RA_LS759 Raleigh, NC Friday, September 20, 2019 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Powell Livestock Market, Smithfield, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Thursday, September 19, 2019 Cattle Receipts: 625 Last Week: 636 Last Year: No Sale Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Moderate demand with moderate market activity. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle average. Slaughter cows made up 13 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 86 percent. The feeder supply included 33 percent steers, 39 percent heifers, and 28 percent bulls. Near 21 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 242-246 244 118.00-119.00 118.50 6 260-294 280 121.00-128.00 124.03 5 302-336 317 119.00-131.00 125.58 7 352-390 371 125.00-136.00 130.47 13 402-446 424 120.00-137.00 129.44 5 450-488 476 125.00-132.00 128.35 2 454-454 454 136.00 136.00 Value Added 5 510-538 520 124.00-133.00 128.16 2 556-594 575 124.00-125.00 124.48 4 615-615 615 123.00 123.00 Value Added 3 654-690 670 106.00-115.00 110.28 2 758-782 770 105.00-108.50 106.72 2 858-890 874 95.00-107.00 100.89 Small 1 - 2 3 202-248 222 85.00-95.00 88.85 5 258-284 270 82.00-100.00 93.57 5 308-338 325 85.00-96.00 92.20 6 352-382 367 80.00-87.00 82.20 5 420-440 431 80.00-87.00 84.22 Medium 2 4 180-196 186 100.00-109.00 104.46 6 266-298 285 110.00-115.00 112.85 7 302-338 319 101.00-117.00 110.39 9 350-398 380 93.00-120.00 111.87 22 400-448 428 94.00-120.00 107.15 2 428-428 428 81.00 81.00 Thin 5 462-490 473 100.00-118.00 106.47 2 470-470 470 85.00 85.00 Thin 4 502-544 525 80.00-114.00 99.32 2 572-590 581 110.00-115.00 112.46 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 280-296 290 109.00-119.00 111.59 5 338-338 338 120.00-121.00 120.20 6 354-396 370 114.00-124.00 119.48 11 414-446 431 105.00-115.00 109.94 7 458-494 471 107.00-118.00 110.97 14 506-544 523 97.00-115.00 104.57 4 502-502 502 118.00 118.00 Value Added 8 550-592 576 94.00-109.00 100.01 2 576-576 576 88.00 88.00 Fleshy 10 602-646 625 88.00-108.00 98.41 3 676-696 689 88.00-98.00 92.03 5 660-660 660 108.00 108.00 Value Added 3 822-848 832 75.00-85.00 79.99 2 882-882 882 85.00 85.00 Small 1 - 2 3 284-286 285 88.00-94.00 90.67 4 356-378 369 75.00-86.00 81.34 4 408-442 426 61.00-75.00 68.14 2 474-480 477 74.00-77.00 75.51 2 504-526 515 70.00-72.00 71.02 Medium 2 8 214-248 230 100.00-111.00 104.23 4 256-266 263 100.00-105.00 102.98 12 304-348 326 90.00-110.00 99.75 7 350-396 367 90.00-106.00 99.04 12 400-446 422 80.00-103.00 91.98 6 462-496 485 89.00-100.00 93.60 2 478-478 478 74.00 74.00 Thin 8 502-548 527 80.00-94.00 88.94 2 560-576 568 89.00-94.00 91.46 2 620-628 624 76.00-86.00 80.97 5 654-698 675 73.00-81.00 76.57 Medium and Large 3 2 474-476 475 65.00 65.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 458-482 471 123.00-129.00 125.36 6 502-544 522 109.00-125.00 120.05 8 558-592 577 100.00-120.00 106.72 12 600-636 614 94.00-119.00 98.05 7 650-692 667 90.00-100.00 93.44 3 717-717 717 96.00 96.00 Small 1 - 2 4 452-462 456 75.00-84.00 80.47 2 512-542 527 63.00-71.00 67.11 Medium 2 16 458-498 480 87.00-117.00 99.81 2 452-452 452 85.00 85.00 Thin 24 500-548 523 87.00-105.00 94.92 2 540-540 540 80.00 80.00 Thin 6 552-598 575 88.00-96.00 91.37 9 602-640 621 75.00-90.00 83.62 2 684-686 685 84.00-85.00 84.50 3 722-744 736 80.00-84.00 82.33 2 718-718 718 72.00 72.00 Thin 6 754-790 762 74.00-79.00 75.85 2 832-832 832 69.00 69.00 Thin Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1474-1830 1615 54.00-56.50 54.76 Boner 80-85% Lean 27 900-1380 1107 54.00-64.00 58.10 4 1008-1262 1135 65.00-68.00 66.25 High Dressing 3 1446-1454 1451 69.00 69.00 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 726-798 759 31.00-35.00 33.04 Low Dressing 17 834-1328 980 42.00-51.00 47.24 2 832-832 832 55.00 55.00 High Dressing 9 812-1096 960 30.00-41.00 36.57 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1508-1608 1545 74.00-84.00 79.39 Cows/Calf Pairs: (3) Small 1 and 2 790-824 lbs middle age cows with 40-90 lbs calves 425.00-500.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 1062 lbs middle age cows with 50 lbs calves 500.00 per pair. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS759.TXT