North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 209 priced lines covering 1,930 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,897 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 519 head. replacement cattle receipts at 27 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,897Last week 2,594Year ago 3,672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 519Last week 707Year ago 619

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 66Year ago 44

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with light to moderate offerings, average quality and active buyer interest and market activity.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	105.00–110.00	108.42
10	—	424	106.00–147.00	132.42
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
4	—	379	110.00–120.00	114.34
8	—	516	100.00–130.00	113.78
2	—	290	100.00–104.00	101.97
9	—	472	105.00–138.00	116.12
3	—	563	115.00–127.00	121.40
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	100.00–130.00	114.12
4	—	723	84.00–87.00	85.25
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
8	—	281	117.00–145.00	125.94
5	—	220	112.00–122.00	115.54
23	—	573	104.00–140.00	117.16
28	—	525	108.00–143.00	128.42
23	—	425	110.00–160.00	139.60
1	—	196	122.50	122.50
18	—	480	111.00–145.00	131.02
9	—	320	114.00–150.00	123.97
1	—	910	89.00	89.00
6	—	623	100.00–130.00	122.76
14	—	371	112.00–152.50	127.68
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	70.00	70.00
2	—	520	65.00–85.00	75.10
2	—	190	110.00–120.00	114.87
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	674	110.00	110.00
1	—	578	110.00	110.00
1	—	636	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	130.00–144.00	138.57
8	—	373	149.00–159.00	154.24
5	—	529	132.00–145.00	138.09
4	—	331	140.00–155.00	146.42
2	—	603	127.00–130.00	128.49
5	—	479	140.00–149.00	145.42
3	—	567	132.00–139.00	135.65
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–120.00	115.19
2	—	273	94.00–105.00	99.95
1	—	215	122.00	122.00
2	—	575	100.00–106.00	102.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	150.00	150.00
3	—	781	115.00–116.00	115.67
34	—	324	130.00–169.00	151.47
2	—	835	119.00–122.00	120.52
34	—	668	114.00–143.00	128.82
47	—	572	117.00–150.00	137.98
31	—	426	130.00–175.00	149.74
49	—	372	130.00–170.00	159.92
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
70	—	522	120.00–156.00	139.47
38	—	623	110.00–146.00	128.85
6	—	286	140.00–152.50	148.11
71	—	468	126.00–169.00	147.73
1	—	212	142.00	142.00
20	—	713	105.00–136.00	126.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	472	121.00	121.00
1	—	554	108.00	108.00
1	—	424	124.00	124.00
1	—	878	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	654	82.00	82.00
1	—	474	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	96.00–115.00	107.53
12	—	668	114.00–147.00	131.80
53	—	572	122.00–169.00	142.79
3	—	370	179.00–181.00	180.35
29	—	621	122.00–162.00	138.85
18	—	424	146.00–185.00	172.97
35	—	477	136.00–176.00	157.48
6	—	777	107.00–132.00	124.38
9	—	825	100.00–129.00	117.59
32	—	517	125.00–175.00	150.15
3	—	977	92.00–110.00	103.30
15	—	728	100.00–137.00	123.01
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	122.00–172.50	151.57
2	—	820	90.00–104.00	96.91
1	—	780	107.50	107.50
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	611	111.00–150.00	124.86
13	—	574	110.00–154.00	125.77
13	—	471	111.00–162.50	140.69
8	—	525	110.00–161.00	135.98
5	—	670	105.00–128.00	111.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	119.00–128.00	123.06
6	—	470	148.00–161.00	154.19
7	—	517	130.00–141.00	137.20
4	—	281	161.00–170.00	166.04
2	—	680	130.00–132.00	131.01
6	—	318	161.00–170.00	167.62
5	—	426	148.00–161.00	153.12
3	—	378	157.00–172.00	166.15
7	—	580	133.00–143.00	138.19
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.59
4	—	470	120.00–135.00	129.88
3	—	532	120.00–130.00	124.92
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	100.00–142.50	119.70
8	—	466	100.00–150.00	131.63
3	—	428	148.00–157.50	151.97
7	—	564	100.00–145.00	110.21
1	—	635	146.00	146.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
3	—	680	104.00–125.00	112.71
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
1	—	865	77.50	77.50
6	—	475	61.00–115.00	95.66
3	—	513	102.00–115.00	109.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	120.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	471	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	479	80.00–99.00	89.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	569	120.00–124.00	121.95
1	—	604	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	76.00	76.00
2	—	375	77.00–83.00	79.84
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	326	143.00–196.00	165.72
8	—	274	146.00–185.00	159.91
6	—	721	126.00–150.00	135.51
55	—	429	133.00–190.00	162.53
25	—	569	140.00–175.50	166.69
1	—	1,216	111.00	111.00
16	—	525	140.00–175.00	162.98
23	—	624	129.00–171.00	158.44
34	—	669	120.00–167.00	157.01
3	—	770	122.00–137.50	130.92
3	—	822	121.00–140.00	132.55
44	—	373	140.00–195.00	171.84
2	—	875	130.00–137.00	133.56
45	—	478	150.00–195.00	177.34
3	—	237	174.00–185.00	178.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	149.00	149.00
12	—	524	171.00	171.00
2	—	385	208.00–215.00	211.41
5	—	456	176.00	176.00
3	—	626	163.00	163.00
7	—	755	156.00	156.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	107.50–131.00	116.17
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	121.00–175.00	146.66
2	—	203	130.00–148.00	138.89
2	—	543	155.00–156.00	155.50
6	—	624	118.00–157.00	138.59
3	—	666	150.00–152.50	151.68
5	—	469	129.00–175.00	155.48
5	—	371	118.00–180.00	142.81
2	—	718	110.00–135.00	122.46
3	—	587	120.00–162.00	144.68
14	—	323	120.00–182.50	154.61
10	—	285	113.00–170.00	144.46
1	—	780	137.50	137.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	134.00–145.00	141.33
2	—	333	130.00–146.00	137.82
2	—	583	115.00–125.00	119.98
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	147.00–156.00	151.78
3	—	357	166.00–176.00	171.36
9	—	528	142.00–157.00	149.21
7	—	426	160.00–174.00	170.87
2	—	608	128.00–138.00	132.98
3	—	462	146.00–160.00	154.76
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	100.00–170.00	136.67
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
2	—	638	140.00–141.00	140.50
5	—	384	100.00–170.00	140.66
2	—	225	100.00–101.00	100.47
2	—	425	147.50–160.00	153.46
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	57.50	57.50
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	81.00	81.00
3	—	388	104.00–122.00	110.03
2	—	315	95.00–120.00	106.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,019	600.00–775.00	680.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,008	725.00–975.00	832.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,296	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	725.00–1,020.00	871.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	610.00–900.00	768.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	750.00–800.00	773.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	925	700.00–825.00	744.19
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	640	330.00–430.00	383.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,622	103.00–127.00	112.07
8	—	1,319	81.00–92.00	87.30
5	—	1,554	105.00–115.00	110.18
11	—	1,515	95.00–110.00	102.22
2	—	1,605	91.00–102.00	97.27
1	—	1,665	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,052	41.00–75.00	66.38
45	—	1,258	82.00–99.00	88.87
145	—	1,156	70.00–93.00	79.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	70.00–104.00	87.00
34	—	911	58.00–81.00	69.54
3	—	717	38.00–51.00	42.26
46	—	840	40.00–63.00	51.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,405	84.00–95.00	87.07
9	—	1,449	74.00–89.00	82.54
3	—	1,449	64.00–80.00	74.22

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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