North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 280 priced lines covering 3,198 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,033 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 813 head. replacement cattle receipts at 56 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,033Last week 3,415Year ago 2,987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 813Last week 990Year ago 895

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 112Year ago 682

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	105.00–127.00	119.67
12	—	569	100.00–118.00	110.33
20	—	476	105.00–125.00	117.88
11	—	326	108.00–120.00	114.15
12	—	273	103.00–118.00	111.40
3	—	215	110.00–122.00	115.04
5	—	716	102.00–109.00	105.20
7	—	666	100.00–110.00	105.52
9	—	370	110.00–125.00	118.18
9	—	619	100.00–118.00	109.89
2	—	758	103.00–107.00	104.99
20	—	521	105.00–120.00	116.11
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	419	110.00–132.50	120.53
21	—	470	103.00–135.00	120.39
20	—	323	110.00–128.00	117.83
2	—	880	80.00–88.00	83.95
2	—	713	84.00–114.00	99.16
9	—	232	115.00–120.00	117.40
14	—	511	102.00–132.00	115.60
1	—	135	120.00	120.00
7	—	618	109.00–122.50	120.58
22	—	273	113.00–124.00	119.24
10	—	591	104.00–133.00	113.88
14	—	373	111.00–121.00	117.49
4	—	661	90.00–123.00	109.84
2	—	765	89.00–112.50	100.83
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	75.00	75.00
3	—	292	90.00–110.00	100.26
1	—	440	84.00	84.00
4	—	218	100.00–110.00	103.92
1	—	188	106.00	106.00
3	—	330	94.00–111.00	102.65
3	—	484	80.00–84.00	81.37
4	—	370	100.00–112.00	105.08
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	63.00	63.00
1	—	695	84.00	84.00
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
2	—	768	50.00–63.00	56.65
2	—	363	70.00–72.50	71.26
3	—	720	42.00–70.00	58.85
2	—	400	80.00–90.00	85.00
2	—	625	58.00–70.00	63.90
2	—	265	60.00–75.00	67.36
1	—	240	70.00	70.00
1	—	450	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
7	—	432	96.00–115.00	109.20
7	—	321	100.00–110.00	102.94
2	—	508	105.00–119.00	111.97
2	—	658	90.00–113.00	101.46
9	—	273	90.00–110.00	104.62
3	—	472	104.00–110.00	108.01
13	—	573	76.00–114.00	104.32
5	—	368	98.00–110.00	103.44
3	—	217	100.00–120.00	108.27
3	—	613	107.00–110.00	108.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	112.00	112.00
1	—	955	99.00	99.00
25	—	714	105.00–128.00	117.76
56	—	623	110.00–139.50	124.43
13	—	273	120.00–140.00	128.42
65	—	377	122.50–147.50	133.80
10	—	926	89.00–119.00	104.60
1	—	145	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,250	103.00	103.00
70	—	570	115.00–140.00	129.04
2	—	1,073	102.00–114.00	107.96
10	—	820	90.00–135.00	117.65
6	—	871	99.00–131.00	114.57
104	—	473	120.00–150.00	134.66
21	—	670	107.00–147.00	122.56
118	—	526	117.00–147.00	130.60
4	—	238	123.00–134.00	129.23
8	—	771	105.00–135.00	115.32
31	—	326	122.50–146.00	133.09
74	—	425	124.00–151.00	134.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	86.00	86.00
1	—	402	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	95.00–100.00	97.51
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	97.50	97.50
2	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	122.00	122.00
3	—	577	110.00–114.00	112.31
2	—	527	112.00–116.00	114.00
1	—	342	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	988	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	76.00	76.00
1	—	322	80.00	80.00
1	—	442	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	132.00	132.00
2	—	612	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	622	110.00–144.00	129.10
37	—	368	130.00–165.00	151.65
113	—	522	121.00–164.00	138.36
6	—	774	90.00–112.00	104.93
11	—	820	90.00–116.00	99.41
87	—	572	118.00–154.00	136.06
7	—	878	90.00–108.00	99.41
29	—	316	138.00–163.00	153.61
88	—	476	126.00–161.00	141.73
33	—	423	132.50–167.00	152.43
1	—	1,935	94.00	94.00
4	—	920	87.00–95.00	90.77
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
15	—	277	135.00–154.00	145.21
44	—	671	109.00–145.00	124.16
21	—	721	92.00–136.00	116.24
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	570	111.00–134.00	120.26
11	—	518	108.00–150.00	124.32
3	—	677	95.00–116.00	106.91
3	—	619	90.00–120.00	102.59
3	—	787	90.00	90.00
18	—	474	110.00–150.00	130.36
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
2	—	713	90.00–96.00	92.99
2	—	820	82.00–90.00	85.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	110.00–130.00	120.95
10	—	531	110.00–127.50	121.00
9	—	325	115.00–135.00	128.45
6	—	726	98.00–109.00	104.49
4	—	281	120.00–136.00	127.72
10	—	574	110.00–125.00	118.77
10	—	625	105.00–112.50	108.89
12	—	670	98.00–115.00	107.37
10	—	378	110.00–130.00	117.95
16	—	423	109.00–130.00	117.71
15	—	471	105.00–135.00	121.99
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	70.00–87.00	77.21
3	—	567	84.00–87.50	85.17
2	—	383	98.00–105.00	101.52
3	—	482	80.00–90.00	86.61
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	980	64.00	64.00
2	—	530	84.00–115.00	99.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	103.00	103.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	52.50–70.00	62.69
2	—	928	60.00	60.00
2	—	485	65.00–74.00	69.59
1	—	410	74.00	74.00
2	—	803	59.00–70.00	64.48
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	77.50	77.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	85.00–115.00	103.17
1	—	975	87.00	87.00
1	—	400	85.00	85.00
5	—	474	100.00–130.00	111.34
2	—	925	83.00–90.00	86.42
9	—	528	100.00–132.50	119.38
2	—	673	94.00–107.50	100.98
2	—	828	90.00–100.00	95.11
7	—	707	90.00–111.00	107.88
2	—	763	75.00–93.00	84.15
5	—	569	102.00–108.00	105.61
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	688	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	422	112.00–137.00	125.18
16	—	320	120.00–148.00	130.61
5	—	235	121.00–134.00	128.82
2	—	568	137.50	137.50
2	—	186	120.00–123.00	121.42
18	—	283	115.00–140.00	130.56
20	—	376	111.00–155.00	132.73
1	—	522	127.00	127.00
1	—	462	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	123.00–140.00	130.95
1	—	815	102.50	102.50
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
4	—	423	127.50–155.00	141.89
5	—	357	134.00–157.50	149.66
10	—	478	110.00–157.50	132.74
6	—	577	112.00–147.50	138.34
1	—	860	102.50	102.50
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
7	—	623	121.00–137.50	130.10
3	—	672	127.00–133.00	130.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	101.00–114.00	107.62
3	—	273	110.00	110.00
2	—	188	97.50–110.00	103.75
2	—	322	90.00	90.00
4	—	418	90.00–107.00	98.77
1	—	354	117.00	117.00
1	—	468	95.00	95.00
1	—	136	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	889	110.00–140.00	134.05
7	—	776	116.00–144.00	131.27
4	—	932	124.00–131.00	126.23
25	—	522	115.00–164.00	148.69
12	—	277	140.00–179.00	157.22
61	—	421	126.00–182.50	151.34
22	—	667	106.00–159.00	141.57
6	—	227	140.00–162.00	153.81
43	—	479	130.00–182.50	159.25
4	—	814	125.00–144.00	136.39
45	—	375	134.00–182.50	156.16
54	—	574	134.00–170.00	149.82
45	—	620	105.00–162.00	143.44
23	—	723	110.00–151.00	143.61
35	—	325	130.00–192.50	155.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	138.00	138.00
1	—	652	110.00	110.00
1	—	634	124.00	124.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	384	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	70.00–88.00	78.87
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	93.00–100.00	96.41
1	—	510	103.00	103.00
1	—	800	84.00	84.00
3	—	340	98.00–117.50	106.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	90.00–97.50	93.75
1	—	245	70.00	70.00
1	—	655	70.00	70.00
3	—	325	60.00–100.00	81.31
3	—	373	88.00–95.00	90.88
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	100.00–108.00	102.06
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	104.00	104.00
8	—	316	100.00–130.00	115.35
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
3	—	437	100.00–110.00	106.05
1	—	280	101.00	101.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	86.00	86.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	50.00	50.00
1	—	285	62.50	62.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	70.00	70.00
1	—	360	85.00	85.00
1	—	535	65.00	65.00
10	—	586	85.00–97.00	91.80
2	—	760	40.00–59.00	49.44
3	—	625	55.00–79.00	65.90
1	—	910	70.00	70.00
1	—	480	79.00	79.00
1	—	435	85.00	85.00

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)	Open	4	—	1,150	550.00–975.00	738.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	600.00–900.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,076	710.00–1,375.00	1,089.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,138	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	950.00–1,025.00	985.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	675.00–725.00	700.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,043	760.00–850.00	792.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,003	450.00–790.00	700.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	510.00–700.00	612.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,098	440.00–950.00	692.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,124	500.00–1,050.00	801.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	550.00–940.00	780.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	625.00–775.00	693.82
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	813	425.00–810.00	584.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	813	25.00–44.00	36.85
2	—	768	68.00–70.00	69.02
51	—	915	30.00–52.00	46.13
144	—	1,036	50.00–66.00	58.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	70.00–74.00	71.99
2	—	1,313	54.00–60.00	56.85
81	—	1,447	60.00–72.00	65.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,102	44.00–60.00	54.76
7	—	1,060	30.00–42.00	38.25
29	—	1,223	70.00–83.00	74.03
226	—	1,257	59.00–77.00	67.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,272	64.00–89.00	80.90
80	—	1,478	76.00–101.00	93.37
12	—	1,644	101.00–109.00	105.61
3	—	1,202	71.00–76.00	73.60

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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