North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 208 priced lines covering 2,242 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,852 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 609 head. replacement cattle receipts at 51 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,852Last week 3,282Year ago 2,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 609Last week 1,142Year ago 865

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 67Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate with light to 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	327	111.00–130.00	119.70
17	—	472	101.00–130.00	120.12
4	—	630	100.00–115.00	109.16
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
21	—	420	107.00–134.00	121.07
3	—	718	87.00–100.00	92.43
4	—	668	106.00–115.00	109.93
11	—	575	92.00–140.00	114.79
4	—	225	105.00–130.00	118.28
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
2	—	830	92.00–100.00	96.07
13	—	272	105.00–140.00	124.76
13	—	377	110.00–144.00	122.07
17	—	523	100.00–139.00	114.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	768	109.00–120.00	115.18
2	—	1,158	91.00–108.00	99.44
5	—	909	70.00–112.00	97.69
15	—	677	110.00–135.00	124.53
4	—	1,071	100.00–116.00	104.95
4	—	1,109	92.00–112.00	100.53
74	—	425	124.00–180.00	149.62
5	—	810	114.00–115.00	114.20
72	—	470	120.00–165.00	144.05
11	—	223	120.00–164.00	140.11
46	—	325	128.00–160.00	144.85
20	—	615	110.00–144.00	133.65
44	—	572	120.00–166.00	134.36
84	—	521	120.00–159.00	139.23
2	—	1,203	96.00–101.00	98.51
8	—	729	108.00–128.00	115.75
4	—	976	104.00–112.00	109.27
32	—	273	120.00–170.00	143.72
41	—	375	130.00–188.00	150.86
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	81.00	81.00
1	—	642	72.00	72.00
2	—	440	93.00–94.00	93.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	148.00–161.00	155.73
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
7	—	471	155.00–160.00	157.57
13	—	429	162.00–167.00	164.73
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	498	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
2	—	485	99.00–110.00	104.50
3	—	634	83.00–95.00	87.07
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
8	—	333	80.00–130.00	103.66
1	—	735	84.00	84.00
6	—	269	100.00–119.00	108.98
8	—	430	79.00–111.00	100.79
2	—	578	88.00–108.00	97.78
5	—	509	100.00–125.00	115.13
2	—	753	70.00–84.00	77.02
13	—	375	90.00–113.00	102.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	87.00	87.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	774	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	80.00	80.00
2	—	338	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	117.00	117.00
8	—	397	167.00–176.00	174.91
2	—	1,380	115.00–119.00	116.99
8	—	441	166.00–167.00	166.11
1	—	1,315	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,093	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,200	119.00	119.00
4	—	903	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	283	150.00–198.00	173.48
19	—	325	160.00–206.00	187.70
3	—	855	90.00–116.00	104.67
11	—	764	115.00–128.00	120.87
38	—	622	115.00–168.00	146.38
1	—	1,005	126.00	126.00
18	—	672	124.00–160.00	140.02
1	—	1,150	136.00	136.00
45	—	575	133.00–170.00	148.64
66	—	475	140.00–195.00	165.86
10	—	720	110.00–146.00	128.38
5	—	819	100.00–123.00	115.35
41	—	424	150.00–192.50	178.63
24	—	375	162.50–215.00	187.97
7	—	222	154.00–184.00	164.97
59	—	526	127.00–180.00	155.48
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	132.50–144.00	138.32
1	—	980	109.00	109.00
8	—	565	100.00–139.00	120.63
10	—	524	110.00–138.00	122.52
3	—	777	90.00–100.00	96.63
16	—	425	115.00–145.00	128.92
8	—	373	110.00–135.00	124.21
3	—	272	110.00–149.00	130.21
3	—	322	129.00–151.00	136.30
18	—	472	102.00–137.00	126.60
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
3	—	717	100.00–110.00	103.93
9	—	624	100.00–130.00	119.14
5	—	672	109.00–120.00	111.79
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	80.00	80.00
1	—	785	75.00	75.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	85.00	85.00
2	—	925	77.00–80.00	78.52
2	—	475	85.00–100.00	92.18
4	—	573	90.00–104.00	98.41
4	—	416	100.00–112.50	108.00
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
2	—	660	100.00–110.00	104.92
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	64.00	64.00
1	—	430	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	131.00	131.00
4	—	537	129.00–132.00	130.75
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	107.50	107.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
1	—	955	84.00	84.00
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,120	89.00	89.00
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	65.00–70.00	67.55
1	—	1,260	98.00	98.00
1	—	220	68.00	68.00
1	—	940	77.00	77.00
1	—	320	59.00	59.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	117.00–122.00	119.68
7	—	714	130.00–158.00	141.83
2	—	1,268	114.00–124.00	119.03
12	—	661	130.00–166.00	154.93
1	—	1,045	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,130	91.00–117.00	104.53
7	—	776	120.00–154.00	135.95
3	—	812	116.00–142.00	130.56
23	—	526	140.00–183.00	167.81
45	—	479	145.00–197.00	181.96
19	—	622	138.00–175.00	163.48
24	—	326	150.00–227.50	192.06
3	—	1,223	120.00–127.00	123.34
5	—	984	120.00–127.00	124.20
56	—	426	153.00–212.00	186.59
7	—	237	158.00–215.00	181.92
18	—	573	154.00–180.00	167.82
22	—	272	150.00–220.00	179.20
47	—	378	151.00–230.00	189.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	180.00–185.00	181.93
1	—	455	209.00	209.00
4	—	514	184.00–192.00	189.99
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	100.00–113.00	106.50
2	—	314	104.00–114.00	108.97
2	—	231	100.00–108.00	103.74
1	—	368	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	412	124.00–144.00	134.60
4	—	220	130.00–142.50	136.25
6	—	468	108.00–162.50	130.39
10	—	378	110.00–158.00	139.31
17	—	277	115.00–150.00	131.65
19	—	326	117.00–156.00	138.71
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
2	—	628	112.00–123.00	117.43
7	—	511	117.00–140.00	131.46
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	107.00–130.00	117.45
1	—	435	104.00	104.00
3	—	308	106.00–111.00	109.03
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
7	—	386	90.00–145.00	119.41
2	—	528	104.00–140.00	121.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,397	70.00–93.00	83.54
20	—	1,077	50.00–87.00	64.78
225	—	1,247	59.00–86.00	77.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,361	76.00–90.00	81.27
22	—	1,418	65.00–82.00	74.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	894	72.00	72.00
88	—	989	51.00–71.00	63.96
37	—	830	30.00–55.00	46.53
5	—	797	30.00–45.00	37.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	75.00–84.00	79.83
21	—	1,841	100.00–114.00	107.94
38	—	1,534	80.00–105.00	96.76

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	450.00–650.00	554.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	819	425.00–850.00	591.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	500.00–790.00	652.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,019	500.00–1,000.00	799.20
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	325.00	325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	460.00	460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	560	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	380.00	380.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	650.00–1,130.00	903.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	874	675.00–1,325.00	898.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,207.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	587	625.00–825.00	715.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	455	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	700.00	700.00

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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