North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 212 priced lines covering 1,849 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,732 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 827 head. replacement cattle receipts at 42 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,732Last week 4,392Year ago 3,362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 827Last week 713Year ago 830

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 99Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate with moderate offerings, average quality and moderate buyer interest and market activity.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	471	125.00–150.00	137.96
10	—	419	120.00–155.00	142.69
2	—	303	167.00–168.00	167.50
2	—	710	126.00–134.00	130.03
2	—	228	165.00–180.00	172.25
3	—	778	110.00–117.00	114.37
9	—	672	117.00–135.00	127.96
7	—	625	115.00–137.00	129.92
17	—	574	115.00–149.00	129.70
19	—	518	110.00–144.00	127.84
8	—	371	125.00–165.00	147.90
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	103.00–140.00	116.01
2	—	823	90.00–95.00	92.52
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
1	—	420	149.00	149.00
5	—	621	101.00–150.00	129.01
7	—	671	88.00–134.00	110.23
13	—	477	100.00–143.00	127.34
2	—	761	85.00–102.00	93.44
7	—	523	100.00–147.50	123.29
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	471	82.50–99.00	90.38
2	—	563	80.00–90.00	84.94
1	—	774	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	621	110.00–153.00	131.18
3	—	777	102.00–104.00	103.00
9	—	318	145.00–175.00	168.28
36	—	476	130.00–165.00	148.20
2	—	872	93.00–109.00	100.98
2	—	823	95.00–102.00	98.60
33	—	570	120.00–159.00	139.35
22	—	672	103.00–143.00	125.22
18	—	422	140.00–170.00	156.67
1	—	946	94.00	94.00
13	—	720	100.00–138.00	114.24
36	—	520	125.00–168.00	143.64
11	—	374	147.50–175.00	163.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	106.00	106.00
1	—	644	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	112.50	112.50
7	—	473	106.00–130.00	119.90
2	—	428	120.00–131.00	125.40
3	—	828	74.00–93.00	85.13
2	—	555	100.00–130.00	114.86
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
5	—	622	115.00–124.00	119.65
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
3	—	673	104.00–120.00	111.15
5	—	519	102.00–131.00	122.81
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	102.50	102.50
1	—	500	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
1	—	465	117.50	117.50
3	—	532	110.00–120.00	114.24
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	108.00–120.00	115.42
2	—	227	123.00–126.00	124.48
9	—	475	107.00–137.50	126.73
3	—	380	112.00–121.00	115.96
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
6	—	416	110.00–128.00	120.59
6	—	711	83.00–113.00	103.14
2	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.51
4	—	628	110.00–126.00	116.18
3	—	282	112.00–128.00	120.00
27	—	560	90.00–133.00	122.83
7	—	323	110.00–132.00	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	616	100.00–142.00	124.77
53	—	573	120.00–145.00	131.90
56	—	524	120.00–146.00	132.99
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	136.00	136.00
16	—	711	107.00–135.00	119.48
12	—	322	136.00–163.00	151.35
2	—	865	98.00–109.00	103.53
39	—	375	129.00–168.00	146.91
34	—	468	120.00–151.00	137.54
22	—	673	100.00–130.00	120.89
5	—	275	134.00–141.00	136.98
1	—	1,070	118.00	118.00
45	—	422	127.00–163.00	144.04
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	80.00	80.00
1	—	654	74.00	74.00
1	—	238	101.00	101.00
2	—	266	86.00–103.00	94.37
1	—	436	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	135.00–153.00	143.67
8	—	366	126.00–147.00	137.38
8	—	624	112.00–137.00	126.26
8	—	669	110.00–130.00	117.59
12	—	425	125.00–147.00	133.88
29	—	463	122.50–148.00	130.07
12	—	327	130.00–149.00	138.08
19	—	571	115.00–139.00	127.77
17	—	521	117.00–138.00	127.34
5	—	718	123.00–131.00	126.60
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	105.00–110.00	107.53
5	—	428	87.00–110.00	101.37
3	—	515	80.00–115.00	101.39
4	—	571	101.00–121.00	115.48
3	—	373	107.00–110.00	108.15
11	—	467	107.00–127.50	121.15
1	—	720	102.50	102.50
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
4	—	630	109.00–116.00	111.28
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	105.00–110.00	108.02
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	62.50	62.50
3	—	482	80.00–93.00	86.19
2	—	410	80.00–84.00	82.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	210	70.00	70.00
1	—	290	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	384	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	176.00	176.00
12	—	683	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
1	—	575	89.00	89.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
7	—	364	100.00–150.00	122.91
2	—	333	100.00–145.00	123.01
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
3	—	278	108.00–125.00	114.26
4	—	426	104.00–135.00	114.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	376	144.00–187.50	164.58
6	—	768	127.50–142.00	135.06
31	—	426	130.00–185.00	155.62
38	—	529	130.00–175.00	155.93
10	—	323	130.00–180.00	159.25
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
11	—	275	120.00–174.00	152.87
38	—	623	108.00–164.00	147.15
11	—	666	115.00–159.00	141.29
1	—	910	127.50	127.50
2	—	224	150.00–167.50	158.20
16	—	564	137.00–169.00	157.35
3	—	818	108.00–135.00	122.56
10	—	728	108.00–153.00	131.25
24	—	473	132.00–180.00	160.94
4	—	859	100.00–125.00	116.95
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	634	109.00–113.00	111.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	392	77.50	77.50
1	—	604	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	678	125.00–145.00	133.57
9	—	373	145.00–170.00	160.26
13	—	474	122.50–157.00	140.67
14	—	526	120.00–153.00	137.15
10	—	625	123.00–149.00	133.87
5	—	321	164.00–170.00	166.86
12	—	573	135.00–156.00	140.83
5	—	431	132.50–159.00	145.31
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	336	107.50–118.00	112.91
1	—	418	113.00	113.00
1	—	536	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	167.00	167.00
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	103.00	103.00
3	—	513	120.00–147.50	137.61
1	—	632	114.00	114.00
2	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	484	131.00–142.00	136.52
7	—	370	130.00–165.00	143.05
8	—	573	123.00–148.00	142.10
6	—	433	121.00–152.00	138.07
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	65.00	65.00
2	—	373	95.00–100.00	97.35
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	58.00	58.00
1	—	495	79.00	79.00
1	—	580	75.00	75.00
1	—	370	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	63.00	63.00
1	—	475	30.00	30.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,014	950.00–1,325.00	1,091.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	550.00–700.00	627.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	550.00–925.00	737.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	800.00–975.00	882.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	875.00–925.00	901.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	550.00–750.00	658.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,652	99.00–122.00	110.03
1	—	1,025	68.00	68.00
6	—	1,709	108.00–113.00	110.76
41	—	1,490	82.00–110.00	103.24
11	—	1,414	70.00–96.00	90.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,432	73.00–87.00	78.59
4	—	1,388	64.00–71.00	68.31
13	—	1,433	80.00–95.00	86.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,126	54.00–74.00	65.99
129	—	1,239	70.00–85.00	76.83
3	—	1,072	48.00–52.00	50.74
20	—	1,277	81.00–107.00	85.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	929	37.00–66.00	53.13
3	—	677	86.00–88.00	86.56
8	—	801	30.00–50.00	39.21
43	—	1,019	57.00–73.00	64.80

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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