North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 253 priced lines covering 3,579 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,147 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 758 head. replacement cattle receipts at 87 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,147Last week 3,390Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 758Last week 839Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 64Year ago 1

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	170.00–235.00	210.62
8	250–300	282	180.00–250.00	213.75
18	300–350	322	170.00–239.00	210.75
18	350–400	376	170.00–255.00	208.66
37	400–450	423	170.00–235.00	198.17
39	450–500	473	150.00–235.00	197.67
32	500–550	520	157.00–227.50	188.63
28	550–600	573	140.00–222.50	192.63
14	600–650	610	130.00–213.00	159.11
13	650–700	678	120.00–192.00	160.22
5	700–750	728	120.00–165.00	140.46
5	750–800	774	120.00–140.00	132.17
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	865	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	205.00	205.00
2	250–300	293	150.00–192.50	171.07
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00
4	350–400	379	175.00–215.00	202.39
5	400–450	432	172.50–200.00	182.72
2	450–500	473	170.00–185.00	177.54
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	584	155.00–177.50	170.11
2	600–650	635	147.50–160.00	153.85
1	650–700	660	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
5	350–400	374	202.50–240.00	229.51
7	400–450	425	200.00–220.00	215.06
4	450–500	473	195.00–200.00	198.73
5	500–550	529	195.00–210.00	201.94
3	550–600	568	195.00–210.00	201.54
1	600–650	610	198.00	198.00
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	125.00–150.00	137.11
4	250–300	270	110.00–175.00	150.40
10	300–350	325	110.00–185.00	154.55
12	350–400	378	135.00–195.00	158.91
7	400–450	425	110.00–165.00	142.55
7	450–500	483	115.00–150.00	136.93
7	500–550	521	120.00–155.00	136.66
9	550–600	576	120.00–150.00	131.04
9	600–650	622	105.00–145.00	126.85
3	650–700	673	120.00–135.00	128.32
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	405	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	364	267.50	267.50
2	400–450	446	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	461	265.00–270.00	267.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	232	220.00–280.00	253.26
29	250–300	279	225.00–280.00	246.76
59	300–350	323	215.00–305.00	256.70
94	350–400	373	207.50–275.00	247.73
145	400–450	424	202.50–267.00	237.89
138	450–500	476	200.00–255.00	230.49
131	500–550	519	187.50–255.00	223.19
94	550–600	570	187.50–249.00	220.52
58	600–650	624	160.00–222.00	208.65
36	650–700	669	170.00–222.50	193.68
21	700–750	720	132.50–210.00	171.31
18	750–800	776	120.00–197.00	159.82
10	800–850	824	125.00–180.00	159.56
8	850–900	866	125.00–150.00	139.91
7	900–950	917	130.00–185.00	152.83
2	950–1000	968	175.00	175.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	155.00–170.00	162.57
2	1050–1100	1,083	170.00–172.50	171.24
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	147.50–150.00	148.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	435	200.00–210.00	205.11
4	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	244.99
3	550–600	585	210.00–224.00	218.02
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	270.00–400.00	328.86
11	250–300	283	320.00–380.00	359.99
35	300–350	328	262.50–365.00	311.19
47	350–400	378	250.00–345.00	306.40
59	400–450	425	210.00–325.00	278.74
51	450–500	476	215.00–297.00	257.20
80	500–550	524	225.00–289.00	258.63
73	550–600	572	210.00–276.00	244.10
54	600–650	616	200.00–268.00	241.93
39	650–700	677	200.00–250.00	231.72
15	700–750	724	190.00–233.00	207.80
15	750–800	766	190.00–233.00	206.11
12	800–850	821	175.00–227.50	196.46
2	850–900	863	177.50–185.00	181.28
2	900–950	908	172.50–200.00	186.14
1	950–1000	990	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	225.00–235.00	231.79
4	300–350	319	210.00–245.00	226.90
5	350–400	372	160.00–245.00	218.71
8	400–450	426	200.00–260.00	223.42
10	450–500	475	172.50–255.00	212.12
3	500–550	510	185.00–220.00	197.01
8	550–600	562	200.00–225.00	210.57
3	600–650	624	195.00–220.00	208.18
3	650–700	662	160.00–190.00	176.47
2	700–750	710	150.00–190.00	170.14
1	750–800	765	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	150.00–190.00	170.00
1	400–450	400	262.00	262.00
3	450–500	473	150.00–185.00	171.11
5	500–550	542	175.00	175.00
3	550–600	572	116.00–150.00	132.91
1	650–700	670	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	310.00–315.00	311.58
5	650–700	665	240.00–285.00	249.67
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	475	130.00	130.00
3	500–550	530	200.00–230.00	216.79
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	702	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	752	138.00	138.00
1	850–900	862	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	385	160.00–180.00	170.01
3	400–450	442	187.50	187.50
2	450–500	462	175.00–185.00	180.00
1	550–600	584	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	150.00–175.00	162.11
1	250–300	285	165.00	165.00
3	300–350	327	120.00–170.00	140.94
7	350–400	373	145.00–197.00	167.99
7	400–450	421	125.00–170.00	148.45
9	450–500	471	135.00–185.00	159.23
4	500–550	523	120.00–165.00	138.00
4	550–600	575	125.00–155.00	146.35
3	600–650	625	125.00–145.00	133.35
7	650–700	679	115.00–222.00	150.37
1	700–750	705	110.00	110.00
1	800–850	805	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	245.00–250.00	247.56
3	350–400	374	180.00–220.00	204.42
4	400–450	411	125.00–171.00	157.31
2	500–550	543	185.00–200.00	192.47
2	550–600	570	210.00–215.00	212.54
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	650	147.50	147.50
1	750–800	770	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	205.00–225.00	218.69
5	250–300	274	190.00–245.00	224.72
10	300–350	321	175.00–290.00	219.38
17	350–400	378	200.00–290.00	228.91
20	400–450	423	185.00–277.50	220.95
26	450–500	475	150.00–230.00	204.43
25	500–550	523	150.00–220.00	186.85
17	550–600	574	150.00–220.00	185.40
18	600–650	627	150.00–200.00	169.96
11	650–700	675	135.00–182.00	158.42
14	700–750	731	125.00–167.00	141.79
7	750–800	774	110.00–157.50	133.62
3	800–850	825	120.00–135.00	125.45
1	850–900	850	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	250	245.00	245.00
4	300–350	329	220.00–275.00	236.50
3	350–400	368	270.00–280.00	273.44
2	400–450	416	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	452	222.50–227.00	224.74
6	500–550	528	230.00–237.50	233.21
5	550–600	576	190.00–227.50	212.86
3	600–650	626	192.50–220.00	207.41
2	650–700	659	180.00–215.00	197.74
2	750–800	766	160.00–167.50	163.80
1	900–950	934	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	225	250.00–320.00	278.88
26	250–300	273	250.00–387.50	304.94
55	300–350	326	225.00–370.00	289.72
67	350–400	377	240.00–332.50	278.67
81	400–450	426	220.00–305.00	263.44
103	450–500	472	205.00–285.00	249.95
118	500–550	522	200.00–275.00	236.76
70	550–600	569	180.00–260.00	227.47
59	600–650	620	180.00–252.50	214.06
40	650–700	667	180.00–247.00	208.42
15	700–750	719	150.00–221.00	176.66
12	750–800	766	118.00–227.00	178.75
14	800–850	812	135.00–185.00	153.95
3	850–900	882	135.00–175.00	149.35
8	900–950	918	130.00–175.00	151.14
5	950–1000	963	120.00–177.00	151.04
1	1000–1050	1,035	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	160.00–200.00	184.95
5	400–450	423	170.00–200.00	185.56
1	450–500	456	162.50	162.50
1	700–750	715	102.50	102.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	660	127.50	127.50
2	750–800	768	115.00–142.50	128.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	360	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	430	185.00	185.00
7	450–500	464	145.00–190.00	170.08
3	500–550	540	155.00–185.00	165.09
3	550–600	565	160.00–180.00	169.55
1	650–700	665	176.00	176.00
2	750–800	775	155.00–179.00	167.15
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,031	93.00–119.00	107.33
36	—	919	71.00–98.00	88.33
19	—	1,056	114.00–142.50	119.41
13	—	982	40.00–80.00	65.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,088	50.00–90.00	78.02
242	—	1,286	100.00–140.00	122.24
63	—	1,175	90.00–113.00	103.56
27	—	1,138	110.00–165.00	131.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,547	101.00–140.00	118.95
3	—	1,695	97.50–110.00	104.43
8	—	1,389	114.00–126.00	120.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	45.00–82.50	64.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,577	121.00–157.00	136.69
15	—	1,564	148.00–166.00	154.72
13	—	1,151	95.00–130.00	113.74

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	1,250.00–2,125.00	1,678.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,048	825.00–2,150.00	1,577.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,858.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,131	1,025.00–2,050.00	1,576.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,609.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	957	1,000.00–1,775.00	1,373.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,106	142.50	142.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	165.00	165.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,491.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,065	1,275.00–2,300.00	1,880.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	975	1,525.00–2,025.00	1,695.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,950.00–2,075.00	2,007.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,092	1,300.00–2,625.00	2,097.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,287	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,737.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,234.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	850.00–970.00	913.75
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	825.00	825.00

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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