North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 156 priced lines covering 1,244 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 918 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 423 head. replacement cattle receipts at 11 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 1,896Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 649Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 10

Light receipts this week are due to the upcoming Federal Holiday limiting weekly sales

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	222.00–257.50	242.95
11	—	515	195.00–250.00	225.32
6	—	714	180.00–212.00	197.21
4	—	279	240.00–280.00	263.21
9	—	327	253.00–290.00	268.48
8	—	619	186.00–225.00	205.31
3	—	668	204.00–206.00	205.32
9	—	362	210.00–272.00	247.83
6	—	576	195.00–220.00	210.36
1	—	925	140.00	140.00
12	—	430	207.00–270.00	238.59
2	—	1,033	137.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	973	146.00–152.50	149.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	135.00–155.00	145.11
3	—	568	120.00–140.00	129.88
4	—	431	117.00–150.00	133.03
3	—	375	155.00–185.00	166.29
2	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.38
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	112.00	112.00
1	—	915	155.00	155.00
3	—	435	208.00–225.00	214.26
1	—	275	172.50	172.50
1	—	845	123.00	123.00
2	—	388	200.00–225.00	212.58
3	—	633	170.00–185.00	178.42
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
2	—	330	200.00–225.00	212.31
2	—	730	110.00–148.00	128.74
2	—	538	160.00–200.00	179.91
3	—	568	160.00–170.00	164.93
4	—	476	180.00–200.00	192.57
3	—	657	131.00–165.00	146.75
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
3	—	415	106.00–167.50	145.45
2	—	380	167.50–170.00	168.72
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	135.00–137.00	135.65
3	—	272	135.00–150.00	143.01
3	—	617	105.00–130.00	119.42
5	—	368	131.00–150.00	141.49
1	—	890	107.00	107.00
2	—	575	115.00–130.00	122.70
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	480	111.00–150.00	130.70
2	—	675	107.00–120.00	113.64
3	—	515	117.00–127.00	122.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	145.00–175.00	162.32
8	—	326	137.00–190.00	155.46
4	—	665	121.00–138.00	131.39
14	—	569	122.00–160.00	144.24
13	—	425	136.00–192.50	173.36
1	—	815	103.00	103.00
2	—	230	150.00–167.50	159.13
24	—	476	147.00–190.00	172.34
2	—	715	112.50–125.00	118.84
3	—	765	106.00–112.00	109.70
8	—	626	135.00–160.00	148.43
8	—	271	165.00–185.00	173.34
15	—	371	155.00–200.00	173.90
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	84.00	84.00
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	619	140.00–196.00	175.08
3	—	233	180.00–200.00	192.11
1	—	855	144.00	144.00
38	—	524	165.00–210.00	189.66
12	—	319	172.00–240.00	197.45
32	—	373	180.00–230.00	204.79
5	—	722	140.00–168.00	150.71
2	—	1,015	107.00–151.00	129.22
4	—	773	125.00–170.00	143.41
3	—	815	118.00–156.00	131.48
20	—	572	160.00–195.00	182.69
5	—	976	104.00–142.50	121.73
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
4	—	671	140.00–190.00	163.46
37	—	418	185.00–230.00	205.08
15	—	280	175.00–240.00	210.30
40	—	476	180.00–215.00	195.53
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	114.00–135.00	120.68
3	—	268	130.00–155.00	142.76
2	—	660	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	568	140.00–150.00	145.11
5	—	412	110.00–170.00	146.10
6	—	538	127.00–165.00	146.71
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
5	—	477	125.00–165.00	144.83
4	—	359	125.00–140.00	132.46
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	475	200.00–249.00	223.82
17	—	375	215.00–267.50	238.99
20	—	420	195.00–246.00	220.04
27	—	525	165.00–245.00	218.36
2	—	955	100.00–110.00	105.00
7	—	769	126.00–168.00	140.49
12	—	324	182.00–275.00	233.06
4	—	811	127.00–135.00	132.40
5	—	713	140.00–160.00	145.15
5	—	660	185.00–191.00	187.18
2	—	875	117.00–135.00	125.90
30	—	574	195.00–226.00	210.80
4	—	283	225.00–290.00	249.98
3	—	917	118.00–130.00	122.74
16	—	616	185.00–219.00	200.55
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	127.50	127.50
2	—	480	165.00–170.00	167.45
1	—	575	167.50	167.50
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	122.00–153.00	137.07
6	—	619	140.00–167.50	150.90
11	—	420	175.00–205.00	190.25
9	—	676	135.00–160.00	147.63
10	—	320	170.00–200.00	188.58
7	—	480	171.00–200.00	186.02
4	—	574	155.00–190.00	180.01
8	—	525	170.00–199.00	181.80
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
3	—	270	170.00–190.00	179.46
3	—	773	90.00–130.00	113.23
7	—	374	205.00–225.00	212.53
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	70.00	70.00
1	—	515	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,051.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,301.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	950.00–1,400.00	1,165.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,336	100.00–105.00	101.29
3	—	1,893	121.00–128.00	125.05
25	—	1,572	100.00–120.00	112.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,118	72.00–86.00	81.28
25	—	1,186	86.00–92.00	87.90
6	—	744	45.00–61.00	51.18
21	—	956	59.00–73.00	67.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	112.00–113.00	112.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,114	65.00–82.00	74.17
132	—	1,358	86.00–100.00	92.93
49	—	1,351	91.00–113.00	101.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	91.00–108.00	96.61
1	—	1,440	75.00	75.00
33	—	1,523	84.00–97.00	90.95

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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