North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 26, 2022

561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.73/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.49/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 514 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	561	448	0
Feeder cattle	279	270	0
Slaughter cattle	121	108	0
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to most markets being closed for the holidays. Demand was moderate with light offerings, average to plain quality and moderate buyer interest and activity.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$324	—
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	-10.00
330	330	1	134.00	$134.00	$442	-24.76
350–390	367	5	132.00–170.00	$156.61	$575	+9.68
400–445	419	8	130.00–173.00	$159.14	$667	+15.00
460	460	1	159.00	$159.00	$731	+2.83
505–530	517	3	170.00–176.00	$172.30	$891	+42.30
615	615	1	143.00	$143.00	$879	—
760	760	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,049	-8.00
1165	1165	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,375	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	120.00	$120.00	$294	-12.72
255–295	275	3	114.00–132.00	$121.71	$335	+9.71
315	315	2	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$373	-6.82
350–385	366	7	117.00–126.00	$121.03	$443	-2.49
405–430	418	2	113.00–116.00	$114.46	$478	-5.54

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	109.00	$109.00	$267	—
275	275	1	101.00	$101.00	$278	-5.96
325	325	1	100.00	$100.00	$325	-10.00
365–390	375	4	100.00–105.00	$101.22	$380	-1.35
415–420	417	3	102.00–110.00	$107.31	$447	+1.25
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	123.00–136.00	$127.89	$399	+3.21
360–395	379	5	132.00–139.00	$135.97	$515	+12.22
405–440	427	6	120.00–138.00	$127.48	$544	+1.98
455–495	475	14	120.00–136.00	$127.73	$607	-3.50
500–540	521	8	116.00–127.00	$120.55	$628	-2.23
550–595	571	6	116.00–132.00	$120.38	$687	-0.27
610–640	628	3	109.00–117.00	$112.61	$707	+3.36
685–690	687	3	105.00–113.00	$108.01	$742	+8.01
705	705	1	104.00	$104.00	$733	—
760–775	768	2	103.00–114.00	$108.45	$833	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–243	234	3	111.00–117.00	$112.84	$264	—
290	290	1	111.00	$111.00	$322	-3.00
310	310	1	111.00	$111.00	$344	-6.69
360–390	374	5	114.00–116.00	$114.81	$429	+1.86
445	445	1	117.00	$117.00	$521	-3.00
450–485	464	6	111.00–120.00	$116.36	$540	-1.67
515–540	528	2	107.00	$107.00	$565	±0.00
610	610	1	98.00	$98.00	$598	+3.00
680	680	1	91.00	$91.00	$619	+6.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	105.00	$105.00	$210	-5.00
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	±0.00
335	335	1	98.00	$98.00	$328	-6.27
400–445	423	6	100.00–110.00	$102.49	$434	-8.77
450–485	472	5	100.00–110.00	$107.06	$505	+4.06
535–540	538	2	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$565	—
550–595	573	4	100.00–104.00	$101.78	$583	+9.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	476	6	130.00–164.00	$147.45	$702	+5.27
500–530	514	10	120.00–163.00	$138.49	$712	-0.72
550–590	578	6	120.00–141.00	$125.51	$725	-20.54
610–645	629	5	110.00–130.00	$119.18	$750	-5.12
655–675	665	2	110.00–120.00	$114.92	$764	+9.43
700–745	723	2	100.00–117.00	$108.24	$783	—
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	-16.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–460	455	3	113.00–121.00	$118.00	$537	—
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	-8.93
620	620	2	94.00–96.00	$95.00	$589	+5.00
700	700	1	95.00	$95.00	$665	—
915	915	1	87.00	$87.00	$796	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	±0.00
550–570	558	4	96.00–110.00	$106.30	$593	-17.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1230	996	80-85%	7	54.00–60.00	$56.49	$563	—
875–1910	1294	80-85%	52	61.00–72.00	$68.06	$881	—
1135–1765	1318	80-85%	27	73.00–84.00	$75.65	$997	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–930	855	85-90%	2	52.00–56.00	$53.82	$460	+11.12
845–945	893	85-90%	4	34.00–43.00	$39.86	$356	-2.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1310	1166	5	76.00–88.00	$81.35	$949	—
1295–2315	1650	12	84.00–100.00	$95.26	$1,572	-14.29
1470–1890	1683	4	101.00–103.00	$102.00	$1,717	-7.55

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–135	129	5	190.00–300.00	$255.00	—
160	160	1	365.00	$365.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	112	3	175.00–200.00	$186.67	+31.67
115–140	124	4	200.00–300.00	$245.00	+90.00
150	150	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	96.00–113.00	$104.63	$345	—
395	395	1	101.00	$101.00	$399	+23.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–115	113	2	190.00–275.00	$232.50	-3.75

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	43	3	90.00–120.00	$103.33	—
50–55	53	9	90.00–145.00	$117.78	-40.55
60–65	61	14	120.00–190.00	$143.57	-14.76
70–75	72	11	145.00–235.00	$181.82	+13.49
80–85	82	16	180.00–270.00	$205.63	+10.63
90	90	1	230.00	$230.00	+35.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	50.00	$50.00	±0.00
40–45	43	6	75.00–145.00	$106.67	+20.42
55	55	3	110.00–160.00	$128.33	+15.83
60–65	62	15	120.00–210.00	$152.67	-7.33
70–75	71	12	140.00–200.00	$169.17	+13.17
80–85	81	7	160.00–250.00	$190.71	+14.46
90	90	2	200.00–205.00	$202.50	+26.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	230.00	$230.00	+135.00
100–125	112	13	140.00–270.00	$201.54	+36.54

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	125.00	$125.00	—
110–115	113	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.