North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 223 priced lines covering 3,992 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,499 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 893 head. replacement cattle receipts at 102 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,499Last week 4,263Year ago 2,383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 893Last week 1,036Year ago 667

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 79Year ago 69

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower.. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Trade moderate with moderate to heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	579	138.00–175.00	153.28
2	—	775	131.00–140.00	135.62
9	—	226	140.00–180.00	165.18
4	—	715	138.00–157.00	144.87
21	—	520	120.00–185.00	158.26
29	—	421	151.00–198.00	175.83
20	—	285	150.00–187.50	164.18
4	—	820	132.00–135.00	133.74
8	—	616	120.00–178.00	148.69
21	—	377	140.00–190.00	170.91
32	—	472	147.50–210.00	169.27
21	—	329	150.00–185.00	168.13
7	—	683	116.00–162.50	148.17
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	170.00–195.00	182.78
3	—	618	110.00–140.00	125.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	262	160.00	160.00
1	—	235	164.00	164.00
3	—	535	136.00–156.00	147.60
3	—	367	140.00–183.00	157.23
2	—	465	130.00–177.00	154.26
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	107.50–148.00	127.79
4	—	320	110.00–148.00	128.80
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
8	—	242	122.00–145.00	125.49
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
4	—	376	134.00–150.00	143.56
5	—	529	122.00–140.00	130.39
5	—	418	120.00–147.50	131.22
2	—	585	100.00–136.00	118.15
1	—	655	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	644	169.00	169.00
1	—	736	120.00	120.00
1	—	508	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	717	140.00–177.50	164.82
40	—	278	180.00–247.00	203.91
11	—	233	170.00–225.00	194.93
118	—	570	160.00–212.00	187.76
62	—	620	170.00–207.50	182.02
8	—	868	125.00–178.00	155.37
1	—	1,125	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,085	155.00	155.00
54	—	327	180.00–240.00	205.32
13	—	818	140.00–178.00	164.88
80	—	378	180.00–230.00	204.04
119	—	424	180.00–232.50	206.53
11	—	777	135.00–177.50	159.94
5	—	978	128.00–150.00	138.47
135	—	524	162.50–220.00	192.86
1	—	1,000	126.00	126.00
5	—	911	120.00–165.00	145.30
38	—	666	165.00–195.00	177.23
170	—	470	176.00–222.00	200.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
25	—	627	197.00–206.00	202.77
15	—	486	198.00–208.00	202.41
25	—	576	189.00–209.00	198.84
13	—	712	184.50–192.00	186.87
4	—	420	205.00–208.00	207.02
5	—	660	190.00–190.50	190.39
65	—	526	195.00–218.00	203.58
18	—	382	208.00–235.00	213.39
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
4	—	426	170.00–191.00	180.49
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
2	—	533	162.00–181.00	171.28
1	—	640	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	110.00–160.00	131.81
5	—	617	127.50–150.00	142.74
8	—	526	118.00–165.00	146.89
5	—	365	132.00–157.00	144.62
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
6	—	280	120.00–150.00	133.63
10	—	426	112.50–175.00	148.74
3	—	333	138.00–177.00	160.70
12	—	479	120.00–177.50	148.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	476	185.00–247.00	213.17
23	—	772	133.00–197.50	167.09
1	—	1,010	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,065	138.00	138.00
32	—	724	133.00–210.00	174.77
28	—	280	190.00–260.00	225.63
14	—	222	195.00–240.00	213.97
41	—	670	172.00–215.00	192.89
99	—	523	180.00–236.00	205.75
11	—	874	140.00–185.00	157.36
5	—	973	115.00–154.00	141.66
5	—	924	126.00–160.00	145.53
75	—	622	175.00–230.00	198.49
74	—	370	200.00–260.00	227.20
9	—	816	150.00–180.00	164.01
66	—	572	180.00–244.00	211.54
47	—	327	200.00–256.00	229.63
98	—	423	200.00–250.00	226.82
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	184.00	184.00
1	—	405	218.00	218.00
1	—	650	162.00	162.00
3	—	520	150.00–202.00	180.42
2	—	323	216.00–218.00	216.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	162.50	162.50
17	—	621	137.00–195.00	169.82
24	—	321	140.00–214.00	189.84
29	—	572	150.00–205.00	180.30
3	—	819	130.00–162.50	141.46
12	—	668	134.00–185.00	159.17
9	—	274	152.50–215.00	191.57
23	—	376	145.00–216.00	188.88
29	—	518	142.00–218.00	176.05
53	—	476	145.00–220.00	184.96
41	—	424	147.50–215.00	188.82
1	—	795	155.00	155.00
4	—	875	125.00–143.00	135.96
8	—	224	180.00–230.00	192.23
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	166.00–180.00	172.99
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	610	144.00–146.00	145.00
4	—	524	140.00–175.00	164.32
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.79
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,005	112.00	112.00
1	—	710	148.00	148.00
1	—	805	158.00	158.00
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	77.00	77.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	105.00–120.00	112.68
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
1	—	400	107.50	107.50
1	—	390	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	65.00–100.00	86.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	528	230.00–253.50	243.75
6	—	712	192.00–210.00	204.37
55	—	636	238.00–245.00	240.02
19	—	575	239.00–246.50	241.00
22	—	661	228.00–237.00	233.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	573	200.00–245.00	223.29
5	—	875	150.00–184.00	170.40
57	—	626	180.00–240.00	221.12
76	—	473	201.00–249.00	223.67
33	—	373	200.00–262.50	238.98
35	—	322	212.00–260.00	233.60
4	—	280	232.50–250.00	240.71
20	—	672	190.00–225.00	209.87
8	—	727	163.00–215.50	200.15
66	—	520	200.00–255.00	224.52
13	—	767	163.00–205.00	187.02
53	—	423	217.00–260.00	236.52
4	—	974	130.00–170.00	155.81
8	—	222	202.50–265.00	228.91
4	—	911	134.00–183.00	165.55
3	—	1,022	165.00–181.00	171.92
4	—	1,114	148.00–164.00	159.99
9	—	817	154.00–194.00	182.36
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	210.00	210.00
2	—	568	214.00–218.00	215.97
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	120.00–145.00	131.42
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	154.00	154.00
6	—	417	130.00–167.00	154.78
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
6	—	530	155.00–169.00	162.09
2	—	605	120.00–160.00	139.83
5	—	288	149.00	149.00
4	—	574	142.00–167.00	151.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	190.00	190.00
5	—	727	140.00–170.00	151.02
5	—	318	180.00–200.00	193.80
12	—	369	160.00–230.00	198.88
9	—	571	175.00–198.00	188.32
4	—	628	170.00–190.00	179.57
2	—	775	165.00–166.00	165.50
1	—	940	107.00	107.00
10	—	481	170.00–220.00	191.90
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
25	—	525	170.00–239.00	196.18
11	—	431	155.00–222.00	195.69
3	—	683	170.00–180.00	173.34
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
163	—	1,067	78.00–99.00	88.80
72	—	948	56.00–87.00	71.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,333	100.00–115.00	108.89
6	—	1,570	85.00–92.00	89.43
55	—	1,393	90.00–114.00	98.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,312	98.00–126.00	111.51
21	—	1,103	73.00–93.00	86.04
252	—	1,209	83.00–115.00	102.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,741	115.00–137.00	128.20
8	—	1,268	87.00–107.00	99.26
59	—	1,619	100.00–127.00	117.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,066	775.00–1,400.00	1,154.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,540.00	1,540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,293	850.00–1,800.00	1,447.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	950.00–1,410.00	1,190.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,138	925.00–1,425.00	1,184.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,070.00–1,350.00	1,224.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	830.00–1,010.00	926.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	803	810.00–990.00	890.56
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	977	950.00–1,600.00	1,368.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	1,025.00–1,750.00	1,408.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,006	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,713.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	925	950.00–1,400.00	1,175.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	748	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	639	700.00–1,100.00	821.43

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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