North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 123 priced lines covering 822 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 730 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 275 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1 head. Counted as USDA files them — 1 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 918Year ago 1,790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 423Year ago 748

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 11Year ago 14

Due to the Federal Holidays, too few records for a price comparison for Feeder Cattle. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady on a light test, with Slaughter Bulls selling firm on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	165.00–177.50	170.63
6	—	471	140.00–182.00	160.57
4	—	273	145.00–185.00	168.05
14	—	378	155.00–187.50	175.56
4	—	624	120.00–155.00	135.96
6	—	515	127.00–167.00	151.47
9	—	327	140.00–185.00	166.83
2	—	658	142.50–157.00	149.72
7	—	569	140.00–170.00	157.80
2	—	215	170.00–175.00	172.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	371	187.50–220.00	203.18
1	—	928	137.50	137.50
22	—	422	180.00–222.00	197.01
5	—	291	192.50–205.00	198.48
2	—	727	157.50–165.00	161.28
3	—	217	197.50–205.00	200.67
51	—	478	190.00–225.00	206.83
1	—	670	168.00	168.00
1	—	795	140.00	140.00
12	—	630	159.00–192.00	172.48
4	—	860	105.00–140.00	131.14
13	—	575	175.00–220.00	190.71
10	—	328	190.00–223.00	207.41
4	—	846	135.00	135.00
26	—	528	175.00–217.00	200.83
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	160.00	160.00
1	—	304	170.00	170.00
2	—	224	167.00–170.00	168.41
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	140.00–155.00	148.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	207	115.00–140.00	124.88
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	127.50–145.00	136.34
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
2	—	313	135.00–145.00	139.96
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	792	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	376	160.00	160.00
2	—	210	165.00–170.00	167.38
1	—	418	165.00	165.00
2	—	318	167.50–175.00	171.20
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–117.50	113.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	150.00–202.00	174.26
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
4	—	586	150.00–185.00	165.69
2	—	838	122.50–134.00	128.20
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
10	—	417	157.00–187.50	177.26
8	—	271	150.00–197.50	181.64
4	—	719	130.00–150.00	141.77
3	—	240	160.00–195.00	183.56
13	—	478	150.00–187.00	170.43
1	—	852	93.00	93.00
9	—	369	140.00–185.00	165.75
3	—	513	150.00–172.00	162.08
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–142.50	127.35
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
3	—	373	110.00–140.00	128.01
3	—	517	100.00–117.50	110.73
4	—	425	107.50–130.00	119.45
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	330	127.50–140.00	132.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
7	—	230	205.00–225.00	219.41
16	—	324	200.00–222.50	211.20
7	—	669	160.00–185.00	169.86
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
1	—	900	119.00	119.00
13	—	617	160.00–192.50	180.20
25	—	468	190.00–227.50	211.73
11	—	573	180.00–207.50	194.75
24	—	522	180.00–227.50	205.59
20	—	373	200.00–230.00	212.25
7	—	278	200.00–227.50	218.83
15	—	427	190.00–220.00	202.91
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	132.50–150.00	142.05
1	—	426	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
1	—	266	155.00	155.00
3	—	314	142.50–150.00	146.60
2	—	665	80.00–102.50	91.17
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	195.00	195.00
3	—	298	230.00	230.00
5	—	343	205.00–225.00	221.04
3	—	423	205.00–220.00	213.56
9	—	533	205.00–242.00	219.79
2	—	760	151.00	151.00
4	—	828	153.00	153.00
4	—	377	212.00–235.00	228.69
4	—	630	187.50–220.00	202.85
12	—	568	217.00–245.00	238.30
8	—	462	220.00–229.00	225.87
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	187.00	187.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	342	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	102.00	102.00
2	—	590	120.00–130.00	125.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	90	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	157.50	157.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	792	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	105.00	105.00
13	—	1,554	107.00–128.00	119.87
1	—	1,325	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,500	126.00	126.00
8	—	1,876	135.00–149.00	140.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,070	74.00–91.00	80.34
15	—	862	45.00–74.00	64.44
1	—	1,034	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,413	87.00–100.00	92.33
3	—	1,468	80.00–84.00	81.44
1	—	1,284	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,213	84.00–100.00	95.05
72	—	1,311	101.00–122.00	107.97
12	—	1,122	80.00–89.00	86.28

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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