North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 271 priced lines covering 3,453 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,113 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 679 head. replacement cattle receipts at 28 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,113Last week 2,999Year ago 3,076

Slaughter CattleReceipts 679Last week 698Year ago 958

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 50

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower, with Steers over 500lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 2.00-4.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher, with Bulls over 500lbs selling 3.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	281.00	281.00
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	478	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	145.00	145.00
7	250–300	271	120.00–185.00	150.70
4	300–350	331	129.00–165.00	148.86
8	350–400	369	130.00–170.00	145.34
11	400–450	420	125.00–165.00	140.35
12	450–500	474	100.00–160.00	142.06
10	500–550	521	120.00–150.00	129.98
6	550–600	570	120.00–150.00	133.26
3	600–650	615	115.00–125.00	120.69
3	650–700	677	120.00–125.00	123.31
1	700–750	735	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	180.00	180.00
4	450–500	483	150.00–180.00	169.70
2	500–550	538	160.00–180.00	170.14
1	550–600	550	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	630	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	685	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	175.00	175.00
2	300–350	342	182.50–185.00	183.74
3	350–400	375	180.00–185.00	183.24
2	400–450	437	180.00–200.00	189.84
4	450–500	463	160.00–207.50	177.98
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
8	550–600	570	75.00–167.50	140.59
5	600–650	626	90.00–179.00	156.34
5	650–700	676	125.00–160.00	146.27
1	700–750	710	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	180.00–185.00	182.39
8	250–300	275	180.00–220.00	200.83
22	300–350	327	175.00–222.50	209.14
20	350–400	376	165.00–235.00	200.92
31	400–450	424	157.00–210.00	189.27
21	450–500	473	150.00–205.00	180.06
36	500–550	519	145.00–200.00	177.65
22	550–600	571	150.00–190.00	172.09
15	600–650	622	130.00–185.00	163.80
11	650–700	675	140.00–170.00	153.48
15	700–750	724	125.00–170.00	153.30
4	750–800	779	130.00–150.00	144.99
1	800–850	810	122.00	122.00
4	850–900	889	122.00–137.00	129.75
1	900–950	920	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	750	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	554	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	778	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	215.00–227.50	221.40
4	350–400	385	150.00–220.00	198.34
4	400–450	415	212.00–230.00	219.26
10	450–500	465	210.00–221.00	217.56
2	500–550	545	215.00–228.00	221.50
5	550–600	590	210.00–219.00	214.79
3	600–650	623	180.00–190.00	186.76
5	650–700	664	135.00–180.00	167.51
2	750–800	785	135.00–142.50	138.73
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	152.50	152.50
2	300–350	321	165.00–175.00	169.77
2	400–450	419	160.00–180.00	170.17
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	504	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	222	210.00–270.00	236.37
24	250–300	272	210.00–270.00	239.87
59	300–350	323	205.00–270.00	240.01
86	350–400	377	207.50–275.00	235.70
111	400–450	423	200.00–270.00	228.14
124	450–500	472	185.00–240.00	220.81
115	500–550	524	180.00–236.00	215.37
115	550–600	571	190.00–233.00	211.07
71	600–650	619	160.00–220.00	199.87
57	650–700	674	167.00–219.00	195.29
23	700–750	721	153.00–221.00	189.18
16	750–800	767	140.00–219.00	180.99
14	800–850	823	142.00–195.00	164.49
8	850–900	869	126.00–195.00	159.80
1	900–950	925	164.00	164.00
4	950–1000	966	132.00–152.50	142.41
3	1000–1050	1,023	142.00–167.00	157.10
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	140.00	140.00
3	450–500	480	105.00–132.50	123.10
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	90.00	90.00
1	500–550	530	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	670	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	255.00–305.00	279.25
16	250–300	280	265.00–340.00	290.85
24	300–350	322	250.00–325.00	280.32
30	350–400	376	220.00–310.00	265.21
36	400–450	424	215.00–295.00	257.22
31	450–500	471	220.00–280.00	254.24
41	500–550	520	205.00–270.00	247.25
40	550–600	574	210.00–255.00	242.81
26	600–650	621	200.00–245.00	227.13
31	650–700	675	210.00–269.00	231.91
26	700–750	720	200.00–235.00	222.88
21	750–800	771	202.50–235.00	223.99
10	800–850	826	188.00–229.00	216.40
7	850–900	879	170.00–216.00	193.26
2	900–950	928	180.00–200.00	189.87
2	950–1000	980	167.00–201.00	184.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	168.00	168.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	160.00–163.00	161.49
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	570	231.00–236.00	232.74
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	658	210.00–215.00	212.47
4	700–750	730	200.00–213.00	209.79
1	850–900	890	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	155.00–175.00	164.63
2	300–350	313	135.00–150.00	142.68
1	350–400	370	135.00	135.00
3	400–450	413	150.00–175.00	161.73
4	450–500	471	145.00–175.00	156.03
1	500–550	535	125.00	125.00
2	550–600	578	130.00–150.00	140.30
1	600–650	625	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	265.00	265.00
2	250–300	263	250.00	250.00
4	300–350	319	200.00–250.00	229.16
5	350–400	382	180.00–257.50	225.48
16	400–450	423	170.00–265.00	224.35
5	450–500	487	180.00–225.00	202.61
10	500–550	521	170.00–255.00	206.49
2	550–600	558	165.00–170.00	167.51
6	600–650	626	165.00–200.00	179.32
5	650–700	674	150.00–192.00	174.50
1	700–750	715	179.00	179.00
3	750–800	758	142.00–160.00	152.37
1	800–850	840	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	978	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	130.00	130.00
9	550–600	590	190.00–210.00	200.00
1	850–900	890	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	434	180.00–187.50	183.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	458	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–337.00	333.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	364	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	428	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	755	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	233	230.00–350.00	271.69
20	250–300	270	210.00–295.00	253.17
57	300–350	322	225.00–322.50	270.36
77	350–400	375	175.00–315.00	266.65
102	400–450	423	200.00–295.00	252.76
119	450–500	474	195.00–270.00	243.08
104	500–550	526	195.00–258.00	231.69
66	550–600	570	200.00–242.00	221.60
85	600–650	612	175.00–244.00	220.46
36	650–700	669	180.00–227.00	200.08
24	700–750	727	135.00–220.00	188.27
19	750–800	762	125.00–204.00	184.12
12	800–850	820	130.00–185.00	157.81
6	850–900	876	130.00–180.00	156.52
6	900–950	921	134.00–175.00	157.47
4	950–1000	965	129.00–160.00	147.76
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	312	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	377	172.50–210.00	195.53
3	400–450	425	180.00–197.50	186.50
6	450–500	482	152.50–182.50	169.98
2	500–550	545	210.00–220.00	215.00
3	550–600	556	155.00–160.00	158.32
1	650–700	678	153.00	153.00
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	780	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	185.00–190.00	187.31
2	250–300	273	140.00–170.00	154.31
6	300–350	313	125.00–190.00	168.50
8	350–400	375	120.00–185.00	163.04
5	400–450	423	125.00–180.00	160.31
10	450–500	471	130.00–175.00	147.94
9	500–550	521	120.00–165.00	142.29
5	550–600	571	120.00–167.00	146.78
5	600–650	624	130.00–150.00	139.97
5	650–700	678	125.00–140.00	135.04
3	750–800	778	107.00–122.00	112.07
1	800–850	800	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	425	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	520	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	555	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	690	172.00	172.00
1	700–750	745	167.00	167.00
1	750–800	750	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	130.00	130.00
1	700–750	700	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	225.00–237.50	230.79
10	250–300	270	205.00–230.00	221.80
4	300–350	330	220.00–240.00	227.80
19	350–400	380	150.00–242.50	212.89
30	400–450	423	130.00–240.00	213.50
36	450–500	476	140.00–225.00	199.42
34	500–550	523	160.00–227.50	192.04
32	550–600	571	150.00–220.00	182.40
28	600–650	619	140.00–192.50	174.19
25	650–700	673	140.00–185.00	163.59
16	700–750	727	120.00–167.50	142.26
16	750–800	773	110.00–172.00	150.58
7	800–850	819	115.00–153.00	134.98
1	950–1000	955	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	152.50	152.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	80	325.00	325.00
4	100–150	100	425.00	425.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	97.50	97.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–100	68	150.00	150.00
1	100–150	100	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	260	160.00	160.00
2	300–350	308	127.00–140.00	133.55
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	950	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	100.00	100.00
1	400–450	430	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	550	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
11	50–100	53	40.00–75.00	57.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,390	119.00–128.00	122.42
43	—	1,483	105.00–136.00	119.54
4	—	1,362	104.00–113.00	107.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,082	116.00–137.50	119.06
111	—	1,100	92.50–125.00	108.34
14	—	965	50.00–79.00	69.04
43	—	999	67.50–117.00	86.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	80.00–98.00	90.59
20	—	1,164	90.00–114.00	108.61
238	—	1,309	108.00–155.00	122.83
19	—	1,313	120.00–179.00	155.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,705	145.00–160.00	154.48
48	—	1,661	125.00–148.00	138.90
1	—	1,005	131.00	131.00
13	—	1,212	100.00–129.00	116.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	122.50	122.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,253.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,661.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	1,725.00–2,250.00	2,058.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	1,775.00–2,425.00	2,067.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	625.00	625.00

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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