North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 294 priced lines covering 3,486 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,112 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 980 head. replacement cattle receipts at 57 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,112Last week 3,468Year ago 3,622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 980Last week 961Year ago 1,008

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 123Year ago 121

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	874	82.00–100.00	91.02
27	—	375	110.00–132.50	115.88
35	—	475	97.50–135.00	117.51
41	—	568	88.00–130.00	115.51
24	—	523	100.00–127.50	111.50
2	—	225	97.50–120.00	109.75
8	—	278	100.00–123.00	114.92
13	—	624	91.00–118.00	103.46
1	—	1,090	88.00	88.00
6	—	723	90.00–106.00	99.12
4	—	779	90.00–101.00	94.17
1	—	1,175	90.00	90.00
22	—	323	100.00–132.50	117.46
31	—	420	100.00–128.00	112.97
3	—	820	84.00–90.00	88.05
5	—	660	91.00–117.50	103.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	103.00–111.00	107.00
5	—	415	80.00–100.00	89.83
1	—	260	82.00	82.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
4	—	529	95.00–105.00	99.96
3	—	462	90.00–100.00	93.32
2	—	373	78.00–90.00	83.96
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	80.00–100.00	92.13
6	—	276	90.00–100.00	96.44
2	—	775	90.00–94.00	92.03
19	—	374	91.00–114.00	99.43
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
2	—	678	90.00–95.00	92.51
4	—	226	100.00–105.00	101.37
20	—	516	90.00–118.00	102.91
20	—	421	91.00–117.50	104.17
1	—	810	89.00	89.00
21	—	477	90.00–120.00	101.68
11	—	323	90.00–116.00	99.39
15	—	571	80.00–124.00	106.19
2	—	730	60.00–80.00	69.86
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	70.00–80.00	75.02
1	—	730	65.00	65.00
4	—	373	70.00–80.00	77.35
1	—	315	60.00	60.00
1	—	220	80.00	80.00
2	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	59.00	59.00
1	—	470	59.00	59.00
1	—	620	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	92.00	92.00
1	—	634	106.00	106.00
1	—	526	114.00	114.00
1	—	754	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	97.00	97.00
2	—	319	90.00–107.00	98.90
1	—	488	90.00	90.00
2	—	165	90.00–100.00	95.09
2	—	208	102.00–103.00	102.52
3	—	414	80.00–94.00	85.88
1	—	532	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	375	112.00–153.00	132.01
3	—	1,067	94.00–106.00	100.03
2	—	985	90.00–102.00	96.03
36	—	325	120.00–150.00	131.77
12	—	275	122.50–150.00	130.97
19	—	720	90.00–128.00	113.60
48	—	570	111.00–146.00	126.79
2	—	930	96.00–101.00	98.54
3	—	872	103.00–112.00	108.39
1	—	195	160.00	160.00
106	—	522	110.00–138.00	126.63
134	—	473	114.00–150.00	134.33
16	—	220	120.00–167.00	135.36
3	—	1,033	103.00–108.00	105.64
4	—	833	92.50–108.00	102.20
2	—	1,360	96.00–101.00	98.52
1	—	1,240	117.00	117.00
7	—	766	80.00–123.00	111.94
43	—	624	101.00–138.00	121.16
24	—	673	98.00–128.00	119.37
1	—	1,325	89.00	89.00
95	—	424	120.00–153.00	133.43
2	—	1,145	96.00–100.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	536	110.00–115.00	112.53
2	—	423	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	78.00	78.00
1	—	674	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	217	81.00–89.00	84.69
1	—	332	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	683	132.50–156.00	148.86
3	—	462	146.00	146.00
2	—	713	123.00–128.00	125.47
9	—	576	134.75–141.00	136.10
3	—	530	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	50.00	50.00
1	—	330	30.00	30.00
1	—	455	45.00	45.00
1	—	515	59.00	59.00
1	—	295	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	117.50	117.50
3	—	522	110.00–120.00	115.06
2	—	625	90.00–99.00	94.61
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
2	—	530	95.00–100.00	97.52
1	—	405	85.00	85.00
2	—	625	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	481	90.00–132.50	102.62
12	—	523	85.00–135.00	96.81
6	—	675	80.00–100.00	88.03
1	—	855	82.00	82.00
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
6	—	568	90.00–104.00	95.93
10	—	431	85.00–132.50	118.45
2	—	243	92.50–100.00	96.29
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
2	—	818	83.00–90.00	86.53
4	—	330	92.00–100.00	96.74
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
7	—	383	88.00–100.00	94.80
9	—	630	80.00–120.00	106.30
4	—	721	80.00–100.00	90.62
3	—	282	94.00–102.50	98.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	869	80.00–90.00	86.82
1	—	980	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,015	81.00	81.00
4	—	270	110.00–120.00	115.44
15	—	625	94.00–123.00	109.12
11	—	372	110.00–125.00	113.66
4	—	824	81.00–100.00	89.94
3	—	325	110.00–125.00	118.03
5	—	772	85.00–107.00	96.36
21	—	525	100.00–141.00	114.53
14	—	577	104.00–144.00	122.23
3	—	933	88.00–91.00	89.34
1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
1	—	205	119.00	119.00
7	—	714	90.00–106.00	96.03
29	—	475	105.00–169.00	123.76
10	—	672	90.00–112.00	103.22
11	—	414	109.00–162.50	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	97.00–102.00	99.24
101	—	522	120.00–165.00	143.08
75	—	473	120.00–181.00	146.35
17	—	770	90.00–123.00	109.56
10	—	817	90.00–118.00	103.09
15	—	317	128.00–160.00	142.71
7	—	219	117.50–162.00	135.29
9	—	277	131.00–176.00	147.77
1	—	1,070	102.00	102.00
73	—	577	116.00–164.00	140.29
29	—	668	107.00–140.00	123.08
24	—	720	94.00–128.00	114.14
68	—	621	100.00–156.00	136.83
37	—	429	122.00–179.00	147.47
32	—	374	130.00–166.00	148.07
1	—	950	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	796	76.00	76.00
1	—	474	97.00	97.00
1	—	634	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	594	86.00	86.00
1	—	724	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	654	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	278	112.00–142.50	127.14
2	—	975	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
15	—	377	110.00–160.00	127.04
10	—	479	110.00–160.00	130.07
6	—	613	110.00–126.00	117.18
9	—	315	119.00–140.00	128.95
1	—	1,050	106.00	106.00
6	—	228	121.00–140.00	130.91
20	—	428	116.00–150.00	129.17
7	—	564	114.00–135.00	123.35
1	—	192	118.00	118.00
2	—	683	100.00–120.00	110.11
1	—	1,190	105.00	105.00
2	—	930	70.00–99.00	84.42
2	—	770	101.00–132.50	116.34
7	—	518	114.00–132.00	122.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	678	121.00–151.00	140.63
27	—	615	123.00–161.00	144.79
1	—	1,105	110.00	110.00
85	—	422	130.00–195.00	163.90
6	—	226	124.00–175.00	148.10
62	—	471	137.00–192.50	160.62
2	—	890	111.00–125.00	118.04
12	—	285	135.00–185.00	148.90
11	—	722	106.00–150.00	128.94
76	—	373	131.00–197.50	164.07
46	—	572	130.00–177.50	152.01
41	—	329	140.00–195.00	166.60
1	—	1,155	114.00	114.00
7	—	774	112.00–133.00	121.53
4	—	812	118.00–130.00	122.74
60	—	529	129.00–183.00	158.90
1	—	930	109.00	109.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	170	100.00–117.00	109.28
2	—	382	102.00–110.00	106.10
2	—	233	90.00–97.50	93.99
1	—	290	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	157.00–166.00	161.60
11	—	781	160.00–161.00	160.09
3	—	640	162.00	162.00
18	—	828	140.00–162.00	160.80
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	814	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	84.00	84.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	88.00	88.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	94.00–96.00	94.98
5	—	272	95.00–130.00	111.18
3	—	322	102.50–150.00	134.49
5	—	475	90.00–140.00	116.03
3	—	663	90.00–105.00	98.22
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
5	—	422	90.00–110.00	102.06
5	—	374	100.00–145.00	116.41
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	70.00–95.00	82.70
1	—	375	70.00	70.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
3	—	383	98.00–105.00	100.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	718	116.00	116.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	60.00	60.00
1	—	995	76.00	76.00
1	—	890	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,135	71.00	71.00
1	—	210	64.00	64.00
1	—	635	85.00	85.00
1	—	650	40.00	40.00
3	—	922	60.00–72.00	67.74
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	47.00	47.00
1	—	355	49.00	49.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	92.50	92.50
1	—	255	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	62.00–112.00	91.55
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
2	—	760	90.00–107.00	98.56
2	—	512	40.00–52.50	46.29
1	—	735	40.00	40.00
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	214	63.00	63.00
2	—	623	40.00–70.00	55.30
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
5	—	580	35.00–90.00	65.89
2	—	285	86.00–88.00	87.00
2	—	375	56.00–102.00	78.08
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,631	70.00–77.50	71.43
58	—	1,505	60.00–76.00	70.32
1	—	1,414	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	73.00–77.50	75.30
1	—	780	30.00	30.00
98	—	921	30.00–59.00	45.63
170	—	1,043	45.00–69.00	61.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,448	70.00–95.00	80.52
46	—	1,100	50.00–63.00	57.42
290	—	1,227	60.00–87.00	72.09
4	—	980	37.00–44.00	39.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,455	79.00–105.00	93.43
25	—	1,698	101.00–138.00	109.24
31	—	1,219	64.00–93.00	81.20
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	62.00–74.00	69.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	982	725.00–1,300.00	1,005.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	925.00–980.00	953.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,090.00	1,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	658	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	370.00	370.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	928	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	385.00–600.00	508.89
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,110	650.00–1,040.00	901.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	775.00–1,000.00	867.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,104	650.00–875.00	782.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,101	625.00–1,125.00	927.22

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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