.00
1	750–800	765	112.00	112.00
1	850–900	850	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	584	145.00	145.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,305.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,007	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,957.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	667	900.00–1,050.00	991.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,243.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,219	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,490.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,034	750.00–2,300.00	1,469.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	802	750.00–1,250.00	983.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,539	130.00–161.00	143.85
20	—	1,664	142.00–174.00	158.14
24	—	1,381	100.00–137.00	124.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	110.00	110.00
49	—	1,494	107.00–131.00	119.12
8	—	1,428	120.00–136.00	126.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,261	124.00–157.00	133.86
36	—	1,179	90.00–117.00	108.23
213	—	1,258	110.00–137.50	124.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	916	63.00–100.00	86.27
91	—	1,048	92.00–115.00	107.60
12	—	1,093	117.00–124.00	118.36
16	—	837	51.00–80.00	68.21

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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