RA_LS751 Raleigh, NC Tuesday, September 3, 2019 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Carolina Stockyards, Siler City, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Friday, August 30, 2019 Cattle Receipts: 670 Last Week: 843 Last Year: 621 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate demand with moderate market activity. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle average. Slaughter cows made up 20 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 79 percent. The feeder supply included 35 percent steers, 40 percent heifers, and 25 percent bulls. Near 22 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 215-230 220 130.00-143.00 134.37 7 255-295 275 140.00-163.00 151.39 12 305-345 323 133.00-156.00 142.71 14 350-395 371 124.00-159.00 140.15 23 405-445 422 120.00-147.00 125.74 11 465-495 476 130.00-148.00 132.05 10 507-540 523 125.00-130.00 126.76 6 670-695 683 110.00-117.00 114.66 2 705-745 725 100.00-101.00 100.49 Medium 2 2 248-248 248 125.00 125.00 2 350-350 350 118.00-120.00 119.00 7 415-445 433 116.00-120.00 117.70 Medium 3 3 250-290 273 100.00-111.00 107.30 4 300-330 314 102.00-111.00 106.24 7 350-395 379 100.00-113.00 104.42 12 415-445 434 100.00-110.00 107.23 4 510-545 525 102.00-106.00 103.80 Small 3 2 335-345 340 90.00-99.00 94.57 6 400-445 424 80.00-92.00 83.67 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 275-293 289 130.00 130.00 6 335-345 341 121.00-138.00 129.61 9 350-380 370 120.00-131.00 122.26 11 405-444 440 117.00 117.00 4 490-498 496 120.00 120.00 4 500-520 511 115.00-118.00 115.76 4 555-590 574 114.00-120.00 115.79 8 600-642 621 100.00-108.00 101.95 6 650-693 681 100.00-115.00 110.17 4 705-730 719 82.00-88.00 85.51 Medium 2 2 315-345 330 113.00-120.00 116.34 14 420-445 428 114.00-119.00 116.35 5 450-495 471 112.00-117.00 114.40 13 500-535 515 105.00-113.00 110.56 4 550-585 561 110.00-113.00 110.98 2 665-670 668 90.00-94.00 91.99 Medium 3 4 310-328 320 103.00-110.00 106.23 5 353-380 365 105.00-112.00 109.60 4 400-435 411 106.00-110.00 107.53 13 450-495 476 101.00-110.00 107.34 11 500-533 520 90.00-100.00 98.57 4 555-590 573 100.00-108.00 104.04 13 610-648 624 72.00-85.00 77.76 2 665-690 678 79.00-80.00 79.51 Small 3 2 370-395 383 91.00-96.00 93.58 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 455-495 481 120.00-125.00 121.24 3 500-500 500 112.00-115.00 113.67 2 550-565 558 128.00 128.00 12 600-630 611 100.00-105.00 102.99 7 650-693 671 96.00-102.00 98.84 3 705-725 712 88.00-93.00 91.35 2 805-810 808 93.00 93.00 Medium 2 7 450-490 467 114.00-119.00 117.25 2 500-520 510 110.00 110.00 5 600-645 626 94.00-98.00 96.39 5 813-835 817 87.00-89.00 87.41 Medium 3 10 455-495 484 104.00-110.00 107.90 11 500-535 525 100.00-108.00 105.28 9 560-595 578 100.00-109.00 106.31 4 660-680 670 82.00-88.00 85.51 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1405-1620 1510 62.00-66.00 63.66 6 1400-1675 1508 55.00-59.00 57.00 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 48 905-1345 1108 56.00-66.00 59.99 3 925-1270 1133 69.00-72.00 70.39 High Dressing 10 910-1195 1070 50.00-55.00 53.67 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 755-795 780 50.00-52.00 51.32 3 675-795 747 38.00-44.00 42.19 Low Dressing 7 800-890 845 50.00-59.00 55.86 17 810-1300 995 35.00-49.00 43.15 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1575-2035 1794 84.00-94.00 88.73 Cows/Calf Pairs: (3) Small 1 and 2 725 lbs middle age cows with 350 lbs calves 425.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 975-1000 lbs middle age cows with 200 lbs calves 750.00-850.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 20.00. Goats, per head: (104) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 under 20 lbs 30.00-45.00, 20-40 lbs 50.00-60.00, 40-60 lbs 65.00-80.00, 60-80 lbs 85.00-100.00; Selection 2 under 20 lbs 25.00. Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 110.00-150.00, 80-100 lbs 155.00-230.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 85.00-90.00, 70-100 lbs 125.00, 100- 140 lbs 150.00-180.00. Wethers: Selection 1 100-150 lbs 255.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 125.00, 100-150 lbs 180.00-195.00, 150-250 lbs 370.00. Sheep, per head: (15) Slaughter lambs: Choice & Prime 100-140 lbs 145.00-165.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS751.txt