North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 244 priced lines covering 3,639 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,468 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 961 head. replacement cattle receipts at 123 head. Counted as USDA files them — 59 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,468Last week 4,056Year ago 3,666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 961Last week 854Year ago 1,144

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 58Year ago 84

No trends available due to most markets being closed previous week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	117.50–120.00	119.12
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	102.50	102.50
3	—	272	120.00–127.50	123.24
3	—	467	100.00–115.00	108.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,272	88.00	88.00
94	—	424	120.00–152.50	134.01
124	—	568	115.00–143.00	129.62
11	—	222	120.00–142.50	134.01
121	—	471	120.00–152.00	134.41
147	—	522	117.00–148.00	132.39
4	—	918	102.00–115.00	108.24
3	—	1,018	101.00–109.00	104.00
41	—	322	120.00–160.00	137.80
2	—	828	110.00–113.00	111.52
2	—	875	93.00–115.00	104.06
68	—	376	121.00–160.00	139.94
74	—	616	109.00–135.00	123.47
18	—	274	120.00–141.00	133.85
26	—	722	90.00–126.00	112.63
1	—	1,180	105.00	105.00
10	—	766	93.00–120.00	103.68
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
47	—	669	100.00–137.00	120.36
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	82.00–108.00	98.41
1	—	412	97.00	97.00
2	—	256	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	185	71.00–103.00	86.22
1	—	348	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	130.00–140.00	135.05
11	—	572	140.00–141.00	140.28
13	—	714	130.00–144.00	138.73
5	—	675	140.00–145.00	144.02
4	—	621	138.00–140.00	139.24
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	372	100.00–136.00	117.76
41	—	520	94.00–135.00	113.24
4	—	771	81.00–99.00	90.23
38	—	425	100.00–133.00	115.45
24	—	328	105.00–135.00	118.40
26	—	567	100.00–130.00	108.77
3	—	832	85.00–88.00	85.99
22	—	622	85.00–111.00	101.33
34	—	476	100.00–136.00	114.56
1	—	1,010	92.00	92.00
3	—	214	100.00–110.00	103.23
9	—	669	95.00–115.00	104.97
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
2	—	715	94.00–100.00	97.06
13	—	274	100.00–125.00	115.59
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	90.00–110.00	99.52
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
4	—	620	90.00–95.00	93.77
4	—	658	90.00–97.50	92.10
2	—	260	90.00–108.00	99.17
15	—	472	92.00–110.00	101.05
15	—	524	88.00–106.00	96.98
10	—	373	90.00–108.00	100.28
10	—	325	90.00–110.00	101.41
21	—	421	85.00–110.00	102.36
1	—	715	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	716	100.00	100.00
1	—	539	114.00	114.00
1	—	572	105.00	105.00
3	—	629	110.00–113.00	111.65
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
2	—	520	115.00–132.50	123.58
4	—	374	119.00–126.00	123.58
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	95.00–100.00	97.57
1	—	255	108.00	108.00
1	—	240	95.00	95.00
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	100.00–109.00	104.38
1	—	870	87.50	87.50
2	—	673	101.00–108.00	104.49
7	—	423	100.00–125.00	106.65
7	—	316	100.00–110.00	103.90
1	—	830	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	147.00	147.00
2	—	780	140.00	140.00
1	—	905	131.00	131.00
17	—	584	162.00–167.00	164.61
13	—	457	157.00–185.00	175.39
8	—	723	153.50	153.50
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
3	—	813	135.00–140.00	138.34
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
6	—	681	146.00–157.00	149.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	139.00–140.00	139.48
1	—	384	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	46.00–70.00	57.43
1	—	735	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	414	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	329	140.00–202.50	163.46
3	—	978	113.00–122.00	118.34
61	—	523	130.00–177.00	155.20
1	—	1,185	109.00	109.00
53	—	374	138.00–207.50	160.50
85	—	570	128.00–175.00	155.28
7	—	767	116.00–140.00	128.71
55	—	470	130.00–180.00	156.71
60	—	623	120.00–162.00	141.54
6	—	222	162.50–180.00	166.50
1	—	1,215	100.00	100.00
15	—	282	140.00–200.00	163.60
4	—	870	112.50–130.00	121.92
4	—	925	111.00–130.00	118.79
71	—	420	130.00–202.50	158.76
31	—	669	109.00–156.00	142.87
6	—	831	116.00–135.00	126.63
16	—	718	120.00–154.00	136.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	654	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	92.00	92.00
2	—	723	113.00–127.00	120.07
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
2	—	178	120.00–121.00	120.51
14	—	422	114.00–142.50	124.96
3	—	785	110.00–118.00	113.54
12	—	567	113.00–150.00	135.04
19	—	372	111.00–152.50	126.28
11	—	516	110.00–145.00	124.12
10	—	328	120.00–154.00	131.95
10	—	465	114.00–130.00	121.36
6	—	680	110.00–125.00	120.46
6	—	230	123.00–140.00	130.42
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
6	—	275	130.00–150.00	136.79
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	107.00–111.00	109.26
2	—	213	106.00–119.00	112.59
2	—	385	103.00–110.00	106.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	119.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	758	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	616	114.00	114.00
1	—	574	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	86.00	86.00
1	—	742	72.00	72.00
1	—	484	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	222	130.00–160.00	143.22
42	—	673	111.00–145.00	124.83
24	—	318	137.00–176.00	152.67
16	—	278	130.00–172.50	151.87
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
37	—	724	101.00–132.50	117.17
1	—	1,130	99.00	99.00
66	—	622	110.00–152.00	133.79
2	—	1,168	106.00–108.00	107.01
22	—	373	130.00–173.00	150.26
36	—	424	126.00–171.00	149.20
6	—	762	104.00–117.00	110.32
12	—	815	96.00–113.00	104.04
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
2	—	916	96.00–106.00	101.08
95	—	475	125.00–168.00	147.06
87	—	525	122.00–165.00	146.03
93	—	573	118.00–157.50	137.44
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	897	86.00–90.00	88.00
10	—	423	110.00–152.00	126.64
4	—	271	115.00–125.00	119.86
10	—	627	90.00–125.00	108.71
6	—	312	110.00–130.00	117.58
25	—	569	106.00–140.00	118.58
2	—	913	84.00	84.00
2	—	823	70.00–95.00	82.61
4	—	381	107.00–120.00	111.69
7	—	771	88.00–117.50	100.03
2	—	203	106.00–124.00	115.11
1	—	980	81.00	81.00
19	—	475	105.00–137.50	119.69
11	—	677	96.00–110.00	103.25
16	—	523	105.00–132.50	115.08
7	—	729	90.00–110.00	102.96
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	100.00	100.00
5	—	570	95.00–105.00	101.02
4	—	426	95.00–110.00	102.66
4	—	380	100.00	100.00
3	—	722	93.00–101.00	97.94
2	—	678	92.00–94.00	93.00
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
10	—	522	90.00–110.00	97.82
1	—	985	81.00	81.00
2	—	773	88.00–100.00	94.10
1	—	235	101.00	101.00
2	—	313	90.00–95.00	92.52
4	—	614	90.00–105.00	96.31
12	—	473	100.00–110.00	106.16
2	—	835	80.00–87.00	83.54
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	48.00	48.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	50.00	50.00
1	—	675	61.00	61.00
1	—	590	44.00	44.00
1	—	645	47.50	47.50
1	—	310	48.00	48.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	60.00	60.00
5	—	206	125.00–137.50	130.90
1	—	790	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	600.00–640.00	620.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	540.00–550.00	544.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	800.00–1,850.00	1,259.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	964	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	875.00–1,250.00	1,074.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,255.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,139	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,494.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,126	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,513.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,144	800.00–1,875.00	1,322.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	880	725.00–1,450.00	1,132.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,493	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,070.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,114	650.00–1,325.00	984.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,064	750.00–1,025.00	852.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,315	750.00–1,400.00	1,220.75
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	600.00–950.00	770.19
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	570.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,274	70.00–92.00	80.19
19	—	1,787	76.00–109.00	101.12
70	—	1,577	78.00–104.00	92.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,400	70.00–90.00	78.14
20	—	1,117	50.00–70.00	59.57
263	—	1,301	60.00–85.00	72.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	55.00–61.00	59.06
8	—	1,646	70.00–81.00	73.02
83	—	1,480	63.00–79.00	69.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,057	50.00–68.00	60.66
27	—	1,090	60.00–69.00	67.84
86	—	856	30.00–53.00	44.96

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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