Report Date: 11/2/2018
RA_LS755
Raleigh, NC Friday, November 02, 2018 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News
Weighted Average Auction Report of Siler City, Canton, Turnersburg, Mount Airy,
Shelby, North Wilkesboro, Norwood, and Smithfield for the Week Ending Thursday,
November 01, 2018
Cattle Receipts: 5159 Last week: 4316 Last year: 5511
Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, while
bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly
1.00 to 4.00 lower; while heifers were mostly steady to 8.00 lower, few 11.00-
12.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate; market activity and buyer interest
were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was
plain to average.
Slaughter cows made up 15 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent,
replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 81 percent. The
feeder supply included 32 percent steers, 42 percent heifers, and 26 percent
bulls. Near 23 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
23 250-298 278 119.00-167.50 141.69
48 300-345 327 122.00-161.00 139.80
70 350-395 375 120.00-155.00 139.99
64 400-445 423 119.00-152.50 134.23
26 464-495 479 124.00-160.00 138.16
31 500-548 528 120.00-148.00 136.00
54 550-598 578 119.00-144.00 131.43
92 566-566 566 147.00 147.00 Load
13 555-555 555 133.00 133.00 Value Added
34 600-642 619 116.00-140.00 133.41
33 650-695 669 122.00-145.00 128.83
75 651-651 651 144.75 144.75 Load
25 700-747 727 111.00-142.00 126.81
7 718-730 727 127.00-127.50 127.36 Value Added
12 810-845 829 103.00-118.00 112.76
Small 1 - 2
5 280-285 281 107.50-120.00 115.52
10 300-345 321 110.00-120.00 117.51
5 310-340 320 90.00-102.50 98.52 Fleshy
12 355-395 374 110.00-120.00 117.25
5 450-490 474 119.00-122.00 120.39
7 500-535 517 110.00-120.00 116.79
5 650-695 672 100.00-116.00 107.42
Medium 2
7 200-240 225 108.00-123.00 115.52
19 250-298 281 110.00-140.00 125.18
23 302-345 324 110.00-140.00 125.02
34 350-395 372 120.00-145.00 129.80
31 400-446 426 100.00-141.00 118.01
17 455-495 476 125.00-142.50 132.95
17 500-545 522 122.00-145.00 131.01
13 550-595 578 112.00-134.00 122.14
11 650-690 668 115.00-130.00 120.87
Medium 3
5 205-240 219 100.00-115.00 108.52
10 300-345 328 104.00-117.00 109.81
14 350-395 371 100.00-120.00 110.05
21 405-445 427 95.00-118.00 107.86
Small 3
7 355-390 374 85.00-94.00 90.13
Holstein Large 3
9 530-537 535 56.00-63.00 57.66
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 250-285 276 130.00-140.00 137.03
36 300-345 324 110.00-140.00 124.36
31 350-398 377 100.00-136.00 122.85
63 400-445 421 100.00-133.00 119.96
85 450-495 473 99.00-135.00 118.90
105 500-548 533 94.00-129.00 112.93
50 550-598 573 93.00-131.00 110.89
51 600-648 623 100.00-126.00 111.57
77 602-602 602 136.75 136.75 Load
23 660-695 677 94.00-107.00 103.47
13 705-745 721 94.00-110.00 101.85
Small 1 - 2
5 260-295 281 105.00-120.00 116.38
10 300-340 324 105.00-120.00 112.89
20 350-395 374 105.00-121.00 112.63
19 405-445 425 102.50-121.00 114.95
31 450-495 473 100.00-121.00 112.23
24 500-545 520 105.00-120.00 113.64
5 520-545 534 90.00-105.00 99.68 Fleshy
18 550-595 575 105.00-120.00 113.79
9 555-595 571 70.00-90.00 80.50 Fleshy
9 615-645 626 100.00-111.00 106.86
6 605-640 621 83.00-100.00 93.36 Fleshy
6 660-680 673 104.00-113.00 108.52
6 650-670 664 88.00-100.00 93.92 Fleshy
5 705-730 719 102.00-110.00 106.40
Medium 2
7 200-245 226 100.00-132.50 114.31
15 250-295 274 90.00-132.00 114.15
24 300-348 324 94.00-132.50 115.58
47 350-398 375 85.00-131.00 115.62
44 405-447 429 89.00-130.00 110.96
48 450-496 472 80.00-130.00 110.02
48 500-545 521 80.00-126.00 108.90
32 550-598 578 84.00-125.00 106.03
14 605-646 620 80.00-121.00 105.77
9 650-690 662 92.00-112.00 99.16
Large 3
9 509-509 509 62.00 62.00
Medium and Large 3
9 310-345 323 105.00-115.00 110.56
5 455-490 475 112.50-119.00 114.52
5 455-490 469 62.50-82.50 75.57 Thin
6 505-545 530 107.00-120.00 112.51
6 550-595 568 104.00-122.00 109.78
Medium 3
9 250-295 275 100.00-116.00 107.45
16 300-345 326 100.00-119.00 107.67
17 350-395 371 101.00-115.00 109.35
17 400-445 419 100.00-116.00 103.81
21 450-498 473 100.00-112.00 106.60
14 500-545 516 90.00-104.00 96.60
18 555-595 571 89.00-109.00 95.67
Small 3
5 215-245 226 80.00-95.00 86.73
7 360-395 379 90.00-97.00 92.42
7 400-445 424 90.00-96.00 92.53
6 455-480 469 90.00-97.00 92.50
5 575-590 582 80.00-90.00 85.22
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
34 410-445 429 134.00-156.00 144.21
61 450-495 473 110.00-149.00 128.53
85 500-548 522 110.00-145.00 126.11
48 550-598 572 106.00-142.50 119.49
45 600-646 619 100.00-130.00 110.94
22 650-694 673 95.00-117.00 107.33
13 700-748 732 85.00-104.00 94.79
5 810-830 822 85.00-91.00 87.82
Small 1 - 2
7 430-445 438 110.00-120.00 117.13
20 450-495 477 110.00-122.50 115.10
5 460-490 472 90.00-105.00 98.87 Fleshy
31 500-545 525 105.00-121.00 115.03
32 550-595 573 105.00-122.00 115.99
29 600-645 623 104.00-119.00 112.41
6 600-630 615 83.00-100.00 90.70 Fleshy
8 650-690 676 105.00-117.00 113.13
Medium 2
47 450-498 475 85.00-136.00 123.61
58 500-548 520 90.00-134.00 115.33
31 550-595 570 90.00-128.00 116.84
16 600-638 615 83.00-125.00 110.68
12 650-695 671 84.00-123.00 103.27
5 710-745 730 91.00-117.00 102.81
6 760-790 772 80.00-111.00 91.13
Medium and Large 3
5 455-490 480 110.00-120.00 114.84
7 565-595 577 105.00-119.00 113.78
5 615-645 633 105.00-119.00 111.35
9 700-735 716 98.00-106.00 102.46
Medium 3
20 450-495 469 100.00-116.00 107.90
7 500-545 513 100.00-108.00 103.81
26 550-595 573 96.00-112.50 102.00
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 910-1130 990 578.00-840.00 685.88 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
6 910-1140 1005 550.00-875.00 698.09 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred
Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged
10 945-1195 1039 400.00-725.00 559.90 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
5 1270-1430 1367 675.00-1000.00 856.82 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred
Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
22 1015-1395 1237 37.00-54.00 44.78
5 1135-1390 1285 35.00-38.00 36.86 Low Dressing
43 1400-1970 1573 40.00-54.00 45.69
30 1410-1860 1568 35.00-44.00 41.07 Low Dressing
Boner 80-85% Lean
6 860-890 872 45.00-51.00 48.48
196 900-1395 1135 37.00-55.00 45.91
12 908-1360 1027 50.00-60.00 55.47 High Dressing
60 915-1385 1146 20.00-44.00 38.94 Low Dressing
50 1402-1840 1564 37.50-54.00 46.64
Lean 85-90% Lean
13 715-798 763 33.00-52.00 41.46
14 680-796 751 20.00-40.00 29.43 Low Dressing
81 800-1370 1057 30.00-46.00 38.06
55 800-1300 994 15.00-39.00 29.63 Low Dressing
Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 915-1130 1001 503.00-900.00 687.23 Per Head
Small 1 - 2 Young
9 630-860 768 302.00-672.00 443.88 Per Head
Small 1 - 2 Middle Aged
5 610-880 750 238.00-484.00 354.05 Per Head
Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 1010-1485 1252 65.00-76.00 69.70
23 1008-1400 1194 44.00-67.50 58.68 Low Dressing
30 1520-2520 1803 55.00-78.00 70.93
9 1568-2400 1839 50.00-69.00 58.94 Low Dressing
Cows/Calf Pairs: (23) Small 1 and 2 785-900 lbs young to middle age cows
with 220-275 lbs calves 800.00-875.00 per pair. Small 1 and 2 670-900 lbs
middle age cows with 60-265 lbs calves 425.00-730.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2
905-1095 lbs young to middle age cows with 75-390 lbs calves 700.00-1050.00 per
pair. Medium 1 and 2 800-1145 lbs middle age cows with 110-210 lbs calves
550.00-850.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1370-1465 lbs young to middle age cows
with 200-315 lbs calves 925.00-1175.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1105-1415 lbs
middle age cows with 85-295 lbs calves 725.00-1050.00 per pair.
Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 2.50-45.00.
Goats: Receipts 190, last week 243. Sold per head, weights estimated.
Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 under 20 lbs 30.00, 20-
40 lbs 50.00-60.00, 40-60 lbs 65.00-80.00, 60-80 lbs 85.00-105.00; Selection 2
20-40 lbs 40.00, 60-80 lbs 75.00. Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 110.00-
140.00, 80-100 lbs 150.00-200.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 50.00-
125.00, 70-100 lbs 85.00-140.00, 100-140 lbs 129.00-169.00; Selection 2 50-
70 lbs 38.00. Wethers: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 60.00. Bucks/Billies:
Selection 1 70-100 lbs 105.00-130.00, 150-250 lbs 124.00-220.00; Selection 2
70-100 lbs 42.00.
Sheep: Receipts 99, last week 119. Sold per head, weights estimated.
Slaughter lambs: Good 20-60 lbs 45.00-75.00, 60-100 lbs 55.00-115.00, 100-
140 lbs 100.00-130.00; Choice & Prime 60-100 lbs 80.00-93.00, 100-140 lbs
150.00-170.00.
Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC
919-707-3156 www.ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS755.TXT
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