North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 226 priced lines covering 3,512 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,076 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 958 head. replacement cattle receipts at 50 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,076Last week 2,589Year ago 3,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 958Last week 795Year ago 843

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 46Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	107.50–145.00	125.34
10	—	271	110.00–145.00	136.04
8	—	421	112.00–130.00	124.28
2	—	240	120.00–132.50	126.12
5	—	328	100.00–135.00	121.98
5	—	676	100.00–120.00	108.92
4	—	626	112.00–120.00	115.55
7	—	522	110.00–122.00	114.29
13	—	577	100.00–130.00	118.63
8	—	379	120.00–145.00	133.64
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	106.00–142.50	123.71
3	—	537	140.00–150.00	143.29
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	566	130.00–192.50	153.45
47	—	376	137.00–200.00	166.91
6	—	219	150.00–175.00	161.13
45	—	522	120.00–192.50	154.10
8	—	721	120.00–145.00	132.07
5	—	809	110.00–140.00	121.08
42	—	322	137.00–194.00	167.14
1	—	860	157.50	157.50
58	—	475	137.00–204.00	166.27
43	—	423	140.00–200.00	169.65
5	—	778	100.00–137.50	124.11
17	—	279	150.00–205.00	173.35
22	—	619	110.00–172.50	139.31
12	—	677	120.00–150.00	134.22
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	145.00–170.00	157.50
2	—	723	114.00–130.00	122.19
3	—	535	138.00–167.50	148.60
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
1	—	605	152.50	152.50
3	—	471	132.00–160.00	147.29
3	—	381	152.50–170.00	160.76
3	—	323	140.00–160.00	150.02
1	—	198	150.00	150.00
3	—	553	138.00–175.00	161.07
2	—	218	150.00–160.00	155.28
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,009	117.00–165.00	143.73
13	—	815	127.00–162.50	141.50
12	—	934	112.00–165.00	140.54
4	—	1,078	110.00–165.00	142.65
11	—	221	160.00–220.00	188.47
102	—	521	150.00–206.00	178.98
94	—	571	150.00–204.00	178.48
46	—	326	170.00–225.00	192.63
23	—	716	120.00–178.00	152.86
2	—	875	132.00–132.50	132.25
7	—	964	118.00–157.50	134.84
15	—	776	122.00–171.00	144.39
51	—	373	172.00–225.00	194.57
118	—	473	170.00–220.00	187.82
21	—	275	177.50–225.00	194.62
68	—	423	170.00–227.50	194.83
77	—	619	132.50–190.00	167.10
39	—	672	140.00–185.00	164.72
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	338	120.00	120.00
2	—	429	110.00–120.00	115.13
3	—	473	97.50–122.50	113.33
1	—	394	130.00	130.00
5	—	279	122.50–147.50	134.30
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	180.00–190.00	183.70
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	208.00–210.00	209.71
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
2	—	390	230.00–235.00	232.47
3	—	663	195.00	195.00
5	—	634	194.00–196.00	194.40
1	—	750	162.00	162.00
1	—	970	155.00	155.00
5	—	554	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	276	200.00–255.00	218.56
3	—	229	200.00–240.00	215.06
18	—	771	120.00–166.00	140.23
27	—	720	132.50–192.50	157.86
6	—	978	107.00–135.00	124.58
5	—	858	117.00–152.50	134.26
46	—	670	130.00–200.00	159.27
63	—	371	190.00–255.00	219.99
63	—	618	140.00–214.00	176.83
79	—	423	180.00–265.00	211.36
8	—	815	125.00–157.50	141.23
75	—	567	160.00–219.00	189.83
3	—	1,018	120.00–130.00	124.73
34	—	322	195.00–260.00	218.99
56	—	469	175.00–242.00	210.58
81	—	519	150.00–230.00	200.70
7	—	924	120.00–137.00	129.39
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	194.00–230.00	216.25
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	264	147.50–155.00	151.22
2	—	542	105.00–110.00	107.47
3	—	382	137.50–150.00	142.71
1	—	322	150.00	150.00
1	—	414	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	90.00–130.00	110.08
4	—	519	115.00–148.00	130.99
5	—	422	167.50–200.00	187.98
6	—	475	122.50–170.00	149.29
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
3	—	274	155.00–170.00	161.62
3	—	333	155.00–172.50	163.61
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
6	—	422	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	135.00–152.00	140.83
5	—	664	118.00–130.00	122.55
13	—	528	107.00–155.00	131.10
1	—	720	102.50	102.50
10	—	470	115.00–160.00	132.10
12	—	425	122.00–160.00	138.42
11	—	381	125.00–165.00	144.29
22	—	576	110.00–152.00	129.44
5	—	323	127.50–155.00	138.69
4	—	274	100.00–155.00	134.73
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	475	145.00–220.00	175.61
23	—	276	140.00–200.00	175.03
37	—	523	134.00–210.00	165.22
36	—	575	133.00–190.00	158.80
3	—	864	97.50–110.00	105.89
12	—	722	100.00–157.50	131.23
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
34	—	622	120.00–180.00	148.57
22	—	373	147.00–215.00	183.69
2	—	927	92.00–95.00	93.47
44	—	421	137.00–250.00	178.00
28	—	675	110.00–167.00	138.52
6	—	230	165.00–200.00	181.94
3	—	783	105.00–120.00	114.97
19	—	331	137.50–210.00	172.47
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	282	147.50	147.50
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	860	127.50	127.50
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
1	—	905	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	185.00	185.00
1	—	790	76.00	76.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	230.00	230.00
4	—	628	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	621	175.00–230.00	204.20
1	—	1,110	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,055	158.00	158.00
20	—	374	210.00–292.50	240.77
6	—	977	126.00–178.00	158.49
1	—	880	177.00	177.00
1	—	215	230.00	230.00
5	—	283	225.00–280.00	252.31
16	—	423	205.00–265.00	240.75
5	—	921	130.00–175.00	152.22
36	—	529	195.00–249.00	222.92
2	—	813	160.00–170.00	164.95
44	—	566	185.00–249.00	216.56
29	—	673	180.00–217.50	193.95
29	—	711	162.00–220.00	204.16
6	—	325	200.00–260.00	219.23
30	—	468	200.00–267.50	228.50
11	—	765	161.00–216.00	183.52
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
3	—	442	145.00–240.00	186.98
2	—	828	124.00–187.50	155.08
2	—	450	180.00–220.00	200.00
6	—	683	150.00–190.00	174.22
8	—	619	162.00–210.00	183.11
1	—	750	132.50	132.50
4	—	529	170.00–205.00	181.35
5	—	379	170.00–220.00	190.91
11	—	576	150.00–220.00	176.53
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
2	—	575	175.00–185.00	179.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	126.00–145.00	135.36
1	—	600	151.00	151.00
2	—	580	128.00–150.00	138.72
6	—	534	120.00–167.00	141.59
2	—	475	145.00–165.00	154.89
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,479	80.00–103.00	88.18
4	—	1,433	95.00–99.00	97.38
1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,359	91.00–118.00	101.24
5	—	1,040	44.00–57.00	50.11
298	—	1,278	78.00–99.00	90.05
54	—	1,097	64.00–84.00	76.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,163	82.00–93.00	84.78
60	—	891	50.00–77.00	61.71
135	—	1,071	64.00–88.00	75.72
9	—	784	24.00–52.00	44.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,493	100.00–122.00	110.37
30	—	1,741	105.00–136.00	122.26
11	—	1,191	79.00–100.00	91.36

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	940.00–1,310.00	1,171.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,201	900.00–1,225.00	1,078.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	768	540.00–720.00	637.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,093	825.00–1,150.00	1,037.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,129	800.00–1,270.00	1,106.59
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	610.00–635.00	621.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	698	575.00–600.00	586.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	884	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,105	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,748.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,125.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,141	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,460.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,076.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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