North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 263 priced lines covering 4,148 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,607 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 873 head. replacement cattle receipts at 68 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,607Last week 1,727Year ago 3,069

Slaughter CattleReceipts 873Last week 430Year ago 974

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 14Year ago 72

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes uneven, mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand and moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	90.00–110.00	99.69
1	—	270	139.00	139.00
4	—	391	110.00–135.00	123.75
5	—	319	120.00–135.00	130.02
3	—	612	100.00–117.50	110.22
6	—	428	127.00–145.00	137.32
5	—	572	108.00–160.00	123.81
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	240	134.00	134.00
5	—	513	120.00–135.00	125.43
6	—	480	108.00–137.00	122.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	110.00–128.00	118.49
4	—	717	100.00–107.50	105.13
31	—	523	132.00–174.00	154.33
22	—	573	128.00–185.00	152.33
21	—	426	140.00–198.00	169.17
14	—	626	120.00–180.00	152.25
3	—	808	100.00–118.00	108.26
16	—	278	142.50–190.00	168.93
23	—	372	149.00–217.50	177.50
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
38	—	471	120.00–190.00	164.18
11	—	326	145.00–187.50	161.71
15	—	674	120.00–186.00	150.03
4	—	235	155.00–188.00	165.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	255.00	255.00
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
3	—	377	242.50–260.00	248.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,088	114.00–130.00	122.06
1	—	1,100	118.00	118.00
32	—	277	170.00–232.50	207.67
107	—	375	181.00–239.00	209.99
95	—	522	165.00–222.50	189.13
28	—	671	136.00–180.00	159.68
94	—	576	156.00–210.00	179.38
6	—	920	110.00–135.00	122.86
104	—	425	180.00–237.50	207.95
23	—	718	109.00–176.00	149.02
66	—	322	180.00–240.00	213.18
7	—	862	110.00–148.00	127.77
17	—	768	126.00–162.50	145.57
16	—	231	172.50–227.50	205.43
80	—	472	179.00–237.50	205.29
44	—	619	133.00–200.00	173.09
2	—	955	120.00–122.00	121.01
18	—	824	110.00–142.50	128.19
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	111.00	111.00
1	—	732	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	103.00–108.00	105.50
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
3	—	563	110.00	110.00
5	—	419	144.00–155.00	151.32
2	—	233	160.00–168.00	164.04
1	—	664	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
3	—	529	115.00–140.00	128.24
3	—	317	150.00–172.00	160.13
3	—	460	120.00–150.00	139.87
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	116.00	116.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	85.00–107.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	591	144.00–155.00	149.57
1	—	726	112.00	112.00
2	—	476	168.00–180.00	174.03
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	384	140.00	140.00
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
3	—	270	145.00–158.00	150.04
3	—	620	94.00–100.00	97.94
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
2	—	327	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	132.00	132.00
2	—	420	110.00–130.00	119.67
2	—	516	105.00–108.00	106.54
5	—	467	120.00–135.00	126.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	426	119.00–182.00	152.18
2	—	840	103.00–107.50	105.26
31	—	273	130.00–190.00	158.30
46	—	469	130.00–187.50	150.54
19	—	620	103.00–147.50	125.92
25	—	327	126.00–175.00	154.69
4	—	781	102.50–123.00	114.36
19	—	233	130.00–165.00	150.98
4	—	725	105.00–120.00	113.71
43	—	375	120.00–175.00	154.45
26	—	523	127.00–191.00	154.96
16	—	673	102.00–155.00	129.22
29	—	579	124.00–167.50	138.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	729	110.00–153.00	138.05
6	—	920	112.00–135.00	126.44
148	—	422	149.00–215.00	184.24
3	—	1,022	113.00–116.00	114.33
3	—	968	115.00–120.00	118.03
1	—	1,165	134.00	134.00
30	—	275	140.00–207.50	176.76
101	—	325	148.00–216.00	185.20
23	—	775	110.00–154.00	135.91
141	—	374	150.00–217.00	186.29
120	—	522	140.00–204.00	166.04
4	—	816	110.00–148.00	126.30
51	—	621	130.00–169.00	152.53
40	—	672	120.00–168.00	143.99
7	—	867	120.00–146.00	131.47
82	—	572	138.00–190.00	161.54
13	—	221	150.00–210.00	184.84
128	—	470	150.00–199.00	176.31
1	—	1,380	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,083	114.00–129.00	120.38
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	181.00–187.00	182.45
18	—	568	160.00–184.00	177.72
9	—	421	189.00–194.00	192.25
5	—	645	169.00	169.00
6	—	765	154.00	154.00
13	—	470	176.00–180.00	179.10
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	436	127.50	127.50
2	—	328	100.00	100.00
1	—	258	127.50	127.50
1	—	214	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	370	100.00–150.00	123.19
2	—	638	107.50–112.50	110.03
13	—	415	105.00–147.50	121.11
9	—	473	103.00–139.00	119.17
2	—	328	110.00–115.00	112.63
5	—	220	107.00–137.00	123.02
1	—	755	112.50	112.50
10	—	528	95.00–140.00	118.61
4	—	673	100.00–111.00	106.44
3	—	278	120.00–131.00	127.22
7	—	576	93.00–122.00	108.06
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	80.00–115.00	93.69
2	—	473	80.00–82.50	81.27
1	—	535	92.50	92.50
2	—	330	86.00–120.00	102.74
1	—	215	87.50	87.50
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
2	—	338	220.00–225.00	222.48
1	—	215	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
4	—	514	130.00–148.00	138.46
10	—	420	128.00–155.00	144.18
5	—	474	135.00–145.00	139.75
2	—	273	115.00–129.00	121.94
3	—	558	148.00–150.00	149.01
2	—	368	130.00–134.00	132.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	511	200.00–243.00	238.44
19	—	626	182.00–208.00	201.56
9	—	770	169.00–184.00	178.84
11	—	426	190.00–244.00	229.42
18	—	483	220.00–240.00	227.08
19	—	577	206.00–223.00	219.19
2	—	731	165.00	165.00
10	—	831	157.00–170.00	168.23
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
13	—	320	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	265.00	265.00
1	—	370	252.50	252.50
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	124.00–145.00	133.15
15	—	281	148.00–190.00	165.86
15	—	319	140.00–205.00	168.98
2	—	710	124.00–127.50	125.73
15	—	469	145.00–190.00	162.20
13	—	569	140.00–184.00	167.95
4	—	678	150.00–168.00	158.68
14	—	427	145.00–210.00	177.07
16	—	377	150.00–193.00	168.99
7	—	228	170.00–230.00	187.84
8	—	524	146.00–196.00	166.79
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	107.50–123.00	114.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	472	186.00–235.00	215.82
6	—	830	120.00–155.00	139.05
16	—	724	138.00–175.00	158.82
19	—	622	160.00–207.50	182.52
2	—	1,088	136.00–150.00	143.02
77	—	423	183.00–245.00	221.08
3	—	878	120.00–155.00	136.58
1	—	915	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,015	130.00	130.00
42	—	569	170.00–218.00	201.35
25	—	671	142.00–204.00	174.78
24	—	282	190.00–245.00	211.28
59	—	325	180.00–252.50	215.75
82	—	371	180.00–247.50	217.94
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,225	108.00	108.00
21	—	231	200.00–248.00	232.68
12	—	773	120.00–174.00	153.40
2	—	973	118.00–142.50	130.22
41	—	522	174.00–233.00	206.03
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	120.00–140.00	128.80
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	170.00	170.00
1	—	278	160.00	160.00
3	—	225	160.00–177.50	166.02
1	—	608	120.00	120.00
1	—	516	153.00	153.00
4	—	317	152.50–180.00	168.88
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	88.00–94.00	91.14
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00	140.00
2	—	628	102.00–135.00	118.57
10	—	215	140.00–160.00	151.91
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	700	90.00–128.00	109.00
2	—	675	112.50–127.50	120.11
2	—	325	136.00–140.00	138.12
4	—	519	83.00–140.00	107.71
3	—	370	102.50–138.00	116.80
2	—	821	90.00–120.00	104.62
4	—	416	102.50–146.00	119.71
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
2	—	423	122.50–125.00	123.71
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	77.50	77.50
1	—	650	60.00	60.00
3	—	478	75.00–92.50	86.59
1	—	710	78.00	78.00
2	—	363	82.50–112.50	97.81
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	104.00	104.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00

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	—	785	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	893	650.00–1,050.00	886.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	575	420.00–450.00	435.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	717	500.00–800.00	653.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	490.00	490.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	850	675.00–825.00	759.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	975.00–1,100.00	1,062.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,058	750.00–1,025.00	872.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	933	775.00–1,050.00	930.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	770.00–1,300.00	1,059.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,014.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	921	900.00–1,450.00	1,131.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	894	1,000.00–1,575.00	1,349.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,677.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	850.00–1,450.00	1,181.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	975.00–1,300.00	1,137.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,144	79.00–96.00	87.46
69	—	1,374	90.00–122.00	109.63
41	—	1,768	104.00–132.00	121.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	77.00	77.00
10	—	1,386	98.00–111.00	105.22
66	—	1,434	85.00–109.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	831	40.00–73.00	59.51
1	—	875	48.00	48.00
144	—	912	67.00–91.00	80.43
3	—	802	94.00–102.00	98.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,280	85.00–119.00	104.88
25	—	1,156	64.00–89.00	77.92
1	—	900	47.00	47.00
288	—	1,200	72.00–110.00	95.63

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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