North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 229 priced lines covering 3,036 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,700 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 678 head. replacement cattle receipts at 47 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,700Last week 2,449Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 678Last week 636Year ago 423

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 87Year ago 11

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Steers over 500lbs selling 5.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 4.00-7.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher, with Bulls over 500lbs selling steady with a firm market undertone; Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling mostly steady with a weak market undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	275.00	275.00
17	200–250	226	225.00–345.00	286.38
35	250–300	272	230.00–332.50	265.95
71	300–350	325	240.00–335.00	284.97
74	350–400	373	230.00–330.00	273.65
133	400–450	425	220.00–295.00	264.84
118	450–500	471	220.00–285.00	256.76
109	500–550	520	215.00–302.50	248.67
83	550–600	572	210.00–265.00	243.14
46	600–650	625	175.00–247.50	226.57
33	650–700	671	190.00–238.00	218.77
30	700–750	721	167.00–227.50	200.45
9	750–800	779	152.00–210.00	191.61
10	800–850	831	177.00–195.00	184.30
9	850–900	875	159.00–210.00	190.20
3	900–950	937	160.00–195.00	176.74
5	950–1000	984	145.00–197.50	164.58
2	1000–1050	1,003	142.00–177.00	159.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	155.00–160.00	157.37
4	250–300	280	155.00–190.00	178.21
3	300–350	340	140.00–170.00	158.48
6	350–400	384	120.00–180.00	168.06
6	400–450	422	120.00–190.00	157.06
9	450–500	474	120.00–170.00	147.74
2	550–600	580	120.00–130.00	124.91
5	600–650	618	120.00–162.00	138.17
3	650–700	685	112.00–120.00	117.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	534	252.50	252.50
78	650–700	650	246.75	246.75
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	385	215.00–255.00	234.48
5	400–450	427	207.00–250.00	231.67
4	450–500	461	227.00–255.00	242.69
6	500–550	523	225.00–245.00	236.13
1	550–600	555	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	610	197.50	197.50
2	650–700	670	170.00–180.00	175.07
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	568	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	220.00	220.00
3	200–250	233	210.00–245.00	226.54
6	250–300	277	200.00–245.00	222.31
20	300–350	319	170.00–280.00	222.83
15	350–400	371	200.00–245.00	218.50
16	400–450	423	190.00–257.00	217.14
10	450–500	475	195.00–230.00	217.03
8	500–550	520	175.00–220.00	192.17
11	550–600	568	170.00–205.00	187.12
12	600–650	621	155.00–187.00	175.24
4	650–700	659	140.00–180.00	160.42
5	700–750	721	127.00–170.00	151.36
2	750–800	788	112.00–143.00	127.45
4	800–850	821	112.00–160.00	137.58
5	850–900	871	115.00–138.00	129.47
2	900–950	910	137.00–145.00	141.00
1	950–1000	965	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	127.00	127.00
2	400–450	438	180.00–190.00	185.09
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	170.00	170.00
1	250–300	254	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	328	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	513	210.00–217.50	213.77
1	600–650	615	177.50	177.50
1	750–800	765	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	178	240.00	240.00
3	200–250	231	240.00–275.00	252.40
11	250–300	279	210.00–280.00	242.70
14	300–350	326	210.00–297.50	258.11
17	350–400	375	185.00–280.00	238.41
27	400–450	424	165.00–285.00	249.37
17	450–500	476	175.00–265.00	221.55
15	500–550	525	200.00–242.50	223.77
13	550–600	566	175.00–240.00	205.03
9	600–650	623	170.00–214.00	195.07
10	650–700	679	145.00–197.50	177.78
4	700–750	723	160.00–185.00	171.68
6	750–800	786	150.00–187.50	160.78
6	800–850	818	120.00–165.00	144.33
2	850–900	853	135.00–165.00	149.96
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	373	210.00–340.00	273.65
4	400–450	420	280.00–297.50	289.84
2	450–500	485	210.00–270.00	240.00
2	500–550	515	270.00–272.50	271.26
3	550–600	587	235.00–259.00	244.67
2	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
2	650–700	673	187.50–190.00	188.73
1	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	880	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	154	312.50	312.50
15	200–250	228	270.00–425.00	330.34
40	250–300	276	240.00–395.00	326.07
63	300–350	322	250.00–390.00	331.79
77	350–400	373	275.00–382.50	333.35
81	400–450	422	260.00–350.00	305.48
108	450–500	472	240.00–332.00	294.02
79	500–550	523	217.00–317.00	274.04
65	550–600	570	220.00–290.00	260.60
54	600–650	621	202.50–285.00	245.36
49	650–700	671	190.00–252.50	229.80
20	700–750	723	182.00–245.00	216.28
11	750–800	774	170.00–225.00	205.79
13	800–850	819	170.00–205.00	184.70
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00
3	900–950	928	152.50–188.00	170.98
5	950–1000	980	150.00–187.00	171.80
2	1000–1050	1,000	157.50–200.00	178.75
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	130.00	130.00
1	500–550	545	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	194	225.00	225.00
1	200–250	220	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	290	210.00	210.00
4	350–400	377	220.00–320.00	290.06
4	400–450	441	175.00–275.00	231.01
3	450–500	472	200.00–235.00	222.02
2	500–550	528	185.00–236.00	210.11
1	550–600	550	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	200.00–210.00	204.89
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
6	300–350	324	170.00–205.00	189.10
5	350–400	367	140.00–210.00	169.67
7	400–450	427	165.00–200.00	185.50
14	450–500	475	145.00–225.00	185.21
1	500–550	530	120.00	120.00
3	600–650	627	105.00–130.00	118.20
2	650–700	688	115.00–145.00	129.84
1	700–750	700	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	770	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	210.00–220.00	215.04
1	350–400	366	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	862	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
5	300–350	316	210.00–275.00	245.00
3	350–400	368	230.00–270.00	245.16
9	400–450	422	200.00–230.00	217.81
6	450–500	480	210.00–250.00	235.04
4	500–550	519	222.50–230.00	227.42
3	550–600	562	210.00–232.50	224.19
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
4	650–700	673	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	761	192.50–210.00	201.15
3	800–850	800	167.50	167.50
4	900–950	922	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	300.00–347.50	326.21
14	250–300	275	280.00–417.50	368.46
24	300–350	329	260.00–385.00	348.39
24	350–400	370	310.00–390.00	346.06
30	400–450	424	255.00–390.00	330.31
33	450–500	474	257.50–345.00	305.19
47	500–550	524	250.00–320.00	291.45
43	550–600	573	240.00–335.00	279.67
18	600–650	626	240.00–269.00	255.25
22	650–700	663	210.00–263.00	243.58
18	700–750	718	172.50–250.00	226.01
8	750–800	773	155.00–233.00	217.39
6	800–850	826	185.00–222.00	206.64
7	850–900	863	192.00–221.00	210.30
9	900–950	919	150.00–217.00	192.93
4	950–1000	981	155.00–190.00	169.39
1	1000–1050	1,010	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	150.00–200.00	176.19
1	350–400	375	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	435	170.00–180.00	175.06
1	500–550	510	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	605	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	190.00–290.00	253.55
2	500–550	515	226.00–257.50	242.21
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	651	266.50	266.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	125.00	125.00
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	453	140.00–155.00	147.45
1	500–550	535	209.00	209.00
3	550–600	553	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	865	170.00–172.00	170.66
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	995	167.00	167.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	110.00	110.00
1	550–600	575	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	212.50	212.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	670	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	820	132.00	132.00
2	900–950	920	113.00–132.00	122.50
3	950–1000	977	120.00–137.00	130.56
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	156.00	156.00
1	450–500	460	150.00	150.00

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	7	—	1,056	1,150.00–2,425.00	1,723.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,210.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,584.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,286.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,407	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,825.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	1,700.00–2,525.00	2,039.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,115	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,484.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,163	1,050.00–1,950.00	1,561.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,229	119.00–159.00	134.32
233	—	1,276	100.00–135.00	117.98
16	—	1,150	90.00–105.00	96.83
3	—	1,033	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	867	42.50–84.00	64.48
5	—	868	112.00–125.00	118.92
36	—	951	70.00–96.00	84.19
103	—	1,099	90.00–114.00	103.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,572	115.00–126.00	119.84
44	—	1,503	100.00–129.00	112.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,392	100.00–122.00	115.00
3	—	1,680	146.00–154.00	149.80
46	—	1,581	120.00–149.00	135.49

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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