North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 244 priced lines covering 3,620 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,415 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 990 head. replacement cattle receipts at 112 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,415Last week 2,864Year ago 3,477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 990Last week 685Year ago 797

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 24Year ago 79

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower over 600 lbs unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate with moderate offerings, plain to average quality and moderate 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
6	—	420	108.00–112.50	109.91
7	—	573	90.00–107.50	98.28
3	—	272	107.00–123.00	112.61
2	—	683	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
9	—	314	101.00–125.00	116.19
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	97.50	97.50
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
4	—	375	110.00–120.00	113.42
3	—	617	95.00–103.00	99.34
3	—	473	100.00	100.00
4	—	529	110.00–115.00	113.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	99.00–100.00	99.50
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
5	—	208	107.50–116.00	112.35
22	—	519	104.00–128.00	116.06
19	—	480	105.00–126.00	114.76
15	—	277	106.00–120.00	114.26
17	—	326	110.00–124.00	117.95
6	—	615	105.00–118.00	113.91
2	—	715	105.00–107.00	106.01
28	—	426	105.00–127.50	115.65
27	—	373	105.00–125.00	118.07
17	—	574	102.00–120.00	111.72
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	85.00–90.00	87.44
1	—	770	77.50	77.50
1	—	600	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	91.00–117.00	102.23
13	—	572	90.00–122.00	104.65
7	—	230	115.00–130.00	122.92
2	—	170	110.00	110.00
4	—	671	90.00–105.00	98.01
24	—	523	90.00–129.00	114.15
17	—	426	108.00–125.00	116.37
15	—	478	106.00–125.00	116.35
22	—	374	110.00–128.00	119.27
11	—	329	102.00–136.00	116.62
2	—	738	90.00–100.00	95.05
3	—	273	118.00–121.00	119.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	321	124.00–157.00	139.29
82	—	371	123.00–156.00	140.24
113	—	572	110.00–138.00	129.25
4	—	870	100.00–107.00	102.75
110	—	525	116.00–143.00	130.46
84	—	624	110.00–133.00	123.06
20	—	279	125.00–150.00	140.49
124	—	476	120.00–149.00	134.46
88	—	426	121.00–149.00	137.26
25	—	718	105.00–124.00	115.62
1	—	1,128	103.00	103.00
3	—	218	125.00–140.00	133.81
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
7	—	767	96.00–126.00	111.03
39	—	671	105.00–128.00	120.34
6	—	826	98.00–116.00	106.36
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	394	100.00–110.00	104.95
1	—	236	110.00	110.00
3	—	266	100.00–115.00	108.73
2	—	424	82.00–87.50	84.81
1	—	552	74.00	74.00
2	—	337	91.00–102.50	96.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	147.50–155.00	149.83
4	—	461	150.00–152.50	150.64
9	—	664	131.00–142.00	133.53
1	—	225	179.00	179.00
2	—	263	158.00–162.00	159.98
4	—	417	150.00–155.00	152.51
6	—	327	147.50–158.00	150.40
3	—	503	145.00	145.00
3	—	712	128.00–130.00	129.02
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	80.00	80.00
1	—	260	82.50	82.50
2	—	320	70.00–86.00	78.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	652	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	72.50–89.00	80.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	384	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	586	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	352	82.50	82.50
1	—	304	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	486	142.50	142.50
6	—	576	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
4	—	423	110.00–150.00	124.96
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
4	—	822	80.00–105.00	89.41
7	—	718	83.00–122.50	97.58
25	—	570	94.00–132.50	112.64
13	—	624	85.00–120.00	106.65
4	—	666	90.00–108.00	95.30
18	—	524	100.00–142.50	112.89
3	—	758	95.00–103.00	98.04
2	—	323	115.00–120.00	117.36
21	—	472	100.00–132.50	115.99
2	—	872	80.00–82.00	80.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
15	—	273	124.00–155.00	137.95
85	—	476	123.00–162.00	139.78
1	—	965	84.00	84.00
15	—	766	100.00–116.00	108.36
33	—	372	130.00–158.00	145.33
22	—	327	120.00–155.00	138.54
62	—	571	118.00–146.00	131.11
36	—	716	104.00–134.00	120.42
64	—	624	110.00–136.00	124.10
4	—	231	130.00–140.00	133.62
11	—	824	91.00–119.00	105.64
69	—	425	126.00–172.50	146.21
3	—	910	81.00–97.50	88.13
33	—	670	109.00–136.00	121.68
100	—	524	120.00–152.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	631	101.00–104.00	102.50
2	—	677	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	81.00	81.00
1	—	852	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	418	110.00–134.00	121.81
23	—	522	107.50–125.00	116.59
11	—	318	110.00–120.00	115.81
4	—	726	102.50–112.50	106.97
21	—	573	105.00–126.00	114.60
8	—	273	110.00–124.00	116.34
15	—	475	107.00–128.00	121.21
1	—	865	107.50	107.50
8	—	674	105.00–120.00	111.62
12	—	377	104.00–125.00	113.98
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
2	—	825	100.00–107.00	103.48
23	—	624	104.00–119.00	111.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	88.00	88.00
1	—	495	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	100.00–120.00	109.78
6	—	508	89.00–130.00	113.10
6	—	628	100.00–110.00	103.68
2	—	460	106.00–120.00	113.15
2	—	660	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	718	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	45.00	45.00
1	—	715	60.00	60.00
3	—	578	70.00–80.00	73.72
1	—	470	76.00	76.00
2	—	515	74.00–100.00	86.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	579	120.00	120.00
2	—	624	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	778	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	702	145.00	145.00
2	—	585	151.00	151.00
4	—	431	155.00	155.00
10	—	605	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	576	130.00–165.00	146.01
6	—	819	100.00–141.00	125.43
40	—	524	135.00–166.00	153.71
6	—	214	136.00–186.00	157.71
9	—	717	130.00–151.00	138.28
30	—	282	139.00–170.00	160.86
41	—	325	130.00–175.00	156.76
81	—	374	132.00–180.00	163.69
2	—	773	136.00–139.00	137.53
52	—	617	127.00–155.00	145.83
3	—	867	120.00–134.00	125.91
47	—	474	140.00–173.00	157.02
31	—	672	135.00–150.00	143.19
65	—	422	130.00–175.00	153.32
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	204	97.50	97.50
1	—	252	100.00	100.00
1	—	198	114.00	114.00
1	—	328	110.00	110.00
1	—	484	102.50	102.50
3	—	379	106.00–116.00	110.74
4	—	425	97.00–111.00	104.45
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	110.00–152.50	123.46
9	—	483	115.00–160.00	128.75
9	—	279	120.00–140.00	129.99
19	—	429	112.00–157.50	126.68
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
6	—	229	117.00–132.50	125.08
7	—	327	121.00–140.00	129.33
14	—	376	110.00–150.00	125.83
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	80.00	80.00
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	195.00	195.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	169.00	169.00
3	—	377	197.50	197.50
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	680	105.00–110.00	107.44
3	—	315	100.00–122.00	114.31
2	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	285	117.50	117.50
2	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
2	—	623	90.00–105.00	97.53
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	118.00–130.00	125.52
7	—	568	124.00–138.00	131.89
6	—	367	122.50–130.00	127.63
5	—	334	115.00–136.00	127.67
8	—	623	120.00–136.00	127.19
10	—	476	125.00–136.00	130.92
9	—	424	125.00–137.50	130.62
3	—	272	110.00–127.50	120.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
57	—	948	30.00–57.50	46.49
226	—	1,075	49.00–66.00	59.57
6	—	788	29.00–44.00	35.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,562	70.00–75.00	72.65
121	—	1,399	60.00–74.00	66.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,374	70.00–85.00	77.88
30	—	1,144	49.00–59.00	54.88
244	—	1,185	59.00–79.00	69.22
7	—	1,015	34.00–47.00	40.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,895	100.00–114.00	104.23
21	—	1,194	66.00–88.00	80.44
67	—	1,458	83.00–104.00	94.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	650.00–780.00	709.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,030	775.00–925.00	841.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,145	700.00–1,350.00	1,031.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	825.00–1,000.00	905.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	988	400.00–1,250.00	841.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	945	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,092	625.00–925.00	788.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,164	580.00–1,400.00	1,074.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,050	450.00–1,200.00	871.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	780	450.00–550.00	498.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	385.00	385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	625.00–1,275.00	887.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,031	750.00–1,110.00	883.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	974	570.00–1,200.00	937.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	925.00–1,050.00	985.52

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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