North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 275 priced lines covering 3,955 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,390 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 839 head. replacement cattle receipts at 64 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,390Last week 3,113Year ago 3,789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 839Last week 679Year ago 927

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 28Year ago 32

Compared to last week; Steers under 500lbs sold 6.00-10.00 higher, with steers over 500lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, with heifers over 500lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, with lighter weight calves selling sharply higher, with bulls over 500lbs selling 7.00-9.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	222	170.00–235.00	205.05
10	250–300	276	195.00–265.00	220.71
11	300–350	319	195.00–260.00	214.07
22	350–400	367	170.00–252.50	215.01
29	400–450	425	165.00–235.00	216.40
19	450–500	471	150.00–237.50	199.89
24	500–550	520	160.00–247.00	193.12
28	550–600	570	150.00–207.00	185.07
15	600–650	626	160.00–195.00	176.41
21	650–700	665	130.00–187.00	174.58
7	700–750	714	127.00–170.00	151.72
7	750–800	773	135.00–172.50	152.84
3	800–850	813	112.00–160.00	142.38
4	850–900	884	147.50–157.50	151.87
2	900–950	918	100.00–162.50	131.66
2	950–1000	963	130.00–140.00	135.06
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	337	200.00–245.00	218.59
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	473	217.50–245.00	234.07
3	500–550	517	228.00–238.00	231.96
3	550–600	572	200.00–230.00	216.21
2	600–650	618	211.00–224.00	217.68
1	650–700	670	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	823	120.00–135.00	127.43
1	850–900	890	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	185.00	185.00
3	350–400	371	200.00–220.00	210.87
3	400–450	424	190.00–232.00	207.41
3	450–500	476	181.00–210.00	195.46
7	500–550	525	160.00–182.50	173.04
4	550–600	577	165.00–200.00	178.82
3	600–650	615	204.00	204.00
2	650–700	682	140.00–175.00	157.19
2	800–850	843	117.50–140.00	128.78
1	850–900	876	108.00	108.00
1	900–950	910	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	415	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	500	145.00	145.00
1	800–850	812	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	235	240.00–360.00	289.74
36	250–300	275	250.00–360.00	285.22
48	300–350	326	215.00–335.00	293.00
86	350–400	377	217.50–335.00	282.72
69	400–450	422	215.00–307.50	269.85
89	450–500	471	207.00–280.00	249.52
80	500–550	525	200.00–268.00	240.41
75	550–600	568	195.00–252.00	227.97
54	600–650	621	170.00–229.00	208.84
33	650–700	674	177.50–224.00	203.47
22	700–750	724	160.00–210.00	189.33
12	750–800	767	167.50–195.00	179.71
9	800–850	821	128.00–170.00	149.21
3	850–900	868	135.00–162.00	152.42
6	900–950	926	142.00–160.00	150.18
3	950–1000	968	130.00–178.00	158.22
2	1000–1050	1,018	125.00–160.00	142.63
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	400	160.00–180.00	170.00
1	650–700	668	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	730	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	150.00–175.00	161.97
1	250–300	270	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	325	145.00	145.00
4	350–400	381	130.00–185.00	164.00
5	400–450	407	135.00–185.00	158.93
6	450–500	471	155.00–190.00	171.66
3	500–550	513	130.00–160.00	145.10
1	550–600	585	165.00	165.00
6	600–650	616	130.00–160.00	144.01
3	650–700	657	130.00–152.50	137.48
1	700–750	720	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	782	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	385	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	413	240.00–255.00	248.15
3	450–500	450	232.00–255.00	247.33
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	640	230.00–232.50	231.24
2	650–700	660	220.00–235.00	227.39
1	750–800	760	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	200.00–245.00	224.38
5	350–400	365	210.00–250.00	227.54
8	400–450	420	195.00–235.00	221.90
12	450–500	477	170.00–243.00	211.30
6	500–550	517	170.00–220.00	200.96
4	550–600	570	170.00–210.00	187.81
5	600–650	617	187.00–195.00	193.34
1	650–700	660	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	710	162.00	162.00
1	850–900	875	157.00	157.00
1	900–950	925	199.00	199.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	252.00	252.00
4	450–500	470	225.00–234.00	231.63
13	500–550	540	223.00–232.00	231.32
3	550–600	578	212.00–226.00	221.20
7	600–650	641	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	725	220.00–223.00	220.97
16	800–850	838	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	247.00–254.00	249.77
17	600–650	646	244.00–248.50	245.31
11	700–750	739	235.50–239.00	236.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	312.50–355.00	334.65
11	250–300	279	265.00–355.00	320.96
26	300–350	328	255.00–350.00	296.69
47	350–400	377	242.50–335.00	289.63
40	400–450	428	222.00–310.00	279.35
38	450–500	471	200.00–287.50	263.32
50	500–550	522	220.00–267.00	245.46
103	550–600	561	210.00–283.25	269.14
38	600–650	615	200.00–250.00	238.15
95	650–700	657	200.00–259.00	250.19
67	700–750	734	205.00–248.00	242.58
10	750–800	759	185.00–237.00	226.23
12	800–850	825	170.00–219.00	195.02
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
5	950–1000	980	161.00–192.00	180.08
1	1000–1050	1,040	198.00	198.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	282.50	282.50
1	350–400	365	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	410	262.50	262.50
3	750–800	771	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	185.00	185.00
1	250–300	280	130.00	130.00
3	300–350	322	145.00–160.00	149.90
2	350–400	365	145.00–200.00	171.37
3	400–450	415	125.00–140.00	131.87
1	450–500	460	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	578	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	650–700	680	135.00	135.00
1	700–750	720	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	425	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	695	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	149.00–155.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	145.00–185.00	161.50
5	300–350	318	120.00–150.00	134.91
9	350–400	374	125.00–160.00	146.81
9	400–450	427	120.00–165.00	149.57
5	450–500	487	130.00–155.00	141.01
4	500–550	529	112.00–157.00	134.30
5	550–600	573	120.00–150.00	137.19
2	600–650	605	110.00–120.00	115.00
4	650–700	673	115.00–130.00	122.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	265.00	265.00
16	200–250	225	225.00–270.00	246.12
42	250–300	277	220.00–285.00	247.72
44	300–350	327	225.00–290.00	261.17
82	350–400	376	220.00–290.00	249.41
124	400–450	424	200.00–257.00	234.61
129	450–500	469	190.00–262.00	230.26
113	500–550	524	190.00–242.00	216.34
177	550–600	565	182.00–255.00	232.82
57	600–650	623	179.00–230.00	206.32
141	650–700	659	157.00–240.25	225.32
79	700–750	735	147.00–220.00	206.06
21	750–800	774	140.00–214.00	178.54
47	800–850	836	152.00–214.00	204.73
7	850–900	872	152.00–187.00	168.06
11	900–950	936	130.00–157.00	147.02
4	950–1000	964	131.00–145.00	139.45
2	1000–1050	1,033	142.00–172.00	156.96
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	335	220.00–225.00	222.43
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	480	212.50	212.50
5	500–550	522	177.50–226.00	208.24
2	550–600	575	167.00–200.00	183.64
5	600–650	612	150.00–195.00	163.82
3	700–750	713	125.00–180.00	160.16
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	230.00–254.00	241.65
4	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
19	550–600	555	221.00–222.00	221.89
12	600–650	635	212.00–213.00	212.08
3	750–800	758	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	823	155.00–156.00	155.50
2	950–1000	980	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	190.00	190.00
13	500–550	546	230.00–234.00	233.71
4	550–600	573	222.00–238.00	229.97
9	600–650	631	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	162.50	162.50
1	500–550	542	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	515	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	472	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	676	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	182.50	182.50
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	340	145.00	145.00
3	350–400	373	170.00–201.00	183.91
3	400–450	430	177.50–210.00	199.23
5	450–500	459	165.00–210.00	191.28
7	500–550	532	150.00–210.00	188.77
1	550–600	590	145.00	145.00
2	700–750	709	142.50–143.00	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	175.00–220.00	203.92
6	250–300	271	180.00–230.00	207.22
23	300–350	324	155.00–235.00	211.82
21	350–400	376	150.00–220.00	193.11
17	400–450	423	175.00–232.50	197.78
22	450–500	472	165.00–205.00	185.42
23	500–550	525	150.00–205.00	175.30
10	550–600	571	160.00–185.00	172.48
10	600–650	616	140.00–175.00	161.74
9	650–700	676	135.00–165.00	145.77
11	700–750	725	120.00–157.00	136.78
4	750–800	765	120.00–160.00	133.30
2	800–850	835	135.00–170.00	152.60
4	850–900	883	120.00–132.00	125.07
1	900–950	925	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	192.00–197.00	194.50
3	600–650	623	185.00–195.00	190.76
1	750–800	790	110.00	110.00
1	950–1000	950	152.50	152.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	100.00	100.00
1	700–750	705	179.00	179.00
1	900–950	920	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	127.00	127.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,183	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,702.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,250.00–1,975.00	1,659.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,103	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,674.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,098.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	925.00–1,175.00	1,039.78
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,663.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,140	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,614.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,044	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,492.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,228	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,709.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	998	875.00–1,725.00	1,442.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,040	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,453.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.59
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,536	113.00–153.00	135.51
15	—	1,546	130.00–161.00	146.79
14	—	1,233	95.00–130.00	112.66
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,292	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,500	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	996	75.00–88.00	81.97
55	—	1,147	80.00–112.00	99.78
289	—	1,289	94.00–137.00	119.81
20	—	1,285	123.00–143.00	132.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	938	50.00–85.00	65.64
57	—	928	70.00–104.00	86.21
127	—	1,084	90.00–120.00	105.72
12	—	1,051	112.00–130.00	117.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,352	85.00–105.00	92.58
55	—	1,474	100.00–130.00	114.52
7	—	1,511	119.00–125.00	120.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	20.00	20.00

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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