North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 186 priced lines covering 2,289 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,790 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 748 head. replacement cattle receipts at 14 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,790Last week 279Year ago 1,462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 748Last week 121Year ago 615

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 49

No trends available due to most markets being closed previous two weeks for holidays however Slaughter and Feeder classes had a higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	88.00–100.00	92.91
6	—	579	83.00–114.00	104.11
5	—	327	87.00–100.00	94.40
2	—	720	79.00–92.50	85.75
6	—	260	95.00–116.00	101.60
7	—	374	86.00–132.00	103.97
2	—	673	79.00–80.00	79.50
4	—	468	90.00–106.00	98.96
3	—	237	90.00–110.00	99.69
8	—	524	80.00–118.00	95.83
7	—	424	84.00–107.00	98.56
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	323	105.00–134.00	116.07
17	—	375	105.00–150.00	120.91
5	—	734	90.00–100.00	95.41
9	—	577	100.00–128.00	111.37
26	—	429	105.00–135.00	120.50
9	—	272	100.00–133.00	115.29
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,100	96.00	96.00
4	—	774	86.00–102.00	94.03
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
6	—	627	110.00–114.00	110.81
19	—	477	105.00–134.00	118.37
11	—	519	102.00–134.00	115.97
12	—	673	90.00–110.00	99.93
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	69.00	69.00
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	115.00	115.00
1	—	316	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	325	110.00–181.00	154.16
6	—	767	105.00–128.00	114.29
3	—	1,080	94.00–108.00	101.01
20	—	668	101.00–134.00	121.90
6	—	820	105.00–125.00	116.89
24	—	277	121.00–170.00	141.12
73	—	470	123.00–162.50	146.44
66	—	525	120.00–174.00	141.97
2	—	1,462	112.00	112.00
31	—	615	100.00–139.00	125.97
1	—	198	133.00	133.00
1	—	985	96.00	96.00
3	—	868	99.00–110.00	104.71
16	—	719	103.00–131.00	116.87
1	—	1,350	110.00	110.00
66	—	428	123.00–173.00	149.52
2	—	1,030	115.00	115.00
51	—	370	116.00–186.00	149.94
56	—	575	110.00–148.00	132.44
13	—	222	112.50–180.00	143.06
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	460	90.00–97.50	93.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	193.00	193.00
2	—	1,177	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	106.00	106.00
1	—	574	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,078	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	110.00–114.00	111.99
2	—	316	100.00–102.50	101.19
2	—	369	100.00–112.00	105.92
2	—	283	116.00–122.00	118.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	277	126.00–220.00	174.48
7	—	870	103.00–155.00	121.57
31	—	520	150.00–182.50	164.99
14	—	221	149.00–225.00	162.40
3	—	835	107.00–141.00	124.30
38	—	473	155.00–191.00	174.91
3	—	908	120.00–141.00	131.19
2	—	1,102	128.00	128.00
6	—	722	131.00–153.00	142.47
19	—	681	130.00–164.00	151.61
41	—	621	118.00–170.00	150.18
9	—	760	126.00–146.00	138.39
44	—	419	144.00–234.00	188.66
26	—	328	150.00–233.00	187.18
11	—	570	145.00–185.00	162.34
50	—	367	140.00–232.00	185.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	176.00	176.00
3	—	423	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	116.00–171.00	134.86
1	—	970	117.00	117.00
13	—	418	114.00–142.00	129.54
4	—	228	129.00–145.00	136.33
10	—	480	115.00–140.00	131.60
18	—	381	117.00–168.00	136.58
2	—	840	98.00–104.00	101.02
3	—	730	110.00–118.00	114.33
3	—	572	120.00–136.00	126.72
7	—	272	126.00–155.00	139.41
2	—	670	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	88.00–99.00	93.62
2	—	253	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	160	150.00	150.00
2	—	238	115.00–134.00	124.40
2	—	340	107.50–140.00	123.75
3	—	422	102.00–110.00	107.31
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	338	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	365	126.00–205.00	167.95
39	—	575	111.00–167.00	142.13
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
1	—	900	116.00	116.00
8	—	269	132.50–190.00	160.03
4	—	772	110.00–123.00	116.73
19	—	722	110.00–141.00	130.97
1	—	960	114.00	114.00
13	—	421	157.50–195.00	170.37
5	—	832	111.00–125.00	118.98
54	—	519	116.00–194.00	152.35
13	—	228	129.00–185.00	154.65
26	—	325	130.00–207.50	168.55
17	—	631	105.00–156.00	134.38
4	—	870	91.00–114.00	103.39
32	—	673	111.00–158.00	133.53
52	—	475	121.00–190.00	156.77
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	84.00–100.00	92.10
2	—	260	125.00–155.00	140.00
1	—	788	90.00	90.00
12	—	520	117.50–142.50	123.62
7	—	625	108.00–126.00	116.51
5	—	426	108.00–147.00	115.80
6	—	328	124.00–155.00	138.30
19	—	472	110.00–147.50	128.31
8	—	369	109.00–155.00	132.14
2	—	673	110.00–120.00	114.83
16	—	576	105.00–140.00	119.49
4	—	707	90.00–107.50	100.08
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	712	70.00	70.00
1	—	504	80.00	80.00
1	—	474	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	127.00–129.00	128.35
1	—	710	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	84.00–95.00	89.50
2	—	778	80.00–105.00	92.22
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
2	—	828	80.00–85.00	82.49
3	—	422	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	673	90.00	90.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
3	—	530	84.00–108.00	92.99
6	—	475	86.00–110.00	100.61
2	—	310	92.50–110.00	100.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	518	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	64.00–66.00	64.98
1	—	230	90.00	90.00
3	—	775	58.00–77.00	65.11
8	—	420	80.00–116.00	91.36
1	—	820	65.00	65.00
1	—	180	87.50	87.50
2	—	315	76.00–102.50	89.67
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
7	—	654	71.00–79.00	77.14
4	—	361	60.00–92.50	79.80
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	40.00	40.00
1	—	290	60.00	60.00
1	—	935	74.00	74.00
1	—	520	50.00	50.00
2	—	638	41.00–50.00	45.45
2	—	320	82.50–86.00	84.25

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	789	490.00–700.00	598.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,243	50.00–88.00	76.63
43	—	1,522	81.00–107.00	95.85
20	—	1,876	102.00–114.00	109.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	1,238	62.00–85.00	74.99
99	—	1,449	73.00–96.00	83.65
16	—	1,070	57.00–69.00	64.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	74.00–85.00	78.24
3	—	1,734	60.00	60.00
43	—	1,446	64.00–82.00	74.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	908	37.00–59.00	46.72
128	—	1,013	50.00–70.00	62.09

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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