North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 239 priced lines covering 2,146 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,548 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 619 head. replacement cattle receipts at 109 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 23, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,548Last week 2,465Year ago 2,475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 619Last week 833Year ago 760

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 96Year ago 123

Current hog receipts 9.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were mixed, 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher; heifers were steady to 4.00 lower; four- and five-weight feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while six-weights were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were light to moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average.

Baby calves ranged 40.00 to 85.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 140.00 to 350.00 per head.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,437	80.00–96.00	87.32
43	—	1,481	70.00–89.00	81.95
12	—	1,542	70.00–80.00	76.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	55.00–59.00	57.02
92	—	1,155	65.00–87.00	77.65
22	—	1,119	44.00–79.00	66.16
71	—	1,257	80.00–96.00	87.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	921	32.00–68.00	58.95
13	—	900	39.00–59.00	51.32
7	—	987	78.00–85.00	80.98
35	—	963	57.00–77.00	70.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,260	77.00–94.00	88.63
37	—	1,549	96.00–111.00	103.85
28	—	1,789	110.00–126.00	117.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
8	—	274	100.00–117.50	110.53
4	—	475	105.00–130.00	113.57
2	—	320	100.00–108.00	103.81
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	77.50	77.50
3	—	572	100.00–122.00	107.44
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	416	114.00–128.00	122.53
2	—	668	113.00–119.00	116.01
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
9	—	578	100.00–123.00	116.94
4	—	316	115.00–129.00	122.12
2	—	270	125.00	125.00
3	—	712	115.00–118.00	116.69
13	—	373	121.00–136.00	128.71
12	—	527	116.00–127.00	123.70
4	—	239	120.00–125.00	121.78
16	—	473	112.00–129.00	122.59
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	110.00–135.00	123.16
1	—	240	116.00	116.00
7	—	475	116.00–125.00	119.31
1	—	190	119.00	119.00
9	—	372	114.00–130.00	124.03
15	—	328	112.00–130.00	119.89
5	—	429	110.00–130.00	119.53
8	—	623	113.00–132.00	125.60
2	—	673	85.00–100.00	92.47
8	—	272	115.00–130.00	124.20
11	—	525	110.00–131.00	115.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	102.50	102.50
2	—	615	92.50–97.50	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	105.00–112.00	106.73
4	—	920	96.00–109.00	103.32
2	—	175	135.00–145.00	139.71
108	—	522	121.00–150.00	138.24
99	—	474	120.00–152.00	138.92
10	—	262	125.00–152.50	136.05
17	—	328	122.50–150.00	136.51
5	—	233	123.00–145.00	130.86
32	—	379	125.00–159.00	139.33
41	—	568	118.00–151.00	136.46
4	—	1,120	135.00	135.00
10	—	679	110.00–142.00	122.23
22	—	623	110.00–142.00	126.19
8	—	724	100.00–125.00	117.64
4	—	961	92.00–111.00	102.19
64	—	427	120.00–155.00	140.58
3	—	1,015	100.00–108.00	105.00
17	—	784	100.00–115.00	112.08
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	364	106.00–107.00	106.49
2	—	605	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	143.50	143.50
14	—	516	144.00–149.00	146.20
20	—	589	140.50	140.50
4	—	408	149.50	149.50
3	—	382	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	97.50–101.00	99.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	152.50–160.00	156.14
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	130.00–139.00	134.80
5	—	526	130.00–138.00	134.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	140.00–142.50	140.64
4	—	296	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	50.00	50.00
1	—	495	70.00	70.00
1	—	185	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	93.00–100.00	96.76
4	—	483	110.00–113.00	111.23
3	—	273	114.00–116.00	114.96
3	—	563	113.00–114.00	113.67
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	134.00–137.50	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	110.00–137.50	126.89
6	—	376	142.50–174.00	156.66
5	—	715	105.00–136.00	120.71
47	—	473	130.00–175.00	149.18
2	—	863	117.00–127.00	122.04
41	—	570	120.00–165.00	143.23
56	—	525	120.00–170.00	151.79
2	—	328	160.00	160.00
21	—	423	140.00–167.50	154.02
5	—	764	100.00–142.00	117.97
27	—	622	120.00–163.00	140.59
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
1	—	990	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	133.00–155.00	139.59
1	—	980	85.00	85.00
10	—	425	124.00–147.00	138.23
2	—	923	80.00–84.00	82.05
2	—	623	106.00–119.00	112.63
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
2	—	833	80.00–89.00	84.46
10	—	576	115.00–145.00	139.95
8	—	470	118.00–157.00	133.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	433	112.50–115.00	113.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	500	171.00	171.00
2	—	433	177.00–180.00	178.46
Bulls — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	65.00–73.00	68.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	98.00–100.00	98.99
3	—	516	110.00–114.00	111.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	110.00–125.00	115.96
5	—	521	121.00–134.00	124.91
8	—	569	112.50–133.00	127.00
3	—	770	110.00–118.00	114.67
13	—	472	116.00–135.00	123.39
6	—	621	115.00–130.00	121.24
4	—	812	112.00	112.00
5	—	415	112.50–137.50	126.37
2	—	368	117.50–137.50	127.70
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	48.00	48.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	128.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	715	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	95.00–110.00	102.05
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	84.00	84.00
4	—	516	100.00–133.00	110.66
2	—	418	100.00–103.00	101.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	147.50–152.50	150.04
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	379	97.00–99.00	97.98
2	—	192	102.00–110.00	106.04
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	118.00–144.00	128.83
8	—	273	124.00–150.00	136.39
2	—	480	116.00–130.00	123.15
3	—	432	118.00–127.00	121.67
14	—	378	125.00–147.50	139.61
2	—	675	137.50–140.00	138.75
3	—	215	133.00–134.00	133.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	229	146.00–165.00	152.85
55	—	421	132.00–180.00	161.16
53	—	563	139.00–172.00	160.87
29	—	327	140.00–177.50	163.94
6	—	277	150.00–175.00	160.58
2	—	858	119.00–122.00	120.51
48	—	473	150.00–174.00	162.43
33	—	622	120.00–168.00	155.66
16	—	673	133.00–170.00	149.53
7	—	825	125.00–138.00	126.83
8	—	721	120.00–145.00	130.80
48	—	375	140.00–179.00	163.85
2	—	778	140.00	140.00
43	—	521	139.00–171.00	160.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	165.00–176.00	171.81
11	—	363	172.00–191.00	187.65
8	—	564	164.50	164.50
18	—	693	155.00	155.00
5	—	490	173.00	173.00
1	—	615	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	118.00–124.00	121.08
2	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	151.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	278	155.00–165.00	159.95
2	—	523	141.00–142.00	141.50
4	—	423	144.00–150.00	148.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	161.00–171.00	168.09
4	—	473	173.00–179.00	175.74
2	—	573	170.00–171.00	170.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	120.00–130.00	124.96
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	147.50	147.50
6	—	314	126.00–143.00	135.00
3	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.27
3	—	565	137.50–145.00	140.87
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
6	—	423	126.00–147.50	132.30
2	—	231	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	120.00–122.50	121.23
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	100.00–110.00	103.30
5	—	264	100.00–132.50	116.96
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	383	108.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	185	122.00	122.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	87.50–97.50	92.50
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	104.00	104.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	206	84.00	84.00
1	—	196	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	50.00	50.00
1	—	298	82.00	82.00
1	—	495	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	65.00	65.00
1	—	615	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	777	710.00–875.00	762.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,010.00–1,080.00	1,047.04
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	669	850.00–875.00	862.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	970.00–1,120.00	1,046.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	732	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	658	700.00–875.00	770.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	853	700.00–900.00	821.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	630.00–730.00	680.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	775.00–950.00	859.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,273	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	509	525.00–625.00	583.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	780.00–790.00	784.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	492	575.00–625.00	599.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,154	900.00	900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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