North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 164 priced lines covering 1,973 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,593 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 472 head. replacement cattle receipts at 42 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,593Last week 2,435Year ago 1,812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 472Last week 621Year ago 626

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 43Year ago 22

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold 5.00 lower, with Steers over 500lbs selling steady to 2.00 lower; Feeder Heifers

under 500lbs sold steady with a weak undertone, with Heifers over 500lbs selling mostly steady; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs sold 5.00 lower,

with Bulls over 500lbs selling steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	175.00–200.00	186.60
3	300–350	318	170.00–180.00	174.76
1	350–400	380	170.00	170.00
4	400–450	424	165.00–200.00	183.23
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	225.00–235.00	229.88
4	250–300	265	220.00–275.00	241.96
7	300–350	324	200.00–295.00	260.69
8	350–400	373	220.00–280.00	257.76
14	400–450	420	205.00–325.00	267.13
18	450–500	474	210.00–295.00	254.99
11	500–550	515	210.00–292.50	251.06
6	550–600	574	185.00–218.00	200.42
4	600–650	623	187.00–235.00	210.24
2	650–700	675	170.00–175.00	172.56
1	700–750	705	135.00	135.00
1	750–800	790	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	990	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	345.00–410.00	370.04
19	250–300	275	260.00–450.00	340.68
40	300–350	324	250.00–450.00	361.32
50	350–400	372	245.00–440.00	337.64
46	400–450	423	250.00–365.00	316.49
71	450–500	473	242.50–340.00	297.40
60	500–550	525	215.00–312.00	281.59
45	550–600	572	222.50–297.00	262.72
31	600–650	623	220.00–282.50	252.75
19	650–700	677	217.50–325.00	246.25
12	700–750	713	195.00–235.00	216.79
10	750–800	784	200.00–224.00	211.52
6	800–850	833	170.00–225.00	193.97
2	850–900	858	192.00–202.50	197.27
5	900–950	937	180.00–197.50	188.28
4	950–1000	976	165.00–190.00	175.12
1	1000–1050	1,000	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	247.50–265.00	256.52
3	500–550	520	260.00–275.00	270.10
1	550–600	595	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	241	255.00–355.00	324.78
18	250–300	276	250.00–335.00	301.76
44	300–350	329	235.00–389.00	312.09
70	350–400	374	230.00–340.00	302.33
72	400–450	421	225.00–335.00	295.64
71	450–500	474	210.00–380.00	273.76
88	500–550	518	200.00–285.00	256.08
63	550–600	567	200.00–282.00	244.99
37	600–650	624	202.50–255.00	231.48
31	650–700	673	195.00–237.00	226.74
30	700–750	720	182.50–231.00	216.62
7	750–800	772	180.00–210.00	201.01
8	800–850	828	135.00–210.00	172.75
6	850–900	874	169.00–215.00	187.61
6	900–950	928	150.00–195.00	174.38
6	950–1000	965	150.00–194.00	172.68
2	1000–1050	1,005	165.00–169.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	488	170.00–245.00	208.08
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	600	160.00–169.00	164.50
1	700–750	715	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	255.00–307.50	291.02
7	400–450	432	275.00–285.00	283.58
2	450–500	468	250.00–259.00	254.43
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	579	250.00–267.00	256.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	200.00–250.00	222.84
7	250–300	272	200.00–265.00	236.54
7	300–350	310	210.00–255.00	232.59
7	350–400	370	200.00–245.00	218.79
10	400–450	423	175.00–255.00	224.62
15	450–500	475	185.00–265.00	216.39
5	500–550	522	167.00–200.00	182.71
7	550–600	568	170.00–210.00	188.49
4	600–650	630	140.00–175.00	159.76
7	650–700	674	142.50–185.00	157.41
5	700–750	721	126.00–160.00	137.78
3	750–800	782	122.00–140.00	132.61
2	800–850	843	137.50–165.00	151.21
3	850–900	892	140.00–147.00	142.32
1	900–950	945	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	195.00	195.00
3	300–350	330	160.00–190.00	175.23
5	400–450	423	165.00–200.00	184.27
2	450–500	483	140.00–165.00	152.44
3	500–550	528	135.00–155.00	146.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	985	140.00–150.00	144.97
3	1000–1050	1,017	145.00–150.00	146.66
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	413	160.00–165.00	162.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–302.50	277.06
3	350–400	385	200.00–320.00	262.79
4	400–450	410	240.00–250.00	243.80
2	450–500	488	228.00–250.00	239.06
2	500–550	515	205.00–272.50	237.77
2	550–600	570	210.00–232.00	220.61
4	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	410	175.00–210.00	192.29
1	450–500	450	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	540	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	615	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	270.00–352.50	332.54
18	250–300	267	315.00–440.00	388.68
11	300–350	324	325.00–410.00	362.54
25	350–400	375	275.00–430.00	355.86
34	400–450	427	287.50–390.00	337.59
28	450–500	464	275.00–380.00	326.55
34	500–550	522	255.00–370.00	308.99
19	550–600	576	255.00–345.00	288.43
27	600–650	624	255.00–292.00	280.59
17	650–700	673	227.00–282.00	251.53
23	700–750	719	202.50–272.50	247.26
10	750–800	773	200.00–240.00	219.51
7	800–850	826	195.00–237.00	211.89
3	850–900	867	205.00–220.00	211.63
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	960	205.00–210.00	207.49
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,328	2,550.00–3,325.00	2,942.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,039	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,094.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	935	1,525.00–2,200.00	1,835.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,039	1,200.00–1,925.00	1,600.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,005	1,700.00–1,885.00	1,776.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	994	1,050.00–1,900.00	1,582.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,799.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,701.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,879	160.00–178.00	169.49
5	—	1,593	121.00–143.00	134.47
39	—	1,619	130.00–158.00	145.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	75.00	75.00
31	—	1,030	104.00–120.00	114.04
23	—	1,004	70.00–106.00	90.67
4	—	1,068	120.00–125.00	122.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	1,375	116.00–145.00	132.64
17	—	1,157	98.00–125.00	114.45
60	—	1,427	141.00–157.50	147.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	125.00–142.00	132.70
15	—	1,523	115.00–138.00	126.14

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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