North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 231 priced lines covering 3,518 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,924 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 977 head. replacement cattle receipts at 59 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,924Last week 1,790Year ago 2,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 977Last week 748Year ago 847

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 14Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with moderate offerings, average quality and moderate to active buyer interest and activity.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	590.00	590.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	902	550.00–600.00	584.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	675.00–850.00	771.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	770.00–900.00	841.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	959	470.00–840.00	629.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	600.00–670.00	646.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,092	660.00–880.00	725.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,109	675.00–1,050.00	910.41
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	475.00–650.00	565.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	964	600.00–1,325.00	915.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,039	750.00–1,425.00	1,139.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	700.00–1,050.00	941.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,166	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	500.00	500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	325	130.00–163.00	145.46
3	—	876	108.00–117.00	113.64
11	—	777	100.00–122.00	112.18
1	—	1,240	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,065	116.00	116.00
122	—	472	126.00–167.50	148.79
111	—	420	132.50–180.00	154.58
2	—	1,168	110.00	110.00
28	—	278	125.00–178.00	146.49
1	—	1,320	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,017	106.00–120.00	111.43
2	—	978	100.00–105.00	102.53
40	—	674	109.00–144.00	126.15
3	—	823	100.00–126.00	113.57
11	—	226	130.00–155.00	146.50
12	—	713	90.00–142.00	122.84
86	—	573	117.00–157.00	137.79
104	—	375	131.00–177.00	156.99
35	—	621	118.00–148.00	135.35
1	—	908	110.00	110.00
103	—	524	121.00–162.00	139.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	344	167.00–170.00	169.59
5	—	625	144.00	144.00
9	—	465	160.00–168.00	164.02
8	—	561	147.00–158.00	152.19
1	—	535	165.00	165.00
7	—	407	164.00–169.00	168.13
5	—	380	164.00–172.00	167.55
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	98.00–109.00	103.62
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	97.00–116.00	102.39
22	—	270	106.00–130.00	118.64
17	—	573	102.00–142.00	118.50
28	—	425	110.00–151.00	125.78
4	—	923	82.00–92.00	86.49
29	—	368	110.00–147.50	125.57
2	—	808	90.00–105.00	97.57
3	—	618	100.00–110.00	105.00
30	—	472	100.00–147.00	126.41
4	—	769	92.50–100.00	96.36
1	—	188	135.00	135.00
19	—	520	104.00–142.00	115.71
8	—	231	110.00–131.00	121.54
8	—	664	95.00–124.00	110.00
21	—	319	112.50–135.00	123.76
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	90.00–130.00	103.81
10	—	279	85.00–120.00	103.06
1	—	760	84.00	84.00
10	—	417	90.00–112.50	103.50
11	—	324	80.00–111.00	101.33
18	—	574	91.00–130.00	105.53
2	—	740	87.00–94.00	90.50
7	—	614	81.00–110.00	94.80
12	—	375	82.50–112.50	99.39
2	—	205	100.00	100.00
2	—	808	80.00–85.00	82.49
7	—	527	85.00–121.00	99.81
3	—	675	80.00–104.00	91.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	396	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
3	—	565	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	224.00–226.00	224.98
2	—	380	231.00–237.50	234.21
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
1	—	195	122.00	122.00
3	—	432	102.00–107.50	103.89
5	—	330	102.00–160.00	118.25
6	—	375	108.00–170.00	122.65
2	—	528	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	142.50	142.50
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
2	—	225	121.00–130.00	125.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	150.00–153.00	151.52
3	—	563	185.00	185.00
11	—	531	183.00–189.50	188.03
17	—	667	166.00–175.50	173.40
2	—	868	153.00	153.00
1	—	645	164.00	164.00
1	—	730	165.00	165.00
1	—	825	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	324	110.00–192.00	139.52
2	—	615	140.00–147.50	143.69
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
31	—	371	114.00–185.00	142.56
2	—	730	110.00–130.00	120.00
4	—	679	114.00–135.00	127.80
7	—	568	125.00–140.00	134.19
17	—	280	120.00–154.00	134.98
8	—	535	142.00–176.00	155.74
14	—	226	112.00–160.00	130.84
1	—	980	88.00	88.00
26	—	423	117.50–168.00	144.82
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
8	—	474	120.00–152.00	137.24
2	—	184	132.50–134.00	133.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,185	133.00	133.00
3	—	817	141.00–145.00	142.35
5	—	864	134.00–151.00	141.36
9	—	771	120.00–153.00	137.73
14	—	274	150.00–226.00	176.34
37	—	663	144.00–166.00	160.42
1	—	1,290	111.00	111.00
53	—	520	156.00–197.50	176.48
64	—	327	155.00–222.00	191.43
32	—	573	144.00–178.00	164.51
34	—	475	152.00–210.00	184.59
3	—	1,065	102.00–127.00	117.76
73	—	423	150.00–212.00	182.34
73	—	374	160.00–232.00	195.31
36	—	619	132.00–174.00	156.46
18	—	720	124.00–168.00	145.36
3	—	1,015	116.00–139.00	125.21
1	—	1,120	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,330	90.00–124.00	107.35
6	—	230	150.00–200.00	171.92
2	—	1,215	122.00–128.00	125.02
3	—	913	125.00–140.00	131.69
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
2	—	445	101.00–121.00	111.02
1	—	352	119.00	119.00
2	—	275	100.00–112.00	106.02
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
1	—	420	138.00	138.00
1	—	365	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	906	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	135.00	135.00
1	—	936	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	173.00–175.00	174.00
3	—	470	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	321	145.00–190.00	163.53
9	—	872	96.00–125.00	115.64
11	—	278	135.00–185.00	164.99
23	—	724	108.00–143.00	125.86
53	—	421	140.00–195.00	167.35
94	—	520	131.00–183.00	154.82
48	—	672	123.00–157.50	140.73
15	—	769	106.00–123.00	117.87
89	—	476	130.00–186.00	161.65
54	—	624	118.00–163.00	147.46
11	—	821	101.00–131.00	113.46
1	—	1,100	116.00	116.00
5	—	919	90.00–112.00	102.46
1	—	1,050	98.00	98.00
4	—	969	90.00–101.00	96.76
36	—	370	152.00–200.00	175.90
89	—	572	134.00–165.00	155.49
8	—	238	157.50–185.00	172.58
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	70.00–71.00	70.49
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
2	—	445	146.00–149.00	147.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	366	110.00–155.00	130.78
19	—	618	91.00–135.00	122.53
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
8	—	322	110.00–129.00	118.31
3	—	663	120.00–125.00	121.71
32	—	419	120.00–177.50	143.09
6	—	272	120.00–145.00	130.94
5	—	721	93.00–115.00	105.06
2	—	767	100.00–101.00	100.49
29	—	480	111.00–170.00	133.85
2	—	225	135.00–136.00	135.46
1	—	910	99.00	99.00
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
2	—	818	82.00–96.00	88.93
21	—	526	110.00–169.00	133.57
12	—	567	117.00–146.00	128.80
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	80.00–100.00	89.46
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
7	—	476	84.00–150.00	117.61
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
2	—	293	105.00–110.00	107.52
6	—	374	90.00–105.00	99.23
4	—	659	84.00–120.00	98.46
4	—	419	95.00–136.00	107.60
3	—	573	77.00–100.00	89.48
8	—	518	90.00–140.00	112.16
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	81.00	81.00
3	—	582	45.00–70.00	59.15
2	—	493	61.00–70.00	65.52
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,450	76.00	76.00
5	—	219	52.00–75.00	63.62
2	—	675	75.00–93.00	84.26
1	—	515	92.50	92.50
1	—	260	84.00	84.00
2	—	423	62.50–107.00	83.83
1	—	375	55.00	55.00
1	—	620	60.00	60.00
1	—	940	66.00	66.00
1	—	315	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	60.00	60.00
1	—	360	42.50	42.50
2	—	215	40.00–60.00	50.00
1	—	585	58.00	58.00
2	—	423	40.00–42.50	41.30
1	—	600	35.00	35.00
1	—	676	89.00	89.00
1	—	285	42.50	42.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	786	67.00–83.00	75.05
104	—	847	30.00–58.00	45.29
172	—	994	50.00–73.00	63.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,138	48.00–74.00	64.51
250	—	1,267	62.00–87.00	76.20
89	—	1,295	70.00–93.00	80.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,506	70.00–92.00	79.14
3	—	1,645	52.00–65.00	59.45
67	—	1,517	62.00–82.00	73.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,706	79.00–107.00	98.33
24	—	1,790	101.00–118.00	109.25
12	—	1,475	60.00–93.00	81.12

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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