North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 241 priced lines covering 2,954 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,589 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 795 head. replacement cattle receipts at 46 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,589Last week 2,965Year ago 3,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 795Last week 841Year ago 813

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 98Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	50.00	50.00
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	110.00–165.00	134.93
9	—	428	120.00–155.00	143.96
4	—	569	135.00–162.50	148.91
2	—	660	107.00–110.00	108.50
9	—	369	140.00–165.00	156.33
5	—	624	110.00–125.00	116.86
11	—	476	120.00–155.00	139.02
22	—	521	120.00–165.00	137.80
3	—	273	130.00–150.00	138.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	721	120.00–162.50	133.78
7	—	816	100.00–125.00	113.92
23	—	370	170.00–220.00	188.41
18	—	623	132.50–175.00	159.98
22	—	476	160.00–216.00	180.28
13	—	275	170.00–200.00	183.71
35	—	524	145.00–195.00	171.30
24	—	572	160.00–190.00	172.81
17	—	671	110.00–162.50	139.35
5	—	231	170.00–190.00	178.09
2	—	988	102.00–117.00	109.52
8	—	772	125.00–145.00	134.87
29	—	425	140.00–215.00	181.99
14	—	332	170.00–227.50	186.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	728	140.00–195.00	155.65
2	—	958	105.00–125.00	114.98
8	—	233	200.00–245.00	216.39
14	—	823	127.00–177.00	146.78
5	—	878	120.00–167.50	137.34
6	—	918	100.00–140.00	118.15
2	—	1,013	129.00–130.00	129.50
62	—	524	180.00–220.00	203.29
16	—	770	130.00–168.00	146.19
52	—	574	165.00–225.00	191.54
34	—	327	190.00–255.00	216.30
51	—	423	200.00–250.00	221.71
39	—	372	195.00–245.00	221.24
24	—	274	190.00–255.00	216.65
46	—	620	132.00–207.00	184.02
74	—	472	187.00–244.00	210.23
1	—	1,070	133.00	133.00
20	—	675	155.00–187.00	171.05
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	120.00–130.00	124.97
3	—	663	140.00–150.00	146.71
2	—	226	150.00–170.00	159.82
3	—	573	140.00–145.00	141.63
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
5	—	326	147.50–172.50	160.47
3	—	465	150.00–187.50	162.11
2	—	270	165.00–170.00	167.43
2	—	429	150.00–160.00	155.10
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	362	162.50–180.00	171.33
2	—	720	142.50–143.00	142.75
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	208.00	208.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	235.00–245.00	240.00
2	—	473	240.00–245.00	242.62
2	—	375	247.00–250.00	248.44
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	476	105.00–145.00	124.33
10	—	523	100.00–145.00	128.69
17	—	380	100.00–155.00	125.28
2	—	728	110.00–112.00	110.98
10	—	417	105.00–130.00	121.23
11	—	583	100.00–130.00	119.53
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
6	—	283	125.00–145.00	134.97
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	223	120.00–145.00	132.92
7	—	316	110.00–135.00	119.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	326	140.00–192.50	163.81
16	—	269	145.00–195.00	164.04
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
8	—	670	125.00–177.50	152.20
31	—	377	140.00–190.00	163.18
8	—	729	110.00–164.00	141.64
17	—	623	120.00–160.00	133.54
2	—	825	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	769	110.00–138.00	121.89
6	—	227	135.00–185.00	157.58
41	—	475	140.00–187.50	163.59
18	—	567	132.00–187.50	148.23
25	—	522	135.00–180.00	153.74
27	—	424	130.00–187.00	164.02
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	136.00–170.00	157.80
2	—	257	140.00–152.50	146.42
6	—	424	100.00–165.00	142.44
3	—	365	165.00–175.00	168.29
9	—	578	145.00–157.00	150.87
1	—	190	175.00	175.00
3	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.97
14	—	470	112.00–173.00	150.91
4	—	240	118.00–165.00	145.99
5	—	681	140.00–160.00	156.12
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	148.00	148.00
2	—	663	125.00–130.00	127.45
1	—	190	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	50.00	50.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	70.00	70.00
1	—	665	60.00	60.00
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
1	—	630	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	223	170.00–225.00	188.65
91	—	472	172.50–210.00	192.12
3	—	940	109.00–145.00	126.63
6	—	878	90.00–150.00	131.31
90	—	571	150.00–201.00	179.85
69	—	376	170.00–227.50	192.61
81	—	423	170.00–227.50	197.22
3	—	825	140.00–147.00	144.00
3	—	970	120.00–141.00	129.70
1	—	1,065	124.00	124.00
24	—	278	175.00–222.50	192.06
52	—	623	150.00–202.00	175.68
71	—	523	150.00–197.00	178.80
27	—	328	172.00–225.00	191.03
34	—	721	145.00–185.00	164.74
36	—	666	150.00–191.00	168.49
12	—	775	108.00–181.00	155.44
1	—	1,020	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	212	137.50	137.50
1	—	414	125.00	125.00
1	—	374	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	130.00–140.00	134.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	562	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	812	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	150.00	150.00
1	—	516	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	865	154.00–195.00	168.92
28	—	520	182.00–257.50	223.13
26	—	424	225.00–262.50	242.31
16	—	713	170.00–205.00	191.34
1	—	1,035	138.00	138.00
4	—	964	139.00–168.00	155.32
30	—	576	200.00–237.50	219.16
16	—	675	177.00–222.00	192.90
3	—	922	138.00–187.00	154.72
38	—	622	180.00–228.00	206.68
10	—	765	170.00–192.50	184.93
24	—	376	215.00–260.00	243.14
2	—	230	245.00–260.00	252.17
3	—	275	215.00–240.00	227.88
18	—	329	200.00–282.50	247.96
3	—	835	177.00–194.00	186.99
24	—	471	212.50–252.50	233.34
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	165.00–180.00	172.54
3	—	480	170.00–180.00	175.30
2	—	373	175.00–180.00	177.42
3	—	625	132.50–150.00	143.28
1	—	270	162.50	162.50
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	150.00–220.00	188.74
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
5	—	379	150.00–227.50	198.11
2	—	323	200.00–210.00	205.27
6	—	634	138.00–185.00	159.49
7	—	659	142.00–170.00	157.26
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
8	—	420	165.00–230.00	196.76
9	—	519	180.00–230.00	196.50
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
15	—	481	155.00–222.00	209.89
6	—	720	140.00–162.50	152.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	262.50	262.50
1	—	455	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	230.00	230.00
2	—	461	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
1	—	685	164.00	164.00
1	—	515	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	120.00–127.00	123.50
3	—	528	110.00–160.00	133.15
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.38
2	—	428	117.50–162.00	139.62
2	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.42
2	—	563	117.50–132.00	124.72
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	58.00	58.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	115.00–125.00	119.96
2	—	610	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,055	90.00	90.00
3	—	385	110.00–117.00	114.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	116.00	116.00

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	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	832	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,146	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,092	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,376.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,140	975.00–1,525.00	1,313.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,690	1,790.00	1,790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,331	137.50–1,450.00	1,079.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	122.50–750.00	412.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,069	107.50–1,100.00	406.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,470.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,134	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,012	102.50	102.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,109	112.50–117.50	114.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,088	64.00–90.00	76.32
26	—	1,090	83.00–97.50	84.86
55	—	892	50.00–78.00	60.19
8	—	796	40.00–58.00	47.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,530	98.00–108.00	101.73
7	—	1,365	72.00–78.00	74.88
51	—	1,490	77.00–98.00	85.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,377	96.00–113.00	99.97
43	—	1,140	68.00–84.00	77.08
2	—	1,058	58.00–65.00	61.14
220	—	1,249	80.00–100.00	89.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,598	114.00–127.00	119.12
14	—	1,367	80.00–101.00	92.90
62	—	1,507	92.00–117.00	108.52

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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