North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 261 priced lines covering 3,024 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,837 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 790 head. replacement cattle receipts at 26 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,837Last week 3,256Year ago 2,721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 790Last week 724Year ago 715

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 40Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold uneven, mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Moderate to good demand with moderate offerings, average quality and active market activity and buyer interest.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	575	120.00–155.00	140.57
28	—	722	108.00–135.00	123.06
4	—	223	132.50–148.00	139.93
96	—	474	125.00–165.00	145.37
12	—	278	134.00–168.00	146.36
83	—	521	120.00–167.00	144.83
54	—	377	130.00–178.00	151.76
8	—	766	110.00–128.00	116.75
1	—	950	112.50	112.50
54	—	616	115.00–146.00	136.01
58	—	665	114.00–150.00	132.36
100	—	421	125.00–172.00	150.90
1	—	930	130.00	130.00
5	—	869	94.00–125.00	108.98
56	—	334	128.00–180.00	156.54
11	—	834	95.00–130.00	112.61
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	279	124.00–140.00	133.24
4	—	220	120.00–130.00	125.05
26	—	428	119.00–157.00	142.19
1	—	860	82.50	82.50
3	—	773	102.50–110.00	105.56
4	—	680	123.00–127.00	124.74
7	—	624	102.00–132.00	112.42
19	—	378	120.00–165.00	141.45
40	—	470	100.00–152.50	138.07
24	—	527	108.00–149.00	131.35
9	—	578	104.00–137.00	123.67
3	—	727	91.00–128.00	112.24
15	—	327	118.00–150.00	136.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	125.00–132.00	128.57
7	—	325	130.00–150.00	143.51
4	—	429	130.00–147.00	137.17
6	—	380	137.50–150.00	145.87
11	—	532	134.00–143.00	139.09
9	—	474	130.00–147.00	137.87
6	—	578	132.00–141.00	135.78
2	—	685	123.00–136.00	129.45
5	—	625	125.00–139.00	134.28
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	334	92.50	92.50
1	—	400	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	85.00–87.50	86.26
3	—	372	105.00–115.00	108.36
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	92.00	92.00
1	—	255	75.00	75.00
2	—	635	65.00–85.00	75.16
1	—	650	82.00	82.00
1	—	470	93.00	93.00
2	—	218	70.00–78.00	73.86
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
3	—	417	100.00–110.00	105.89
3	—	528	30.00–95.00	61.97
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	100.00–127.50	113.21
9	—	330	110.00–132.00	123.50
4	—	711	102.50–115.00	110.42
1	—	195	120.00	120.00
6	—	573	100.00–110.00	104.22
13	—	267	80.00–125.00	115.43
6	—	619	115.00–133.00	126.21
8	—	367	98.00–145.00	127.03
4	—	231	104.00–116.00	111.28
5	—	430	110.00–143.00	130.27
3	—	657	90.00–110.00	102.58
15	—	467	100.00–145.00	126.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
8	—	470	120.00–142.00	135.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	629	110.00–112.00	111.03
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
2	—	625	87.50–134.00	110.56
3	—	413	137.50–147.50	144.07
2	—	293	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	220	115.00	115.00
4	—	374	110.00–125.00	114.80
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	137.00	137.00
3	—	436	140.00–146.00	141.98
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	72.00	72.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
5	—	372	95.00–110.00	104.01
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	138.00–165.00	151.36
3	—	570	137.50–147.50	143.33
6	—	415	110.00–161.00	140.45
2	—	193	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	600	130.00–150.00	140.00
6	—	380	109.00–150.00	139.05
2	—	723	70.00–125.00	97.79
7	—	322	110.00–155.00	139.18
6	—	523	104.00–140.00	131.23
8	—	268	112.00–135.00	125.67
2	—	668	135.00–140.00	137.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	523	144.00–180.00	168.58
41	—	471	155.00–190.00	175.21
17	—	278	140.00–218.00	176.91
73	—	625	133.00–177.00	162.75
2	—	1,028	111.00–129.00	119.85
42	—	372	150.00–206.00	178.28
1	—	910	139.00	139.00
16	—	817	139.00–149.00	145.98
5	—	871	135.00–143.00	141.41
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
5	—	237	160.00–200.00	171.58
71	—	425	130.00–197.50	165.82
30	—	723	140.00–167.00	151.87
28	—	321	133.00–210.00	180.02
36	—	680	143.00–169.00	160.49
37	—	572	144.00–180.00	163.42
16	—	765	136.00–162.00	150.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	190.00	190.00
4	—	496	183.00	183.00
1	—	401	194.00	194.00
22	—	531	165.00–180.00	169.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	169.00	169.00
1	—	450	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	166.00–177.50	170.24
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
4	—	520	145.00–169.00	159.29
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
5	—	377	167.50–179.00	171.30
8	—	483	150.00–176.00	158.77
1	—	675	148.00	148.00
5	—	580	157.50–169.00	162.54
2	—	723	154.00–158.00	156.02
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	148.00	148.00
33	—	369	117.00–174.00	159.26
2	—	765	148.00–151.00	149.50
11	—	270	135.00–165.00	152.07
7	—	631	124.00–163.00	145.97
21	—	429	117.00–177.50	142.99
15	—	324	119.00–175.00	155.70
6	—	516	155.00–167.50	160.68
7	—	569	120.00–165.00	151.93
2	—	723	142.00–150.00	146.04
8	—	486	157.50–179.00	169.26
6	—	227	127.50–150.00	138.27
2	—	673	151.00–152.50	151.72
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	105.00	105.00
3	—	262	52.50–87.50	72.72
1	—	755	70.00	70.00
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
2	—	228	77.50–92.50	85.58
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
3	—	253	110.00	110.00
3	—	233	92.00–110.00	103.70
1	—	1,095	114.00	114.00
1	—	424	113.00	113.00
4	—	186	106.00–110.00	109.03
2	—	330	83.00–120.00	102.34
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	50.00	50.00
1	—	410	70.00	70.00
1	—	395	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	820	95.00–100.00	98.82
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
1	—	575	86.00	86.00
2	—	723	96.00	96.00
1	—	365	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	570	124.00–165.00	146.93
7	—	820	110.00–126.00	118.73
8	—	779	110.00–151.00	123.91
1	—	1,040	108.00	108.00
4	—	366	182.50–192.50	187.52
1	—	945	102.00	102.00
3	—	335	180.00–195.00	188.43
66	—	474	123.00–184.00	159.99
3	—	873	115.00–119.00	116.69
70	—	522	125.00–175.00	151.55
21	—	666	110.00–162.50	129.97
30	—	425	140.00–187.50	171.65
44	—	618	120.00–166.00	141.81
18	—	719	109.00–151.00	125.19
1	—	275	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	174.00–180.00	176.98
1	—	345	178.00	178.00
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
8	—	481	137.00–169.00	154.92
3	—	420	140.00–155.00	146.69
8	—	673	120.00–152.00	140.12
5	—	563	138.00–153.00	144.22
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
3	—	518	137.50–160.00	151.01
1	—	760	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	100.00–137.50	121.60
2	—	678	104.00–120.00	112.15
2	—	783	102.00–104.00	103.02
2	—	728	87.00–104.00	95.70
10	—	428	106.00–147.00	133.98
8	—	535	100.00–145.00	118.56
5	—	570	107.00–125.00	116.58
3	—	628	100.00–122.50	110.77
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	87.00	87.00
11	—	575	114.00–137.50	124.09
7	—	431	140.00–165.00	152.10
19	—	525	115.00–160.00	141.04
13	—	618	125.00–140.00	130.83
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
4	—	658	95.00–128.00	114.02
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
31	—	475	112.00–150.00	135.84
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	120.00–130.00	123.42
4	—	524	120.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	489	110.00–120.00	116.21
1	—	795	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	80.00–107.50	97.73
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
5	—	418	80.00–115.00	102.82
1	—	670	66.00	66.00
2	—	475	105.00–112.50	108.87
3	—	517	95.00–105.00	98.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	724	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	758	20.00–49.00	34.97
4	—	824	80.00–85.00	83.40
38	—	943	61.00–83.00	72.59
38	—	889	34.00–70.00	55.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,388	90.00–110.00	97.98
46	—	1,439	80.00–94.00	86.17
4	—	1,469	74.00–80.00	77.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	966	50.00–56.00	52.77
55	—	1,101	60.00–76.00	68.12
101	—	1,233	82.00–107.00	89.16
263	—	1,225	70.00–91.00	80.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,401	84.00–110.00	98.97
1	—	1,330	51.00	51.00
19	—	1,544	96.00–116.00	107.24
6	—	1,104	80.00–90.00	84.77
24	—	1,704	105.00–120.00	113.65
2	—	1,850	121.00–124.00	122.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,498	975.00–1,400.00	1,207.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	930	800.00–1,040.00	929.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,041	720.00–1,050.00	906.97
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,287.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	844	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	860.00–1,085.00	981.21

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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