RA_LS756 Raleigh, NC Wed Dec 19, 2018 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News ***Cleveland County Agriculture and Livestock Exchange will be closed on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 and Tuesday, January 01, 2019 in observance of the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays. Sales expected to resume on Tuesday, January 08, 2019.*** ***This report reflects prices of the majority of cattle with a USDA grade, weight, and sex on this sale date. This report does not represent all animals at the sale on this date.*** Cleveland County Agr & Lstk Exchange, Shelby, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Tuesday Dec 18, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 444 Last Week: 696 Last Year: 320 Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand with moderate market activity and offerings. Quality of cattle plain to average. Slaughter cows made up 12 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement cows 5 percent, and feeders 81 percent. The feeder supply included 27 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 30 percent bulls. Near 25 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 270-285 278 125.00-130.00 127.43 1 345-345 345 150.00 150.00 2 350-355 353 139.00-147.00 143.03 1 420-420 420 126.00 126.00 5 450-495 471 125.00-132.00 129.16 9 500-540 523 135.00-139.00 138.12 3 570-595 585 126.00-135.00 129.72 8 615-630 621 130.00-135.50 134.37 1 680-680 680 128.00 128.00 1 740-740 740 129.00 129.00 Medium 2 2 320-340 330 126.00-130.00 128.06 6 360-380 372 127.50-135.00 131.54 1 420-420 420 110.00 110.00 1 530-530 530 115.00 115.00 2 600-640 620 122.00-124.00 123.03 1 695-695 695 112.00 112.00 Small 2 1 340-340 340 117.50 117.50 2 380-395 388 110.00-117.00 113.57 Medium 3 1 315-315 315 117.50 117.50 1 385-385 385 110.00 110.00 Small 3 1 175-175 175 45.00 45.00 Thin 1 265-265 265 90.00 90.00 1 265-265 265 75.00 75.00 Thin 1 295-295 295 35.00 35.00 Full 3 330-340 337 90.00-100.00 94.21 2 365-390 378 85.00-95.00 90.17 1 395-395 395 70.00 70.00 Thin 1 380-380 380 85.00 85.00 Full 2 425-430 428 85.00-92.50 88.77 1 525-525 525 75.00 75.00 Holstein Large 3 2 360-370 365 50.00-60.00 54.93 12 409-445 426 30.00-72.00 63.05 2 475-495 485 31.00-45.00 37.86 2 505-505 505 25.00-49.00 37.00 1 600-600 600 25.00 25.00 1 680-680 680 35.00 35.00 1 1115-1115 1115 57.00 57.00 1 1270-1270 1270 56.00 56.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 205-205 205 125.00 125.00 4 270-285 280 130.00-140.00 134.38 2 330-335 333 117.50-125.00 121.22 8 355-390 369 107.50-121.00 115.44 10 425-445 436 116.00-126.00 120.82 7 450-495 475 115.00-124.00 120.67 15 500-535 526 111.00-121.00 117.48 7 550-585 571 109.00-119.00 114.61 6 600-645 624 112.00-123.00 117.17 1 665-665 665 110.00 110.00 3 710-730 718 89.00-99.00 93.64 1 780-780 780 81.00 81.00 3 830-845 840 75.00-83.00 78.67 Medium 2 4 330-348 342 100.00-110.00 105.10 1 360-360 360 100.00 100.00 2 435-445 440 109.00-114.00 111.53 7 450-485 469 105.00-112.50 108.86 5 520-545 533 100.00-107.00 103.03 2 550-585 568 102.00-108.00 104.91 4 600-645 631 95.00-105.00 99.72 1 665-665 665 90.00 90.00 1 740-740 740 80.00 80.00 Small 2 1 250-250 250 100.00 100.00 1 640-640 640 92.50 92.50 Medium 3 2 300-340 320 95.00-100.00 97.34 1 425-425 425 95.00 95.00 2 470-475 473 95.00-100.00 97.51 4 510-535 520 89.00-95.00 92.21 2 560-585 573 80.00-85.00 82.55 1 620-620 620 70.00 70.00 1 950-950 950 48.00 48.00 Small 3 1 245-245 245 95.00 95.00 1 245-245 245 45.00 45.00 Thin 1 295-295 295 85.00 85.00 1 270-270 270 65.00 65.00 Full 1 345-345 345 73.00 73.00 1 320-320 320 40.00 40.00 Thin 3 390-395 392 80.00-95.00 86.70 3 405-445 430 70.00-80.00 73.14 3 460-498 485 60.00 60.00 2 505-510 508 76.00-80.00 77.99 2 525-530 528 55.00-65.00 60.02 Thin 2 510-515 513 55.00-69.00 61.97 Fleshy 1 530-530 530 41.50 41.50 Full 3 550-575 560 65.00-67.50 66.19 2 630-640 635 46.00-56.00 50.96 1 655-655 655 60.00 60.00 1 655-655 655 38.00 38.00 Thin Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-430 419 135.00-145.00 140.19 3 450-485 467 134.00-145.00 137.54 5 500-535 518 125.00-135.00 130.91 5 550-590 571 117.00-127.00 122.78 5 615-635 626 121.00-129.00 122.98 5 650-670 658 110.00-119.00 113.58 1 775-775 775 105.00 105.00 Medium 2 5 400-445 419 124.00-134.00 129.35 7 450-490 469 127.00-131.00 129.99 8 500-540 522 115.00-124.00 119.49 3 600-645 627 108.00-116.00 110.55 3 660-695 678 100.00-107.00 104.32 1 715-715 715 90.00 90.00 3 750-770 762 85.00-94.00 90.30 2 820-835 828 80.00-81.00 80.50 1 920-920 920 54.00 54.00 Small 2 1 490-490 490 119.00 119.00 1 585-585 585 85.00 85.00 Medium 3 2 430-435 433 112.50-120.00 116.27 3 455-475 465 107.50-118.00 112.71 2 525-540 533 100.00-110.00 104.93 1 515-515 515 117.00 117.00 Brahman X 2 608-608 608 97.00 97.00 2 690-690 690 92.00-95.00 93.50 1 795-795 795 78.00 78.00 1 805-805 805 65.00 65.00 1 880-880 880 64.00 64.00 Small 3 2 410-440 425 89.00-90.00 89.48 1 420-420 420 67.50 67.50 Thin 2 425-440 433 45.00-75.00 60.26 Fleshy 2 490-495 493 96.00-105.00 100.52 1 535-535 535 89.00 89.00 Brahman X 1 535-535 535 65.00 65.00 Full 2 575-585 580 55.00-60.00 57.52 1 605-605 605 84.00 84.00 2 750-780 765 50.00-60.00 54.90 2 900-940 920 50.00-52.00 51.02 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 955-965 960 620.00-700.00 659.79 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 900-905 903 670.00-740.00 705.10 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred 1 1210-1210 1210 660.00 660.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 910-910 910 640.00 640.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 1220-1220 1220 870.00 870.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 925-925 925 590.00 590.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Aged 2 950-1030 990 490.00-590.00 537.98 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Small 3 Young 1 665-665 665 420.00 420.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 2 665-760 713 400.00-620.00 517.33 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 635-635 635 510.00 510.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1210-1335 1273 45.00-53.00 49.28 2 1190-1355 1273 56.00-59.00 57.60 High Dressing 1 1380-1380 1380 40.00 40.00 Low Dressing 7 1430-1705 1576 48.00-55.00 52.09 5 1400-1925 1563 57.00-60.00 58.29 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 9 935-1375 1197 45.00-53.00 48.58 3 1110-1205 1162 57.00-62.00 59.37 High Dressing 7 950-1095 1031 19.00-42.00 32.00 Low Dressing 1 1470-1470 1470 52.00 52.00 1 1460-1460 1460 44.00 44.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 720-720 720 59.00 59.00 High Dressing 7 610-795 704 30.00-44.00 36.53 Low Dressing 2 825-870 848 55.00 55.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1020-1020 1020 87.00 87.00 High Dressing 2 1130-1335 1233 42.00-63.00 51.63 Low Dressing 1 1520-1520 1520 70.00 70.00 6 1635-2330 1863 76.00-86.00 79.76 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (4) Small 1 and 2 830 lbs middle age cows with 295 lbs calves 710.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 920-990 lbs middle age cows with 255-515 lbs calves 660.00-1010.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 25.00-45.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 http://ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS756.txt