North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 253 priced lines covering 1,915 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,727 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 430 head. replacement cattle receipts at 14 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,727Last week 3,878Year ago 3,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 700Year ago 749

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 81Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate with moderate offerings and average quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	122.00–127.50	125.63
4	—	428	122.50–138.00	132.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,075	118.00	118.00
14	—	381	147.50–202.50	168.65
3	—	230	147.50–170.00	156.87
1	—	875	133.00	133.00
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
26	—	424	150.00–203.00	176.89
15	—	320	140.00–192.50	166.47
9	—	277	147.50–190.00	169.20
39	—	518	140.00–200.00	158.74
4	—	768	120.00–126.00	122.76
5	—	726	108.00–140.00	122.30
10	—	623	124.00–167.50	145.82
29	—	473	140.00–207.00	183.23
14	—	572	130.00–171.00	155.15
5	—	668	124.00–146.00	134.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	270	165.00–212.00	187.23
11	—	671	130.00–167.00	150.06
12	—	621	133.00–167.50	155.16
1	—	905	135.00	135.00
33	—	575	147.50–167.00	157.34
42	—	524	150.00–185.00	165.52
41	—	472	160.00–187.00	174.60
43	—	425	170.00–208.00	187.36
7	—	720	120.00–158.00	139.04
39	—	369	170.00–217.50	194.62
3	—	224	180.00–208.00	191.76
1	—	848	129.00	129.00
25	—	327	170.00–252.50	193.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	190.00	190.00
4	—	380	195.00	195.00
10	—	526	170.00–172.00	171.40
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	120.00	120.00
1	—	222	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	107.50–183.00	136.00
3	—	627	91.00–150.00	130.81
9	—	375	117.50–186.00	144.19
5	—	561	113.00–175.00	134.27
3	—	285	143.00–176.00	164.49
4	—	473	127.00–141.00	135.59
2	—	792	125.00	125.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
3	—	740	100.00–107.00	102.33
9	—	418	125.00–187.00	147.68
6	—	330	110.00–180.00	134.51
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	100.00–116.00	108.87
5	—	632	118.00–132.50	125.02
2	—	659	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	273	155.00–163.00	159.12
3	—	526	130.00–151.00	140.73
10	—	332	152.00–172.00	161.59
10	—	416	140.00–165.00	154.30
17	—	474	130.00–169.00	153.29
11	—	381	140.00–165.00	156.88
6	—	575	120.00–149.00	136.56
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	95.00–180.00	124.18
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
2	—	428	85.00–172.50	130.54
8	—	561	163.00	163.00
3	—	327	110.00–165.00	128.52
3	—	532	169.00–172.50	170.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
2	—	573	110.00–116.00	112.99
3	—	225	130.00–135.00	132.63
6	—	517	105.00–124.00	116.92
4	—	481	107.00–135.00	124.88
1	—	420	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	876	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
2	—	310	185.00	185.00
2	—	385	192.50–205.00	198.83
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
4	—	424	160.00–180.00	172.48
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
7	—	322	150.00–198.00	172.76
4	—	379	140.00–180.00	168.50
3	—	462	155.00–193.00	178.01
2	—	538	150.00–152.00	151.00
2	—	664	168.00–201.00	184.40
3	—	262	152.00–192.50	168.37
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	118.00–131.00	124.47
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	130.00–160.00	150.31
2	—	365	122.50–132.00	127.38
1	—	495	122.50	122.50
3	—	333	142.00–155.00	150.64
1	—	220	157.00	157.00
5	—	518	140.00–190.00	161.63
2	—	278	160.00–177.50	169.14
3	—	635	121.00–122.50	121.50
1	—	580	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	251.00	251.00
7	—	483	231.00	231.00
4	—	416	246.00	246.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	134.00	134.00
2	—	421	120.00–140.00	130.36
3	—	359	121.00–137.00	129.36
2	—	317	140.00–153.00	146.40
1	—	284	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	620	187.50–210.00	197.28
7	—	578	197.00–220.00	205.27
29	—	325	182.00–255.00	218.99
7	—	526	190.00–220.00	205.70
13	—	282	180.00–242.00	207.73
23	—	476	194.00–236.00	224.16
28	—	376	187.00–250.00	227.15
4	—	781	150.00–178.00	169.27
2	—	952	159.00	159.00
4	—	216	180.00–230.00	208.02
9	—	663	186.00–209.00	202.42
34	—	420	190.00–250.00	224.40
2	—	728	150.00–181.00	165.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	788	161.00	161.00
24	—	526	180.00–215.00	198.38
4	—	741	140.00–167.00	160.26
10	—	565	171.00–217.00	203.80
6	—	1,229	120.00–124.00	123.33
12	—	491	190.00–218.00	214.67
7	—	321	195.00–250.00	224.42
6	—	663	142.50–196.00	174.18
2	—	928	120.00–129.00	124.56
1	—	985	132.00	132.00
7	—	369	200.00–235.00	214.63
6	—	609	154.00–189.00	180.66
1	—	1,040	133.00	133.00
5	—	869	126.00–145.00	136.36
4	—	273	210.00–240.00	226.65
1	—	1,135	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,170	134.00	134.00
14	—	430	186.00–237.00	216.15
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	816	145.00	145.00
23	—	571	164.00–214.00	177.73
16	—	617	130.00–173.00	164.05
25	—	469	180.00–237.50	208.45
4	—	877	119.00–142.50	129.11
1	—	975	112.00	112.00
19	—	376	182.00–252.50	220.05
5	—	721	140.00–162.50	148.77
4	—	289	210.00–227.50	217.37
15	—	322	180.00–252.50	217.15
3	—	777	137.00–140.00	138.14
10	—	667	130.00–167.00	160.10
37	—	423	185.00–241.00	213.98
30	—	521	164.00–211.00	188.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	182.50–189.00	185.77
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	524	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
4	—	429	130.00–132.50	130.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	148.00–185.00	161.29
1	—	332	188.00	188.00
2	—	672	110.00–120.00	115.01
2	—	383	170.00–192.50	181.04
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	162.00	162.00
2	—	623	144.00–148.00	145.98
13	—	527	130.00–183.00	155.03
14	—	474	150.00–182.00	163.77
10	—	579	134.00–180.00	150.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	573	120.00–123.00	121.48
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	140.00–192.50	166.94
4	—	469	125.00–190.00	153.84
2	—	225	147.50–170.00	158.72
21	—	532	122.50–181.00	171.47
3	—	622	114.00–129.00	120.46
3	—	380	145.00–170.00	157.68
1	—	732	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
8	—	574	115.00–197.50	145.24
1	—	250	158.00	158.00
2	—	669	91.00–95.00	92.97
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	107.50–112.50	110.00
3	—	523	97.50–150.00	116.87
2	—	440	115.00–167.50	141.55
3	—	467	115.00–170.00	133.54
1	—	595	175.00	175.00
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	816	120.00–138.00	129.55
17	—	429	172.50–225.00	203.35
16	—	472	170.00–210.00	191.62
1	—	1,155	116.00	116.00
3	—	972	118.00–126.00	121.65
2	—	228	215.00–227.50	221.32
6	—	273	180.00–235.00	212.25
5	—	622	158.00–197.00	179.16
12	—	575	150.00–213.00	172.36
8	—	714	114.00–167.50	142.90
2	—	918	120.00–133.00	126.41
14	—	518	150.00–204.00	182.24
7	—	321	170.00–225.00	195.39
1	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
4	—	678	140.00–169.00	152.51
16	—	364	170.00–227.00	205.12
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	380	132.50	132.50
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
2	—	473	147.50–157.50	152.58
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	107.50–110.00	108.74
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
2	—	867	80.00	80.00
2	—	370	77.50–80.00	78.78
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	105.00	105.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	1,300.00–1,610.00	1,428.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	825.00–900.00	863.62
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,447	91.00–117.00	108.64
22	—	1,698	110.00–128.00	121.34
7	—	1,321	76.00–97.00	87.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,047	71.00–84.00	77.11
145	—	1,212	80.00–102.00	92.41
77	—	1,246	93.00–117.00	103.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,531	82.00–111.00	92.02
8	—	1,471	96.00–110.00	101.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	994	68.00–90.00	80.57
24	—	786	40.00–75.00	57.45
1	—	860	97.50	97.50

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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