North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 211 priced lines covering 2,501 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,107 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 605 head. replacement cattle receipts at 38 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,107Last week 1,852Year ago 2,835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 605Last week 609Year ago 769

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 51Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 4.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	95.00–142.50	113.06
3	—	333	100.00–112.50	104.89
6	—	430	92.50–120.00	108.55
3	—	510	137.00–177.50	164.26
4	—	570	111.00–166.00	148.76
2	—	458	130.00–140.00	135.08
5	—	275	100.00–110.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	176.00	176.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	112.00	112.00
4	—	288	94.00–118.00	104.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	280	150.00–205.00	175.99
14	—	622	145.00–171.00	165.87
5	—	238	145.00–200.00	171.26
55	—	370	150.00–225.00	184.74
1	—	915	137.50	137.50
3	—	832	175.00	175.00
15	—	670	121.00–173.50	158.15
19	—	573	145.00–192.00	175.35
23	—	469	150.00–197.00	176.98
11	—	718	144.00–168.00	159.58
2	—	890	113.00–124.00	118.53
43	—	515	132.00–216.00	203.15
7	—	788	140.00–151.00	149.49
28	—	319	137.50–217.00	178.17
52	—	428	159.00–226.00	196.52
2	—	995	116.00–130.00	123.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	125.00–193.00	181.66
6	—	480	120.00–170.00	135.80
8	—	364	120.00–164.00	136.87
2	—	235	121.00–149.00	135.03
5	—	565	171.00–177.00	173.99
13	—	325	115.00–185.00	137.34
15	—	427	120.00–182.50	137.02
5	—	277	130.00–149.00	138.23
13	—	670	155.00–165.00	159.15
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	196.00–209.00	202.31
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	80.00–120.00	96.98
1	—	910	83.00	83.00
10	—	366	82.00–130.00	108.99
8	—	682	86.00–138.00	125.54
1	—	270	102.50	102.50
9	—	426	80.00–152.00	105.34
12	—	519	83.00–140.00	116.41
2	—	870	83.00	83.00
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
9	—	474	82.50–155.00	132.48
5	—	315	80.00–109.00	93.36
6	—	618	90.00–125.00	106.30
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
4	—	783	105.00–110.00	106.21
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
4	—	473	125.00–133.00	128.88
3	—	673	105.00–116.00	108.54
2	—	440	127.50–131.00	129.25
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	321	100.00–134.00	115.97
7	—	684	95.00–153.00	109.07
32	—	423	94.00–165.00	139.84
23	—	375	100.00–150.00	125.01
15	—	273	110.00–140.00	120.74
29	—	609	114.00–144.00	142.06
14	—	526	100.00–153.00	118.15
9	—	223	102.50–130.00	116.17
4	—	565	113.00–142.50	124.76
24	—	475	100.00–167.50	127.09
2	—	709	81.00–112.50	96.55
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
2	—	783	81.00–100.00	90.58
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
2	—	493	110.00–112.50	111.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	215	122.50–186.00	143.49
2	—	1,159	104.00–110.00	107.02
79	—	378	120.00–168.00	146.66
3	—	853	105.00–125.00	113.98
5	—	823	114.00–118.00	116.82
68	—	474	121.00–181.00	146.00
56	—	573	120.00–157.50	143.10
107	—	524	120.00–168.00	150.33
13	—	768	105.00–137.00	121.54
79	—	425	127.50–179.00	149.83
3	—	923	98.00–112.00	106.70
55	—	327	120.00–172.00	145.47
58	—	624	124.00–155.50	147.54
1	—	1,305	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,080	95.00–99.00	96.99
1	—	1,040	104.00	104.00
26	—	664	117.50–176.00	150.94
1	—	1,210	106.00	106.00
51	—	276	120.00–177.00	142.79
19	—	719	105.00–145.00	125.56
2	—	970	94.00–98.00	95.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,220	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	161.00–163.00	162.00
1	—	525	163.00	163.00
1	—	960	116.00	116.00
4	—	360	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,395	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	386	100.00–104.00	101.97
1	—	442	85.00	85.00
2	—	342	83.00–97.00	89.92
6	—	272	87.00–104.00	98.38
3	—	232	92.00–111.00	99.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
2	—	363	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	104.00–120.00	112.09
45	—	422	155.00–206.00	175.69
9	—	771	106.00–145.00	117.54
44	—	523	131.00–190.00	159.48
49	—	471	137.00–197.50	168.88
34	—	378	157.50–205.00	180.72
33	—	573	126.00–173.00	153.25
16	—	231	137.50–195.00	158.33
23	—	275	140.00–200.00	167.68
44	—	618	119.00–171.00	147.04
14	—	668	110.00–171.00	148.20
3	—	805	110.00–136.00	121.97
16	—	714	113.00–154.00	135.74
2	—	873	95.00–119.00	106.83
31	—	325	139.00–211.00	181.78
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	120.00–140.00	129.73
16	—	426	105.00–190.00	147.87
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
5	—	265	107.50–135.00	121.80
10	—	523	113.00–157.50	131.79
2	—	233	140.00–145.00	142.37
3	—	617	120.00–150.00	136.70
1	—	860	98.00	98.00
17	—	468	105.00–160.00	130.70
1	—	735	112.50	112.50
8	—	323	105.00–140.00	122.30
18	—	572	101.00–154.00	126.14
4	—	679	104.00–140.00	116.84
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	117.50–150.00	140.55
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	88.00	88.00
2	—	373	88.00–101.00	94.11
3	—	272	80.00–90.00	85.18
6	—	467	100.00–150.00	113.90
3	—	623	70.00–95.00	82.80
1	—	830	79.00	79.00
1	—	215	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
3	—	585	97.50–127.00	107.50
4	—	519	82.00–105.00	91.99
5	—	421	85.00–172.50	127.58
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	862	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	479	93.00–100.00	96.58
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	93.00	93.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,005	104.00	104.00
2	—	673	84.00–116.00	99.70
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
2	—	433	88.00–97.50	92.89
2	—	788	86.00–109.00	97.61
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
5	—	211	122.50–137.50	130.72
1	—	270	90.00	90.00
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
5	—	718	86.00–113.00	97.91
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
2	—	500	112.50–125.00	118.75
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	70.00–85.00	77.29
2	—	313	72.50–75.00	73.78
1	—	480	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	76.00	76.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,621.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,009	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,244.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,038	1,200.00–1,930.00	1,486.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	725.00–900.00	809.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	885	825.00–850.00	835.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	820	760.00–775.00	765.67
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	470.00	470.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	833	30.00–60.00	49.48
76	—	942	60.00–79.00	71.01
1	—	875	82.50	82.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,416	80.00–97.00	90.28
26	—	1,478	77.00–93.00	85.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,460	80.00–109.00	92.24
222	—	1,206	70.00–95.00	85.10
5	—	1,098	60.00–70.00	65.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,607	108.00–124.00	113.14
32	—	1,462	84.00–108.00	101.48
14	—	1,208	70.00–92.00	82.95

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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