North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 279 priced lines covering 4,549 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,263 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,036 head. replacement cattle receipts at 79 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,263Last week 2,203Year ago 3,383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 687Year ago 822

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 27Year ago 77

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade moderate to good with moderate to heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	150.00–165.00	156.61
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	120.00–140.00	131.65
2	—	210	152.50–160.00	156.25
6	—	563	135.00–157.50	145.94
2	—	323	147.50–156.00	151.91
5	—	519	125.00–160.00	142.54
8	—	470	122.50–165.00	147.35
8	—	372	134.00–170.00	151.37
2	—	673	127.50–165.00	145.90
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	125.00–185.00	159.80
29	—	425	155.00–228.00	180.17
5	—	726	145.00–170.00	155.71
25	—	380	162.00–222.50	188.56
21	—	323	150.00–220.00	184.38
35	—	475	152.50–220.00	184.81
3	—	218	180.00–204.00	189.26
30	—	526	125.00–215.00	181.20
31	—	573	151.00–205.00	182.27
1	—	965	105.00	105.00
6	—	272	187.50–205.00	195.57
12	—	616	155.00–190.00	174.58
6	—	774	125.00–162.50	135.20
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	170.00–180.00	174.88
1	—	325	187.50	187.50
5	—	473	148.00–177.50	166.25
2	—	625	180.00–190.00	185.08
2	—	373	187.50–190.00	188.72
6	—	589	152.50–191.00	177.48
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
5	—	427	168.00–205.00	188.20
5	—	514	130.00–194.00	175.05
1	—	790	136.00	136.00
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
2	—	718	125.00–150.00	137.28
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	268	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	374	240.00–286.00	279.18
23	—	292	246.00–288.00	286.22
20	—	324	230.00–280.00	250.62
8	—	639	213.00	213.00
1	—	755	192.50	192.50
4	—	419	235.00–241.00	237.11
58	—	456	230.00–269.00	266.35
1	—	650	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	178.00–190.00	182.51
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
2	—	363	202.50–212.50	207.60
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	142.50–146.00	144.21
33	—	671	147.00–217.00	183.99
23	—	721	146.00–197.50	176.34
88	—	473	190.00–242.00	213.37
20	—	277	199.00–252.00	221.33
9	—	770	149.00–176.00	166.55
14	—	224	200.00–250.00	221.77
41	—	615	170.00–225.00	198.26
59	—	374	192.00–265.00	225.12
40	—	323	195.00–262.00	221.85
74	—	421	192.00–252.50	223.77
80	—	522	185.00–234.00	211.30
1	—	1,055	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,020	114.00–133.00	125.53
5	—	866	148.00–165.00	156.26
7	—	826	121.00–176.00	157.00
6	—	919	132.50–150.00	140.70
67	—	572	180.00–230.00	206.54
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,206	120.00	120.00
9	—	310	170.00–242.50	206.25
11	—	426	140.00–190.00	175.46
1	—	1,048	135.00	135.00
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
6	—	579	170.00–200.00	187.01
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
23	—	473	175.00–200.00	189.07
4	—	738	145.00–179.00	167.46
10	—	378	150.00–210.00	186.96
1	—	760	148.00	148.00
12	—	519	146.00–210.00	182.78
2	—	1,137	126.00–129.00	127.49
5	—	683	192.50–227.00	210.14
10	—	616	170.00–196.00	186.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,180	128.00	128.00
2	—	968	153.00–176.00	164.41
9	—	921	150.00–187.50	173.67
37	—	374	219.00–300.00	242.05
55	—	479	196.00–275.00	237.14
36	—	669	187.00–230.00	216.99
22	—	324	213.00–262.00	237.49
6	—	822	149.00–192.00	176.65
15	—	277	230.00–266.00	247.41
69	—	626	188.00–248.00	221.76
5	—	761	165.00–200.00	183.45
6	—	216	200.00–250.00	228.11
6	—	865	165.00–192.00	182.77
24	—	724	182.50–214.00	204.16
5	—	1,002	173.50	173.50
57	—	423	210.00–274.00	239.53
1	—	1,095	141.00	141.00
64	—	577	186.00–261.00	232.71
65	—	525	200.00–275.00	236.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	200.00–215.00	207.45
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
10	—	430	170.00–240.00	225.83
3	—	593	207.00	207.00
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
10	—	522	235.00–244.00	241.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	125.00–165.00	145.09
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
7	—	480	140.00–167.50	156.67
2	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.12
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
2	—	363	177.00–187.50	182.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	293	289.00	289.00
2	—	570	228.00–238.00	232.96
31	—	625	230.00–249.00	242.76
3	—	732	213.00–214.00	213.67
33	—	517	239.00–270.00	247.62
70	—	480	248.00–287.00	279.38
14	—	423	240.00–282.50	261.95
3	—	810	170.00–187.00	180.67
1	—	315	269.00	269.00
2	—	670	217.00	217.00
3	—	777	188.00–214.00	198.26
32	—	382	268.00–300.25	299.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	242.00–248.00	247.15
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
6	—	428	250.00–258.00	256.69
11	—	486	245.00–253.00	249.77
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
2	—	272	235.00	235.00
12	—	364	255.00–265.00	259.39
21	—	535	249.00–260.00	254.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	209.00–217.50	212.56
1	—	835	162.50	162.50
45	—	569	195.00–231.00	215.36
3	—	610	192.00–197.00	194.04
22	—	418	197.50–220.00	213.75
108	—	460	197.50–259.50	247.62
9	—	518	197.50–215.00	210.41
6	—	662	182.00–199.00	194.15
98	—	355	205.00–267.00	257.47
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	192.50–198.00	195.33
11	—	474	175.00–205.00	192.64
6	—	429	180.00–207.50	197.76
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
4	—	324	194.00–210.00	201.51
5	—	574	187.00–199.00	191.22
2	—	633	170.00–175.00	172.53
12	—	376	202.50–216.00	207.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	525	120.00–185.00	161.98
30	—	376	152.00–190.00	172.10
38	—	472	145.00–190.00	166.53
53	—	425	145.00–215.00	174.21
1	—	860	137.00	137.00
21	—	319	150.00–193.00	169.88
12	—	623	154.00–174.00	162.70
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
13	—	568	140.00–180.00	154.60
8	—	672	150.00–178.00	163.54
3	—	778	145.00–157.50	153.07
5	—	236	162.00–185.00	174.42
2	—	720	130.00–142.50	136.42
14	—	279	145.00–185.00	167.15
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
2	—	410	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	573	150.00–160.00	154.89
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
2	—	365	160.00–172.50	165.99
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	120.00–155.00	139.35
7	—	477	112.00–140.00	124.84
2	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.45
5	—	523	110.00–145.00	126.27
8	—	330	115.00–155.00	135.92
2	—	660	120.00–130.00	125.00
5	—	621	110.00–132.50	119.45
3	—	225	130.00–142.50	134.42
5	—	563	110.00–140.00	126.68
6	—	377	123.00–155.00	145.70
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	137.00	137.00
148	—	473	170.00–228.00	199.47
170	—	524	172.00–219.00	200.69
32	—	279	172.50–252.00	205.00
51	—	667	160.00–200.00	180.95
88	—	374	170.00–262.50	206.27
9	—	872	125.00–164.00	136.76
15	—	825	137.50–188.00	164.55
18	—	771	137.00–182.00	166.16
2	—	918	118.00–122.00	119.99
114	—	427	170.00–228.00	203.17
67	—	619	160.00–206.00	188.47
5	—	976	128.00–148.00	135.56
6	—	237	180.00–245.00	201.49
21	—	721	155.00–188.00	175.31
109	—	577	170.00–212.00	194.44
53	—	323	185.00–247.00	208.71
8	—	1,013	120.00–157.00	144.84
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	158.00–164.00	161.00
5	—	572	120.00–178.00	163.14
1	—	462	157.50	157.50
6	—	415	140.00–195.00	173.26
4	—	382	120.00–190.00	164.83
2	—	315	187.50–192.50	190.12
1	—	635	164.00	164.00
4	—	662	130.00–172.00	151.46
2	—	223	160.00–210.00	185.78
2	—	733	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	272	154.00–212.50	172.36
1	—	835	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	100.00–115.00	107.58
2	—	580	119.00–142.50	130.95
2	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.89
2	—	863	115.00	115.00
3	—	729	110.00–130.00	123.50
2	—	668	120.00–148.00	133.74
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
3	—	790	137.50–146.00	143.17
1	—	815	127.50	127.50
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
3	—	408	120.00–135.00	130.04
4	—	387	131.00–157.50	141.22
5	—	606	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
1	—	945	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	768	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,004	950.00–1,850.00	1,443.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,480.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	850.00–1,125.00	996.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,870.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,383.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,391.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	650.00–1,225.00	989.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,016	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	635	475.00–550.00	510.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	635	375.00–450.00	417.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	868	760.00–950.00	862.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,013	760.00–1,375.00	1,155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,003	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,132.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,088	850.00–1,425.00	1,281.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	940.00–1,390.00	1,170.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,056	800.00–1,450.00	1,098.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,467	95.00–128.00	117.09
43	—	1,713	120.00–145.00	127.77
8	—	1,081	94.00–108.00	100.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,352	96.00–130.00	110.48
294	—	1,226	83.00–119.00	102.28
30	—	1,072	64.00–91.00	86.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	90.00	90.00
60	—	1,515	92.00–116.00	101.12
20	—	1,364	98.00–121.00	108.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	893	55.00–84.00	72.20
176	—	1,068	77.00–102.00	90.27
1	—	835	98.00	98.00

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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