North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 261 priced lines covering 2,894 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,380 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 863 head. replacement cattle receipts at 92 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,380Last week 3,112Year ago 2,828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 863Last week 980Year ago 811

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 57Year ago 90

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold unevenly steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Demand was moderate with moderate offerings, 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	860	104.00–125.00	114.38
77	—	471	114.00–145.00	131.58
50	—	372	120.00–160.00	133.93
26	—	667	100.00–133.00	116.34
78	—	524	114.00–149.00	131.04
40	—	324	119.00–148.00	132.85
3	—	958	90.00–104.00	96.35
4	—	774	100.00–125.00	114.43
3	—	1,027	97.00–105.00	99.64
45	—	571	114.00–139.00	128.57
13	—	719	110.00–123.00	118.00
11	—	278	113.00–161.00	130.01
1	—	1,550	105.00	105.00
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,250	88.00	88.00
59	—	426	118.00–155.00	131.18
33	—	623	103.00–135.00	123.81
7	—	227	130.00–150.00	138.67
7	—	1,064	87.00–120.00	105.39
2	—	1,123	84.00–99.00	91.38
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	106.00–127.00	120.19
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
4	—	426	102.00–125.00	117.82
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
5	—	465	102.00–135.00	113.27
1	—	1,385	85.00	85.00
1	—	355	92.50	92.50
2	—	780	110.00–119.00	114.59
2	—	528	132.50–138.00	135.16
1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00
3	—	572	98.00–116.00	106.90
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	80.00	80.00
4	—	174	92.50–116.00	103.43
2	—	320	103.00–110.00	106.28
2	—	438	92.00–97.50	94.81
1	—	490	92.50	92.50
1	—	680	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
14	—	614	128.00–141.50	135.08
5	—	586	138.00	138.00
5	—	485	141.00	141.00
6	—	664	126.00–131.00	129.48
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	668	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	84.00	84.00
7	—	623	80.00–100.00	88.45
3	—	228	85.00–100.00	91.57
20	—	370	89.00–110.00	98.88
3	—	318	90.00–110.00	99.90
19	—	424	80.00–110.00	97.49
13	—	524	80.00–105.00	90.45
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
8	—	671	75.00–100.00	89.17
2	—	818	83.00–91.00	86.94
10	—	569	88.00–112.50	99.01
5	—	273	97.50–115.00	104.38
4	—	766	81.00–90.00	86.02
13	—	473	80.00–117.50	97.13
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	82.00–112.50	97.97
2	—	735	92.00–105.00	98.50
10	—	675	90.00–110.00	99.77
1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00
5	—	236	102.50–121.00	108.73
14	—	324	100.00–120.00	111.82
2	—	965	87.00–90.00	88.48
1	—	194	123.00	123.00
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
32	—	517	90.00–125.00	114.00
1	—	1,070	83.00	83.00
38	—	470	99.00–128.00	109.70
3	—	777	88.00–100.00	93.42
15	—	573	88.00–120.00	108.87
33	—	422	100.00–120.00	110.57
10	—	281	108.00–130.00	120.90
39	—	381	101.00–128.00	115.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	200.00–225.00	212.72
1	—	810	137.00	137.00
7	—	525	160.00–185.00	164.69
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
4	—	474	204.00–217.00	207.22
13	—	571	159.50–174.00	164.71
1	—	710	144.00	144.00
3	—	613	159.00–165.00	162.91
4	—	768	141.00–142.00	141.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	185.00–194.00	192.46
2	—	410	186.00–187.00	186.49
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.00–172.50	168.65
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
4	—	540	120.00–159.00	144.16
6	—	323	132.50–185.00	170.80
2	—	490	150.00–170.00	159.90
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
2	—	783	105.00–106.00	105.50
3	—	420	170.00–180.00	174.98
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	219	104.00–120.00	111.15
1	—	882	85.00	85.00
2	—	165	92.50–110.00	101.09
1	—	406	112.00	112.00
1	—	252	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	188	89.00	89.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	286	145.00–177.00	162.15
16	—	626	130.00–172.00	152.68
25	—	578	131.00–177.00	156.82
44	—	373	130.00–214.00	169.06
3	—	817	110.00–134.00	123.76
5	—	959	109.00–134.00	128.81
59	—	425	130.00–210.00	159.52
1	—	1,380	105.00	105.00
8	—	711	110.00–135.00	124.61
42	—	468	120.00–200.00	164.82
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
5	—	231	141.00–185.00	157.61
11	—	779	120.00–139.00	126.66
20	—	322	130.00–222.50	171.46
38	—	671	121.00–168.00	150.51
37	—	522	128.00–187.00	162.43
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	92.00	92.00
4	—	423	100.00–110.00	102.51
8	—	371	80.00–122.50	102.02
4	—	329	90.00–111.00	101.59
4	—	463	102.00–110.00	106.25
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
2	—	628	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
2	—	278	96.00–110.00	103.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	120.00–157.50	132.61
6	—	224	120.00–134.00	128.18
7	—	466	108.00–160.00	136.91
8	—	519	110.00–150.00	125.90
2	—	670	100.00–103.00	101.47
4	—	164	123.00–131.00	125.07
10	—	373	120.00–155.00	135.44
3	—	580	114.00–125.00	118.03
3	—	277	120.00–126.00	123.23
12	—	419	114.00–177.00	129.80
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	85.00–92.50	88.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	874	85.00	85.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	82.00	82.00
1	—	540	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	119.00–140.00	125.09
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
3	—	257	124.00–135.00	128.18
2	—	715	100.00–130.00	114.69
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
5	—	327	115.00–137.50	125.24
5	—	377	115.00–152.50	136.35
4	—	576	104.00–127.50	119.06
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	90.00–140.00	100.54
8	—	562	80.00–132.00	100.18
3	—	828	80.00–85.00	83.36
5	—	425	93.00–165.00	123.36
7	—	671	80.00–110.00	89.35
7	—	636	75.00–100.00	87.88
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
4	—	710	90.00–109.00	102.54
6	—	369	85.00–100.00	91.56
2	—	770	83.00–85.00	83.99
10	—	473	80.00–156.00	111.47
1	—	315	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	757	90.00–127.00	110.43
20	—	717	100.00–134.00	116.58
39	—	373	129.00–187.50	149.39
44	—	618	120.00–163.00	140.76
55	—	522	120.00–177.50	146.13
60	—	571	118.00–161.00	145.76
20	—	323	130.00–195.00	156.16
1	—	1,075	114.00	114.00
2	—	913	107.00–110.00	108.51
2	—	885	111.00–120.00	115.45
64	—	473	120.00–179.00	148.07
20	—	274	123.00–175.00	150.25
3	—	225	155.00–180.00	164.28
2	—	973	100.00–120.00	109.92
10	—	820	88.00–110.00	100.18
45	—	423	125.00–187.00	151.73
1	—	1,005	98.00	98.00
20	—	672	100.00–139.00	126.83
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	278	110.00–120.00	114.57
7	—	666	98.00–125.00	109.22
2	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
13	—	426	104.00–170.00	133.05
17	—	519	107.00–155.00	128.90
7	—	326	110.00–137.50	121.15
11	—	371	100.00–126.00	111.46
5	—	715	90.00–112.00	100.95
2	—	908	90.00	90.00
11	—	576	90.00–140.00	115.39
19	—	469	102.00–165.00	125.00
9	—	621	80.00–127.00	111.41
3	—	765	93.00–96.00	95.01
2	—	233	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	80.00–90.00	84.88
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	77.00	77.00
3	—	485	127.50–137.50	132.52
2	—	680	89.00–100.00	94.50
2	—	508	105.00–107.50	106.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,105	78.00	78.00
1	—	550	70.00	70.00
2	—	213	75.00	75.00
2	—	623	56.00–66.00	61.18
1	—	270	65.00	65.00
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
2	—	523	56.00–57.00	56.48
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	70.00	70.00
1	—	585	51.00	51.00
2	—	273	60.00–75.00	67.29
1	—	340	63.00	63.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,198.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	948	600.00–1,225.00	1,009.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	525.00–770.00	641.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	650.00–735.00	692.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	550.00–810.00	708.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	805	450.00–600.00	505.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	777	310.00–550.00	473.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	948	610.00–1,025.00	795.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	897	475.00–575.00	541.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	639	360.00–750.00	571.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	875.00–1,250.00	1,065.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,124	600.00–1,325.00	954.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,122	625.00–1,250.00	899.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,019	575.00–1,175.00	828.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,320	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,632	80.00–106.00	95.02
19	—	1,778	98.00–120.00	108.15
22	—	1,319	61.00–92.00	79.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,144	51.00–62.00	56.85
54	—	1,407	70.00–87.00	78.27
239	—	1,271	60.00–81.00	71.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,487	62.00–81.00	69.13
12	—	1,467	71.00–84.00	74.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	1,103	50.00–68.00	61.27
89	—	892	30.00–56.00	44.70
2	—	890	64.00–77.50	70.75

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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