North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 207 priced lines covering 2,290 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,902 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 596 head. replacement cattle receipts at 49 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,902Last week 3,155Year ago 3,520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 596Last week 963Year ago 945

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 63Year ago 98

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate demand with moderate offerings, average quality and moderate buyer interest and activity.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	715	110.00–156.00	138.80
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
26	—	428	155.00–195.00	175.87
9	—	866	100.00–139.00	114.83
13	—	275	150.00–205.00	170.82
5	—	973	110.00–131.00	116.36
2	—	1,010	117.00–118.00	117.50
17	—	770	110.00–145.00	125.00
28	—	665	124.00–173.00	148.11
34	—	620	120.00–188.00	158.26
7	—	231	142.50–200.00	179.80
16	—	332	142.50–212.50	166.66
19	—	373	155.00–220.00	191.91
36	—	571	122.00–185.00	159.67
61	—	475	140.00–215.00	178.87
2	—	808	104.00–130.00	116.88
5	—	912	100.00–127.00	110.17
72	—	524	127.00–204.00	176.15
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	110.00–147.50	120.21
2	—	778	100.00–106.00	103.05
8	—	425	110.00–137.00	124.66
2	—	725	110.00–117.00	113.52
4	—	622	90.00–150.00	113.92
9	—	525	114.00–148.00	128.62
6	—	277	112.00–145.00	128.61
3	—	363	106.00–125.00	115.47
10	—	571	106.00–150.00	125.40
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
12	—	481	105.00–140.00	130.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	138.00	138.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
5	—	485	145.00–161.00	156.38
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	86.00	86.00
1	—	658	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
3	—	418	115.00–140.00	124.78
3	—	360	142.50–147.50	145.02
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	92.50	92.50
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
1	—	960	72.50	72.50
4	—	324	80.00–105.00	87.18
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
3	—	525	90.00–100.00	95.90
2	—	483	80.00–100.00	90.26
Bulls — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	90.00–100.00	96.57
2	—	335	102.00–109.00	105.49
2	—	289	90.00–100.00	95.16
1	—	534	90.00	90.00
1	—	224	117.00	117.00
1	—	484	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	722	105.00–140.00	121.23
1	—	1,260	96.00	96.00
26	—	622	110.00–155.00	136.11
83	—	473	130.00–179.00	156.01
1	—	1,205	99.00	99.00
14	—	278	130.00–185.00	154.44
8	—	770	100.00–120.00	108.75
1	—	1,325	115.00	115.00
9	—	222	135.00–170.00	153.73
1	—	1,085	107.50	107.50
1	—	950	109.00	109.00
1	—	945	96.00	96.00
75	—	424	130.00–176.00	155.45
58	—	521	116.00–179.00	150.91
54	—	376	135.00–176.00	155.98
3	—	822	93.00–125.00	108.29
18	—	672	110.00–148.00	127.04
42	—	332	120.00–170.00	149.94
1	—	1,020	107.00	107.00
44	—	570	130.00–166.00	147.94
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	90.00–101.00	95.39
17	—	320	102.50–137.00	121.80
23	—	419	99.00–160.00	120.58
3	—	620	105.00–138.00	120.47
8	—	286	115.00–135.00	121.74
6	—	677	100.00–111.00	105.95
4	—	721	89.00–112.00	100.41
18	—	368	107.50–159.00	130.85
8	—	527	102.00–121.00	114.13
6	—	571	100.00–131.00	112.25
6	—	230	115.00–145.00	127.81
16	—	468	110.00–134.00	122.72
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	104.00–110.00	107.88
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
2	—	560	95.00–115.00	104.82
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	164.00–165.00	164.24
1	—	950	117.00	117.00
1	—	770	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00
12	—	740	131.00–159.00	150.58
5	—	439	178.00	178.00
3	—	873	141.00–143.00	141.68
10	—	484	160.00–169.00	163.74
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	75.00–110.00	88.21
5	—	474	77.00–134.00	108.32
1	—	575	92.50	92.50
7	—	320	77.50–110.00	92.99
8	—	363	97.50–106.00	101.28
6	—	818	79.00–80.00	79.16
2	—	763	85.00–99.00	92.02
10	—	522	85.00–106.00	92.80
7	—	673	72.00–95.00	86.81
3	—	207	70.00–110.00	91.49
9	—	415	80.00–112.00	95.92
1	—	610	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	134.00	134.00
1	—	648	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	328	88.00	88.00
2	—	372	83.00–89.00	85.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	170.00–185.00	179.49
2	—	373	175.00–181.00	178.10
2	—	323	175.00–185.00	179.81
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	404	83.00	83.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	104.00	104.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
5	—	483	104.00–160.00	147.70
2	—	368	100.00–108.00	104.19
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	929	120.00–141.00	132.21
69	—	374	150.00–220.00	195.42
4	—	878	132.00–151.00	143.69
64	—	424	160.00–220.00	196.07
19	—	324	169.00–232.50	198.31
23	—	720	113.00–173.00	161.47
36	—	462	152.00–220.00	193.71
3	—	970	110.00–139.00	126.96
1	—	1,045	126.00	126.00
2	—	818	156.00–157.00	156.51
21	—	675	140.00–178.00	166.52
19	—	624	138.00–186.00	168.10
15	—	773	136.00–170.00	153.71
26	—	523	161.00–211.00	194.42
6	—	231	150.00–200.00	171.60
15	—	271	154.00–202.00	183.60
14	—	572	159.00–195.00	177.39
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	231	119.00–123.00	120.89
1	—	468	110.00	110.00
3	—	333	110.00–121.00	115.31
1	—	366	121.00	121.00
2	—	405	120.00–125.00	122.47
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	114.00–153.00	134.57
19	—	373	112.50–174.00	137.41
9	—	275	130.00–160.00	145.09
7	—	321	121.00–160.00	138.28
2	—	583	120.00–164.00	141.51
6	—	522	107.00–140.00	123.74
8	—	611	112.00–142.00	130.42
10	—	469	115.00–185.00	137.34
1	—	848	93.00	93.00
6	—	230	130.00–166.00	145.12
2	—	680	120.00–130.00	125.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
8	—	387	92.00–131.00	125.76
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
4	—	457	130.00–141.00	132.86
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	53.00	53.00
1	—	215	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	778	515.00–650.00	575.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	840	530.00–700.00	628.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	960.00–1,075.00	1,017.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	750.00–1,175.00	910.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	950.00–1,250.00	1,113.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,173	670.00–1,275.00	1,064.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	934	650.00–1,025.00	844.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,028	640.00–1,225.00	906.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	975.00–1,275.00	1,129.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,025	74.00–94.00	84.90
43	—	1,500	85.00–111.00	100.74
19	—	1,817	100.00–122.00	111.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,732	88.00–99.00	92.26
37	—	1,472	74.00–91.00	84.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,018	64.00–69.00	67.07
76	—	1,371	81.00–103.00	90.11
184	—	1,197	70.00–94.00	82.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
48	—	833	34.00–68.00	49.39
1	—	510	45.00	45.00
119	—	1,017	50.00–78.00	68.49

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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