North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 241 priced lines covering 3,325 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,970 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 841 head. replacement cattle receipts at 49 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,970Last week 507Year ago 3,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 841Last week 125Year ago 1,025

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 8Year ago 39

No trends available due to light comparison week prior.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	423	170.00–214.00	192.15
85	—	371	170.00–217.50	194.90
34	—	328	175.00–219.00	195.06
9	—	239	177.50–207.50	195.81
1	—	1,005	135.00	135.00
1	—	920	155.00	155.00
7	—	768	120.00–167.50	149.38
2	—	970	114.00–154.00	134.31
5	—	810	140.00–150.00	147.91
99	—	611	150.00–210.00	186.09
17	—	282	185.00–210.00	197.69
10	—	884	130.00–177.00	151.74
124	—	473	167.50–211.00	193.03
125	—	569	170.00–212.50	189.28
32	—	670	160.00–190.00	176.58
19	—	718	160.00–187.50	169.15
129	—	520	170.00–212.00	193.33
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	142.00–170.00	159.53
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.16
3	—	618	160.00–170.00	165.64
4	—	526	165.00–175.00	168.63
2	—	565	160.00	160.00
4	—	674	165.00–171.00	167.75
2	—	218	126.00–136.00	131.06
14	—	468	130.00–176.00	158.02
8	—	365	140.00–160.00	149.26
2	—	275	170.00–180.00	174.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	422	140.00–190.00	162.42
31	—	526	130.00–182.50	159.76
4	—	665	120.00–179.00	136.15
35	—	476	140.00–185.00	162.17
14	—	620	140.00–173.00	152.97
22	—	378	132.50–178.00	160.03
21	—	567	137.50–175.00	152.39
4	—	716	130.00–149.00	137.02
1	—	820	132.00	132.00
5	—	241	140.00–165.00	147.71
14	—	320	140.00–187.50	163.45
10	—	279	135.00–180.00	165.71
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	175.00–185.00	179.83
3	—	327	178.00–185.00	181.03
6	—	474	180.00–190.00	186.18
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
6	—	510	186.00–190.00	187.35
6	—	424	180.00–190.00	187.42
1	—	645	172.50	172.50
6	—	587	180.00–185.00	183.19
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	424	110.00–140.00	126.31
1	—	354	135.00	135.00
3	—	521	105.00–115.00	111.71
1	—	466	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	173.00–175.00	174.01
6	—	753	180.00	180.00
10	—	631	180.00–191.00	184.76
4	—	525	196.00–200.00	198.14
4	—	653	184.00–190.00	185.52
1	—	440	204.00	204.00
13	—	487	198.00–209.00	202.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
5	—	365	110.00–135.00	121.30
2	—	210	130.00–134.00	132.00
2	—	620	110.00–133.00	121.78
5	—	330	107.50–135.00	120.01
9	—	471	123.00–155.00	136.81
6	—	582	100.00–130.00	120.45
4	—	280	130.00–142.00	136.88
7	—	519	110.00–155.00	129.17
9	—	430	100.00–149.00	125.79
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	135.00–140.00	137.54
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	133.00	133.00
1	—	548	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	148.00–165.00	156.05
2	—	370	150.00–152.00	150.97
2	—	685	140.00–162.00	151.00
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	135.00–168.00	151.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	324	200.00–262.50	228.62
35	—	668	170.00–231.00	199.26
3	—	1,013	120.00–146.00	132.40
44	—	478	201.00–247.50	227.38
24	—	422	203.00–258.00	226.36
3	—	807	192.50–204.00	197.19
4	—	931	157.50–190.00	176.32
61	—	530	200.00–252.00	222.98
3	—	291	217.00–250.00	232.14
42	—	578	200.00–253.00	232.26
30	—	623	190.00–235.00	215.44
3	—	963	146.00–184.00	166.12
4	—	774	174.00–207.00	191.23
14	—	719	184.00–220.00	199.08
20	—	376	205.00–245.00	221.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	209.00	209.00
6	—	446	255.00	255.00
6	—	508	250.00	250.00
68	—	611	232.75	232.75
6	—	668	214.00–223.00	215.47
3	—	396	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	170.00	170.00
2	—	470	162.50–175.00	169.02
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	752	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	170.00–195.00	182.26
14	—	670	155.00–212.00	181.44
7	—	376	170.00–192.00	180.83
16	—	522	155.00–191.00	176.33
23	—	580	170.00–200.00	189.17
3	—	823	127.00	127.00
13	—	425	155.00–190.00	174.35
2	—	250	172.00–190.00	181.00
7	—	479	170.00–197.00	183.11
2	—	308	161.00–185.00	172.71
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	122.50	122.50
1	—	910	99.00	99.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	128.00	128.00
58	—	475	180.00–237.50	204.40
46	—	622	150.00–218.00	191.56
19	—	271	180.00–235.00	213.04
40	—	375	197.50–237.50	215.33
27	—	720	130.00–195.00	163.88
1	—	1,170	128.00	128.00
50	—	571	170.00–227.50	203.44
68	—	522	172.00–224.00	203.22
7	—	781	154.00–212.50	170.43
33	—	667	152.50–219.00	185.29
33	—	321	190.00–242.50	216.70
52	—	423	185.00–232.50	208.17
1	—	1,045	132.50	132.50
4	—	231	200.00–245.00	218.97
6	—	816	140.00–170.00	155.04
5	—	871	120.00–179.00	148.16
4	—	926	132.00–157.00	141.47
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	190.00–192.50	190.86
1	—	230	184.00	184.00
5	—	481	187.50–200.00	191.06
2	—	375	175.00–200.00	187.50
3	—	685	170.00–180.00	173.33
1	—	500	182.50	182.50
4	—	324	182.00–190.00	185.54
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	522	122.50	122.50
1	—	224	130.00	130.00
1	—	332	135.00	135.00
1	—	408	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	130.00–165.00	146.09
5	—	676	113.00–155.00	129.63
5	—	331	140.00–165.00	150.29
11	—	518	107.00–160.00	145.89
10	—	567	117.00–160.00	140.37
7	—	425	117.00–164.00	149.12
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
11	—	465	100.00–165.00	143.33
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
7	—	614	117.00–152.50	134.84
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	150.00–177.50	165.93
6	—	673	120.00–177.50	150.05
2	—	210	150.00–200.00	174.40
3	—	575	120.00–167.50	136.13
4	—	419	140.00–167.50	159.09
2	—	629	138.00–177.50	157.64
2	—	744	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	513	136.00–160.00	147.94
3	—	273	165.00–175.00	170.04
3	—	318	170.00	170.00
2	—	385	170.00–177.50	173.80
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	373	167.00–200.00	185.97
19	—	628	120.00–195.00	170.39
5	—	780	130.00–148.00	136.60
7	—	266	147.00–198.00	176.70
38	—	423	145.00–210.00	178.71
3	—	208	150.00–168.00	160.02
4	—	724	130.00–150.00	140.76
1	—	868	125.00	125.00
19	—	671	120.00–190.00	156.13
16	—	323	150.00–210.00	185.81
2	—	842	135.00–140.00	137.51
57	—	471	145.00–200.00	178.14
36	—	520	140.00–200.00	171.02
45	—	574	130.00–206.00	170.38
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	318	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	127.50–144.00	135.75
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
1	—	274	145.00	145.00
2	—	438	110.00–136.00	123.07
3	—	330	100.00–110.00	106.57
6	—	372	129.00–140.00	130.80
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
4	—	654	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	872	105.00	105.00
1	—	688	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	94.00–104.00	99.43
55	—	1,543	90.00–124.00	115.57
20	—	1,833	121.00–137.50	129.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,072	74.00–96.00	88.14
89	—	1,268	91.00–118.00	107.96
236	—	1,209	80.00–106.00	98.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,422	93.00–109.00	101.09
20	—	1,413	92.00–121.00	108.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,043	74.00–95.00	85.20
62	—	920	55.00–85.00	71.17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	430.00	430.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	440.00–460.00	449.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	693	360.00–390.00	375.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	1,075.00–1,675.00	1,355.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	998	800.00–1,475.00	1,081.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	825.00–1,600.00	1,155.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	945	1,070.00–1,850.00	1,554.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,066	1,075.00–2,000.00	1,409.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	850.00–1,350.00	1,062.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	500.00–825.00	667.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	766	750.00	750.00

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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