Report Date: 11/1/2013
RA_LS755
Raleigh, NC Fri Nov 1, 2013 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News
Weighted Average Auction Report of Canton, Mount Airy, North Wilkesboro, Norwood, Siler
City, Smithfield, Turnersburg for the Week Ending Thursday Oct 31, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 6296 Last Week: 6094 Last Year: 4181
Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 6.00 higher, bulls mostly
steady and heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 6.00 higher,
bulls mostly steady.
Slaughter cows made up 16 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement
cows 2 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 79 percent. The feeder supply included
30 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 27 percent bulls. Near 19 percent of the run
weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 175-196 187 160.00-195.00 177.16
12 205-246 229 160.00-198.00 182.55
52 250-296 271 163.00-204.00 184.39
99 300-348 325 160.00-200.00 174.49
105 350-395 373 150.00-200.00 169.77
107 400-448 423 144.00-180.00 158.90
78 450-496 476 152.00-180.00 163.43
56 500-544 520 143.00-167.00 153.16
69 550-595 569 140.00-160.00 148.73
34 600-648 621 135.00-151.00 141.64
42 650-695 673 138.00-148.00 142.14
53 700-748 736 130.00-144.00 139.19
22 750-787 764 125.00-140.00 132.94
9 810-825 817 120.00-135.00 130.58
Small 1 - 2
6 305-345 324 110.00-127.00 118.30
8 350-395 374 110.00-140.00 128.44
5 414-445 435 110.00-132.00 123.73
4 460-470 465 130.00-136.00 132.74
Medium 2
4 215-240 226 140.00-160.00 145.78
17 260-294 275 138.00-162.00 149.12
23 300-345 325 130.00-157.50 141.80
48 350-398 374 135.00-170.00 150.64
47 400-448 427 122.00-165.00 140.18
32 450-495 476 130.00-156.00 144.78
20 502-540 523 126.00-150.00 138.38
24 550-595 577 125.00-145.00 135.92
6 600-620 610 118.00-125.00 121.67
3 680-685 682 120.00-130.00 125.00
Medium and Large 3
3 305-315 310 100.00-115.00 108.69
Medium 3
3 250-260 253 120.00-123.00 121.85
5 300-335 323 110.00-114.00 111.43
9 350-395 374 110.00-122.00 115.97
Small 3
3 255-295 272 126.00-130.00 128.75
5 365-395 382 102.00-109.00 105.44
Holstein Large 3
3 220-230 227 85.00-91.00 88.63
18 300-330 319 95.00-118.00 111.62
4 380-395 386 92.00-105.00 101.51
4 400-440 423 94.00-107.50 101.97
3 455-485 472 94.00-110.00 103.34
6 555-592 575 96.00-108.00 101.45
3 905-920 912 90.00-91.00 90.34
3 960-965 963 72.00-78.00 74.67
Holstein Large 4
3 320-320 320 87.00 87.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 165-196 182 152.00-169.00 158.14
6 200-245 221 137.00-150.00 143.05
25 260-292 281 140.00-156.00 147.80
72 304-348 327 130.00-158.00 143.83
107 350-396 372 132.00-165.00 144.61
128 400-446 424 130.00-160.00 143.00
176 450-498 472 130.00-150.50 138.93
153 500-546 525 124.00-141.00 133.25
151 550-598 571 121.00-138.00 130.69
102 600-648 624 114.00-135.00 125.64
38 650-695 669 113.00-130.00 121.18
26 700-744 720 111.00-123.00 117.33
16 750-798 772 107.00-120.00 111.73
15 800-840 818 100.00-116.00 107.87
Small 1 - 2
6 315-345 331 110.00-120.00 117.17
7 350-380 369 110.00-120.00 116.80
14 400-445 424 109.00-120.00 114.07
9 455-490 466 110.00-125.00 116.60
7 500-545 519 110.00-120.00 116.79
6 565-590 577 116.00-122.00 119.31
5 655-685 671 110.00-111.00 110.41
Medium 2
8 200-245 219 124.00-138.00 130.11
17 250-295 273 130.00-140.00 135.57
20 305-345 322 123.00-140.00 131.99
39 350-396 374 120.00-136.00 129.09
69 400-448 427 120.00-141.00 130.51
63 450-498 471 116.00-135.00 127.62
67 500-545 526 110.00-132.00 124.12
22 550-596 570 110.00-129.00 119.56
18 600-645 621 100.00-130.00 113.60
9 655-695 670 100.00-119.00 107.89
4 725-745 735 95.00-110.00 103.24
Medium and Large 3
5 255-285 271 112.00-127.00 119.86
3 320-345 330 110.00-115.00 112.55
4 358-398 378 107.00-116.00 112.55
8 406-448 426 105.00-120.00 112.26
5 460-470 465 104.00-110.00 106.79
6 500-545 517 108.00-125.00 116.00
7 550-590 566 109.00-125.00 116.08
5 620-645 634 100.00-115.00 108.73
5 700-745 714 98.00-105.00 101.63
Medium 3
3 200-245 230 118.00-120.00 119.42
4 275-295 284 118.00-123.00 120.78
14 300-345 328 100.00-123.00 109.92
6 380-395 387 100.00-116.00 107.99
13 400-445 423 100.00-112.00 107.37
5 455-480 465 109.00-116.00 111.18
3 500-540 520 100.00-114.00 109.15
3 555-570 562 100.00-109.00 105.02
Small 3
5 305-345 324 91.00-104.00 97.80
5 350-385 366 104.00-128.00 114.53
4 400-445 428 95.00-110.00 99.42
8 450-490 467 94.00-105.00 98.28
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
52 400-447 423 150.00-178.00 164.47
120 450-495 471 141.00-175.50 155.87
126 500-548 524 128.00-158.00 142.12
136 550-598 570 125.00-151.00 139.72
98 600-648 623 125.00-143.00 133.50
48 650-698 673 116.00-137.00 128.35
44 700-749 723 105.00-131.00 120.61
25 750-796 768 100.00-121.00 111.91
8 800-845 819 90.00-115.00 102.76
4 850-895 871 97.00-107.00 102.73
3 956-995 979 82.00-93.00 86.59
Small 1 - 2
7 405-440 419 110.00-122.00 116.87
9 450-490 468 111.00-125.00 118.04
7 500-545 528 110.00-127.00 119.58
7 565-595 581 114.00-125.00 119.60
5 670-690 678 105.00-120.00 112.19
3 750-775 762 100.00-110.00 104.97
Medium 2
49 400-445 426 130.00-172.50 145.11
57 450-495 475 120.00-150.00 135.90
50 500-546 524 118.00-144.00 133.15
35 550-595 572 112.00-138.00 125.23
14 600-645 623 110.00-127.00 118.26
10 650-695 675 108.00-117.00 111.81
4 725-745 735 110.00-118.00 114.59
Small 2
3 445-445 445 130.00-137.00 132.33
Medium and Large 3
3 430-445 437 120.00-137.00 127.57
3 465-485 478 125.00-134.00 129.94
6 550-588 573 111.00-127.00 119.05
Medium 3
3 425-440 432 147.50-150.00 149.17
6 500-545 527 110.00-117.00 113.88
3 555-565 560 103.00-105.00 103.67
4 615-645 633 99.00-105.00 101.03
Small 3
4 400-445 423 120.00-130.00 124.36
5 460-490 479 99.00-110.00 105.77
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1000-1045 1023 775.00-925.00 848.35 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred
2 870-880 875 750.00-900.00 825.43 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
4 920-1170 1054 675.00-1025.00 837.45 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
2 1275-1285 1280 1000.00-1025.00 1012.55 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
6 995-1110 1055 950.00-1150.00 1055.14 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
2 1365-1470 1418 1245.00-1300.00 1271.48 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged
2 830-875 853 800.00-840.00 819.47 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
7 910-1180 1021 650.00-1075.00 823.88 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
2 1375-1455 1415 1140.00-1275.00 1205.59 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
4 1000-1135 1069 800.00-975.00 901.05 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
Medium and Large 1 - 2 Aged
2 925-935 930 460.00-525.00 492.33 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
66 966-1390 1231 70.00-80.50 74.94
9 1190-1370 1282 79.00-84.00 81.31 High Dressing
7 925-1390 1203 63.00-69.00 66.01 Low Dressing
83 1400-1974 1540 70.00-82.50 75.62
16 1405-1800 1558 79.50-87.50 83.44 High Dressing
13 1405-1780 1549 60.00-74.00 67.94 Low Dressing
Boner 80-85% Lean
15 615-890 813 70.00-79.00 72.57
6 790-890 854 64.00-68.00 65.22 Low Dressing
199 900-1395 1165 69.00-81.00 74.35
47 960-1395 1195 76.00-93.00 82.27 High Dressing
86 910-1390 1126 52.00-71.00 65.17 Low Dressing
52 1400-1885 1544 70.00-81.00 74.89
3 1460-1736 1600 65.00-69.00 66.55 Low Dressing
Lean 85-90% Lean
14 585-790 745 40.00-56.00 49.22 Low Dressing
51 815-1318 1041 56.00-69.00 63.36
8 814-1168 1013 69.00-74.50 70.90 High Dressing
67 805-1330 1000 40.00-63.00 50.97 Low Dressing
Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 660-890 808 81.00-95.00 87.60
14 910-1155 1017 80.00-98.00 87.76
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
31 1020-1475 1261 80.00-95.00 88.44
4 1265-1480 1338 97.00-103.00 100.41 High Dressing
22 1015-1470 1212 65.00-88.00 79.19 Low Dressing
39 1520-2155 1821 80.00-99.00 90.52
15 1565-2128 1775 96.00-104.50 98.84 High Dressing
11 1590-2155 1789 68.00-85.00 77.54 Low Dressing
Cows/Calf Pairs: (50) Small 1 and 2 570-860 lbs middle age cows with 115-410 lbs
calves 590.00-1210.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 830-1195 lbs middle age cows with 90-450
lbs calves 740.00-1450.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1100-1535 lbs middle age cows with 110-
350 lbs calves 875.00-1525.00 per pair.
Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 10.00-85.00.
Goats: Receipts 176, last week 141. Sold per head, weights estimated. Slaughter and
Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 under 20 lbs 30.00-35.00, 20-40 lbs 30.00-55.00,
40-60 lbs 47.50-75.00, 60-80 lbs 85.00-95.00; Selection 2 under 20 lbs 10.00-20.00, 20-40
lbs 30.00-47.50, 40-60 lbs 25.00-60.00, 60-80 lbs 90.00; Selection 3 under 20 lbs 10.00.
Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 105.00-135.00, 80-100 lbs 140.00-150.00; Selection 3 60-
80 lbs 70.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 80.00-100.00, 70-100 lbs 90.00-125.00,
100-140 lbs 145.00; Selection 2 50-70 lbs 65.00; Selection 3 50-70 lbs 45.00. Wethers:
Selection 1 70-100 lbs 85.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 100-150 lbs 115.00-165.00, 150-
250 lbs 170.00-215.00.
Sheep: Receipts 41, last week 124. Sold per head, weights estimated. Slaughter lambs:
Good 20-60 lbs 47.00, 60-100 lbs 75.00-77.50; Choice & Prime 20-60 lbs 70.00. Slaughter
ewes: Good 100-200 lbs 105.00-130.00, Utility 80-100 lbs 95.00-100.00, Cull 60-120 lbs
50.00-75.00.
Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC
919-707-3156 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/RA_LS755.txt
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