NC Market Highlights for Tuesday May 1

At the livestock auction held Thursday at Smithfield a total of 611 cattle and 1 goat were sold. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to $7.00 lower; bulls were mixed, $1.00 lower to $5.00 higher when compared to the previous sale.   Feeder cattle were $2.00 to $6.00 higher.  Demand was moderate with moderate buyer activity.  Moderate offerings with quality of cattle average.  Average dressing slaughter cows brought $55.00 to $69.00, with high dressing up to $78.00. Slaughter bulls, 1,000 pounds and up were $75.00 to $89.00, with high dressing up to $95.00.  M&L 1-2 feeder steers, 400-500 lbs. brought $149.00 to $170.00, 500-600lbs. ranged $147.00 to $155.00.  M&L 1-2 feeder heifers ranged $129.00 to $146.00 and 500-600 lbs. were $124.00 to $136.00.  M&L 1-2 feeder bulls, 400-500lbs. ranged $145.00 to $160.00.

Broiler-fryers: The market tone is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly heavy. The estimated slaughter for Friday and Saturday in North Carolina is 3,148,000 head compared to 3,109,000 head last Friday and Saturday.

The N.C. egg market is steady on Small, lower on the balance.  Supplies are mostly heavy.   Retail demand is moderate to light.  Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: Extra Large 154.49, Large 151.39, Medium 113.22, and Small 93.00.

Eastern North Carolina

2018 Season

Strawberries:  supply fairly light.  Demand good.  Market about steady. Report issued Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Production curtailed due to rain.  Includes palletizing and cooling.  Flats 8 1-pound containers with lids medium-large 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 few low as 13.00.

U.S. 2 yellow shelled corn was 3 cents higher.  Prices ranged $3.98-$4.74 at feed mills and $4.00-$4.59 at elevators; new crop $4.15-$4.80.  U.S. 1 yellow soybeans were 17 cents higher; prices were $10.30-$10.55 at the processors and $9.65-$10.15 at the elevators; new crop $9.84-$10.32.  U.S. 2 soft red winter wheat was 3 cents higher, prices were $4.24-$4.54 at the feed mills; new crop $4.33-$4.85.  Soybean meal, f.o.b. at processing plants, was $423.20 per ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 4.51, —–, 4.49; Candor 4.65, —–, —-; Cofield 4.31, 10.40, —-; Laurinburg 4.41, —–, 4.49; Monroe 4.69, —–, —-; Nashville 4.44, —–, —-; Roaring River 4.74, —–, —-; Rose Hill 4.54, —–, 4.54; Creswell 4.24, 9.85, 4.24; Statesville 4.39, —–, —-; Warsaw 4.54, —–, 4.54; Pantego #2 3.98, —–, —-.

Elevators: Bladenboro 4.29, 9.90, —-; Clarkton 4.29, 9.90, —-; Clement —-, —–, —-; Clinton 4.29, 9.85, —-; Creswell 4.14, 9.90, —-; Elizabeth City 4.00, 10.15, —-; Lagrange 4.29, 9.80, —-; Monroe —-, 10.05, —-; Mount Olive 4.29, 9.80, —-; Norwood 4.35, 9.65, —-; Register —-, —–, —-; Warsaw #2 4.59, —–, —-; Wilson 4.29, 9.85, —-.

Cotton:  The strict-low-middling one and one sixteenth South East average price is 85.01 cents per pound, the U.S. average is 80.51 cents per pound.