North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 217 priced lines covering 3,992 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,653 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 784 head. replacement cattle receipts at 37 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,653Last week 2,254Year ago 2,489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 784Last week 787Year ago 566

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 43

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes uneven, mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest moderate to active with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	136.00–138.00	136.99
4	—	229	201.00–247.50	227.15
87	—	476	178.00–245.00	210.26
1	—	940	139.00	139.00
44	—	679	159.00–204.00	178.47
53	—	523	160.00–240.00	201.99
57	—	622	150.00–228.00	184.42
23	—	719	151.00–200.00	174.40
18	—	768	135.00–185.00	165.48
2	—	1,018	124.00	124.00
5	—	817	120.00–170.00	154.10
28	—	372	194.00–255.00	223.16
71	—	578	172.00–234.00	197.46
72	—	423	180.00–247.00	214.94
43	—	318	195.00–250.00	223.23
2	—	1,063	128.00–137.00	132.49
5	—	873	153.00–170.00	158.93
11	—	276	197.50–236.00	217.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	315	175.00–222.50	192.18
15	—	368	150.00–200.00	180.90
23	—	620	140.00–195.00	164.79
7	—	677	135.00–174.00	158.05
24	—	430	135.00–206.00	170.78
9	—	728	128.00–170.00	156.71
4	—	274	150.00–195.00	167.50
1	—	835	154.00	154.00
47	—	478	142.00–220.00	176.91
34	—	573	147.00–201.00	165.66
39	—	522	135.00–214.00	173.76
4	—	780	114.00–160.00	136.79
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
1	—	615	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	338	160.00	160.00
1	—	514	110.00	110.00
1	—	472	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	112.00	112.00
3	—	262	150.00–176.00	163.87
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	188.00	188.00
3	—	430	160.00–181.00	167.25
2	—	525	130.00–180.00	154.76
4	—	379	170.00–181.00	177.72
2	—	662	120.00–134.00	127.08
1	—	584	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	128.00–165.00	142.92
5	—	472	110.00–165.00	128.54
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
6	—	418	100.00–165.00	130.13
12	—	523	128.00–170.00	145.84
6	—	669	100.00–138.00	123.82
2	—	320	140.00–164.00	152.38
9	—	573	118.00–152.50	138.47
7	—	377	102.00–158.00	138.27
3	—	227	125.00–153.00	142.93
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	360	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	147.00	147.00
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
3	—	285	156.00–185.00	175.50
2	—	379	168.00–175.00	171.51
3	—	615	132.00–169.00	156.85
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	120.00–140.00	131.17
1	—	240	127.00	127.00
7	—	469	120.00–151.00	134.13
5	—	357	123.00–139.00	129.25
4	—	315	120.00–141.00	133.92
3	—	575	120.00–155.00	134.99
6	—	414	130.00–150.00	138.36
2	—	623	120.00–132.00	126.22
10	—	526	120.00–145.00	134.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	140.00–189.00	166.43
46	—	469	140.00–215.00	178.39
23	—	373	150.00–200.00	169.46
2	—	793	120.00–150.00	135.05
29	—	420	135.00–197.50	166.43
5	—	224	154.00–185.00	171.01
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
9	—	619	147.00–197.50	171.97
10	—	321	141.00–175.00	158.57
44	—	526	130.00–216.00	177.91
11	—	666	150.00–165.00	159.08
2	—	735	145.00–152.50	148.80
7	—	279	150.00–180.00	164.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	826	136.00–180.00	165.53
8	—	228	180.00–235.00	201.15
3	—	937	132.00–150.00	138.23
6	—	867	120.00–165.00	137.81
1	—	970	135.00	135.00
79	—	668	150.00–224.00	205.21
15	—	276	184.00–222.50	205.66
188	—	569	162.00–230.00	211.63
35	—	325	179.00–220.00	204.02
142	—	472	170.00–240.00	207.52
57	—	375	180.00–240.00	202.97
152	—	521	155.00–225.00	203.48
86	—	422	172.00–220.00	199.30
139	—	622	150.00–229.00	208.01
56	—	727	130.00–215.50	194.79
8	—	774	135.00–178.00	162.89
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	160.00	160.00
1	—	376	150.00	150.00
1	—	492	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	186.00–199.00	192.28
4	—	329	190.00–200.00	196.14
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	196.00	196.00
4	—	471	180.00–198.00	188.42
1	—	620	189.00	189.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	207.00–214.00	209.31
1	—	425	217.00	217.00
1	—	295	218.00	218.00
3	—	668	197.50–200.00	198.37
5	—	724	181.00–205.00	193.07
3	—	617	207.00–211.00	208.36
4	—	575	214.00–218.00	216.03
7	—	473	211.00–222.00	214.89
1	—	330	221.00	221.00
7	—	531	200.00–218.00	212.95
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	142.00	142.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	500	120.00–127.50	123.75
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	102.00	102.00
1	—	546	90.00	90.00
2	—	670	130.00–138.00	134.09
1	—	742	88.00	88.00
2	—	613	98.00–110.00	103.98
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	112.00	112.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	66.00	66.00
1	—	550	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	470	202.00	202.00
1	—	605	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	463	239.00–262.00	257.95
8	—	367	258.00	258.00
6	—	660	224.00	224.00
23	—	626	216.00–232.50	231.81
5	—	427	231.00	231.00
7	—	519	226.00–235.00	229.72
13	—	560	222.00–244.00	232.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	529	190.00–269.00	257.15
10	—	937	160.00–220.00	203.63
2	—	220	245.00–247.50	246.25
1	—	1,025	129.00	129.00
116	—	577	200.00–270.00	260.39
39	—	827	187.00–232.50	227.84
4	—	873	181.00–202.00	192.06
11	—	270	200.00–248.00	228.15
14	—	325	215.00–255.00	238.25
1	—	955	150.00	150.00
122	—	675	170.00–257.00	244.83
30	—	374	200.00–275.00	244.63
82	—	716	185.00–235.00	229.96
62	—	764	187.50–245.00	242.53
64	—	468	195.00–276.00	247.88
32	—	421	205.00–262.00	237.56
194	—	629	201.00–264.00	257.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	334	190.00	190.00
1	—	865	168.00	168.00
1	—	225	198.00	198.00
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
25	—	535	172.00–244.50	224.22
6	—	365	182.00–269.00	211.95
14	—	564	171.00–246.00	206.93
6	—	728	149.00–184.00	178.31
13	—	432	180.00–268.00	234.20
14	—	635	185.00–226.00	209.63
8	—	479	142.00–250.00	197.27
3	—	672	212.00–218.00	215.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	145.00–166.00	155.49
3	—	282	122.00–156.00	142.27
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	313	130.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	376	131.00–148.00	135.12
4	—	478	141.00–165.00	153.67
3	—	560	140.00–166.00	153.45
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	680	525.00–950.00	689.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	725.00–1,425.00	1,077.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	625.00–1,350.00	980.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	415	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,718.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	812	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,515.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	909	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,391.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	710.00–950.00	846.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	675.00–1,450.00	1,142.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,144	630.00–1,400.00	1,193.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,067	72.00–95.00	89.30
2	—	913	47.50–58.00	52.76
271	—	1,239	86.00–113.00	102.43
89	—	1,304	99.00–121.00	111.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,422	95.00–121.00	108.37
29	—	1,490	96.00–110.00	104.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,053	89.00–102.00	93.14
91	—	965	78.00–96.00	87.28
29	—	825	60.00–81.00	73.46
6	—	837	50.00–62.00	56.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	88.00–99.00	92.82
32	—	1,830	125.00–148.00	133.71
51	—	1,463	105.00–128.00	120.60

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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